COUPLES MASSAGE: THE THERAPIST'S PERSPECTIVE
Whether you offer couples massage in tandem with another therapist or work as a single therapist, Aesthetic VideoSource's indispensable all-in-one guide, Couples Massage: The Therapist's Perspective, walks you through the issues, approaches, techniques, and marketing.

Couples massage isn't just about technique or modality. Couples massage is about the shared experience. A relative newcomer to the spa menu, it is often offered to the couple in tandem, each being simultaneously massaged by their own professional therapist. In addition to discussing this option, licensed massage therapist, Judy Rupel, presents an approach for the single therapist: an instructional four-handed massage. The couple comes to the therapist for a professional massage, but each is involved in the massage on their partner. The therapist also instructs them on technique to take home with them. The benefits aren't limited to a one-time massage. It's a massage that keeps on giving.

This video focuses on why couples want a joint massage session: luxury and intimacy. When marketed as a tool for rekindling the flame of romance, massage goes beyond the clinical. When instruction is offered in the mix, couples can learn to melt one another while improving their technique with some basic strokes, so they can later enjoy the physical benefits of massage in the privacy of their home.

Rupel walks the professional therapist through the types of couples massage offerings (including hot stone), room set-up, approach and techniques, professionalism (including setting appropriate expectations), and marketing.

“When I market couples massage,” says Rupel, “I talk about renewing bonds through trust. The focus of the couples massage I offer is to provide a massage approach that is about the intention of the massage giver to the beloved: to relax them, to make them feel good, to communicate that sense of love.”

Running Time: 1 Hr. 56 Mins.

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Judy Rupel is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association, nationally certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, and licensed in Arizona. In addition to couples massage, she offers Swedish, Hot Rock, and Elder massage. Her practice is located in Cottonwood and Sedona, Arizona.

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