Tantra Massage | Goals, Treatment, and Health Benefits

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Although you’ll find many types and styles of Tantra Massage, it’s widely acknowledged that modern Tantra Massage — or Tantric Massage — was originally developed by Andro Rothe in 1978 in Berlin, Germany. Andro also founded Diamond Lotus Tantra, the first German Tantra institute.

It’s a highly sensual erotic massage treatment modality with a spiritual touch — applied for both men and women — and includes working with the erogenous zones of the body such as the mouth, ears, breasts and nipples, inner thighs, groin, the penis, testicles, vagina, perineum, and the anus. Some Tantric massage therapists also work internally with the uterus, cervix, rectum, and/or prostate.

When a session is specifically geared to men, it’s usually called Tantric Lingam Massage, and in the case of women, Tantric Yoni Massage.

In Tantric Massage, you’ll find the application of a broad variety of concepts, techniques, and elements derived from Tantra philosophy, yoga, Bioenergetics, and modern sexual therapy, often accompanied by various Tantric ceremonies and rituals.

In addition, it also applies techniques and methods from several contemporary bodywork teachers and psychologists such as Wilhelm Reich (the creator of Body De-Armoring), Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, Alexander Lowen, Mantak Chia (the creator of Taoist Multi-Orgasmic work, Chi Nei Tsang, and Karsai Nei Tsang), Joseph Kramer (the creator of Lingam Massage), and Annie Sprinkle (the creator of Yoni Massage).

The receiver of a Tantric Massage is asked to completely surrender to the session, which aims for a rediscovery of feelings and emotions, combining well-being and deep relaxation, while opening mind and heart to resolve traumatic and emotional issues related to relationships and sexuality, the latter typically implemented as so-called Tantric De-Armouring. In fact, Tantric Massage is often considered a therapeutic opportunity with an aim for sexual and spiritual healing, but when carried out between partners it’s rather a loving-touch massage that aims to increase intimacy, pleasure, trust, and connection.

Other benefits of Tantra Massage include achieving peace of mind, liberation of sexual energy, stimulation of the free flow of Vital Life Force Energy, reduction of stress and anxiety, stimulation of love and loving kindness, promotion of overall health and vitality, alleviation or healing of a range of common sexual dysfunctions, cultivation of feelings of contentment and joy, and improvement of orgasmic and sexual pleasure potential.

An important part of the treatment is activating creative Life Force Energy (called Qi, Chi, or Prana) by opening the chakras (pranic energy centers), thereby allowing the free flow and transformation of sexual energy, which is thought to promote passion, love, higher levels of consciousness, spiritual awakening, creativity, intuition, and longevity.

Tantric Massage is a Whole-Body Erotic Massage that asks of full awareness and presence of both the masseur and receiver. It’s about understanding the needs of the receiver, and usually carried out without any specific massage sequence or form, but with respect for mutually set boundaries.

Its focus is to work as a slowly and consciously performed energetic massage treatment in which sexual energy gets plenty of attention, but it’s not a massage with sex or sexual intercourse, although there’s space for spontaneously occurring sexual orgasms.

The masseur or masseuse mainly uses the hands and (warm) oils to give the massage, which takes place on a massage table, double bed, or on the floor on a massage mat. Alternatively, Tantra massage may also be given body-to-body (the receiver and masseur being in the nude and the latter mainly using their body to carry out the massage), but a clothed Tantric Massage is likewise possible. However, more generally, Tantric Massage is a one-way touch treatment during which only the receiver will be unclothed during the session.

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