It’s not uncommon that people sometimes assume that Tantra Massage is some kind of Happy Ending Massage. This is actually far off the mark, but then again — there’s also some truth to it. As the saying goes: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
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In fact, modern Tantric Massage — such as Yoni Massage, Lingam Massage, or Sacred Spot Massage — is a sensual erotic treatment modality, and it does happen that some massage service providers use the term to conceal a so-called Happy Ending or even Full Service treatment, the former usually involving manual or oral sexual relief and the latter typically involving sexual intercourse.
If truth be told, this usually occurs in those countries or states/provinces where offering commercial sexual services — i.e. sex work — is against the law or take place in some grey legal area. It’s a bit the same practice as too often happened in the past when inappropriately using the term “Thai Massage” to conceal a Happy Ending or Full Service offering.
In any case, doing so is not only utterly confusing for the general public and for prospective clients, but moreover — it gives a “bad name” to Tantra Massage. Or let’s say it like this: it presents Tantric Massage in a completely incorrect way.
Another reason why some massage practitioners misuse the label “Tantric Massage” is simply because it sounds more interesting than Happy Ending Massage — one can perhaps attract more clientele and/or charge more — but more often than not the client will end up being disappointed with the service received because the practitioner actually had no clue what it means to give an appropriate Tantra Massage.
Nevertheless, on the surface there are some (possible) similarities between a Happy Ending Massage and Tantra Massage. For instance, the former is a Sensual Erotic Massage that ends with the client receiving sexual relief and an orgasm. That can also happen during a Tantra Massage, which is fully accepted as a possible outcome. The difference is that an orgasm and sexual release is the explicit goal of a Happy Ending Massage, but in Tantra Massage it’s rather a possible “byproduct.”
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In the Neo-Tantric realm, Tantra Massage aims at trauma release, sexual de-armoring, sexual healing, sexual liberation, pleasure cultivation, Life Force Energy flow, non-duality, personal development, and physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Seeking a Happy Ending Massage is something very different, and typically only serves temporary emotional or sexual relief, and not a structural outcome.
Another thing is that, depending on the type of Tantric Massage, both massage modalities will aim at working with the genitals. Nevertheless, in a Happy Ending Massage treatment giving a Full Body Massage is less common, but in Tantra it’s actually unthinkable not to treat, caress, and massage the entire body, and not only the erogenous zones.
Moreover, a Happy Ending Massage provider will often aim at treating the client for just a short period of time (that is, until the client achieves a sexual orgasm), while a Tantric masseur will deliberately make and take plenty of time, and work attentively, consciously, and slowly, giving the client a deeper, more fulfilling pleasure, emotional, and/or spiritual experience.
Thus, depending on the way a Tantra Massage is offered or even misused it may sometimes look like or even actually be a Happy Ending Massage, but when properly understood, it becomes clear that a Happy Ending Massage cannot and will not ever come close to the aims and experience of having a Tantra Massage.
