A really effective way of releasing tension held in our neck and shoulders is to locate and work on the scalenes.
The scalenes are a group of three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck; anterior scalene, middle scalenes and posterior scalene. They fan out from the sides of the neck and attach onto the ribs above the collarbone.
Chris, Principal of the Academy & Sports Massage Therapist, has put together some simple guidance on firstly locating the scalenes and then advancing onto massaging and releasing fascial tension from this area. I order to locate the scalenes we first identify the thoracic triangle as shown here...