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RoutinesCalf, Upper and Lower Back
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Positions• (TC) Tai Chi Stance
• (B) Bow Stance
• Towards Heart
• Proximal to Distal
• Towards Spine
• Away from Spine
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Right Calf• (TC) Two handed
stroking to whole calf
» To warm up muscles
• (TC) One handed stroking
» Lean to the thumb side
• (B) Finger rolling to inside muscle
» Support above the knee with high hand
• (TC) One handed stroking» To clear
• (B) Thumb kneading to
outside muscle» To break up
tension
• (TC) One handed stroking
» To clear
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Right Calf• (TC) Three finger kneading
down middle of calf
• (TC) One handed stroking to clear
• (TC) Two handed stroking
• Drape right calf – energy stroke – undrape left calf.
• Repeat for Left Calf.
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Left Calf• (TC) Two handed
stroking to whole calf
» To warm up muscles
• (TC) One handed stroking
» Lean to the thumb side
• (B) Finger rolling to inside muscle
» Support above the knee with high hand
• (TC) One handed stroking» To clear
• (B) Thumb kneading to
outside muscle» To break up
tension
• (TC) One handed stroking
» To clear
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Left Calf• (TC) Three finger kneading
down middle of calf
• (TC) One handed stroking to clear
• (TC) Two handed stroking
• Drape left calf – energy stroke to both legs-- Undrape back
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Upper Back – Lt Side • (TC) Two handed stroking
» To Warm
• (TC) One handed stroking
» Walk your strokes to the shoulder
• (B) Finger rolling to the inside of the traps
» To break up tension
• (TC) One handed stroking to shoulder area
» To clear tension away
• (B) Three finger kneading to the outside of the traps
• (TC) One handed stroking
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Upper Back – Lt Side• (B) Thumb kneading
» From head of table
• (TC) One handed stroking
• (TC) Two handed stroking
• (TC) One handed stroking
» Move to right side of table
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Upper Back – Rt Side • (TC) Two handed stroking
» To Warm
• (TC) One handed stroking
» Walk your strokes to the shoulder
• (B) Finger rolling to the inside of the traps
» To break up tension
• (TC) One handed stroking to shoulder area
» To clear tension away
• (B) Three finger kneading to the outside of the traps
• (TC) One handed stroking
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Upper Back – Rt Side• (B) Thumb kneading
» From head of table
• (TC) One handed stroking
• (TC) Two handed stroking to finish the back.
• (TC) One handed stroking while moving to the left side of the lower back.
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Lower Back – RT Side• (B) Three finger kneading to
the inside of the muscle» Push muscle
away from the spine
• (TC) One handed clearing strokes to the lower back
• (B) Three finger kneading
to the outside of the muscle » Pull muscle
toward the spine
(TC) One handed clearing
• (B) Three finger downward pressure to the middle of the muscle.
• (TC) One handed stroking
to the whole left side
• (TC) Two handed stroking
to whole back
• (TC) One handed stroking
while moving to left Hand side of table 11
Lower Back- Lt Side• (TC) Two handed stroking
• (TC) One handed stroking to low back
• (B) Three finger kneading to the inside of the muscle
» Push muscle away from the spine
• (TC) One handed clearing strokes to the lower back
(B) Three finger kneading to the outside of the muscle
» Push the muscle toward the spine
• (TC) One handed clearing
• (B) Three finger downward pressure to the middle of the muscle.
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Lower Back – Lt Side• (TC) One handed stroking to the whole left side
• (TC) Two handed stroking to whole back
• Drape back – Energy stroke to whole back – undrape left leg
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