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Effleurage usually opens and closes each area of a relaxation massage. Some sources describe it as circular stroking, but most training texts teach long, gliding strokes. See Effleurage.
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Effleurage
A gliding stroke, usually with the flat of the hand, used to spread the medium, warm the tissues and link other strokes.