The best way to receive a massage is to be totally present, she said.

Find someone who has received or given a massage.

Receive a massage from 12 therapists at once, each responsible for one body part.

Studies show that when premature babies receive a daily massage, they gain an average 47 percent more weight.

A device on or inside the chair provides the person sitting in it the sensation of receiving a massage.

The police said the woman, 54, was receiving a massage on Feb. 11 when she felt inappropriate contact.

Knowing that I was writing about the experience, she explained that most people don't really know how to receive a massage.

As one message board denizen asked this summer, "Do you feel comfortable receiving a massage from another man?"

He pulled muscles in his upper back a few weeks ago, and receives massages on the bench.

But outside the public glare, what about all the wives and girlfriends of those receiving massages?