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UPDATED EDIT 23/10/2025 at 1am

UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES MEAN THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT ANY FURTHER BOOKINGS UNTIL 4TH NOVEMBER.

I've copied the latest newsletter (text) below. It was sent out to newsletter subscribers on 15th Oct. I'll leave it on the website for a week or so. Just scroll down.

It’s been two years since we last reviewed our prices. Since then, costs have soared as much for us as they have for everyone else, especially energy costs. Clients arrive and leave but they don’t see the washing machine and tumble dryer going on afterwards, to clean the fabrics. And lots of other hidden costs too.

So we are making some very modest changes.

Starting on 10th November 2025, prices will change to:

Tantric Massage 60 mins £85

Tantric Massage 90 mins £120

Conventional Swedish Massage 60 mins (will remain at) £45

Naturist Swedish Massage 60 mins £65

Couples Swedish naturist massage 60 mins £110

Couples Tantric Massage 60 mins £130, 90 mins £170

Massage Workshop day for two, 10am to 4pm, £200

Sports/Deep Tissue Massage (will remain at) £35 for 40 mins and £45 for 60 mins.

Please note, Swedish massage and deep tissue massage are only available with Bri.

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NEWSLETTER OCT 2025

Hello everyone,

Hope you’re all keeping well.

August was a challenging month for us. We gave advance notice of limited availability due to a whole range of personal and family commitments. On top of that we suffered a close family bereavement, so there was a lot to deal with.

Despite a bounce back in September, we still had two very needy parents to contend with. But we somehow managed to create enough space to return to the sort of schedule and routine that we had earlier in the year, and we are grateful to those who patiently waited till we had more availability in September.

October is presenting new challenges, as we try to juggle providing massage with hefty interruptions and commitments in respect of Val’s parents. These are rapidly changing circumstances, and we have reluctantly found ourselves having to cancel or reschedule some appointments. I cannot stress enough how much we HATE doing this to clients. Drives us crackers! But there have been times when we didn’t really have a choice.

There is another aspect too; frame of mind. When we have clients visit us we want to be in a frame of mind that serves the client well and makes our job enjoyable to do. If this is not possible because of whatever is going on in the background then we’d prefer to reschedule; for your sake and ours.

We ask for your patience and understanding. The sector we work in in and the nature of our massages means that we do our best, and you experience our best at times when we can mentally devote to the appointment in an appropriate state of mind.

So despite ongoing challenges, please continue to make your appointment enquiries, and we’ll book you in as and when we can.

PRICE REVIEW

We are reviewing our prices shortly, so treat yourself to a massage sooner rather than later if you want to make use of current prices. It’s been two years since we last looked at prices, so it’s now due for revision. Tantric massage is likely to go up by ten quid for both 60 and 90 minute sessions. Swedish naturist massage is likely to remain the same. Not sure yet about couples massage and workshop days; these are still to be decided.

The challenges mentioned previously mean that we have not given much thought yet to the price review, and the intended date for implementation (1st Nov) is now likely to be delayed till later in November (probably 10th Nov). So get your massage at current prices while you can.

INTEGRATED MASSAGE THERAPY

This service is under review and may be withdrawn in the near future. It was devised for specific reasons relating to how some clients were making use of our massage services. From what clients told us, we got the impression over and over again that there would be a market for this, but it’s turned out not to be the case.

FEMALES ONLY.

Most of the people on our email list are males, but there are some females too. Some of you I’ve met, some have yet to visit. One of the things that continues to stand out to me regarding female clients is how often they find it difficult to ask for what they want, even after they’ve been told they can do so. Their desires will sometimes be made known in subtle ways when the session is over and they are getting ready to leave. I believe there are deep, cultural reasons for this, connected to historical male dominance, man-pleasing, and shame imposed on females who seem a bit more overt or expressive in what they want to try or explore.

Therapist Betty Martin devised something she called “The Bossy Massage”. I hate the name of this massage, but I like the idea. She would only act/touch/massage clients in ways they expressly asked for. It was set up specifically for clients who had always let their partner take the lead and dictate exactly what happened, how long it happened, and when it happened in their relationships, without giving much thought or value on what they wanted. Clients were encouraged to be consciously aware of how they wanted to be touched in any given moment, then to ask for it. If they didn’t ask, it didn’t happen. For example, if a client wanted their back to be massaged they would have to say “Can you massage my back please?” … and so forth. The same could be applied to tantric massage and kink. If a client thinks “I’d like to try… xyz (tied up, spanked or whatever)”, the time to say so is at the start of the session or during the session, not when you’re putting your clothes back on afterwards (unless you want to try next time). If there are female clients/potential clients reading this right now who think “Okay, this could be my chance to try stuff or practice asking for what I want” then why not get in touch? No need to feel awkward, you definitely won’t be the first to ask!

THE WHEEL OF CONSENT, AND WHAT GOES ON IN PEOPLE’S HEADS.

The aforementioned Betty Martin did a fantastic video presentation on Youtube called The Wheel of Consent. If you feel inclined to watch it then watch the full 45min version and not the edited clips. She describes how erotic engagement works best within relationships. She also describes the subtle difference between “consent” and “wanting”. (Sometimes someone will consent to something that they themselves are indifferent about or not particularly interested in for the sake of their partner whom they love and want to please). During massage, sometimes we consent to something that interests the client because it doesn’t upset us to provide it and we like to see a happy client. But we wouldn’t consent to something we weren’t okay with.

The four main questions around the Wheel of consent are

“Can I do this to you?” (because I like providing this and you might like receiving it)

“Would you like me to do this for you?” (because you might like it and I don’t mind doing it)

“Can you do this for me?” (because I like it, and you might like doing it)

“Would you like to do this to me?” (because you might like it, and so might I)

The older I get, the longer I’ve been doing massage, the counselling sessions I’ve conducted, and the numerous conversations I’ve had, have led me to conclude there are all sorts of erotic or kinky fantasies going on in many people’s heads. Some of this stuff just rolls around inside and rarely comes out of their mouth or gets explored, for fear or what others might think. Some people find a partner, a service or a situation that allows them to explore their curiosity. If ever you are tempted to think “Is this just me? Am I weird?” the chances are you aren’t the only one, and you aren’t weird. You are probably a normal, naturally curious human being who just wants to feel alive and have some daring sensual fun now and again.

THE WAY WE OPERATE AND LOOKING AHEAD

The way we’ve operated for many years now is that we don’t have specific opening or closing hours, or days that we take bookings. When an enquiry comes in, we look at our diary for existing bookings, consider any other commitments of personal plans, and if we are available then we will book you in for that time. We never book clients back-to-back; we always leave a minimum of one hour between bookings to change the fabrics and air the room (usually longer). We usually only take two bookings per day, although we have been known to do three. We rarely work on Sundays, and we usually only take one booking per Saturday. If nobody happens to be booked in on a particular day then have no shortage of personal stuff to do, and once we’re doing it we rarely change course for the sake of a last minute booking. So advance booking is usually essential. By “advance booking” we mean at least 24hours, preferably longer.

This has suited us for a long time, apart from the proliferation of clients who leave it so late to book in, ignoring everything I’ve just stated above. Some clients get knocked back three or four times in a row because they leave it so terribly late to book in… and it gets a bit embarrassing repeatedly telling a client “no can do”.

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NEW FACEBOOK PAGE. We have set up and are trialling a facebook page for Timeout Therapies. We'll take it a week at a time and see how things go. I won't be endlessly posting, just now and again when there's something to say. We had a facebook page many years ago, but I'm not sure we managed it in the best way. There was also the issue of facebook's algorithms which decide whether or not people who follow or "like" our page actually get to see our posts! We discovered, last time, that unless followers regularly clicked "like" on our posts then facebook's automation quickly decided it wasn't worth showing our posts to them. So we'll suck it and see... It's a "personal" page, even though it's titled Timeout Therapies. So it connects on friend requests. Message me if you have any trouble. Here's the link..... Facebook