My friend told me that she’d had an ear massage at the end of yoga class and loved it. I did a bit of research and found out that there are a bunch of acupressure points in the ears so it’s a useful place to focus. A good ear massage releases tension from the neck and jaw. So I tried it out on the folks in last night’s yoga class during Savasana. It’s great because you can do it for yourself too:

1. With a finger and thumb massage the edge of the ears, flattening out the cartilage at the top. Move from top to bottom. When your fingers reach the bottom tug the ear lobes down gently. Repeat 3 times.
2. Tug outward on the circle of cartilage in the middle of the ear (not the ear canal) working from top to bottom.
3. Rub your head right behind the ears starting at the top and moving down. The juciest spot is the bottom third near the base of the skull.
4. Keep moving, rubbing fingers into the hollows at the base of your skull working toward the spine.

I used some ‘tranquility’ massage oil when I did this in class last night. I can always tell when it’s been a good Savasana session by how slowly people come back to sitting - last night was one of the slowest - so it must be good!