Archive for April 2018

I was wondering along in the brilliant sunshine a few days ago, feeling happy and content. I noticed how everything looks and feels so much better when you are in a good mood. Your mood has a remarkable effect on how you feel – as the saying goes “A rich person in a bad mood…

I sometimes find when I am massaging in my York based massage therapy practice that the person I am massaging can twitch when I massage certain areas. This can be due to tense and sensitive muscles. It may take one or more massages, but I find the twitching will respond to massage. It lessens, and…

We have all experienced pain at some point in our lives. However, there are those who have had the misfortune to experience severe pain. It can be truly debilitating. There are many different types of pain – so much so that I often wonder if the word “pain” is a useless word as it alone…

I have found there are many levels of pain threshold. Some people have an extremely high pain threshold, whereas others describe their pain threshold as embarrassingly low. Both can have their disadvantages. Although there are advantages to having high pain threshold, there are drawbacks as well. I have people come to my York based massage…

I have massaged many people in my York based massage therapy practice and have found many, many different types of muscle tone. Some people’s muscles are very flacid, others are very tight. Somewhere in between is the perfect muscle tone. I can often tell within seconds if someone is good at sport just by the…

When you are contemplating any service or product, it is always a good idea to do your research first. When it comes to massage you should look for someone who is qualified and preferably experienced. However, all this mean very little if they do not have an aptitude for what they are offering – this…

People will often take their health for granted until they become unwell. By spending more time looking after ourselves and seeking help at the early stages of any period of pain or discomfort can really help to maintain good health. I find that many clients regularly come to my massage therapy practice in York to…

I have found in my massage therapy practice in York that the secret of a good massage is always to keep the person you are massaging uppermost in your mind. Massage safely, so that you are not putting your health of the health of your client at risk, but always have the client at the…

When massaging at my massage practice in York, I often wonder if giving and receiving massage is a form of meditation. When I massage, I concentrate entirely on what I am doing. I try to be there entirely for the person I am massaging. I “listen” with my hands to what is going on for…

I had a boxer come to me in my massage therapy practice in York with a slight twinge after a sparring match. Like so many of the boxers I have treated, he had muscle tone like silk. It was neither too flacid, nor too tight. However, anything has it’s limits. It only took a couple…