What is the difference between tantric massage and regular massage?
I know there are many styles of massage, can anyone explain the main differences between a regular swedish/normal massage and tantric massage?
Tantra is a complete yoga and spiritual practice all to itself. Tantric massage synchronies sexual and spiritual prana/energy. This allows for you ...
There are dozens of types of massage.
Swedish massage is the most basic, most well-known massage style in the U.S. It uses 5 basic techniques that are all to encourage blood flow and relaxation. This is a really basic massage modality that doesn't use much deep specific work or require much knowledge of anatomy.
Tantric massage is sexual. It is not a form of massage that you can request from a REAL massage therapist- in fact if you do you may get yourself into a lot of trouble, arrested, sued, put on the sex offender registry. It requires no specific technique be learned by the therapist.
Tantric massage is basically just a massage. However it was created from the belief that if you are sexually happy and relaxed then your health will benefit. Tantric massage uses a combination of breathing, energy-work, bodywork, as well as sensual touching to bring you into your body, being more fully present, more empowered, to release the negative thoughts and distractions of the mind and enter a space, a trance-like state where complete love, acceptance, pleasure, and bliss exist. Tantra is a complete yoga and spiritual practice all to itself.
Tantric massage synchronies sexual and spiritual prana/energy. This allows for you to understand the beauty in yourself, your partner and in all of life as sacred, that you are a God/Goddess, harnessing sexual energy into spiritual energy for the purpose of spiritual enrichment and expansion. Tantra and Tantric Massage views sexual interaction and experiences as an aid to our spiritual advancement - which includes creating a connection of blessed love with our partner. The Hindus describe Tantra as achieving personal growth through pleasurable existence. Unlike regular massage, tantric massage is concerned with the pursuit of physical and sensory pleasure for the person receiving it and for the receiver to enjoy receiving without giving, to focus on their body and letting go of thoughts and the mind. The second difference is that no area of the body is neglected or left out so it is an all over body massage, including the sexually responsive areas such as lingam and yoni. Tantric Massage approaches this by not focus on orgasm, but the journey not the destination and moving and spreading of Kundalini/sexual energy into the whole body. A tantric massage practitioner aim is that you find enjoyment, bliss, pleasure in the entire massage and if you show signs of sexual arousal it is celebrated as a normal and natural part of sensual pleasure and you can rejoice that your body works as intended. Tantric massage utilizes sensual touch by awakening the senses via the skin; the skin is the largest sense organ of the body and allowing for the nurturing aspect of human touch to be received. Everyone has a need for touch. Consider how a child is reassured by a warm hug, how holding the hand of a loved brings feelings of comfort, or how a sensual massage back rub eases away tension. The simplest physical contact from a sensual tantric massage therapist can trigger emotional and mental connections in return.