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Here are my top 10 Tips for Massage Aftercare to prolong the benefit and effects of your massage.... Click right to view each new tip.... Hydrate - water in, water out. This will continue to clear the toxins and replenish your body with fresh fluids. Rest & relax - this will allow your body-mind-spirit to restore Avoid alcohol, coffee, and strong flavoured foods at least 12 hrs. Your body is clearing toxins, allow it time to do its job. Listen to your body! - rest, sleep, all

Massage is very beneficial for improved sleep, to relieve stress, to speed healing, break up scar tissue, reduce excess muscle tension, improve focus & concentration and boost the immune system. But what if you have chronic pain issues or pathologies, can massage still help? Understanding pain Everyone experiences pain at some point in their lives, ”Understanding pain physiology changes the way people think about pain, reduces it threat value and improves their management of

Have you ever heard of the saying "no pain no gain"? It was a saying that was made popular in the 1980s within the fitness industry by Jane Fonda in her workouts. That and the phrase "feel the burn". Science and understanding of the body has come a long way since then and whilst some people are still of that mind set I would like you to take this opportunity to PAUSE and consider what does PAIN mean to you? Are there different types of pain and what does the brain do with th

Part of my integrated approach as a health and wellbeing consultant includes Pilates & Movement. Movement is an essential part of life. Restricted movement can have a detrimental effect on our mind and mood. But how does Pilates help with Chronic Pain? Pilates works on the musculoskeletal system and looks at alignment, breathing, core stability, flexibility, co-ordination, concentration and centring. Pilates sessions can increase an awareness of your alignment in static (stan

If you've ever been in pain - injured or hurt yourself, whether it's acute pain, pain from muscles or joints, pain from indigestion or headaches, or just overload and overwhelm due to too much going on. And if you've been frustrated, like I have, from going to different, Doctors or other medical practitioners - going through the system and not actually finding a solution, but thinking, ”I know, I'm not right. There is something wrong.” Then Kinesiology could be the tool to as