INTRODUCTION

 

Massage
is a dance of energy
Massage
is a dance of love
This is a love book especially for lovers
Your boyfriend, your girlfriend
your wife
your husband
your significant other, your lover, your mate
the label is not important
the feeling is
You may be friends
exploring becoming lovers
You may be lovers
exploring becoming friends
What is most important
is that
what you do
is
consensual

Massage simply stated
simply is
patterned touch
We might say
a caress
is unpatterned touch
Which you choose to give
or to receive
depends on the mood
Be open to either
Both heal
Both nurture
Both excite

During the massage
either or both of you
might feel erotic
You might fall asleep
You might burst out in laughter
or in tears
You might or might not
have sex before
during
or after
However, should sex or orgasm become
the goal,
you might miss
many other pleasures
Allow each moment
each feeling
to unfold
itself
This is the meditation

Massage
is an art
when you
express yourself
with sensitivity
with awareness
Let your touch
discover
without demands
without expectations
At first
the techniques
will be
techniques,
like learning
to ride a bicycle
After a while
the awkward will become
familiar
Your touch
will come
to nourish
the body
the mind
and
the spirit
You will also find
your beloved's body
— in stillness —
pleasuring your hands
Let your fingertips
taste
the curve
the rough, the smooth
the firm
the soft
Let yourself feel

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