Hi I'm Dan. I have a private studio located between Dupont and Washington Circles. I provide therapeutic bodywork* for men.

When a man comes to see me, I create a session for him that I feel will meet his needs. A variety of guys come to me for different reasons. They come to me for---

• relief of tired sore muscles
• to de-stress
• as part of a guy's overall health maintenance
• to explore sexual identity orientation
• needing to be touched in a caring nurturing way
• professional-quality bodywork by a guy that knows what he's doing, is creative and is a good guy

I believe in the importance of mind/body integration. When a man experiences psychological anxiety, a corresponding physical reaction is created in the body. The biological manifestation of anxiety is a constriction of muscle groups, impairment of organ function, and blockage of energy flow throughout the body. This life-force is the result of biochemical exchanges on a cellular level which produces a bioelectrical charge. In Taoist tradition on a system-wide basis, this electrical charge flows from the perineum up the back, over the head and down the front returning to the perineum and sex organs. There is no difference in life-force energy and creative energy, or sexual energy, or work energy. It's all life-force energy. This energy builds up in man (and all living organisms) and must be released in order to maintain physical and psychological health. If this energy flow becomes blocked in the body, neurosis and disease eventually occurs. No matter what you come to me for, on some level my work is about loosening muscular constrictions to facilitate the flow of life-force energy.

I completed the professional program of a massage school and have been adding to that base of knowledge over the years. I've diverged into a type of bodywork which I feel is more holistic and inclusive than the narrow definition of massage as prescribed by municipal and AMTA authorities. I prefer to call my work holistic somatic bodywork, which I shorten to hsb. I have been working with all sorts of people since 1995. I will continue to work with women, but more and more my practice is focused on men.

When you come to me we talk a little bit to get to know about each other and find out what we need to do in the session we create. It's a time to be honest and real with each other. What happens in this room stays in this room. Our session will be centered on my professional full body somatic therapy. I also offer manscaping for guys who want to trim up their bodyhair.

We'll be doing our work mostly on a massage table. I may use various types of cream, oil or other lubricants as you wish or may need.

You can take a shower here if you feel the need. Please, guys, be considerate and be clean!

* Any claim of health benefits has not been evaluated. This site and this practice is to be viewed and utilized purely for entertainment purposes. No claim of providing therapeutic massage is made. The customer assumes all responsibility for choosing to review this website and for attending and participating in any appointment that he or she may engage in, and for all acts which may occur within the appointment time frame.

How to Receive a Massage: Focus, Relax, Release

The main reason you book a bodywork session is to relax, right? Well, I've noticed that many guys have a really hard time doing that. Let me explain how to receive your session so that you can get the most benefit from it.

First of all, you need to focus on yourself and your body. Open your awareness to sensations your body is experiencing in real time, at the moment. Try not to think about your job, where you're going afterwards, or where I'm at in relation to you as you lay on the table. Take a few deep breaths and notice how your body expands and contracts as you inhale and exhale. In your mind's eye, take a survey of yourself. Are you squeezing your glutes? Are your legs tensed? Are your shoulders pulled up to your ears? Bring your focus to those areas, take a breath and see if you can relax and soften those muscles.

As the session begins and I begin to touch and move your body, be aware of how that touch feels on each particular part. Does it seem to be hard and resistant or is it soft and yielding? Is there discomfort or pain? Does that pain feel good or is it so intense that you stop breathing? Take a breath.

This is not a wrestling match! If I begin to lift one of your legs in order to stretch it, do you tense your entire leg and resist any movement? Or do you immediately raise your leg into the air? If so, your leg is not relaxed, and you have activated the muscles. Stop, release control and allow yourself to receive. Allow me to move your leg with as little resistance as possible. Your leg may be stiff and won't easily go beyond a certain point. That's OK, that's your body's limit. I can feel that resistance and it feels totally different than if you are actively trying to keep me from moving your leg. Take a breath, allow me to move your leg just to the point where it naturally will not go any further.

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