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| - My boyfriend and I have been in a temporary long-distance relationship over the past year as he has been finishing his PhD in Atlanta and I'm working in Pittsburgh. For his birthday this year, which coincidentally coincided with his final defense of his PhD, I wanted to get him something really special. As massage was an integral part of our friendship, which budded into a relationship 3 years ago, I decided I wanted us to learn how to massage each other. Apparently this is a rare request in Pittsburgh! All of the classes I searched for online were in large groups or were for pregnant couples, and I wanted it to be an intimate celebration with just the two of us. Enter PCCHH.
The center is offering a new service where a professional teaches a couple several "tricks of the trade" to bring massage into their life and home. I was, admittedly, a little nervous about the service, but as soon as we got to PCCHH, I knew we had made the right decision. The space was intimate, warm, and friendly, and the staff had even agreed to host us on a Friday night, starting at 5 PM (which is when they typically close!) Angie met us and made us feel right at home, giving us multiple different oils to smell and letting us choose between oil, lotion, and cream for learning to massage. She explained the benefits of everything we went over and made us feel very comfortable. She demonstrated every move on my boyfriend before letting me try it myself; and she gently course-corrected me when needed. I was able to learn where to spend my time and energy when massaging him and then he learned about my sore spots and pain points.
We came out of the session completely reinvigorated, because we not only received a massage, but learned how to take care of each other. Angie and PCCHH considered every detail, from having us learn on the floor so we could easily apply our lessons to a bed (we don't have a massage table at home) to giving us chocolate covered strawberries at the conclusion of the session. We have practiced what we learned every weekend since we saw Angie and it has done wonderful things for us! Distance is difficult, and it can make you feel emotionally separate from each other. Taking the time to practice what we've learned from PCCHH has helped us reconnect and is making the transition to living together here in Pittsburgh much easier. Thank you, PCCHH--I hope you keep this new service and that other couples from the area benefit from it as we have!
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