The Transition is Equally as Important as the Application

The same is true for yoga massage treatments. We do ourselves and of course the recipient a powerful service when we implement this understanding into the session. There is no need to continuously barrage the recipient with excessive ‘applying’ energy. This reveals an inexperienced and oftentimes insecure practitioner. Overwhelmed with feeling inadequate or ineffective, a practitioner will compensate these feelings with a relentless outpouring of manipulation and ‘busy’ness. Feeling they are not ‘earning their keep’ or feeling that they are unworthy and inauthentic as a participant in this healing drama, a neophyte yoga massage artist must understand that their value is in their presence.

Please know with certainty that smooth, effortless transitions, executed between the applications, are equal in therapeutic value to technique itself.  Invisible approach and nonchalant rescinding, when combined with intuition, adds an infusion of profound well-being and relaxation to the session.  I oftentimes instruct my students to move and be “like a ninja” during a session!

As you transition, have your entire body become a satellite dish. Become fully receptive to being guided to the next position. It is recommended to assume within yourself that you know nothing of what to do next.  This will certainly open you to a full intuitive response. This is what we want and this is much more desirable than feeling you always ‘know’ what to do next and that you are always in control. That is considered all ego (ahamkara) and inevitably this will culminate in physical fatigue, emotional embarrassment, and limited effectiveness. Come from ‘not knowing’ and a child-like innocence will pervade you and enable you to offer a very refreshing and satisfying treatment!