Having started my career in the hospitality industry I have always found satisfaction in welcoming and caring for people, both emotionally and through their physical or practical needs. When I first became self-employed I developed my skills in cake-making and face-painting – caring for people nutritionally, celebrating them with cake and painting their faces for fun!

My growing interest in holistic health and the human body led me to re-train as a massage therapist, learning the value of massage in relaxation, de-stressing and pain relief. In particular I’ve discovered how massage can help people through anti-aging therapies and help relieve headaches and back or neck pain, and how essential oils can help with wellbeing and support the immune system.

Many of my clients simply want a body massage for relaxation, or a facial massage for self-care – others find it helpful when going through a stressful time in life, or find it effective in dealing with chronic pain that conventional medicine seems unable to control.

I’ve always recognised the need to be properly trained and have diplomas and other training certificates in a wide range of massage techniques. I am a member of the Complementary Therapists Association.

Massage offers numerous benefits, including physical relief from muscle tension, pain, and stiffness, while also providing mental and emotional advantages like reduced stress, anxiety, and depression. It can improve circulation, increase flexibility and range of motion, support recovery from injuries, and boost overall well-being.

Massage fits into the category of complementary healthcare – it has a role alongside mainstream medicine and can be tool to tackle issues for which conventional medical methods have limited effect. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines and techniques – physiology, reflexology, aromatherapy and lymphatic drainage, to name a few, modern massage develops ancient traditions from Europe, Asia and the far East to fit with a holistic approach to healthcare. Although fundamentally a physical process, massage can be beneficial to mental health and wellbeing, particularly through its effect on the levels of hormones such as cortisol, endorphins, serotonin and dopamine.