The Art of Sensual Massage

Having worked as a massage therapist myself, I found this to be an excellent lesson in the fundamentals of massage. There were a couple of differences. I prefer to use a massage table (one was not used in this film). I can get better leverage and apply appropriate amounts of pressure without overusing my arms or my back. The other difference was the two therapists in this film are unclothed. Now I personally don't massage in the buff, but your preferences in that regard might depend on what activities you and your "client" are going to engage in AFTER the massage!

There are two parts to my unhappiness.First. The video itself is outdated and presents nothing that would not be covered in any instructional video of massage. Nothing more sensual about it than any gentle massage. Much of the beginning is taken up with explanation and condemnation of societal distortions. Nothing anyone who is interested in sensual massage doesn't already know.Second: The video quality was very poor. It was far below what I get with Youtube and Vimeo. I have watched videos from hula and Netflix and they were all better. Also the header and footer which occupied much of the screen added to the problem.

This is not a bad video, in fact is quite informative.But it has its years, so it feels more like a documentary of a documentary.While this days people trim, wax or shave their body hair, in this video you can go back to "bush"land.But I have to be fair and say that this is a good video, focusing more on the body of the woman.Informative, a good video to start learning about massages.

This DVD already had many reviews, but I'd just quickly add that it's important to consider that "sensual massage" doesn't necessarily imply anything sexual. It merely means massage for the purpose of engaging and soothing the senses. That as opposed to "therapeutic massage," where the purpose is to relieve symptoms of medical difficulties. This DVD certainly does show some things that could be sexually exciting, but that's not its primary emphasis.

My spouse and I learned from this video and appreciated that it is an accompaniment to a book that can teach you even more. There are some sequences in the movie about the horror of industrial massage machines that clash abit with the relaxing tone of the rest, but you can just skip those parts.

This DVD was severely disappointing and expensive. Laura Corn should check out what she suggests in her "101 Grrreat Romantic Nights" book before listing items to purchase. The DVD touts that it will teach you the Art of Sensual Massage, when really its just an over-priced 1970s-looking Asian porn! The music is clunky, not mood provoking, the actors(?) make you cringe as you watch it and the instruction was hopeless. It seemed like a backyard-made budget DVD that we could have written better ourselves.

My hope was that this video would provide some details and instruction about sensual/tantric massage, but it was quite a let down. Half of this 45 minute documentary focuses on how repressed we've been as a society when it comes to physical touch, showing clips from old black and white movies in an attempt to exaggerate how far we've come.While I was able to move beyond the "unlandscaped" appearance of the actors and actresses in this DVD, I didn't find anything about it that would allow me to give it more than two stars. While the nudity is prevelant (and tasteful), if you're hoping to learn more about how to massage your partner's genitals, this is not the video for you.

I give this a 3 stars rating. I am disappointed. I think that this movie was made in the 70th, and its content does not reflect its title. For me it was just a waste of my time.