Massage is perhaps one of the worlds healing arts, you know if your body hurts, rub it and it will feel better. Over the many 1000's of years, massage has grown into a sophisticated healing art to help cure bodily aches and pains and emotional and other maladies and receiving a massage can effect you in many ways. They may be therapeutic, relieving stress and pain,  or a luxurious leisure activity and it is the luxurious pampering that we attend to first.

Massage has a reputable place in society, and it helps to know what sort of massage you want and know how to act with different types of therapists and everyone's experience of massage will be different.

Here are some of the popular types of massage, and what is involved as a therapist and as a customer:

1. Sensual Massage
   Sensual massage may be soft or firm, relaxing, and very pleasurable, treating the whole body.
   
   
   • The massage is best done in a warm, quiet restful place, where both the customer and the therapist have showered before the massage.
   • Amicable Conversation about the massage that you want will help set the tone of treatment
   • Relaxing or inspirational music is conducive to pleasure
   • The massage is most often done using natural edible body oils, the customer laying naked on a bed or treatment table.
   • The therapist may be clothed, however full nudity is the preferred choice.
   • Then using the hands and perhaps other body parts, the customer is rubbed and stroked all over, and may include arousal and sexual play.
   • The role of the customer during a sensuous and even an erotic massage is to lay back and enjoy the experience.
   • It is offensive to grope the therapist - If you as a customer want a hands on experience, an escort or sex service provider will be a better experience.
   • Sensual massage can be orgasmic and addictive
   • The benefits of sensual massage can include relaxation, stress release, sensuality, orgasm, warmth, nurturing.
   • Some effects are increased vitality and libido and can help in getting pregnant.
   • Risks are that it can be addictive, and an infatuation with the therapist may develop

   Sensual massage is widely available in NZ, however the skills of most therapists is sadly lacking as therapists are not trained. Treatments often consist of a reasonable back rub with some body slides and a happy ending once the client turns over, so what you get out of it depends on your rapport with the person.
   Sensual/erotic massage for her and him.
    

2. Tantric Massage:
   Tantric massage is a sensual massage however the context and experience are more refined. There is a great deal of misunderstanding about tantra, so what could you expect? Like sensual massage:
    
   • Tantric massage is best done in a warm, quiet restful place,
   • Both the customer and the therapist have showered before the massage, the shower, batheing or being bathed a part of the experience.
   • Amicable Conversation about the massage that you want, and maybe some flirting will help set the tone of treatment.
   • Relaxing or inspirational music is conducive to pleasure
   • Tantric massage is more intimate than sensual massage, and is usually done using natural and often fragrant body oils.
   • The customer may lay naked on a bed or treatment table.
   • The therapist may be clothed, however full nudity is the preferred choice.
   • Then using the hands and perhaps other body parts, the customer is rubbed and stroked all over, in such a way as to stimulate sexual energy, arousal and orgasm.
     • Some Tantric therapists may offer a range of sexual services.
   • The role of the customer during a Tantric massage is do as instructed.
   • Mutual touching may be optional, but it is offensive to grope the therapist
   • If you as a customer want a just want sex, an escort or sex service provider will be a better experience.
   • The benefits of sensual massage can include relaxation, stress release, sensuality, orgasm, warmth, nurturing.
   • Some effects are increased vitality and libido, the development of one's sensuality, improvement is sexual skills like holding an erection for longer or helping to achieve pregnancy.
   • Risks are that it can be addictive, and an infatuation may develop with the therapist.
   • There are a wide variation of practices in this realm, many will be just sensual or erotic massages conveniently called tantric.
   • Tantra massage for the body is like pumping up the tyres on a car, it drives better, if you let the air out straight away, as enjoyable that release may be, the onward drive is little better than before.
      
3. Therapeutic Massage:
   Like going to your doctor, therapeutic massage relaxes, relieves aches and pains and assists from recovery from injury.
    
   • The therapist will generally be interested in your health and well being and be be dressed.
   • Ideally you should have showered before attending
   • Discuss your problem
   • Lay on the table or massage bed and be treated, you may be naked, or part naked.
   • There are many styles of massage - Swedish, shiatsu, rolfing, tragar, deep tissue, acupressure, reflexology, aroma therapy etc.
   • Asking for sexual extras is offensive, like, you may get lucky, but most often it just make an ass of yourself.
   • You may be able to discuss sexual problems and they should be able to refer you to someone who can help.
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4. Learn Massage
   pampered, it is wonderful to be able to give this to friends and family, or treat your lover to some sensual & erotic bliss. NZ Massage schools.
    
5. Couples Massage
   When you want to refresh that spark in your relationship and discover new ways to turn each other on, a couples massage lesson may be just what you need.