I make no bones about it, getting regular massage from a good experienced therapist can be costly. If you like having (or feel that you need) say a weekly massage then the cost will add up. And Sydney massage professionals are as responsible with their money as regular clients. A common way for massage therapists to get the massage they want without shelling out the dollars they don\u2019t want, is to have a massage exchange with a fellow therapist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Exchanging massages with other people can be a fantastic way for a therapist to experience different styles and techniques, to understand what it feels like to be a client or simply just to get constructive feedback on their own bodywork approach. They can talk \u201cshop\u201d about the massage industry in general or just zone out depending on what they want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Often these massage swaps will be along the lines of both parties working on each other on the same day or, alternatively, it will be a case of \u201cI\u2019ll massage you today\u2026you massage me next time\u201d. Either approach is fine so long as the arrangement is respected to the same degree that a paying customer would be treated. Often regular massage exchanges fail because one party is less invested in the exchange than the other and invariably the relationship breaks down because one (or sometimes both) therapist feels that they are not getting a fair deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But if both parties are on the same page and there is an explicit discussion upfront about expectations regarding the massage swap then the arrangement can flourish and be long standing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, whenever I exchange massages in Sydney, then if the give and receive massages are to be on different days then I will \u201cpay\u201d an agreed sum to the therapist when I receive and be \u201cpaid\u201d when I give. So should the arrangement breakdown then at least there has been some degree of compensation to offset any awkwardness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not uncommon that therapists look to massages swaps when they are new students or studying new modalities\/techniques. As therapists become more experienced and busy then the incentive to exchange lessens \u2013 any massage they receive will be because they want bodywork, not because they want to experiment with their own massage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For both professionals and amateur therapists there are online massage exchange websites where therapists can register and look at other massage therapist\u2019s profiles who they may wish to want to barter with. Can\u2019t say that I am overly enthusiastic about these sites as often the intentions of those looking may be less about massage and more of a hook-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I may be open to consider an exchange with fellow therapist\/enthusiasts \u2013 if you are interested then please feel free to initiate the contact with me using the form. Please do not call or text me as my phone is for customer enquiries\/bookings.<\/em><\/strong> As I am a mobile therapist and don\u2019t work from a clinic then I do tend to prefer to travel to you as part of the information that I\u2019m always responsive to is how I appear to clients in their setting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Also if you are not a therapist and just are available to be a “practice body”<\/em><\/strong> then feel free to submit form as well – can’t promise I will give you a free massage but there are occasionally times when I’d like to just have some honest feedback about my style or different ways I want to try working.<\/p>\n\n\nNB: Please do not<\/strong> phone or text me to discuss exchanging massage as I use my phone to answer customer enquiries\/make bookings. If you are interested in more information then please complete the form below.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n