What is a great way to be romantic at home with your sweetie? First you should create a beautiful atmosphere. Turn off your cell phone blackberry, pagers and send the kids to grandma and grandpa’s house for the night. Get some beautiful scented candles, soft music – for music some of my favorite choices are Deva Premal, Enya, Sade, Ekova, Wah!, The Gift of Love by Deepak Chopra or any classical music will work as well. Put scented candles all over the house.
When you man comes home. Greet him wearing something beautiful and luxurious. You can then draw a bath for him, shave his beard. In the bath you will want to put essential oils, sage, sandalwood are good choices since they are not too feminine and very spicy smellling. You can then help him out of the tub with a soft, white fluffy towel and then put him in a soft, fluffy white robe. You can then transition to the living room where you have more candles, your nice romantic music playing and a nice fluffy warm rug. Make sure the temperature is warm in the house so you don’t get cold. Even better if you have one, is to have a fireplace and get the fire going. For candles, if you are worried about leaving them on then there are also electric candles that you recharge every night and provide the same kind of flickering glow.
You can then start to do a massage on him. You could also just go on a retreat such as a couples retreat in philadelphia or a yoga retreat in philadelphia instead of doing all this work at home. You want to check in every so often about the pressure and make sure it is not too firm or not too soft. When you feel the muscles start to tighten underneath your hands then you know you need to lighten up on the pressure. Watch their breathing as well, it should be deep and rythmic and then you know your receiver is really enjoying it. You can also use your elbows and forearms and even your feet on their back to do some of the work so your hands and fingers do not get too tired. When you use deep pressure you want to go slower. You can warm up some oil making sure it is not too hot and then the oil glides easily on the skin. There are so many parts of the body than you can work from the shoulders, back of the head, back of the neck, hands, arms, forearms, back of the legs, buttocks, feet, bottom of the feet, calves, ears, etc. You want to focus on your intention to give love and healing and you can silently honor and bless your receiver when you are giving massage. If you want to give your parents a nice spa gift then you can consider a mothers day gift in philadelphia at a local spa or retreat center.