Is it time for our group massage yet?
February 14, 2011 11:57 PM Subscribe
What's this kind of group massage called? It involves a small group of people simultaneously performing the same massage stroke on a different part of the massagee.
Back in the early 90s, at an afternoon "workshop" in So. Calif., I participated in a group massage. Each of us got a turn as the massagee, and we all participated in massaging everyone else. None of us eight or so participants had had any massage training, but a group leader taught us the super-simple strokes and guided each massage. There were about 6 or 8 strokes in all, and they weren't deep — more like rubbing or drumming. The massage was like a ritual, with the strokes performed in a certain order, and lasted maybe 10 minutes. It wasn't massage therapy, it was simple recreational massage, and completely non-erotic. The mood was casual and respectful.
The story that went with it was that it originated at Esalen, but that could well be apocryphal. I remember it being called "Von Neumann Massage" but teh googles, they are empty. It was fun. Do you know the name?
Back in the early 90s, at an afternoon "workshop" in So. Calif., I participated in a group massage. Each of us got a turn as the massagee, and we all participated in massaging everyone else. None of us eight or so participants had had any massage training, but a group leader taught us the super-simple strokes and guided each massage. There were about 6 or 8 strokes in all, and they weren't deep — more like rubbing or drumming. The massage was like a ritual, with the strokes performed in a certain order, and lasted maybe 10 minutes. It wasn't massage therapy, it was simple recreational massage, and completely non-erotic. The mood was casual and respectful.
The story that went with it was that it originated at Esalen, but that could well be apocryphal. I remember it being called "Von Neumann Massage" but teh googles, they are empty. It was fun. Do you know the name?
Response by poster: Sarah, thanks for the link. Synchronized massage sounds similar in some ways, and must be an amazing experience, but I think the massage I had was something different. Much slower, more casual, shorter, and totally amateurish.
posted by exphysicist345 at 3:07 PM on February 16, 2011
posted by exphysicist345 at 3:07 PM on February 16, 2011
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