kavida rei ultimateerotic themassage complete sensual guide to hands-on bliss ultimate eroticmassage kavida rei ultimate eroticmassage the complete sensual guide to hands-on bliss kavida rei London, New York, Melbourne, Munich, and Delhi Editor: Laura Palosuo Designer: Katherine Raj Executive Managing Editor: Adèle Hayward Managing Art Editor: Kat Mead Production Editor: Ben Marcus US Editor: Chuck Wills Senior Production Editor: Jenny Woodcock Creative Technical Support: Sonia Charbonnier Production Controller: Man Fai Lau Art Director: Peter Luff Publisher: Stephanie Jackson Produced for Dorling Kindersley by: Project Editor: Becky Alexander Designer: XAB Design First American Edition, 2010 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 10 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ED806—April 2010 Copyright © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. 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If you have any health problems or medical conditions, or any other concerns about whether you are able to participate in any of these activities, you should take appropriate precautions. The information contained in this book cannot replace professional advice, or sound judgment and good decision making. Discover more at www.dk.com Contents What is erotic massage? 6 Benefits of erotic massage 10 EROTIC BEGINNINGS 12 SENSUAL EROTIC MASSAGE 42 1 Sensual essentials 44 2 Sensual exploration 58 INTIMATE EROTIC MASSAGE 110 3 Intimate massage 112 4 Oral massage 128 5 Self-massage 136 EROTIC EXTRAS 148 6 Foreplay & climax 150 7 Massage & fantasy 164 8 Tantric massage 178 Resources 188 Index 190 Acknowledgments 192 6 WHAT IS EROTIC MASSAGE? What is erotic massage? Erotic massage provides all the benefits of regular massage, but unlike most forms of hands-on manipulation it is meant to be a deeply sensual experience. Taking the best techniques from a wide range of massage styles and giving them a provocative and powerful twist, erotic massage helps couples to tap into their sensual natures. As the masseur, you will discover how to pleasure your partner; as the recipient you will learn to revel in your partner’s touch. Erotic massage gives you the tools to explore your sexuality and connect physically and emotionally. WHAT IS EROTIC MASSAGE? 7 WHAT DOES “EROTIC” MEAN? every moment, and to respond intuitively and lovingly. The term “erotic” comes from Eros, the Greek god Everything is explained clearly, but the book is a guide: of love, and describes the arousal of sexual feelings add your own strokes as you feel you want to. or strong desire. You can introduce eroticism into just about anything you do, be it listening to music, A PLEASURE IN ITS OWN RIGHT dancing, or eating a meal. It simply involves engaging You and your partner can enjoy erotic massage as an all your senses and using the activity to help you get end in itself, not necessarily as a prelude to sex. The in touch with your earthy, sexual nature. key is to make it clear to your partner that you are giving him or her a gift, without desire for a reward. PRINCIPLES OF EROTIC MASSAGE Learn to derive joy from your partner’s body, and Erotic massage makes use of sexual energy to increase from the pleasure you give. Enjoy the moans and intimacy, prolong pleasure, heighten arousal, and sighs you are able to provoke simply by using your intensify sexual fulfilment. It encourages individuals to hands, fingers, mouth, hair, and voice in different ways. freely express sexual desire, lust, fantasy, and passion. By promoting the flow of erotic energy throughout The recipient is able to enjoy a feeling of freedom and the body, this type of massage can also have healing intense relaxation, but there are advantages for the effects. It certainly enables the recipient to enjoy deep masseur, too. When you massage without an agenda relaxation and the blissful sensations of erotic touch. or goal, the flow of energy becomes a cycle, passing between you and building up to a reciprocal exchange The techniques in this book owe much to Swedish, of pleasure. So the ecstasy is mutual! Shiatsu, Taoist, and Holistic massage, and include all the traditional strokes, such as kneading, feathering, Everyone has a unique response to massage so hacking, and cupping. There is plenty of freedom in a masseur should never try to manipulate or “direct” erotic massage to experiment with your own ways the recipient into any particular reaction or experience. of massaging and touching. As you relax and drop Erotic massage should be nourishing, loving, holistic, all expectations and agendas, you will find yourselves and empowering for both the giver and receiver. trying new, intimate strokes and caresses that you Massage is not about “doing” something to another think your partner might enjoy. What is important person but about “giving” to each other, and being is to experience a heightened awareness of each and together in the moment. 8 WHAT IS EROTIC MASSAGE? THE ENERGY CONNECTION awareness, in which every sense is alert and you feel When sexual energy is coursing through the body, alive in the moment. For some, the intimacy and human beings tend to feel at their most vibrant, orgasmic potential of erotic massage would define it as energized, and alive. Fortunately, these feelings of “sex.” For others, it is not sex unless penetration occurs. happiness and vitality are available to all of us every The definition is for you to make. Just be aware that moment of the day, and you don’t have to be engaged traditional ideas about massage and foreplay leading in sexual intercourse to experience them. You do, to sex can be limiting. Sometimes it is necessary to however, need to learn how to tune into them, which rethink old patterns of behavior or challenge unvoiced is where erotic massage comes in. Erotic massage can assumptions in order to provide room for freshness take both partners into this state of optimum and spontaneity in a relationship. WHAT IS EROTIC MASSAGE? 9 VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY to push boundaries. It both liberates you and To enhance your experience of erotic massage, see it encourages you to see your partner in a new light, as an opportunity to learn about and rediscover your so that when you touch and explore him or her, it is partner’s body and mind, however well you might with a sense of wonder. Get to know every inch of think you know them. Imagine that every time you his or her body and notice every distinctive mark touch your partner, you are experiencing that or characteristic. Above all, have fun. You don’t have connection for the very first time, eagerly and openly. to take erotic massage too seriously—it’s also about Make-believe that you know nothing about sex, and playing together and indulging one another without have never even heard of the concept. Pretend that the any end goal. This in itself can take you both to new only time you have with your partner is here and levels of bliss. Erotic massage is not something that now; that the past doesn’t exist and there is no future. leads to sex, or replaces sex, although it can if you By freeing yourself from the ties of familiarity and reality, both desire it. It is most definitely a pleasure to you become more open to new ideas and more willing be enjoyed in its own right. 10 BENEFITS OF EROTIC MASSAGE Benefits of erotic massage When stressful, hectic lifestyles take their toll on your mental, physical, and relationship health, erotic massage provides more than a temporary respite. It not only calms the mind and relaxes the body but it also helps to restore your intimacy as a couple and keep you focused on what is really important in life. CLEARING YOUR MIND circulation, and when blood is being transported In the bustling flurry of life our minds are constantly efficiently your entire body, including your organs, in motion, generating a flow of thoughts. Meditation, muscles, and bones, reaps the benefits. Massage helps yoga, and spa retreats can all help to restore inner to direct the flow of blood towards the heart where calm, but nothing works quite as effectively as a it can be recycled, recharged, and pumped out again. massage. The strength of massage lies in the fact that Drumming on your partner’s skin, using strokes like the recipient’s attention is on the movement of hacking and cupping, speeds up the release of fluids someone else’s hands upon his or her physical form.