Gaytouch 2012 Extra information

International gay massage week: some extra information and frequently asked questions

The programme

We start on Thursday evening (14 June 2012) with dinner and an introduction round. There are six course sessions: five mornings and a shorter session late afternoon/early evening on the third day. The morning sessions are from 09.15 to 13.15 hours, and then we have lunch. After lunch, apart from the one day on which we have an extra session, everyone is free to do as he pleases - laze around the swimming pool, go to a nearby beach (there are also nude beaches), or explore the surrounding area. Even if you attend Gaytouch alone, you'll find that massage is the best ever way to make contact, so you will soon find companions for those free-time activities that are nicer to do with someone else or a small group. The Sunday is completely free, so you have a whole day to do as you please. As mentioned earlier, Thursday 21 June is for departure (an extra day, departing Friday 22 June, could be possible): there is no official course programme on this Thursday or Friday.
Former Gaytouchers: as mentioned, there is a follow-up week for you, Friday 22 to Friday 29 June 2012. Everything you find on this site about the beginners' week applies to you, too. Just the content of the course is different, your free day is Tuesday, and your extra afternoon session is Wednesday. We will also mail you, but if we have lost touch, please contact us!
During the beginners’ course we make a complete trip around the body. After some general pressure, we teach strokes (effleurage, with oil) and kneading (petrissage) for each part of the body. You learn to give a good, deep relaxation massage to family and friends. We keep the theory to a minimum. Sometimes to some people 'gay' means 'sex' and then in a negative sense. We do not teach erotic massage on this beginners' course: the 'gay' aspect is social, sharing a great experience with people of your own persuasion and enjoying social activities outside the course times too (of course you can always be alone if you want to be: only the course sessions are compulsory). Being naked actually helps the atmosphere: there's an openness, honesty and lack of tension which everyone appreciates. Click here to visit this site's page dealing with the content of our (non-naturist) courses in general.
Photo: The view from the terrace, where we massage.

The price and what is included

We realize that you are already spending money to travel to us, so we do our best to keep the price of the course low: € 645 including accommodation, breakfast and lunch. In detail, the price includes:

Especially the first point above needs bearing in mind. There are courses where you work on the floor in a class of 24 with one teacher. This is not our style. We want you to have a complete massage experience in one week. It's intensive but fun and you really do learn a lot.

The price is based on a shared twin room. Depending on the group composition, one single or one triple might just be possible. You can indicate this, but assume it will be a twin after all. For men attending both weeks we offer a € 100 discount on the second week. Thursday night 21 June is also free of charge.

A DVD of the course is available at a small extra charge, in advance or in Spain. Click on the DVD link at the top of the screen to read about it in any of the five languages used for the commentary. The course book is also available in advance, should you wish to do some background reading. In fact, it is the English edition of the book that is for sale generally. Please click on the link at the top of the screen to learn more about the book. There's room on the registration form for ordering the book or DVD at the special course price.

Accommodation

We are on site for both the course and overnight accommodation. In principle you could be naked for 168 hours that week! But it would be a shame to miss the beaches, surrounding countryside and charming towns and villages. Hospitality is the key word and this will be the third time we've used this accommodation for courses.

The staff

On the masseur page you can read more about some of the Touch masseurs. Gerald Mettam organizes the courses, including Gaytouch. André Broos and Gerard Moorman will be the other teachers.

What happens now

Let us know that you are interested in attending Gaytouch 2012. The best way is to fill in the registration form, but if you have further questions, just send an e-mail before actually registering. When you do register, please also send us a passport-type photograph (or just a holiday photo from which we can take head-and-shoulders: so we don’t need a nude photo!). You can send this by e-mail or by post. The photo is used only for a folder that is sent to participants by post just before the Gaytouch week, and for no other purpose. The folder makes a big difference to the first 24 hours. As with all your personal information, we are extremely careful and discreet. No information is passed to anyone else without your express permission.
It may be that you are interested in the advanced week, immediately after the beginners’ week. If you let us know, we’ll tell you more about what that involves so that you can make a final decision. We'll also ask about your massage background.
When we receive your application form we will send you a letter or e-mail confirming this, with details of payment of the course fee. We also write about travel to Spain and possible car hire or transfer from the airport. At various times before the Gaytouch week you receive several folders describing (a) the programme (also what to bring with you), (b) the participants, (c) the route to La Colmena Famosa and (d) general information about the area.

We specialize in:

Individual massage
Everyone needs time out, an hour for him- or herself. Touch masseurs have considerable experience in providing good, deep massages for stress release. You are in good hands! Read more ...

Courses
We present the basic Touch beginners’ course in classical massage which we have developed and refined over a period of 20 years. More than 2200 people have attended such a course. We now specialize in men's groups in Amsterdam, with the exception of mixed groups in Deventer.