Begin with check-in. Ask the pertinent questions about prior injuries, chronic conditions, and areas of focus for today’s work. Ask if there are any body areas that the client does not want worked. Formulate a 60-minute plan in your head: back, shoulders, arms, one leg, another leg, flip, one leg, another leg, hands, shoulders, neck, head.

Start with the back and shoulders. Fanning. Shingling. Open-C, closed-C up and down the sides. Deeper ESG work, and don’t forget those upper traps, perennial holders of stress. Get into those scaps, into and under. Say hello to the neck with a promise to return later for more intensive focus. Work smoothly, slowly; don’t start out all gung-ho. This is about setting the stage, calming the nervous system, introducing touch.

Remember that everyone loves the little details: compressions, lots of neck work, attention to the small muscles of the hands and feet. These are the things people remember, in addition to the general things like whether or not you worked the areas they requested, with the pressure they specified.

Work the feet and the backs of the legs, including the glutes. Smoothly, remember. Compression, fulling, deep tissue passes, these are your basic moves for the calves. Love them, knead them, make them happy. Sweep to the hamstrings, warming them until they are ready for the double-hand deep runs. Sweep to the glutes and alternate the backs of your hands around, around, around, around. Make the IT band aware of your presence, then engage it appropriately.

Flip. Anterior lower leg will love your c-clamp runs. Get around that kneecap and make the quad tendons sing. Manipulate the quads with vigor and kindness. Deep runs to the quads can lead into IT band work again. End with one hand moving up the leg, one down. Remind the foot that you still care. Repeat on other leg.

Now the real fun. Arms. Bring one backward and up until the hand rests on the edge of the table. Knead the triceps and biceps fully. Set the elbow back on the table and spend time on the extensors and flexors. Up, down, up, down, up, down.

Save the best for last. Shoulders. Neck. Head. Push both hands under the back and pull toward yourself, allowing the client's body weight to assist with deeper pressure. Do it three times. Return to the shoulders. Sweep from the deltoid to the neck. Stretch the scalenes, SCM, suboccipitals. End with firm, slow hair pulls. Take a deep breath.

That's our time. Thank you. Get up slowly, and don't forget to drink water. Have a great day.