massage · Amsterdam · From €180
Lingam massage in Amsterdam, booked before the evening ends
Lingam massage is the tantric session as it is booked by a man: slow, oiled and paced by breath, with the same patience that sets tantra apart from every other format on this list. Because it needs time to open, it is a booking to arrange from the restaurant or at the interval, not from the pavement at two in the morning. Ninety minutes is the shortest length that suits it, and a guest who comes back from an evening with time still in hand is the guest it was made for.
Origins
The word lingam comes from Sanskrit and belongs to the same older body of practice as tantra. The modern massage takes that tradition's attention to breath, patience and presence, and applies it to a session in a private room. It is a modern bodywork practice with an old name, and does not pretend otherwise.
The technique
Breath sets the pace and everything follows it. She works slowly and broadly with warm oil, with long pauses and steady contact. Pressure is gentle and changes gradually. What the session includes is hers to decide and to say before it starts.
What to expect
The first minutes are quiet and deliberate. She explains how the session runs, names her limits and sets a breathing rhythm for you to follow. The work begins broadly and slowly, over the whole body, and keeps that pace throughout. There is no sequence to follow and no hurry. Afterwards, most guests are content to lie still for a while.
Who it suits
Guests who came back from a quiet dinner or a performance with time and patience in hand. Guests who have tried tantra and want to go further with it. It suits less well a guest who has come back late and tired, for whom a shorter oil format is usually kinder.
Benefits
It reaches a depth of calm that faster formats do not, because the pace never asks the body to keep up. For a guest who has spent the evening in company and conversation, it gives an hour that is entirely inward.
Length
Ninety minutes at 270 euros is the shortest version worth booking. Two hours at 360 is a common and comfortable length. Three hours at 540 is possible and carries a deposit.
At your address
Lingam massage in your own hotel room or apartment in central Amsterdam, booked from dinner or a show, slow tantric work with warm oil, ninety minutes and up, outcall only.
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Questions
Asked before the booking goes out
Do I need experience of tantra to book this?
No. She explains everything at the start and the only request is that you follow a slow breathing rhythm. Nothing else is expected of you.
Why book it before the evening ends?
Because it needs at least ninety minutes and a guest who is not too tired to follow the pace. Writing at the interval or the main course gives you both.
Is it the same as tantra massage?
It follows the same pace and principles. The name refers to the session as it is given to a man.
What does it cost?
Ninety minutes is 270 euros, two hours 360 and three hours 540, for one guest with one therapist. The same figures apply at any hour.
Who offers it
