To touch another’s body is to make contact with another’s spirit or soul, it is a privilege. 

Therapeutic Touch can be intensely healing if body, mind and spirit are one.

I am infinitely mindful of what we both need to accomplish this and you are always in control. I need to be grounded. We agree on a contract before we start. I explain in detail how the massage will progress. You are in control of the temperature, the pressure etc.

I have always loved having a massage, but oftentimes I have been unhappy with my experience,

… and often left in a worse state than when I arrived.  

Sometimes, I had been cold, physically uncomfortable on the table or felt that I was not being listened to, or desperate to go to the toilet, but felt unable to say so. Other times “my own stuff “ about my perceived physical inadequacies ( i.e. my body shape, the state of my unshaven legs) versus the massage therapist have led me to be in a state where there is no way I could relax.  Of course, I have also had some amazing massages too!  

Now I understand from a theoretical perspective exactly why these massages were so unsatisfactory, I will write about this later.

I was born (over 50 years ago) in the UK. Today, I live with my nuclear family of four and attendant menagerie in the centre of Rangiora on our haphazard 1/4 acre “Pavlova Paradise”. 

Training

To massage in NZ you do not need to be trained.... but I am. I couldn't do a diploma because of my family commitments. So I have taken courses with NZQA-approved private institution Holistic Healthcare Training; relaxation massage, hot stones, deep tissue, Anatomy & physiology for healthcare.

Fascial IQ: myofascial release basics, upper and lower body (repeated), myofascial anatomy, Myofascial unwinding 1 & 2, scar release.

MSTR (McLoughlin Scar release Technique).

Te Ara TeaTea Trust (Miri Miri & Romi Romi) Level 1, 2 & 3 This is traditional Māori healing modality

Hands On Christchurch Level: 1 & 2 Manual Lymphatic Drainage.

Dr. Vodder Level 1 (Basics - repeated), Level 2 Advanced Techniques, Level 3 Complete Decongestive Techniques (CDT) lymphoedema. Recertification in 2025.

K tape for lymphatics

Kathleen Lisson: Plastic Surgery Recovery and Fibrosis Massage Lymphatic and Fibrosis Massage Cupping after Liposuction, myofascial release after plastic surgery

That is around 200 hours in class on the lymphatic system and countless hours of self study, reading and webinars.

Mother Wellness: pregnancy and Post Natal massage

Barral Institute Visceral Manipulation Level 1, Level 2 in May 2026 Many others I have forgotten.

Plus regular webinars and reading.

I love to learn.

I hold insurance and a current first aid certificate.

I work from a self-contained studio at the rear of our back-section property.  Off-street parking is available.