Holistic Massage is the therapeutic application of touch using a range of movements or strokes upon the skin, muscles and joints.  It has significant benefits for all the body’s essential systems.

The aim is to rebalance the body so it achieves homeostasis or balance.  It is necessary, as your therapist, to have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the body and its systems.

There are many styles of massage, and as a Holistic Massage Therapist I will use a range of techniques, including Swedish Massage, Deep and Soft Tissue Massage and Lymphatic Drainage.

Swedish body massage is the original massage technique involving a sequence of movements working superficially and deeper into the tissue layers.

Movements such as effleurage work over the skin with the palm of the hand producing relaxation, whereas movements like petrissage work deeply. Petrissage movements such as wringing and kneading will help to relieve tension promoting deep relaxation in the tissues and muscles.