Ever spent hours in a locker room with the trainer? If you're not an athlete, this week's book is for you. Let me introduce you to "the life." Those trainers are magnificent with their hands gliding over every aching bone, relieving the internal suffering. I have never been attracted or even aroused by any trainer I've encountered in a locker room. Wait, there was this one...just joking.
Nevertheless, the trainers have a talent that most men and probably even more women wish their partners had: the trainers know how to work their hands. In a society where Missy Elliott's "Work It" refers only to the sensual movement of your butt, I am not surprised that the hands of most human beings do little sensual work.
In "Sensual Massage for Couples," author Gordon Inkeles attempts to rescue society with a thorough step-by-step guide to the sensual massage.
In preparation for the massage, Inkeles emphasizes the importance of massage oil, which creates a relaxing sensation over the skin. Please read this part of the book before voyaging into Bath & Body Works. Don't assume you have superior knowledge of massage oils. Inkeles constantly expresses his disgust with the overly expensive, creatively named oils that can easily be concocted in your own dorm room. A $2 bottle of almond oil and a few drops of lemon extract may be a perfect concoction to start the sensual massage.
Inkeles deserves high praise for giving the same attention to the hands, scalp and face that most human beings so willingly give to their partner's gluteus maximus, pectoralis major and rectus abdominis. Inkeles works to distract the one-way mind that drives most partners to these target areas. His directions for the forehead massage, if followed correctly by men, can be as productive as the expensive over-done custom of buying a dozen roses and a box of chocolates to make up for a wrong doing. Inkeles' directions to scalp massaging should enlighten many men. Girls enjoy scalp massages as much as males do. The scalp is a great indicator of tension throughout the rest of the body. Inkeles should have mentioned when put together, these two massages should be more seductive than the infamous forehead kiss.
If the woman receiving the massage in this book is actually gushing with pleasure, this book should be on every couple's reading list.
In addition, women who are disappointed by the lack of foreplay and their man's complete ignorance of the female body, should get their man the book. Inkeles provides his audience with a full-body diagram. The man in your relationship will learn where the neck is and that it does come before the chest. It would be impossible for me to capture the capacity of this book's accomplishments in one book review.
For those who take my advice, a word of caution: the book contains explicit nudity -- be careful where you read it. I highly recommend this book for the couple who wants to add a little spice to their relationship. Understanding this book represents a maturation from fighting with your hands to an innovative understanding of the power of caressing and fondling in the palm of your hand.
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