In my recent Power of loving touch class I offered a suggestion about giving a hand massage.  The results were beyond anything I thought would have happened.

The exercise was to give a hand massage, I showed some different techniques then let everyone trade on one hand a piece.  Then we discussed the feelings people felt and how the overall touch effected them.  Then I suggested to let go of the techniques and just really appriciate the hand.  Get to know every muscle, bone, joint and inch of that hand.  Think about all the wonderful things this hand does every day.  For those that are partners how does this hand please you? 

Now show your love and appriciation for this hand just through touch.  Let this hand and body know how much you appriciate them. 

With this change in awareness and focus the hand massages went through the roof.  People felt such a difference in the quality of touch that they could not stop talking about it.  The overall feeling form the class was that if you stop worring if you are doing it right, or strong enough then the results of the massage/touch are much more profound.

So the next time you are giving your honey a massage stop worring about pressure and technique and  think about appriciating them and the body part you are working on.  You will find that you will enjoy giving the massage much more and they will love recieving it.  The techniques will come with time and practice.  May you have a wonderful evening of touch.