Japanese Head Massage for Better Sleep

Learn Keiraku head massage techniques to help clients sleep by relaxing the head and reducing tension. Apply practical steps from the main video to enhance comfort and sleep quality.

Learn the 4 point stretch on the eyebrow to lift the skin with the middle finger on four points, using light rubbing to promote relaxation and sleep.

Perform a 3-point temple stretch during Japanese head massage by using the index finger and then the thumb to lift and push the temple areas upward, repeating at three positions.

Perform shiatsu between the eyebrows at four points, stretch the temple upward three times, and knead the Indou area between the eyebrows with the middle fingers in circular petrissage motions.

Apply four-point shiatsu along the edge beneath the eyes from inner to outer corners, using light thumb pressure and stabilizing with the cheeks for steady contact.

Apply middle finger pressure to the temple's taiyou (EM 5) point with kneading, then perform acupressure, repeating three times to aid relaxation.

Warm the eyes by touching the pressure zone just before, with a bulging egg-like hand shape. Then touch the bones around the eye and apply light pressure.

Guide a palm temple stretch by gently rubbing and stroking the area under the eye, evolving from finger stretches toward carpus-assisted techniques to relax the temple.

Starting at the center of the forehead where the bone is slightly raised, place your thumbs and stretch four places upwards above the eyebrows toward the temples.

Discover four hairline acupressure points along the biliary and stomach meridians and use thumb pressure around the eyes and temple to help clients sleep.

Knead the midline of the head with one thumb using a comb-like finger motion to capture skin and push-pull, applying acupressure from above the hair and avoiding pain.

Perform thumb-assisted stretches of the temporal fascia toward the midline, using a comb-like fold and push-pull movements along the temple to ease tension, supporting sleep.

Stretch the temporal muscle toward the top of the head using three fingers, comb through the hair, capture the skin, apply pressure, and relax clients for better sleep.

Use the middle finger to knead the hollow behind the neck, alternating left and right hands to apply pressure to the Bon-no-kubo with proper body weight and lever action.

Apply the heaven pillar kazeike kneading with the middle finger to knead three head points—Tenchu BL10, Fuchi GB20, Kankotsu GB12—along the rim behind the mastoid.

Apply four-finger kneading around the occipital bone, drawing large circles from the inside to the outside to soothe clients and aid sleep.

Master four-finger kneading of the trapezius along two lines, inside and outside, from top to bottom, with the back of the hand on the bed and fingertips pulled up.

Apply thorough finger pressure with the thumb along the upper shoulder, focusing on the back side to avoid bones and clavicle, using body weight to ease tension.

Perform four points of ear traction from bottom to top, apply directed pulls and cant the ears, then stretch behind the ears to promote a soothing head massage.

Press and knead the base of the neck at Tenchu BL10, Fuchi GB20, and Kankotsu GB12 with the middle finger, moving from inside to outside, then knead with four fingers.

Apply shiatsu and acupressure with the thumb or finger on spot, stabilize the hand on bed, and use body weight to transmit pressure to fingers, adapting as needed.

Apply shiatsu on the neck root at acupressure point GB21 (kensei) using the thumb, then evenly loosen the shoulder muscles to enhance comfort and help the client sleep.

Practice gently grasping and kneading the sternocleidomastoideus at two points just above the bottom of the ear to help clients sleep.

Learn to stretch the occipital muscle toward the top of the head using a comb-like hand to catch and stretch the skin at three points, with a steady support hand.

Apply a three-finger stretch to the temporal muscle toward the top of the head, three times; then turn the head sideways and stretch behind the ear downward four to six times.

Turn the head left and right to finish the neck stretch, then stretch the sternocleidomastoideus from the clavicle to the chin, touching outer, middle, and inner areas, then switch sides.

Demonstrates head back and neck traction by pulling the neck with weight, hooking the back of the head, and targeting Tenchu BL10, Fuchi GB20, and Kankotsu GB12 in three points.

Perform a back neck stretch by lifting the head, guiding with both hands, placing hands on the shoulders, then raise and lower the body, finishing with a light comb.

Master keiraku head care techniques to stretch the scalp and temporalis, targeting lines from the eyes to the hairline and a stomach meridian point.