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Four handed massage is the traditional Ayurvdeic warm oil massage that's done in panchakarma
treatments. Panchakarma is talked about in another video, but for the purpose of this
video, we're going to do a demonstration to show how four handed massage is done on the
body. So, I have my assistant Amora, and we will both being using sesame oil warmth. First
we'll apply the oil, same time. Hand me the bottle I need to go for extra. And then, Amora
will follow through, keeping contact with the body on both sides. Then, in front of
the mirror, we'll do the same strokes. So, when doing four handed, there's one person
who leads, and there's one person who's following the leader. In that way, there is a consistency
felt and experienced by the client. Polarity is a traditional treatment that is used in
modern day massage. It's used in spas. It's used in many environments. Traditionally polarities
are Ayurvedic and it's based on balancing the masculine and feminine energy in the body,
the positive and the negative pulls in the body. So when we do four handed, we have a
great opportunity to balance and support that for the client by using two people and four
hands. So when we do the hands on, along the center, we do a holding, it's a basic polarity.