Tantramassage (Tantric Massage)

Tantramassage (Tantric Massage) is a form of massage developed in the 1980s by Andro, Andreas Rothe, a tantric "bodywork" teacher in Berlin, Germany.

His method includes various massage techniques, elements from Yoga and Sex therapy. The word tantra in the name is meant to allude to a connection with an Indian cultural background Rothe claims to draw from.

Important influences came from the "Taoist Erotic Massage" by Joseph Kramer, Ph.D. and Annie Sprinkle. More sources are found with Wilhelm Reich, Alexander Lowen and Mantak Chia.

Clients are in a passive role, supported by breathing techniques. Sessions last 90 minutes or longer. The Tantramassage movement is popular with New Age followers in Germany and Switzerland, some practitioners are organized in a tantric massage association (Tantramassage Verband e.V.).

Tantramassage claims not to engage in prostitution. Its adherents claim tantramassage does not include any kind of sexual exchange.