The Couples Massage workshop
Learn How To Give Your Loved One A World Class Massage!
Spend three hours learning something you’ll both use for years. You’ll each give a full massage and each receive one, guided every step of the way. Bring a partner, a friend, or a family member. Anyone 18 or over is welcome, and no experience needed.
3 hours · $395 per couple · Fremont, Seattle
Three hours, and you'll both know how
We teach relaxing flows and advanced techniques usually taught only in massage school, adapted for two people at home with no clinical training between them.
- A full-body flow, head to feet, that runs start to finish without you stopping to think
- How to work deep without wearing out your hands, your forearms, or your patience
- Where the tension actually is, and how to find it by feel instead of guessing
- What to ask for when you’re the one on the table, so you stop getting massages that miss
- How to set up at home so neither of you ends up sore afterward
We’re also good at adapting to the room. If there’s something specific you want to learn, tell us at the start and we’ll build it in.
What actually happens
We start by asking. What kind of massage each of you likes, how deep you want it, and anything we need to be careful of. It takes ten minutes and it changes the whole session.
One of you gets on the table. The other is guided through giving a proper massage, with an instructor beside you correcting your hands as you go. This runs about an hour and fifteen minutes.
We break. Then you switch, and the other partner does the same.
We finish with questions. Everything you thought of along the way, answered before you leave.
Both of you will have given and received a complete massage before the workshop is over.
A small group. One or two instructors.
You’ll only ever work with your partner and the instructors, never with anyone else in the room.
What to wear while giving. Something comfortable and loose that you don’t mind getting a little oil on. A short-sleeved shirt or tank top is best, because you’ll use your whole arms and shoulders more than you expect.
What to wear while receiving. Most people undress the way they would for a professional massage, either to their underwear or fully, and stay professionally draped the entire time. But wear whatever you’re comfortable in. Plenty of people stay dressed and nobody minds. There’s a private changing area if you’d like one.
What to bring. Just yourselves. We provide tables, linens, oils, and lotions. If you have skin allergies, bring your own lotion, just nothing strongly scented.
Married 40 years or dating four months.
We’ve taught newlyweds, couples past their fortieth anniversary, first dates, best friends, siblings, and adult children learning how to help a parent.
You don’t need a romantic partner. You don’t need any experience. Anyone 18 or over can come with anyone else 18 or over.
If one of you is pregnant, we’ll modify the techniques and teach your partner what works. Just talk to your doctor first and let us know ahead of time.
It doesn't end when you leave
We send you our training videos and written resources so you can keep going at home, and you can email us with questions whenever something isn’t working.
You’ll also get our monthly newsletter, with new dates, technique tips, and the occasional offer.
And you’ll be eligible for our advanced workshops: deep tissue without wrecking your hands, partner stretching, and weekend retreats.
Upcoming Couples Massage Workshops
Would you rather learn privately?
Not everyone wants to learn in a room with other couples, and that’s completely fair.
We teach the same material one-on-one, at our Seattle studio or your place. You set the pace, ask anything you like, and we go wherever your questions go.
Not ready to book yet?
Spots go early, and new dates open regularly.
Join the list and we’ll email you when the next dates are announced, along with the occasional massage tip worth trying at home.
Taught by a massage therapist and a physical therapist.
Joe Lavin is a nationally certified continuing education provider for licensed massage therapists and a certified infant massage instructor. He created the Deep Lomi Thai Fusion style taught at his three Seattle practices.
Wendy Lavin is a Licensed Physical Therapist with over 20 years of orthopedic experience, a Master’s in Physical Therapy and a Master’s in Orthopedic Manual Therapy.
You’re learning from people who teach professionals for a living.
15 years teaching couples massage
Couples taught
What couples say afterward
FAQs
Not at all. Our workshops are open to anyone 18 or over, and plenty of people come with a friend rather than a partner.
None. Most people who walk in have never given a real massage, and that’s exactly who we built this for.
Something comfortable and loose that you don’t mind getting a bit of oil on. A short-sleeved shirt or a tank top is ideal, because you’ll be using your arms and shoulders more than you expect.
While you’re receiving, most people undress the way they would for a professional massage and stay draped the whole time. Wear whatever feels right to you. There’s a private changing area, and staying dressed is completely fine.
Therapeutic massage. Real technique, taught properly, so you can give your partner the kind of massage they’d normally pay for.
You’ll learn how to work on the back, neck, shoulders, legs, and feet without wearing out your hands. Professional draping throughout, and the room is run the way a treatment room is run.
Our workshops are small, so an empty spot is genuinely hard to fill at short notice. Here’s how we handle it.
With more than seven days’ notice, we’ll refund you in full.
Inside seven days, we can’t promise a refund, but we’ll do our best to fill your spot. If we manage it, you get your money back in full.
With more than 72 hours’ notice, if we can’t fill the spot, we’ll put your payment toward a future workshop instead.