One of the most overlooked areas of the body to receive massage is the belly. I’ve noticed that some of my clients can be hesitant for this area to be worked on but for those that are willing, abdominal massage produces a relaxation response like no...
There is a misconception in massage circles that deep massage pressure is better than 'less deep', that superficial techniques won't have the same effects on our muscles than deep tissue work has and that it won't achieve the best results. I'd like t...
Tension Release Exercises (TRE) are a self help tool. A specialised set of stress relieving exercises that assist the body in letting go of long and also short term trauma, stress and tension. They assist in unwinding the holding patterns and trapped...
I'd like to dedicate this blog to the fearless orangutang who singlehandedly fought to stop a bulldozer that was cutting down the last remaining tree of its habitat, the wreckage of its home in the Ketapang district in west Borneo. A tragic example...
I have just returned home from an intense training course in Angsbaka, Sweden, learning the relatively unheard of yet extremely transformative practice of de-armouring. I'd like to tell you a little about what is it and how it could potentially be of...
I want to share with you why breathing, specifically the potent, transformative, liberating effects of conscious breathing, is so important to me and why I practice some kind of breathing routine every day. Being...
I know I have written about this subject before but I over heard the term 'skin hunger' recently and it struck a chord with me. Skin hunger refers to the absence of touch and the yearning for human physical contact. I...
For a long time I struggled to meditate. However hard I tried I'd end up frustrated. I'd give up, get distracted, roll over and fall asleep or my mind would end up in a deeper muddle than before I started. Eventually I realised I was thinking about i...