This four-day massage course intends, first of all, to create a dimension of relaxation and presence inside of you, so that you can truly meet the other through touch. From this new space, you will be able to approach the other with love and respect, while keeping in contact with yourself. Both your giving and receiving will become conscious and sensitive.
The other intention of the course is to enable you to massage the entire body, from head to foot. The techniques are derived primarily from Esalen massage (a slow, deep, rhythmical massage) and also from Rio Abierto massage (a circulatory massage).
In these four days you will also start learning how to move and position your own body so that it can flow and be totally relaxed. Then, after giving a massage, you will feel just as nourished as the person who received it.
When you massage a part of the body, there are many factors involved beyond anatomical considerations. In part 1 you learned which movements are appropriate. In part 2, you repeat those movements but you pay increasing attention to the energetic impact of your massage. For example, not only do you penetrate the musculature physically, but also energetically. You will be able to sense if massaging one part of the body is affecting the whole. The more the client’s energy is flowing internally, the more integrated the session becomes.
Your ability to be present will make your massage more and more beautiful. You will know the right moments to act and to rest. You’ll move in a rhythm that is in tune with the moment, and you won’t break this rhythm abruptly when you finish a section of the body: it will continue in the moments of no touching.
If you are a person already secure in your own form of massage, you can join part 2. You will receive tips and personal feedback, so that your style becomes more artful, more elegant, and more satisfying for yourself and your partner.