What to Expect

I have an open, heart-led approach to life, and in my Shiatsu. I provide a calm, safe, supportive space where you can take a break from the busyness of modern life, catch your breath and assess where you are at.

It’s important to me to really listen to what’s going on for you physically and emotionally. Then using my intuition, and a playful curiosity towards the body, we can explore what your body is calling out for. Often what we need is hidden behind our symptoms. Discomfort, tension and pain are sometimes ways our bodies communicate to us and shiatsu is a way of exploring that pain and finding where you may need to be held, nurtured, challenged or supported.

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Your first session

A first session begins with a brief discussion of your medical history, moving on to your current symptoms, lifestyle and any issues you would like addressed. This will help to inform the Shiatsu. You will then be treated lying comfortably on a padded mat on the floor, fully clothed.

I will use gentle and deep pressure, using my thumbs, palms, sometimes elbows, knees or feet, and my body weight. I may rotate your limbs and/ or gently explore the movement of your joints.

Treatments can vary from gentle, relaxing and restorative, to playful, energising and dynamic, depending on what is needed at the time. They can be subtle and powerful and often engender a feeling of deep relaxation.

The first session takes 1.5 hours (charged as a Standard Session), and each session thereafter are 1hr, allowing an additional 15 minutes on top of this for discussion.

What should I wear?

I may move you around or stretch you during the session, so please wear:

Loose, comfortable trousers or leggings
A long-sleeved top, jumper or a t-shirt that covers your shoulders
Socks

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