The moment pain softens into warmth and the blood begins to move, we are not indulging desire but rediscovering belonging to our own bodies.

The Edge of Touch: When the Body Is Finally Understood

In the dim room of a beauty spa, the air carries a trace of essential oil, the light is soft and diffused, and a pair of warm hands glide across the skin as time seems to slow down. Somewhere else, in the bright stillness of a hospital therapy room, another pair of hands moves with deliberate rhythm, pressing and adjusting, searching for tension hidden deep within the body. One kind of touch seeks pleasure and release, while the other aims for recovery and repair. Yet the boundary between them is far less distinct than we imagine. Both arise from the same human need: the desire to be touched and to feel safe while being touched. Read more

get a massage from yourself

Need a massage? Do it yourself!

Receiving a massage from a partner or therapist is one of life’s little pleasures, but if you’re on your own and feeling in need of rub, why not try a spot of self-massage? It’s surprisingly effective at easing tension and restoring energy and you can do it whenever or wherever you please! Read more

massage and massage therapy

What is the difference between massage therapy and massage?

Massage therapy and massage are similar practices but with some notable distinctions. Massage refers to the general technique of manipulating the body’s soft tissues, such as muscles and ligaments, to promote relaxation and alleviate tension. It can be performed by various individuals, including trained professionals and untrained individuals. Read more

Relationship Responsibility

Today I would switch my topic from massage and talk about something else…relationship and responsibility.

One day, a man sought the advice of a wise sage. “What is the matter?”, asked the sage. “Please help me.” said the man. “I can’t seem to stop looking at beautiful women! Whenever I see a beautiful woman, I can’t help admiring them and it upsets my wife when she ‘catches’ me. How can I stop this behavior so I don’t hurt her feelings?” The sage thought for a moment and replied, Read more

Soho Massage Room

Discover Bliss at Our New Massage Parlour in Soho District

We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new massage parlour in the heart of London’s Soho district. Nestled amidst the vibrant streets and historic landmarks, our new location offers a tranquil and luxurious oasis for those seeking a moment of relaxation and rejuvenation.

Located just a stone’s throw away from the bustling Oxford Street, our Soho parlour provides a serene retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city. Step inside our doors and be transported to a world of indulgent pampering, where our expert therapists will help you unwind and recharge. Read more

How we help to prevent covid19 in massage

How we protect you and therapists from Covid-19

Here at Relaxing Asian massage London, we value your healthy and safety.  In order to protect you from Covid-19 we have reviewed our standard disease-control processes and have revisited and enhanced these practices and protocols.

 

What steps are Relaxing Asian massage parlour taking to prevent the spread of the Flu and COVID-19 to customers?

These are just some of the steps that we are taking:

  1. Requiring all staff members to pass a Covid-19 Prevention course and performing a practical assessment to ensure they follow the strict guidelines we enforce, including proper handwashing.
  2. Thoroughly wiping down all service rooms and tools with professional disinfectants and cleaning supplies.
  3. Cleaning and disinfecting all washrooms, massage rooms and common areas every hour at a minimum.
  4. Massage therapists wearing gloves during services upon clients request.
  5. All materials continue to be single service use only.
  6. Employee health checks including temperature readings everyday before start to work.
  7. Mandatory masks for all employees.

What precautions should customers take?

  1. We will be pre-screening all clients prior to their appointment to ensure that they are not exhibiting any symptoms.
  2. We request the cooperation of our entire community in maintaining a safe spa environment so we urge anyone that has mild cold or flu-like symptoms to follow the advice of health officials and stay home while sick to help protect others.
  3. Should you need to cancel your appointment, please contact us immediately.

We appreciate your concern and cooperation and Relaxing Asian Massage will continue to monitor the situation and take additional measures if or when they become necessary to ensure the safety of our customers and our massage threapists.

tanatra meditation

10 Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety in Your Life

Stress and anxiety is very real and there’s no escaping it entirely. The key isn’t to try to rid stress and anxiety but to find ways to manage it effectively.

Here we look at the top 10 ways help you control anxiety and stress better so you don’t feel so overwhelmed and drained. Read more

Peaceful Asian massage parlor

An Introduction to Asian massage therapy as a Healing Art

Asian massage therapy is one of the most ancient healing arts still in use today. Chinese records document it’s use over 3,000 years ago. The Egyptians, Hindu’s and Persians all used healing massage as a treatment for a variety of ailments. The Greek physician Hippocrates, often referred to as the father of medicine, wrote papers recommending using friction and rubbing to help with circulatory and joint problems nearly 2,500 years ago.

Today we know the benefits of modern Asian massage therapy to be far reaching and varied. Healing massage is a widely accepted part of many rehabilitation programs, and has also been shown to benefits other areas, such as:

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the meditation in massage

What is Modern Asian massage

I am sure you have heard before that modern meditation techniques such as modern Asian massage are a contemporary version of traditional techniques adapted to oriental full body massage services, whether we are talking about tantra, Tao, Yoga massage or meditation, etc…

the meditation in massage

When we try to picture a Yogi or a oriental massage therapist, we are thinking about this spiritual person, balance, very centered, and yes, half of the time this is true because this person has been working on that for many years – but what about the clients?

When we talk about practitioners working in cities like London, we are talking about practitioners with clients living under the pressure of a materialist society, where half of the time you are what you own. Therefore if clients in general wherever they are come to us already messed up, then in cities like London, Paris, New York, etc, they come to us even more messed up! And if after the session I send you out again with a daisy in your hand and believing the world is a fantastic place to live where everybody is good, you can guarantee someone is going to steal your wallet on the corner, a taxi driver is going to run over you or you are going to die on the metro during the rush hour!

Our levels of stress and the energies needed in order to survive one regular day in the city are a lot higher that the ones needed on a island in Thailand, especially because with the same levels you will be walking over the ocean after the first ten minutes of your morning walk. The techniques needed to bring you down must be very specific, also due to life in a materialistic society, our Ego has tremendous power over our conscious and therefore it takes a lot more strength to switch it off, but you need it therefore it should be brought down to a safe level.

Relaxing Modern Asian massage is the same – the whole session has to be adapted to your needs in your surroundings. I should help you to find yourself but also help you to get back outside feeling stronger not weaker. Therefore it is more a switch off and switch back on action, bringing you down, cleaning your body and then boosting you up again in order for you to get out there to make money and come back soon for another session so I can pay my rent! (Just kidding.) But that’s the game, your needs when you come to us are different each time and different from traditional Asian techniques experienced by clients 1000 years ago, and your needs when you are leaving are also very different, and we have to be consequent with those so you feel great, strong and ready to take on the world again after a modern Asian massage session.

Oriental massage or Asian massage?

Me and my business partner had an argument about the use of the phrase: ‘Asian massage’ or ‘Oriental Massage’. I saw many businesses use ‘Asian massage’ as their business name while others chose ‘Oriental Massage’, so what is the different between Asian and Oriental exactly?

Does it being racialism when use the word ‘oriental’ ? (I don’t believe so)  I check on internet and find some interesting explain about Asian and oriental.

The word “Oriental” comes from the Latin “orient,” meaning Eastern. This term originates from the Eurocentric view that all Asian peoples are located to the East in relation to the speaker. Using such terminology puts European culture at the center of the world, naming all other cultures in terms of their relation to Europe.

As a result, “Oriental” is considered an outdated and politically incorrect word to describe people from East and Southeast Asia as of 2015. Current usage describes other cultures in the terms they use to describe themselves. This ensures that the speaker demonstrates respect for other cultures.

The more acceptable way to describe someone is by their country of origin. Using the term “Chinese” for a person known to be from China is more acceptable than calling that person “Oriental.” Both New York State and Washington have eliminated the term “Oriental” from all official government documents and forms because of its loaded implications.

 

More explain…

Oriental simply means “Eastern”. “Asian” localizes the place to the specific set of countries that we associate with this part of the world.

In general, when speaking of a person’s ethnic origin, the more specific you can be, the better, since it shows that you know him/her and are not just stereotyping him/her. So, for example, it is better to say that he/she is Chinese, not just Asian, or that he/she was born in Xiamen, Fujian province, China.

If you aren’t sure what country a person is from, the next most specific term is Asian, since it refers to a certain group of countries.

Oriental is much more vague, and has become a term that is acceptable only when talking about things, not people.

 

After consider all the argument we’ve came across…we think that if we talk about masseuse and therapists, we should use Asian, and when we talk about massage skills/types, we need to use ‘oriental’ as it is term for things…

So what should we use when we have a business of Asian massage therapists offering ‘oriental style’ massage?

Still very hard to decide…

So finally we use ‘Relaxing Asian oriental massage‘ for our business name.