I have been a Sydney massage therapist for a long time in and to use a clich\u00e9, \u2018I\u2019ve seen it all\u2019. However, just because I don\u2019t worry about most things related massage, it does not mean that I don\u2019t understand that there are things that may concern you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your body<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are on my table, you will not be judged about any aspects of your body. When you take off your clothes and lie on a massage table then you have the right to be safe and not judged. Yes, massage therapists will look at your skin, palpate your muscles and maybe assess your joints\u2019 range of motion, for example, but will do so in a clinical and non-threatening manner. Being self-conscious about your body is only natural but please don\u2019t make it a reason not to get a massage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, we are very used to seeing people in various states of\nundress and, as long as you respect our boundaries, then we will massage your\nbody however it is most comfortable for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh my god, I forgot\nto shave my legs\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Therapists simply do not care one way or the other. For me personally, the only time I will ever notice is if the client mentions it. Massage therapists are concerned with muscles, not leg hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The only slight exception to this is if you have shaved just\nbefore your massage when you may have small cuts and nicks. This is a local contraindication for massage\nso unless it really bothers you to have hairy legs for your massage then I\nwould prefer that you hold off shaving until after the massage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bodily Noises<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Snores, snorts, farts, tummy gurgles and drooling. They just happen. I suspect that most clients might get a\nlittle embarrassed but really that should be absolute limit of your reaction. If you say nothing then we\u2019ll say\nnothing. If you choose to give a\nslightly embarrassed chuckle and\/or apology then we will simply shrug it\noff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Undies\/No Undies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My professional association guidelines on this issue is along\nthe lines of \u201cThe massage therapist should request that underwear is worn\u201d. I am bound by these guidelines. But as the guidelines only request that\nunderwear is worn then the reality is that the decision is yours. Short of not proceeding with the massage then\nI cannot force you to wear undies. My\npersonal guideline is that you make a decision that you are comfortable with\u2026if\nin doubt then wear underwear\u2026if you don\u2019t give a hoot then neither do I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Erections\/Sexual\nResponses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Generally, massage therapists tend to dismiss erections and other responses and just being a normal reaction to the parasympathetic nervous system being activated through touch. I\u2019m probably just a little out on a limb here because to me there is almost always a sexual component to an erection. As one therapist put it on a Facebook discussion \u201cMy Dad doesn\u2019t get an erection when I massage him\u201d. I have to be honest and say that I am just a tad wary and uncomfortable in these situations because, in my experience the client will often draw attention to the elephant in the room in an attempt to challenge my boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know that some clients are not looking for anything more\nthan a massage and a stiffy is an unwanted distraction. But if this is you then please do not draw\nattention to your erection by touching it, exposing it, moaning, wriggling\naround, etc nor complain if I use extra draping or choose to spend more time\nmassaging your neck rather than your adductors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do I have to talk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Simple question with a simple answer\u2026no. It\u2019s your massage, if you want silence then I\nwill respect that (other than asking questions that are pertinent to your\nmassage). Similarly if you prefer to talk\nthen I\u2019m happy to chat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And just because you talked during your last massage in Sydney does not mean that I\u2019ll assume you want to talk today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However there are a couple of aspects that may bother us<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have been a Sydney massage therapist for a long time in and to use a clich\u00e9, \u2018I\u2019ve seen it all\u2019. However, just because I don\u2019t worry about most things related massage, it does not mean that I don\u2019t understand that there are things that may concern you. Your body If you are on my table, you will not be judged about any aspects of your body. When you take off your clothes and lie on a massage table then…<\/p>\n
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