One of the activities of the group in this work is massage. Even at the simplest, most unschooled level it can be very useful for relaxation. Even if you only practise simple massage of the hand, there is a real chance to help the other person experience a more relaxed and open aspect of themselves.
Massage also has real benefits for the person who gives it.
It provides an opportunity to develop and express compassion in action more directly than often seems possible. It is a way of gaining confidence in one's own value for others and a way of breaking through our fears of touching others. In addition, by learning more about helping others in this way, we naturally develop an interest in our own physical existence - which helps to dispel fear and ignorance in this area. Just as many adults have experienced very little caring touch since childhood, so with self-expression through colour and form. Yet playing with colour in the way children do, provides an inexpensive, harmless outlet for the expression of feelings which can be a direct communication from oneself to oneself.