An overview of our posts about traditional Japanese massage and bodywork practices.
Nuru gel — sometimes also called Nuru oil — is a viscous, slimy, odorless, colorless, and transparent gel used as a lubricant in an erotic Nuru Massage, the latter also called Nuru Body Slide Massage. [ Read more … ]
Nuru Massage — sometimes also called Nuru Gel Massage — is an unclothed Sensual Erotic Body-to-Body Massage in which both the masseur and receiver are covered with an odorless, colorless, and tasteless massage lotion or [ Read more … ]
Kaishun Massage — also called Kaishun Erotic Massage or Kaishun Manhood Massage — is a traditional and sensual Japanese genital massage modality (of which some think it originated in China) that aims at healing and/or [ Read more … ]
The Sukebe Chair is a kind of bathing stool, in its specific form originally a Japanese invention used for non-sexual reasons in nursing homes or by physicians to have easy access to the genital and [ Read more … ]
In both their theoretical and practical aspects Thai Massage and Japanese Shiatsu have quite a lot in common; Shiatsu, like Thai Massage, is an Asian holistic massage therapy, traditionally carried out as a clothed massage [ Read more … ]
Sand Bathing is a popular treatment in Japan, called Sunaburo or Sunamushi. The therapy, sometimes referred to as Sablotherapy, Psammatotherapy, or Arenotherapy, involves being buried in hot sand, typically black volcanic sand. Of course, your [ Read more … ]
Ashi-Thai is a clothed Barefoot Massage Therapy (that is, therapists massage their clients with their feet) that combines traditional Thai Massage, Table-Thai Massage, and Ashiatsu techniques, often carried out on a large(r) massage table. In [ Read more … ]
The Japanese word Onsen refers to “hot water,” “mineral water,” or “water vapor” that comes from underground. As a general rule one could say that Onsens are indoors or outdoors hot springs that include bathing [ Read more … ]
Shibari is the name for Japanese Rope Art or Japanese Rope Bondage. The Japanese word “shibari” is usually translated as “to tie” or “to bind” and in the West it’s often synonymously used with the [ Read more … ]
The Japanese term Zen Taiso is usually translated as “Zen body exercises.” It typically refers to regular and scheduled exercises performed by the meditation practitioner before starting a Seated Meditation aka Buddhist Zazen Meditation session. [ Read more … ]