Abdominal self-massage (for massage therapists and clients) 

I learn for non-professional reasons and my girlfriend thanks the existence of this channel

As I’m watching this, it occurs to me that Ian is The Hermit, a major arcana in Tarot. It’s such a calming, and impactful video.

Ian I’m so glad to see you back!!! You’ve been missed

Ian, I appreciate how open you are about everything. I did this on myself as I listened to you then read Psalm 20 how it says "may he send you help from his sanctuary" which was timely. May God heal anyone that suffers from anxiety in Jesus' name. Amen. I think I've held a lot in for a long time, I want to try to do this often. Thank you! stay safe all

You are such a great human. Knowledgeable, respectful, but mostly, just kind. I've been watching you for years and you're always inclusive and patient and attentive. I appreciate this vibe so much. I wish I knew someone like you in real life.

This was such a lovely change of pace from my normal massage practice! I'm very much an "if something's hurting on myself, I've gotta press really hard and then actively engage in every which possible way" type of person, and to slow down and work so softly and kindly on the part of my body I have such disdain for was so soothing and calming and honestly meditative. Thank you for this

Thanks for helping me feel a little calmer in these anxiety inducing times.

Even just your voice is already a relaxing massage tool.

Love your chanel and the way you teach.

I appreciate your vulnerability and the care you express. Wish you all the love in the world.

Thankful to have you back🙏

Did it while watching and it was so lovely! Might try it on my partner too. Welcome back Ian and thank you for a very calming video

Glad you’re back!

So glad to see & hear you again! Thank you for all you do!!

Glad to see you back Ian!

What a perfect video and message to come back into this space with. Thank you for all you do Ian! So glad to see you here again.

Thank you, Ian! As others have said, it's so nice to have you back!

Profound, beautiful, healing; thanks, Ian. 💜🙌💜

So glad you’re back

Thank you Ian, soo nice and calming to see and hear you again....

Bless you Ian for the help you've given me over the past couple of years in setting up a practice! it is great to see you are back! You are so soothing, lovely, and sensible! Your comment about sanctuary hits the nail on the head - all is as nothing without offering loving acceptance to ourselves and our clients, it is very healing! But as for me: I rushed back to work last week (UK) and forgot my posture what with anything else and have ended up with backache....so I thought I'd remind everyone else to watch their posture and look after themselves! Blessings xxxx

Much-needed video with a beautiful message of self-acceptance. It's wonderful to hear your voice and see your face (and those curls 😍) again. You have been greatly missed, friend.

Great video. Glad to see you back on yt

This was soooo relaxing

So beautiful thank you Ian 🙏🏼💚

Love this, Ian!

Our bodies are so kind to us with how they remember. Good to see you again.

Loving the gentle harmonious sounds of bubbles and gargling. Thoroughly absorbed in your peaceful practices, thank you

Good to see you still updating :)

I needed your message and instruction more than you could know. Thank you for your vulnerability and for providing sanctuary, Ian.

Hello Ian, it's super cool you're back. I hope everything's ok. It would be great a video in which you explain the pros and cons of using massage electronic devices. :)

a very healing vibe 🕊 thank you 🙏

Glad I found you! Thank you for sharing Ian!

Love this stuff. Thanks so much and hope you’re well!

Great subject. I love it🙏

Thank you for this video...my stomach has been grappling with a host of emotions... very helpful ❤

Good idea for a self-care video! Felt awesome

Thank you dear Ian 🤗🌷

I love the way you teach and the calmness of your voice. I find your videos very informative

Great video! Enjoyed the talk, almost entire 1st half... Thank you

Very valuable content, thanks for sharing

Well hello there! Glad to see you're making a return! :D

I’ve recently begun to give myself evening abdominal massage before bed. It’s a kind way to help my body digest and relax my mind before sleep ^_^ thanks for sharing!

Ian! Watching this video helps me fall asleep. Thank you so much for your soothing presence in these stressful times. Love the PJs :)

Beautiful Lesson, thank you!

You are back👍🏽😁awesome...hug from Europe

Thank you Ian.

Thank you for the great video! Take care

Thank you so much!

Awesome thanks for sharing this wonderful technique. Blessing to you 💛 ❤ ✨

Thank you so much 🙏☺️ really love it ❤️

Hello Ian and welcome back!

Thank you for your effective inspiring video. Its so crazy I didn't do selfmassage for more then 10 yrs. Having a practice over 10 yrs. I did it while watching . Life is so simple and good. Thanks a lot! Wishing you well

Wow Ian really appreciating this, your channel does actually feel like a sanctuary of sorts to me as a massage therapist. You have taught me so much about the language to use to explain and express myself as a therapist doing deep tissue work. Every time I start getting frustrated with people asking me to just dig in, how they can take the pain, to break down those knots ect, I just explain the way you do and get into sloth mode :) Now I have clients asking me to explain more, or after the massage they get curious about their bodies and different ways of working with it and they realise that digging deep is not the only thing we massage therapists can do :) I also find that even after 3 months of not doing massage, my body remembers and it's even easier sometimes to do certain things. Thank you!

Rough time for us massage therapist... Look forward to seeing more self massage videos because I dont even have anyone to exchange massages with! Thank you for sharing this with us!

Love it, thanks for sharing

Your channel is perfect. I have voice sensitivity and I myself have a quiet voice and your soft voice doesn’t hurt me :)

Yes, self massage is so helpful with getting back into practice! Between that and a quick review of body mechanics, I felt pretty good about returning to work a few days ago. By then end of just one shift, my sense of ease was already coming back. Anyone who is about to go back to work, you can look forward to very happy clients--they have missed massage, and will feel soooooooo much better after their session!

Pardon my french. But your the effin best. Thank you for your positive energy and bringing such respect to our world of Therapy.

Thank you

I'm about to graduate and enter the world as an LMT. Your energy feels so calm and it inspires me to use my calmness and accepting nature in my practice. I appreciate your videos. Very informative.

loving the isolation hairdoo

aa.. such beautiful n gentle guidance, kinda makes me cry :')

What a joy to see you back, and in your PJ's no less! This was really helpful, it calmed me down. By the way, you have a perfect voice for guided meditations....just a thought ;-)

Just became licensed myself on Tuesday. I love your videos. Subscribed. :D

Hey Ian, glad you are getting back into massage. I'm so excited to get back into it, after watching your back massage video earlier, I was remembered how good it felt to get massages. One time I had a great massage I described my back as me having my back when I was a child. No pain whatsoever. I have kyphosis and scoliosis and it's one reason why I wasn't able to have a career in massage therapy. Learned about it after my 100 hours of required time in massages and during the end where I had to do the full day of massages and after 1 and a half massages my back was so painful I even described it as very cold water spreading across my back, and I was big into proper body mechanics and right table height so it was very frustrating. But doing it on my loved one it would just be one massage so that's nice. I could of got into chair massage but my severe ptsd kept that from happening too! But I heard massage therapy is great for people with ptsd (depending on the kind of ptsd), and I feel that would help a ton. So I get to teach her how to do it! She's really excited. And there's my book report! haha sorry about that.. I'm just excited to get back into it and your videos have helped spark that a lot. Have a great one Ian! Excited for the next video!

Thank u 💗

I went back it took about a week to warm up and then some more time to formulate MT for post pandemic humans. I am finding neck shoulders are unusually disregulated and have made a new protocol for most people. Computering and stressing have taken a toll along with not getting out and about. At first I was fearful. We have safety measures in place as well as pre evaluation for covid or recovered Covid Ana we watch for any circulatory symptoms more closely. So far so good since 7/1. People desperately need sanctuary now more than ever. It’s ok to be concerned and even afraid. Do what you feel is best. 🙏🏼🌈✌🏼❤️

ERMAHGERD! I've missed your face and your videos!

Came for the massage, stayed for the meditation.

ian, this is already really ASMR and relaxing, but if you had 2 of those mics on either side of your collar (one under each ear) it would be perfect

Sending love and positivity, I feel alive again now that I massage just 1 or 2 people a day. I want to wrap you in love and security Ian. Thank you for supporting all our practices with your instruction.😚

Hello everyone, these are my PJ's 😅 feeling the same!!

Are you still practicing in the local area? I’m a massage student and I’m interested to explore myofascial release.

Thanks the video. I notice that you, like me, wear one shoulder higher than the other. What is that, and how do you get rid of it?

Your back...aww you look so different 🙏🏾

Ian, where are you located? I love watching your videos...

Thanks for the video! Do you happen to know anything about types of massages that focus towards applying pressure to the navel, like Chi Nei Tsang?

Is he back ? Was he ever gone ? Who am I ? What is life ? Hotel ? Trivago

So I am a massage therapist and I recently took a cupping class. I was wondering how you feel about cupping? They say it pulls out toxins. What are the toxins? Where do they go?

Where are you located and how do I book?!

Hi Ian! Nice t-shirt. Great lesson for some self massage meditation ❣️

Hey Mr.Sloth, I hope the pandemic hasn't damaged you to heavily

I remember watching this video some time after you uploaded it. But I kinda feel asleep. In my defense I'm exhausted the majority of the time. But while watching this I noticed that you mentioned having fascia in your abdomen. I thought nothing covered the abdominal area. Meaning I was told that your bones are throughout body. The muscles keep the bones and organs in place. But the area from the end of your ribcage to your pelvis has no bones to protect it. Which is why if you fall, like I did as a child, from the monkey bars onto your stomach you get winded. Which is a very unpleasant feeling because you're struggling to breathe and you're dazed. So if we have fascia in your abdomen then does it mean that fascia covers your whole body? There's this woman named Ashley Black, I've watched her ads on RU-vid. She wrote a book called the Cellulite Myth and invented this device called the FasciaBlaster. I thought of buying both the book and the FasciaBlaster but wasn't certain if I should. She has said that there is no such thing as cellulite. That it's really just fascia. And if you use her device over time what looks like cellulite will go away. I'm not a massage therapist, I did think of becoming one before. But I am fascinated by the body and since mine happens to be in pain I look up any kind of stretch or exercise that I think will help. And I've used Tiger Balm, Lidocaine, Icey Hot Patches, capsaicin and frozen wash clothes in attempt to help. But none of those things have helped. I have even thought my body was defective because the 3 epidurals that I've had, the burning of the nerves on each side of my spine, the steroid and lubricant injections in my knees all have done nothing for the pain. I'm even trying to figure out how to stretch whatever that is that makes my butt hurt. It's not the glutes. It's something underneath the glute muscles. Since a disc is out of place it's resting on a nerve. It's causing pain and irritating me personally. I can't recall the name of it. And I'm not sure how to reach it. Is any of this making sense? It may seem like I'm rambling. And I apologize for that. But is there fascia over the glute muscles that need to be moved to stop the pain? Have you heard of Ashley Black? Do you agree with her that cellulite doesn't exist? Do you do phone consultations? I apologize if this was way too much to ask. I wish my Drs and the physical therapist I saw earlier this year had answers for me. My spine Dr, who seems like a nice man, actually told me "Everybody will have back problems? Everybody will have arthritis. Your back isn't meant to last you your whole life." That doesn't seem right. And I live in a small town. So this is why I watch videos looking for answers that have some hope in them. If you have recommendations I'd appreciate it. Again, my apologies for the lengthy comment.

Anyone else thinks Ian is starting to look like Matthew McConaughey? :D

Can you help my

That time Josh Groban branched out into massage.

Keep the beard my man .

I’m a female & have a short torso. This massage might be a problem...

You have just as good belly as any other human being, don't be shame of it at all!^_^

Has COVID affected your business ?

I bet you can't simultaneously rub your belly and pat your head.

Thank you