“What is the difference between a 2-hands and a 4-hands massage?” We are often asked this question, but more importantly, how to decide which one to choose? How can you know which one is best for you to choose for your next massage?
In this article we will briefly share with you some of the differences, and why sometimes 2-hands massage is better for you, while at other times 4-hands massage would be more recommended.
Tantra massage is not only a pleasurable experience; it is also a deeply transforming experience when met with the right attitude.
Usually when you receive a massage, somehow and somewhere in the background there is still a little chatterbox voice talking. The ‘monkey mind’ is awake, trying to explain what is going on, very similar to a sports commentator telling exactly what is happening, checking constantly what’s being done. “And now she’s touching me there, and now this hand is doing that, and oh! I wonder if now she will go left or right,…”
However, when you receive a 4-hands massage, often the mind has to give up. It is just too overwhelming to keep up with all that is going on. It cannot follow all the hands touching everywhere, and this gives an opportunity to create a state of so-called mental void. The mind just goes…
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silent.
This is when the magic can really start to happen. It is in that moment that you can allow yourself to be touched much deeper. When the mind is on, it is hard to really feel what is true deep inside yourself. The mind still has a certain protective shield around you. However, when the mind is ‘off’ and goes silent, you can truly discover deeper nuances of your own being and allow the awakening and unfolding of your soul to happen.
When receiving a 4-hands massage, there are two masseurs offering conscious touch and sublime erotic energies simultaneously. This means there is the potential to receive twice the love, twice the Eros, twice the pleasure, and twice of all of the sublime uplifting energies that are offered during the massage. This is offered through two different people, each of them modulating these energies in their own way. So you don’t only receive them twice, but also in different nuanced ways simultaneously.
Openness for more than 2 hands
In order to receive a 4-hands massage, a certain openness is needed though. Receiving a 4-hands massage means being embraced and touched by two practitioners at once—and that requires a genuine capacity to stay present with both.
For some people this may be too overwhelming, while for others it is easier to embrace 2 people in their awareness.
When you receive a 4-hands massage, simultaneous touch on different parts of the body can trigger profoundly deep states of both relaxation and inner trance.
Small things, for example having someone pull both your legs, while the other person is pulling both your arms, can create a stretch that a person alone cannot provide in a 2-hands massage. And this may be exactly what was required in order for you to get the energies needed to flow in your body. Simple things like that can take you deeper than you could’ve gone otherwise.
Therapeutic and transformational effects
For most people we would recommend first trying a two-hand massage and then, based on that experience, to feel if you are ready for a 4-hands massage. This of course depends very much on the person and their needs. If you, for example, have a certain issue you would like to work with, like the ability to relax, to be intimate with another person, the ability to be open or to feel yourself, then it may be very good to work for a while with one and the same person. This way, you give yourself the opportunity for you to enter a more therapeutic process and to deal with the specific issue you are working through. Then, with the guidance of your masseur, he/she may suggest to you when it is time for a 4-hands massage. In that moment it may be exactly what you need in order to be able to go deeper into your personal and specific process.
Final thoughts
The choice whether to go for a 2-hands or 4-hands tantra massage is completely individual and highly dependent on where you are at in your journey. Both types of massage are a gateway to spiritual experiences and diving deeper into your own inner world.
You can ask yourself questions such as: What is it I truly need to make the next step in this journey of tantra massage? Does it feel right to have a 4-hands massage now, or would it be better later on? What am I seeking, or hoping for in this particular massage? Be fully honest with yourself when you contemplate these questions quietly within your own heart and trust your intuition.
We recommend that you speak with your masseur about your processes in order to dive deeper and get the most out of your massages.