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We are often asked if we offer pregnancy massage with “tummy cushions.”  It is not our preferred treatment position option and we prefer to treat in the side-lying position. You may ask “why?”  Here are our top 10 benefits of the side position. Supports the joints as they start to loosen, in particular the hips […]

Trimester 3 has the most obvious changes as both mum and baby get ready for birth.  Welcome to the concluding part of our series about key changes during pregnancy. Baby is now well and truly on its way and growing at a rate of knots.  In no time it fills the abdomen to capacity compressing […]

Continuing our pregnancy series looking at the changes to the body during each stage we are looking this week at the second trimester. Time for that “Baby Bump” to start growing!  Muscles through the front of the abdomen start to lengthen and weaken to make space for the baby while muscles in the lower back […]

Over the next couple of weeks we will be sharing a summary of the changes which are experienced through pregnancy and how massage can help at each stage of gestation.  This week we start at the beginning with Trimester 1. Changes may not be visible to the outside world during trimester 1, but they are […]

That ache after a workout has a name – “Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)”. After a heavy duty leg day, a change in dead lift weights or coming back to workout after a holiday I think most of us can relate to that niggling muscle pain and soreness that hits 12-48 hours later. Any “new” […]

While massage has already been proven to help combat anxiety and depression on its own, and many seek the oasis of peace and calm bodywork can provide during stressful times. How to ease anxiety with massage and your mind Mindfulness is a mental, physical and emotional state of being where one simply remains focused on the present […]

With today being World No Tobacco Day it seems well suited that today we should talk about massage and how it can assist to quit smoking. Although everyone has a different reason for taking up smoking, research has shown that a vast majority of smokers also struggle with anxiety disorders. This correlation causes one to […]

You believe in the benefits of massage therapy. Chances are you talk to your clients fairly regularly about how massage therapy can help with everything from pain relief to stress relief. With your skills, education and passion, you have the ability to reach a wide variety of people who will benefit from massage therapy. Today, […]

Common misconceptions and myths that pregnant women should not receive a massage in the first trimester have been addressed by the AAMT with its decision agreeing to first trimester massage – but only if it is undertaken by a trained pregnancy massage practitioner.Pregnancy massage specialist and trainer Catherine McInerney welcomed the AAMT decision. “Pregnant women […]