Yes, you can book a call so that we can answer any questions you have. We will schedule up to an hour charge £20 for the call, which will be deducted from the massage fee if you make a booking subsequently. WhatsApp message or email to arrange a call.
I always allow plenty of time for each booking and usually will have only one booking per day, so there is no rush.
We begin with a transparent conversation to explore what has led yo to the session, what your boundaries are and what you wish to experience and explore.
Following this consultation you will be invited to shower after which we may use some movement, breath work and other rituals to relax, connect and co-create the sacred container for our work.
Then we begin the massage itself, which may take 2-5 hours, depending on the service you have booked. If you have chosen to include yoni massage I will seek consent before any contact and will approach slowly and with great care and reverence. I will keep checking in with you, making the yoni massage a collaborative exploration.
After the massage there will be time for you to process the experience - you may want to be held, to share, or to be alone. When you are ready you can shower again, and your session will be finished.
For many years, if it came up at all, I thought Tantra was basically sex that went on for hours and hours. Not so!
The literal translation of the two Sanskrit words 'tan' and 'tea'i s something like 'tool for expansion'.It can be understood as a tool for expanding consciousness. One of our teachers, Diana Richardson, defines it as 'increasing awareness'.
A Tantra is also a sacred Hindu or Buddhist text - the originals of which are said to record conversations between Shiva, the supreme Lord, and Shakti. his Goddess. The balance of masculine and feminine is also a part of Tantra.
Unlike other spiritual paths Tantra doesn't require you to reject anything but rather to see the divine in everything. Your body is a temple, and the deepest truths of the Universe are within you.
That's very hard to know for sure - the fact that you are reading this is a sign. You might be searching for healing; or for a deeply pampering, loving experience; or maybe just following a feeling that 'there is something more' - that you want to know, or to feel in life, love or your sexuality.
Tantric massage cannot promise to give anything to you but I will be committed to guiding you toward the truth that you carry inside yourself, with love and without judgement. This can be life-changing.
No woman 'should' have Yoni massage. It may have been recommended to you, or perhaps you have a sense that you could benefit from it. As with Tantric massage, the fact that you are reading this is a sign.
It may not be the right choice for your first session; if you have sexual trauma you may choose to receive yoni massage from Atka rather than Michael. And if you do book a yoni massage you will be in full control, you may withdraw consent at any point and know that you will not be pressured in any way.
It's not unusual that in a first session, perhaps because of the groin massage and the feeling of safety, to feel a yearning in your yoni that is a clear sign. Please note that, for your safety and mine, I will not include yoni massage in the moment if you didn't book it, I can only do this with prior written consent.
Read more about the benefits of yoni massage here.
Many people have experienced the release of stored trauma during Tantric massage and I strongly believe that traumas are stored at a cellular level, within our bodies - particularly in and around the pelvis.
This kind of release may be relatively easy to access and release but this will depend on many factors. Both Atka and Michael are certified as Trauma Informed and creating a space of safety is always paramount in our work. It may take more than one session to be able to fully relax and trust in the environment and our relationship to be able to access buried trauma.
The philosophy of Tantra is that everything is sacred, even those things we find disgusting, or shameful - our Temple is a place in which anything is welcome to arise and to be acknowledged so that it can be allowed to leave us.
Please book a call with one of us to see if we're the right practitioner for you - we will be honest if we feel we cannot help you.
This is different for everyone - you may feel that you received everything that you wanted or need in one session, or you may want more.
It could take two or three sessions to feel ready to fully surrender to receiving the healing that you need. You may find the session so valuable that it's something you wish to repeat a few times - perhaps after a month or two, or maybe a year.
As with any therapeutic service the relationship between the practitioner and the receiver is the key.
Neither Michael nor Atka provide any sexual services.
You don't have to be naked for Tantric massage. I can work clothes on, without oil, or with oil and you can keep underwear on, or be naked. If you wish to have yoni massage then you will be naked, of course.
No, for your first session we work with clothes on.
For women working with Michael your feeling of safety is paramount and we can discuss what he wears if needed.