What a second therapist changes in gel
Four-hand work in oil is essentially a question of coordination: two people applying pressure through their palms, mirroring or alternating, each able to hold a point because oil still allows some grip. The gel removes that grip, and with it the usual logic of the format. In nuru the pressure comes from leaning, from forearms and torsos travelling along the body, so a second therapist does not so much double the number of hands as double the surface in contact with you. One may lie alongside your back while the other works the legs; one may hold a long slow pass while the other crosses it at an angle. Because nothing can catch, the two can move against each other without a jolt. The effect is less like being massaged twice and more like being carried by a warm current with no single source.