diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c73eaf7..8ed7179 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ rand = "0.10.0"
 serde = "1.0.228"
 serde_json = "1.0.149"
 sha1 = "0.10.6"
-tokio = { version = "1.49.0", features = ["io-util", "net"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.49.0", features = ["io-util", "net", "rt", "sync", "time"] }
diff --git a/src/session.rs b/src/session.rs
index 3aa1096..27a42d3 100644
--- a/src/session.rs
+++ b/src/session.rs
@@ -1,90 +1,102 @@
-use std::{
-    hash::{Hash, Hasher},
-    io::{self, Read, Write},
-    net::TcpStream,
-};
-
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
 use crate::SessionMessage;
 
-pub struct Session(TcpStream, u64);
+use std::{
+    hash::{Hash, Hasher},
+    sync::Arc,
+};
+use tokio::{io::AsyncWriteExt, net::TcpStream, sync::Mutex};
+
+pub struct Session {
+    reader: Arc<Mutex<tokio::net::tcp::OwnedReadHalf>>,
+    writer: Arc<Mutex<tokio::net::tcp::OwnedWriteHalf>>,
+    id: u64,
+}
 
 impl Session {
-    /// Create a client
-    pub fn new(mut stream: TcpStream) -> crate::Result<Self> {
-        crate::handshake::handle_websocket_handshake(&mut stream)?;
-        stream.set_read_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)))?;
-        stream.set_write_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)))?;
-        Ok(Session(stream, rand::random()))
+    pub async fn new(mut stream: TcpStream) -> crate::Result<Self> {
+        crate::handshake::handle_websocket_handshake(&mut stream).await?;
+
+        let (read, write) = stream.into_split();
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            reader: Arc::new(Mutex::new(read)),
+            writer: Arc::new(Mutex::new(write)),
+            id: rand::random(),
+        })
     }
+}
 
-    /// Send a close frame and flush.
-    pub fn send_close(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        let mut stream = self.0.try_clone()?;
-        stream.write_all(&[0x88])?;
-        stream.flush()?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Send a ping (no payload)
-    fn send_ping(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        let mut stream = self.0.try_clone()?;
-        // FIN + opcode (ping = 0x89), payload length = 0x00
-        stream.write_all(&[0x89, 0x00])?;
-        stream.flush()?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Send a pong (no payload)
-    fn send_pong(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        let mut stream = self.0.try_clone()?;
-        // FIN + opcode (pong = 0x8A), payload length = 0x00
-        stream.write_all(&[0x8A, 0x00])?;
-        stream.flush()?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Send a text/binary frame (server->client must NOT mask)
-    pub fn send<T: Serialize>(&self, m: T) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        let mut stream = self.0.try_clone()?;
-
-        let payload = serde_json::to_string(&m)?;
-        let payload_bytes = payload.as_bytes();
-        let len = payload_bytes.len();
-
-        let mut header = Vec::new();
-        header.push(0x81); // FIN=1, opcode=0x1 (text)
-
-        if len < 126 {
-            header.push(len as u8);
-        } else if len <= 65535 {
-            header.push(126);
-            header.extend_from_slice(&(len as u16).to_be_bytes());
-        } else {
-            header.push(127);
-            header.extend_from_slice(&(len as u64).to_be_bytes());
+impl Clone for Session {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Session {
+            reader: self.reader.clone(),
+            writer: self.writer.clone(),
+            id: self.id,
         }
+    }
+}
 
-        stream.write_all(&header)?;
-        stream.write_all(payload_bytes)?;
-        stream.flush()?;
+impl PartialEq for Session {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.id == other.id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eq for Session {}
+
+impl Hash for Session {
+    fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
+        self.id.hash(state);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Session {
+    pub async fn send<T: serde::Serialize>(&self, msg: &T) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let payload = serde_json::to_vec(msg)?;
+        self.send_frame(0x1, &payload).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send_bin(&self, payload: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        self.send_frame(0x2, payload).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send_ping(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let mut writer = self.writer.lock().await;
+        // FIN + opcode = 0x89 (ping), payload length = 0
+        writer.write_all(&[0x89, 0x00]).await?;
+        writer.flush().await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Send a binary WebSocket frame (server -> client)
-    pub fn send_bin(&self, payload: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        let mut stream = self.0.try_clone()?;
+    pub async fn send_pong(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let mut writer = self.writer.lock().await;
+        // FIN + opcode = 0x8A (pong), payload length = 0
+        writer.write_all(&[0x8A, 0x00]).await?;
+        writer.flush().await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn start_ping(self: Arc<Self>) {
+        tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+            let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(15));
+            loop {
+                interval.tick().await;
+                if self.send_ping().await.is_err() {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    async fn send_frame(&self, opcode: u8, payload: &[u8]) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let mut writer = self.writer.lock().await;
 
         let mut header = Vec::with_capacity(10);
-
-        // FIN=1, opcode=2 (binary)
-        header.push(0x82);
+        header.push(0x80 | opcode);
 
         let len = payload.len();
-
         if len < 126 {
-            header.push(len as u8); // mask bit = 0
+            header.push(len as u8);
         } else if len <= 0xFFFF {
             header.push(126);
             header.extend_from_slice(&(len as u16).to_be_bytes());
@@ -93,194 +105,8 @@ impl Session {
             header.extend_from_slice(&(len as u64).to_be_bytes());
         }
 
-        stream.write_all(&header)?;
-        stream.write_all(payload)?;
-        stream.flush()?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Read a full WebSocket message, handling fragmentation and control frames.
-    ///
-    /// Returns:
-    /// - Ok(Some(WsMessage)) on an application message (text/binary)
-    /// - Ok(None) if the connection should be closed (close received / read EOF)
-    /// - Err on protocol or IO errors.
-    pub fn read_t<T: Serialize + for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
-        &self,
-    ) -> crate::Result<Option<SessionMessage<T>>> {
-        let mut stream = self.0.try_clone()?;
-
-        let mut message_payload = Vec::new();
-        let mut expecting_continuation = false;
-        let mut message_type: Option<u8> = None; // 0x1 for text, 0x2 for binary
-
-        loop {
-            // Read 2-byte header
-            let mut header = [0u8; 2];
-            match stream.read_exact(&mut header) {
-                Ok(_) => {}
-                Err(e) => match e.kind() {
-                    io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock | io::ErrorKind::TimedOut => {
-                        self.send_ping()?;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof | io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe => return Ok(None),
-                    _ => return Err(e.into()),
-                },
-            }
-
-            let fin = header[0] & 0x80 != 0;
-            let opcode = header[0] & 0x0F;
-            let masked = header[1] & 0x80 != 0;
-            let mut payload_len = (header[1] & 0x7F) as u64;
-
-            // Extended payload length
-            if payload_len == 126 {
-                let mut ext_len = [0u8; 2];
-                stream.read_exact(&mut ext_len)?;
-                payload_len = u16::from_be_bytes(ext_len) as u64;
-            } else if payload_len == 127 {
-                let mut ext_len = [0u8; 8];
-                stream.read_exact(&mut ext_len)?;
-                payload_len = u64::from_be_bytes(ext_len);
-            }
-
-            // Mask key
-            let mut mask = [0u8; 4];
-            if masked {
-                stream.read_exact(&mut mask)?;
-            } else {
-                let _ = self.send_close();
-                return Ok(None);
-            }
-
-            // Control frame checks
-            if matches!(opcode, 0x8 | 0x9 | 0xA) {
-                if payload_len > 125 {
-                    let _ = self.send_close();
-                    return Ok(None);
-                }
-                if !fin {
-                    let _ = self.send_close();
-                    return Ok(None);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Read payload
-            let mut payload = vec![0u8; payload_len as usize];
-            if payload_len > 0 {
-                stream.read_exact(&mut payload)?;
-                for i in 0..payload.len() {
-                    payload[i] ^= mask[i % 4];
-                }
-            }
-
-            match opcode {
-                0x0 => {
-                    // Continuation
-                    if !expecting_continuation {
-                        let _ = self.send_close();
-                        return Ok(None);
-                    }
-                    message_payload.extend(payload);
-                    if fin {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                0x1 => {
-                    // Text
-                    if expecting_continuation {
-                        let _ = self.send_close();
-                        return Ok(None);
-                    }
-                    message_payload.extend(payload);
-                    message_type = Some(0x1);
-                    if fin {
-                        break;
-                    } else {
-                        expecting_continuation = true;
-                    }
-                }
-                0x2 => {
-                    // Binary
-                    if expecting_continuation {
-                        let _ = self.send_close();
-                        return Ok(None);
-                    }
-                    message_payload.extend(payload);
-                    message_type = Some(0x2);
-                    if fin {
-                        break;
-                    } else {
-                        expecting_continuation = true;
-                    }
-                }
-                0x8 => {
-                    // Close
-                    let _ = self.send_close();
-                    return Ok(None);
-                }
-                0x9 => {
-                    // Ping
-                    self.send_pong()?;
-                    continue;
-                }
-                0xA => {
-                    // Pong
-                    continue;
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    let _ = self.send_close();
-                    return Ok(None);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Convert payload into proper message type
-        let message = match message_type {
-            Some(0x1) => {
-                // Text frame → try JSON, otherwise keep text
-                match String::from_utf8(message_payload.clone()) {
-                    Ok(text) => match serde_json::from_str(&text) {
-                        Ok(msg) => SessionMessage::SessionMessage(msg),
-                        Err(e) => return Err(crate::Error::Json(e)),
-                    },
-                    Err(_) => SessionMessage::Binary(message_payload),
-                }
-            }
-            Some(0x2) => SessionMessage::Binary(message_payload),
-            _ => return Ok(None), // Should not happen
-        };
-
-        Ok(Some(message))
-    }
-
-    pub fn close(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        self.0.shutdown(std::net::Shutdown::Both)?;
+        writer.write_all(&header).await?;
+        writer.write_all(payload).await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-impl Clone for Session {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Session(
-            self.0.try_clone().expect("failed to clone TcpStream"),
-            self.1.clone(),
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-impl PartialEq for Session {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        self.1 == other.1
-    }
-}
-
-impl Eq for Session {}
-
-impl Hash for Session {
-    fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
-        self.1.hash(state);
-    }
-}