COUPLES MASSAGE COACH DENIS MERKAS

Hey, I’m Denis Merkas, and this is Melt Massage for Couples. Simple, beautiful massage techniques couples can learn at home.

HOW MELT STARTED

Let’s go back to 2005. I met a girl and am totally crushing on her, so cute! At this age I’ve been a professional practitioner for 4 years… (massage confidence, I had lots of it.)

So, she said yes to a massage! Perfect, lets give her a massage she’ll never forget;

  • I got rid of the massage table
  • Turned the connection dial to 11
  • And then add the hands of a professional practitioner.

We started dating that night.

Melt is 100% my work (I may have stolen the way we sit from the movie ghost).

For the next 2 years we kept Melt quiet (just for us, no-one else). And then live workshops started. It took a few years to warm up before the workshops started selling out. Classes were big (50 people per class) and we did them often.

We spent 8 years teaching live workshops before Melt was filmed – it’s this time where I got to observe how couples massage each other. I made mistakes, I watched couples make mistakes and we learned from it – each workshop helped me refine my techniques and how I teach. We refined Melt until we got it right, until workshops with 50 people ran smoothly time and time over. You know that feeling you get when you’ve got it right and it’s all about that flow… it’s such bliss.

FAST FORWARD 16-YEARS

  • More than 50,000 couples have bought Melt’s MasterClass
  • In over 190 countries
  • Melt produces it’s own massage oil (Sweet Almond Oil – on Amazon)

These days I no longer work in clinical practice and Merkas Health has been closed for years. My time is now dedicated on studying how physical touch affects the health and happiness of couples. Melt has come a long way from that first massage I gave Emma in 2005.

My goal for Melt is to reach 1-million melt’ers and then hire a research lab to conduct independent studies on how non-sexual physical touch benefits our health at home.

Mainstream massage is heavily focused on sports therapy, pain management and muscle recovery. There’s so much science yet to be discovered that we can study now that Melt is growing so big. As Melt moves towards that 1-million target we’ll begin to research into:

  • Bridging muscle and emotion connection / do muscles store emotions?
  • Relationship / bonding between a couple using physical touch, effects on oxytocin

This is an ongoing process, it feels so far away but I cannot stop thinking about it. Hypothesis will change over time, this I’m sure of. I invite you to be part of this, I’ll teach you how to massage (press play, follow-along and you’ll be great at it) and you can help me study the results.

I want all Melt’ers to be a part of our future studies – we have something important that can benefit couples world-wide, there’s so much to learn and much to add to the psychology books.

What is Melt all about? Start by watching this video

Get Your Hands On Each Other – Its Good For You! Denis Merkas

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What We Believe

1. Every Relationship Deserves a Little Bit of Massage

Massage brings couples closer together, and because you’re in a relationship you can make it sensual as you like… don’t worry, we keep our videos clean, there’s no nudity or awkward moments.

Massage is so good for you. It’ll help you sleep better and breathe better, you’ll feel more relaxed, refreshed and less stressed. It increases oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine – chemicals in your brain that make you feel good.

2. Simplicity is Everything 

You probably already give each other a back rub every now and then. Perfect, we can help you refine your massages, show you how to find more depth and pressure, establish better rhythm and flow all without hurting your hands.

Our techniques aren’t complicated, we don’t use tricky terminology. It’s massage, designed for couples to learn in the home. Simple instructions for a beautiful massage.

3. No Sensitive Ponytail Men

We know couples massage has a “crunchy granola” reputation, it’s exactly what we didn’t want Melt to be. Icky, weird, or cringe-worthy, the videos are beautifully shot on a cinema camera – it’s artistic and educational.

A Scene from Melt

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Denis Merkas, Massage Therapist

Hi, I’m Denis Merkas.

When I first started teaching Melt, I thought it would a fun past time for couples to do on date night. A little silly, a little cheeky and a lot of fun. We interviewed 40,000 of our customers, here’s why they massage each other:

  • Relaxation and Stress Release
  • Release Knots and Tension
  • Intimacy and Connection
  • Foreplay and Sex
  • Save a Relationship
  • PTSD
  • Sleep Better
  • Reduce Pain and Inflammation
  • Anniversaries / Birthdays / Valentine’s Day
  • Trips Away & Holidays
  • Non-Verbal Communication
  • Love Languages

We’re all unique and have different needs and wants. Use my techniques however you like within your relationship. Where your massage ends up and what you use it for is totally up to you.

Melt is by far my proudest career achievement. Each year I’m learning more about human interaction, what’s important for couples and new ways couples are using massage within their relationship.

It hasn’t always been couples massage…

I’m no spring chicken; the health industry is all I know – university started at 17 years old, and the learning has never stopped. A Bachelor of Health Science degree in Acupuncture obtained in 1999. Studied remedial massage in my final year of university. Clinic doors opened immediately after graduation.

Fast forward a few years and I opened Merkas Health. We were a team of massage practitioners who serviced Melbourne’s premiere Hotel’s. We were young and worked hard to make a name for ourselves. It’s in this business where I fell in love with teaching. I only employed licensed massage practitioners, and each week it was mandatory that practitioners spent a training day with me to refine their skills – after all it was the practitioners who were representing my brand. I managed the business and also massaged alongside my staff.

Merkas Health massaged some of the world’s biggest celebrities. This roll call includes Pearl Jam, Art Garfunkel, The Pussycat Dolls, Flo Ryda, James Earl Jones and many more from Athletes to Royalty and everyone else in-between.

The head massage, hand massage and foot massage that I teach you comes directly from Merkas Health. Created in 2003, it’s remained the same since… what you learn is what Peirce Brosnan and Jared Leto received, and you get to give the same to you partner.

It took years to build Merkas Health, making the decision to leave in 2015 and give 100% of my time to Melt was difficult. Although now, I couldn’t be happier – Melt is my proudest career achievement, 45,000+ couples have been taught and I feel like I’m just getting started.

Forget the celebrities, fancy hotels and swanky parties that came with Merkas Health. I’ll trade massaging a top list celebrity to head up a workshop for 25 couples any day of the week.

Qualifications (Denis Merkas)

  • BHSc Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture – graduated 1999)
  • Remedial Massage Therapist – graduated 2000
  • Swedish Massage
  • Kinesiology

career

Clinical Practice – Acupuncture & Remedial Massage

  • 2000 – 2003

Merkas Health

  • 2003 – 2015
  • Remedial Massage > Relaxation
  • Grew to Melbourne’s (Australia) largest hotel massage company. Servicing 95% of Melbourne’s 4.5 – 5 star hotels, including a DaySpa at the Mt. Buller Chalet.
  • Over 40 practitioners worked at Merkas Health

Melt Massage For Couples

  • 2006 – Present Day
  • 50,000+ Couples Have Studied Melt’s MasterClass
  • 190+ Countries
  • 32,000+ Oil Bottles Sold

Additional

  • Victoria University
  • Clinical Supervisor for final year students
  • Speaker
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