London Borough of Islington, England, United Kingdom
Had a great exchange with Percy5 on my recent brief trip to London. Neither of us was able to host, so we found a cheap hotel and he brought his table which was much appreciated. It was nice having an open ended amount of time to share with another therapist. We switched off after each side, but we each took 2 hours on each side. a lovely, thorough, and completely unhurried session. he even pulled up some things from his massage class to try out with educational videos about how to approach and apply the technique for specific muscles. he is also a very warm and kind guy, and he's clearly passionate about massage. definitely try to set up n exchange if you can
I had a session with Ebwoy on my brief trip to London. He was very pleasant and welcoming. He had a couple aromatherapy options available for the oil we used. He had a good gentle but firm touch, and it was a very enjoyable exchange. He also gave some recommendations for food and things to do which was much appreciated. Would recommend a trade if you get the chance
TucsonFun and I managed to set up a trade after a couple scheduling hiccups. not enough time on his visit the first time, and a flat tire the second (which ultimately just pushed back our start time). but he was pleasant, communicative, and respectful in working through those obstacles.
TucsonFun is very personable and made it easy to welcome into my space as I got things around for our session. we did complete sessions before trading off which was nice to have a complete, unified session. his touch was gentle and caring. when receiving he did have some trouble relaxing/giving up control during ROM type stuff, but otherwise received the work well. all in all, it was a pleasant exchange. I do prefer a bit deeper work, but that is not his style. can't fault him for his style not matching what I like to receive. but again his work is caring and relaxing. would definitely recommend if that is what you are looking for. also again, he is very pleasant to deal with when working out scheduling/specifics
had a very nice session with Zeneng. he had a trip to Denver and was easy to coordinate with ahead of time. He gave a list of possible windows for a trade depending on how things played out with work, and was communicative once he had a better idea of what would work.
we traded off giving with each side, and he started with my back.
his touch was nice and soothing, and he had a good flow to his session. he took direction well for some trouble spots I asked him to address. he even offered to revisit my back to practice a couple things after I demonstrated them on his back before working on my front. very kind and pleasant to trade with
We specifically planned for a later evening time per doneright's schedule. I had plans during the day that I was trying to avoid cutting my time short at anyway, so the later schedule worked out. doneright's plans canceled and was adamant to let me know his schedule had changed, and he was free. I cut my time short at my plans and met him 2 hours early. We had talked about showering before the session to ensure cleanliness after our days and to get out any curiosity before the session, so we could focus on the massage. We skipped passed that although we were ahead 2 hours. He did my back; I did his. Then it was time for my front followed by his. His touch was a lighter and relaxing, but not firm if that's what you're looking for. His central tremor was disclosed and expected, it brought almost a sedating effect on its own. He had a decent kyphosis, more than the older pictures showed. He mentioned more shoulder tension, so gave some focus there. We got to my front. I did feel the massage took the back seat a bit quicker than I anticipated. Again still relaxing, pleasurable. However, I did feel like parts of my front got neglected as a result. When I worked on his front, I noticed it was hard for him to let go of his arms, so I did some range of motion stuff to try and trick his arms into relaxing. Overall it was not a bad session, however, the impatience with my previously stated plans and deviation from what was discussed at length left the session with an odd taste.
Thanks for the exchange and hopefully you find those on here that meet your 5 star expectations. Sometimes connections don't happen as we plan and even expect.
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2025-05-04 11:49
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