STEP SIX

Stand to the left of your partner and support their forehead. Put your right hand at the front of their face before the ear by the hairline. Using three or four fingers, rub the scalp in a vigorous sawing motion. Work from the front of the head down the hairline at the back, moving across the left side of the head. Do this three times and repeat on the other side.

Standing behind your partner, slide both hands round the side of the head. Spread your fingers wide and make small circles on your partner’s head, applying pressure with your fingertips. Work across the whole of the head. Repeat three times.

Placing one hand at the top of your partner’s hairline, pull your fingers backwards through the hair. Let your other hand follow suit and work over the head three times. Repeat with a slower, ruffling movement through the hair, three times. Then, starting at the front of the hairline, use the whole of the hand to lightly stroke over your partner’s head. Let one hand follow the other and work down to the base of the skull. Work over head three times. To close, trail your hands over the top of the head and down the back, using a brushing action. Use one hand after the other, gradually coming to a stop.