Before I move onto eastern massages I am going to talk about what are called ‘Naturist Massages’ because the issues raised here will surface again with eastern massages. Naturist massages reference the clothes being worn by clients and masseurs or masseuse. Men and women booking a Swedish, Deep Tissue or Sports may expect to undress down to underwear and will know their therapist will remain professionally clothed. Even in these massages men in particular, may remove underwe

Before I get on to talking about eastern massages and those that are individually created I must say something about regulation. In the Uk there is no national regulation of massage services. Anyone can advertise offering massages with charges. There is nothing that guarantees what facilities the massage will be delivered in. Is this surprising when there can hardly be a more vulnerable place we put ourselves into than when we allow someone to touch our naked bodies. Where re

Swedish massage is the basic western massage and any one who has completed a recognised programme will have a certificate. Whilst it came from the east it has been closely aligned with western thinking, scientific study and medical practice. No surprise then that the training includes some anatomy, physiology and pathology. The school I attended expected all students to wear clothes like those worn at your dentist or in a beauty salon. The massage is whole body but done in se

Why start a blog? Its 15 Years since I took any interest in massage and I subsequently enrolled on massage training programmes. When my training was completed I was able to offer a professional service. As I work alone at home in a dedicated room it was only safe for me to welcome men as clients, a downside of the single worker situation which precluded me using the experience I had gained from massaging women in my training. In 15 years I have laid my hands on hundreds of me