I'll be doing a discount on all Monday massages this summer and maybe beyond - down from €80/hour to €50/hour. I know seeing a masseur for the first time can be a leap of faith, so hopefully this way I will get to meet some new clients - and future regulars! It'll also be a way for guys on a budget to get to see me without breaking the bank. Let me know:-)

It's my job to give touch to anyone who wants it. Men come to me for relaxation, sometimes for coaching, sometimes to get a more spiritual, thoughtful, respectful approach to all things to do with the body and pleasure. Clearly some of them will always be men who want a safe space in which to experience male massage, and so some of them might be quite complicated. I respect this.

Some of my clients appear to be going through a mid-life crisis (which can strike at any age). They might be questioning their identity on a number of levels. I keep an open mind and above all I interact with them on the terms that they present. In other words, I don't see it as my job to challenge their reality or their sense of identity.

Very rarely, I meet someone whose inner life is clearly at variance with reality. On these occasions I need to make sure I get paid up front! Because he may be convinced that he left his wallet in the hire car, but actually he didn't, it's somewhere hidden in the flat, and for some reason he has decided not to pay me and use the money for something else...

(Ps: The client in this story finally paid me, so the story ended happily. But I had to insist!)

I was lucky enough to get a Corona vaccination when I was in London. Plus I have had Covid. Here in Germany this is considered to add up to a full vaccination, and my doctor has given me an "Impfpass" - a vaccination certificate. Very pleased. Maybe there will be more things to worry about later in the year, but for now I feel like I can get on with my life again.

I'm back in Berlin now, after quite a long stay in London over the month of April. The good news is that a friend connected me up with some people who have a very nice little studio in central London, which a carefully vetted selection of masseurs can rent for individual sessions. This means that when I'm in London I'll be able to do incalls. It adds a few more pounds to the price but it's still affordable. I hope to be able to re-connect with the London clientele in future.

Meanwhile, here in Berlin, things are opening up, as it seems the virus is under control. I've had Covid, plus an AZ vaccination, so apparently I'm fully immune.

I did a great session with Graham Martin while I was in London, and these are the new pics currently in my profile. To get the full feeling of physicality we did the session nude, and then cropped the photos afterwards to make them presentable on the internet. (I would hate to scupper my chances of one day becoming Prime Minister).

But if you'd like to see the glorious uncropped originals, drop me a line.

I got vaccinated in London, plus I've had Covid, so I am now re-opening my massage practice after over a year of shutdown. A new client, a regular, some inquiries. Explaining what tantric massage is and what its boundaries are, and aren't.

It's a pleasure to meet people, to relax and chat after the massage and hear about their thoughts and feelings. Some clients tend to disappear moments afterwards, others some slow right down and like to talk and exchange and extend the moment.

Clients are very polite and careful not to take up time they feel they haven't paid for. Actually I always make sure I have spare time before and after the session, so that there's no feeling of rush.

If it's your birthday I'm offering half-price massages!

This offer applies only to the day itself and is for massages of 90 minutes or more.

(I have been vaccinated and give massage when permitted, subject to current lockdown regulations).

Tomorrow is my last day in London for this trip, so please don't hesitate to get it touch if you are thinking of having a massage!

It's been a complicated trip to London, what with all the strange travel regulations, and on top of that some family duties. But I have been taking advantage of the city to set things up a bit for the much anticipated end of the lockdown.

I've met some lovely people who are going to let me rent their very nice massage rooms in central London, so I'll be more able to offer London incalls in the future. The rooms are warm and nicely decorated with very soft lighting, and are bang in the middle of the West End.

Plus I did some nice new pics - coming soon!

We heard in the last couple of days that two big supermarket chains in Germany will be selling affordable Corona quick-test kits very soon. So, although the government seems somewhat confused and divided over the issue, it looks like the market has stepped in. We are hoping that widely available quick-tests will make a big difference. In the case of massage, I can see no reason not to do a session if both masseur and client have tested negative that day. Of course, one wants to stay within the law, but things look hopeful. Feel free to contact me and we can see if a massage is possible.

I've noticed that when I talk to my partner about thoughts that are bothering me, it helps. It could be that one has thoughts that one is ashamed of, that one wishes one didn't have, or that one isn't quite sure about. It could be regarding any aspect of life. But simply by telling another human being about them, they stop being a secret and a burden. Most of us are rational people who want to do the best we can. We're not bad people. It's just that life is complicated. Maybe this is why Roman Catholics have confession (something I've never experienced!) - because it helps just to verbalise things in us that we're uncomfortable with.

As a Sacred Intimate I accept all aspects of the sensual life - the libido - the fantasy life - call it what you will. And I have noticed that it can be very refreshing and relaxing to be able to confess fantasies or sensual secrets to another person. My main practice is massage, but I invite clients to talk to me if they want to.

And while we're all stuck in this lockdown I'm very happy to talk on the phone if that would help.

One thing that's not generally known is that tantric or erotic massage can be used for personal growth. The combination of heightened sensual energy and a desire for change can have powerful effects.

Before the session, decide how you would like to change. For example, you may want to understand more about how you function psychologically. Or you may want to unlock a certain side of yourself - be more creative, more assertive, more connected, whatever. Take that idea to the session. Maybe tell your masseur about it. Then hold it in your mind during the session, and especially at the end of the massage.

I experienced this technique when training with Gay Love Spirit. It was in fact the core of the work: personal growth within the context of pleasure. I hardly realised while I was in the process, but looking back, it changed my life.

I am ashamed to say my photos are a year out of date! Does anyone know of a good photographer in Berlin or London?

If you are good with photography and would like a massage session, we could do an exchange. And if the photography is permitted but the massage isn't (ie, because of lockdown regulations), I could give you a rain-check.

The most popular length of massage seems to be 90 minutes, and I think this is a very good time frame. Of course shorter and longer massages are possible, but there is something satisfying about 90.

It allows me to conceptualise the massage in three sessions. The first half hour is about establishing touch-communication - a kind of touch-trust - with the client. To receive a massage we have to let someone, who may be a stranger, right into our personal space, and it is natural for a body to need some time to accept the touch.

After about thirty minutes the body has relaxed and can express what it wants and what it needs. This "conversation" between the client's body and the masseur's hands is the second part of the massage.

The third half-hour seems to be when a kind of agreement has been stuck - hopefully - between the client's body and the masseur's hands, and this is when the full, deep enjoyment of the massage takes place. The masseur now has permission to give the client the touch he needs, and has established what sort of touch this should be. This is when the client can entirely let go and deeply relax.

Well, it happened - me and everyone in my flat went down with Covid. We were lucky - it was very mild. I didn't even get a temperature. It took a while to get my strength back but now I'm fine. The city health department rang me up to release me from my quarantine and now I'm back to normal.

Actually it's a nice feeling to be on the other side of the Covid fear. Having shut down my massage practice when the pandemic started I am now considering opening again, if regulations permit. I appreciate that the science is still unclear, but I take it I will probably be immune for the next 5 months or so.

I also think that touch is important for everyone's health, so if it can be given and received without risk, that can only be a good thing!