Benefits

• Reduces and relieve (chronic) pain/tension

• Lowers cortisol – de-stress

• Improve range of movement

• Postural realignment

• Assists with pain management – physical and psychological

• Treats muscular pain and stiffness

• Higher quality of sleep

• Lowers blood pressure

• Warms the body

• Strengthens the immune system

• Increases energy

 Of all the massage treatments I provide, this is the one both my clients and I love the most and the one that gets the best results.

Whilst I’m able to alleviate successfully many muscular conditions through massage alone, I find combining massage with acupuncture take the treatment to the next level – mentally and physically. It’s a tremendous stress buster.

This treatment can be especially helpful for back, shoulder and joint pain, as well as long-standing muscular tension anywhere in the body. Sometimes I use moxa — a traditional Chinese herb (dried mugwort) — to add soothing heat and further relieve symptoms. This can be applied to the end of acupuncture needles or used on its own as a warming moxa stick over the affected area.

If acupuncture needles are included, they are usually left in for around 20 minutes to allow your body to reset and restore balance. Because I’m fully trained in Chinese Medicine, I’m able to use a wider range of points and techniques than simple dry needling, which makes the treatment more in-depth and effective.

Benefits

• Induce relaxation, reduce stress, fatigue and anxiety

• Reduce stress on weight-bearing joints

• Enhance the pliability of skin and underlying tissues

• Receive emotional and physical support

• A place to connect mother and baby in a moment of stillness

Helps to relieve

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Restless legs/cramps

• Tensed upper body and neck

• Increase local blood flow and lymph circulation to reduce swelling

• Low back, hips, pelvic girdle pain/discomfort

Massage therapy is a wonderful complementary treatment during pregnancy, a time that is often very special but can also bring physical and hormonal changes. As the body adapts to support a growing baby, it’s common to experience pressure on joints and ligaments, which may lead to cramps, restless legs, water retention, low back pain, hip and pelvic discomfort, or even carpal tunnel symptoms.

Pregnancy massage can help ease these aches and pains while also offering a much-needed opportunity to switch off, recharge, and rest. The release of “happy hormones” during treatment not only supports you, but has a positive effect on your baby too.

I genuinely love supporting women through pregnancy, drawing on both my clinical experience and my acupuncture background. I’m always happy to share knowledge around pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period as part of your care.

Following the birth of the baby, a post-partum massage is tailored to help restore your body to its pre-partum condition. It addresses the stress of carrying and caring for a new-born. This pregnancy massage treatment can help speed recovery by bringing relief of sore muscles and help you to relax more easily.

Treatments are carried out in a comfortable side-lying position with bolsters and cushions for support and are suitable for all trimesters.

Benefits

• Reduces and relieve (chronic) pain/tension

• Lowers cortisol – de-stress

• Improve reduced range of movement

• Postural realignment

• Helps pain management – physical and psychological

• Treats muscular pain and stiffness

• Higher quality of sleep

• Helps to ground and come back into your body

Helps to relieve

• Neck and shoulder pain

• Sports injuries

• Fibromyalgia

• Plantar fasciitis

• High blood pressure

• TMJ issues, teeth grinding (Bruxism)

• Sciatica

• Tennis elbow

• Migraine and headaches

• RSI

• Low back pain

• Hip and pelvic pain

• Frozen shoulder

• Many other conditions – please ask

Massage therapy is ideal if you’re dealing with pain or those ongoing niggles that just don’t shift. It’s a chance to address the issues in your tissues while also decompressing from the pressures of a busy lifestyle. In my treatments, I work thoroughly on your aches and pains using Advanced Clinical Techniques, while at the same time promoting deep relaxation.

Its therapeutic effect can often eradicate the need for symptom-masking painkillers and restore movement and functionality.  As a qualified Acupuncturist I have additional knowledge of the bodies meridian system and key points on the channels for achieving a deeper level of release from tension in the body.  

A successful treatment will not only deal with the immediate source and symptom of discomfort, but aims to slow down and eventually banish its re-occurrence.

And if you’re trying to decide between this option and the massage & acupuncture combination, my recommendation is to try the combo. It works on both the soft tissue release and a meridian level for a deeper sense of relief.

Benefits

• Reduce and relieve (chronic) pain/tension

• Improve circulation

• Lowers cortisol – de-stress and unwind

• Assists with pain management – physical and psychological 

• Improves range of movement

• Muscle tension relief

• Higher quality of sleep

• Strengthens the immune system

• Postural improvement

• Increase energy

In short, a holistic massage is a pleasant and simple way to keep the harmony of our body and mind and is the most commonly practised form of massage in the UK and is used for its therapeutic / relaxing effects. It uses a variety of classic long massage strokes together with specific deep tissue techniques, working on the body's soft tissues, muscles, tendons and fascia.  To allow the greatest amount of relaxation this holistic massage is full body.

So if you’re feeling a little frazzled by London life and want to unwind, this is the one for you.