How to Massage: Basic Techniques Used By Massage Therapists (w/ Videos)

Recently, I had one of the strangest massage experiences I’ve ever had. The therapist was… there, but not really there. You know that feeling when someone is just going through the motions? Repeating the same pattern they’ve probably done on every client all day long? That was exactly it. He was moving so fast that even if he came across tension, I’m not sure he would’ve noticed. When I told John about it afterward, he said something that hit me: “Some therapists work off a routine, not a relati