relationships and the bedroom: sensuality

This Valentine's Day, celebrate by giving each other a sensual massage. Not only is this a wonderfully romantic act that will wow your special someone, but it's inexpensive to do.

Item's needed for the massage:
- Lotion or oil to massage with
- Quiet place to give the massage
- Music to relax too
- Scented candles to provide lighting and create a romantic atmosphere

Preparation for the massage:
- Prior to the massage, ask the massage receiver if they have favorite places they like massaged (such as scalp and neck) or don't like massaged (ticklish feet).
- Another thing to look for is any bruises or broken skin. These areas should be avoided during the massage.
- For the person receiving the massage, if the massage is on a bed, have them lay face down with their head at the foot of the bed (reverse of normal sleeping position). One of the secrets to giving a great massage is being comfortable while doing it. By standing at the foot of the bed during a massage, you have easy and comfortable access to massaging the back and neck.
- The person receiving the massage should be disrobed at much as comfortably possible.
- Before starting the massage, turn off all phones and electronic gizmos.

Giving the massage:
- For most amateur massagers, the safest and most effective technique is effleurage. This technique is a broad, sliding stroke that is intensely relaxing. In addition, in the right environment it is very sensual. Effleurage is also the most commonly used stroke for Swedish massage.
- For great video examples of the effleurage technique and massage, search on YouTube. There are some great playlists demonstrating this technique. Massage is a great example where an image is worth a thousand words.

Receiving the massage:
- Provide feedback. Whether it's with words, by a moan of pleasure or a squeal of pain, let the person massaging you know what works and what doesn't. This is one of those few times it's all about you, so make the most of it.

Additional Tips:
- Don't eat a heavy meal prior to the massages. The combination of lots of food and the massage will make the first person who received the massage want to go to sleep after their massage. This can lead to frustration for the other person!

- The ideal situation is a light meal with some wine, give each other massages and then follow-up with a heavier meal later, if so desired.

Follow the above guidelines and you are guaranteed an evening of sensual romance, making this Valentine's Day the best ever!

By: Tina Woodall

Article Source: http://www.articlekingpro.com

Labels: couple, how to, inexpensive, love, massage, oil, romantic, sensual massage, sensuality, valentine's

What does it take to be sensuous? The special awareness of your body's reactions adds a tenderness to your touch, your speech... the way you move.. a tenderness that men respond to.

Did you know that you have your own special taste? Yes, your skin tastes like no one else's. And your scent...it's your personal perfume. Even the sounds you make in bed are singular. Ironically, you never have much awareness of your own smell and taste during the act of love, because the nature of these perceptions is such that your aura engulfs your lover, while he wafts over you. He knows the fragrance of your hair, the taste of your lips, the feel of your breasts against his chest, your special love scent.

During sex, you're bombarded by your lover's emanations...myriad stimuli titillate your nerves...you're lost in his touch, smell, taste, and sound. Relish his warm breath, the feel of his smooth thighs, or the calloused palm of his hand over your breast. Watch his excitement grow, from the classic hardening of his desire to the warm flush on his face and chest. (Yes, the darling will actually turn colors.) You'll taste and smell his lips, his skin...hear his soft words that eventually fade into equally endearing and exciting gasps. You'll feel his growing excitement, the stiffening of his muscles, the anxious, aching thrusts of him... and finally, his sweet, damp satisfaction. Bliss!

Through all this lovemaking your senses are totally alert. Every nerve ending reacts as you caress each other with the friction that makes your insides quiver...and delicious tension releases in an explosion of ecstasy. If you are consciously aware of how erotic senses operate, you can savor those sensations even more. Your erotic senses, along with your life support systems, are part of your animal response pattern, and crucial to life. Use sexual function or lose it. The sexual hormones that flow during excitement also keep your body tuned up --moist vagina, firm breasts. Unused vaginas atrophy!