{"id":8886,"date":"2021-04-07T10:38:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T10:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stoptheworldandrelax.com\/?page_id=8886"},"modified":"2025-07-28T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:45:50","slug":"ho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/stoptheworldandrelax.com\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Massage is a beautiful way to restore connection and harmony between body, mind and spirit, especially if you spend a lot of your life in tense situations, or bent over a laptop and cramped into cars, trains, planes and underground\u2026 or just anyway.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What I offer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The treatment just for you, right now.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I draw from a range of massage styles (Swedish Massage, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology etc) <\/span><\/strong>and work with you to co-create the massage session you want.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The thing which underlies everything I do <\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nand for me the most fulfilling aspect of my practice <\/strong><\/em><\/span>is working with<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nthe very real person which is you, <\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nhowever your body is and wherever you are at, <\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nin your life right now.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nI can also offer a particularly holistic approach to body, mind and spirit through modalities like Holistic Pulsing, Hawaiian Lomilomi massage and the spiritual and yogic wisdom of Tantra massage. Also the embodied sex-coaching approach of Somatic Sexological Bodywork. Whichever you choose, you can rest assured that this is what I will give, without blurring boundaries and drifting into other modalities.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n\nIf you resonate with my ideas about these therapies but would prefer a female therapist, let me know and I can recommend someone locally with a similar approach.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Massage is a beautiful way to restore connection and harmony between body, mind and spirit, especially if you spend a lot of your life in tense situations, or bent over a laptop and cramped into cars, trains, planes and underground\u2026 or just anyway.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What I offer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The treatment just for you, right now.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I draw from a range of massage styles (Swedish Massage, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology etc) <\/span><\/strong>and work with you to co-create the massage session you want.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The thing which underlies everything I do <\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nand for me the most fulfilling aspect of my practice <\/strong><\/em><\/span>is working with<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nthe very real person which is you, <\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nhowever your body is and wherever you are at, <\/strong><\/em><\/span>\nin your life right now.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nI can also offer a particularly holistic approach to body, mind and spirit through modalities like Holistic Pulsing, Hawaiian Lomilomi massage and the spiritual and yogic wisdom of Tantra massage. Also the embodied sex-coaching approach of Somatic Sexological Bodywork. Whichever you choose, you can rest assured that this is what I will give, without blurring boundaries and drifting into other modalities.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n\nIf you resonate with my ideas about these therapies but would prefer a female therapist, let me know and I can recommend someone locally with a similar approach.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Boundaries and consent<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Boundaries, informed consent and ethical practice are fundamental to everything I do.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Whether you come for a relaxing massage at times of stress, or to take the first small steps in working through deep seated feelings of shame and inhibition around your body and touch, or just to enjoy a good massage, I will be there working to make sure that you understand and can wholeheartedly consent to everything I give, and that you are empowered to communicate what you want and change your mind throughout. To hold a safe space for you.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I am a member of several professional bodies (CThA, ACSB and ASIS) appropriate to the various therapies. I work to their ethical standards and my practice is informed by the Wheel of Consent model of boundaries and consent developed by Betty Martin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Inclusivity and location<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

I operate an inclusive practice and welcome people of all genders, trans, fluid and all sexual orientations, age, racial identity, build and physical appearance, including working with disability.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I work at my practice rooms in Reading and Shrewsbury. For people where disability makes this impractical, I offer home visits – in particular, I lack wheelchair access in Reading.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My rates are:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n\nFor all treatments I ask for \u00a345 for an hour\u2019s session.\u00a0 For any session appreciably longer than an hour, I charge a flat rate of \u00a375 (e.g. \u00a375 for a two or three hour session).\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n\nIn all cases, we start with a free phone \/ video conversation to explore how we can work together.<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI charge \u00a320 fee for cancellations with less than 24 hours notice.<\/span><\/strong>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\n

I believe in these therapies as being a force for good in the world. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To make them more available to those who otherwise wouldn\u2019t be able to afford them,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I offer two sessions per week at half the above rates, on a first come, first served basis.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If this is you, let me know.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are qualified in similar therapies\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(or Yoga, Reiki, meditation, Alexander Technique, traditional medicine systems etc),\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

we could explore exchanging sessions.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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My rates are:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n\nFor all treatments I ask for \u00a345 for an hour\u2019s session.\u00a0 For any session appreciably longer than an hour, I charge a flat rate of \u00a375 (e.g. \u00a375 for a two or three hour session).\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n\nIn all cases, we start with a free phone \/ video conversation to explore how we can work together.<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI charge \u00a320 fee for cancellations with less than 24 hours notice.<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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I believe in these therapies as being a force for good in the world. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To make them more available to those who otherwise wouldn\u2019t be able to afford them,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I offer two sessions per week at half the above rates, on a first come, first served basis.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If this is you, let me know.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are qualified in similar therapies\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(or Yoga, Reiki, meditation, Alexander Technique, traditional medicine systems etc),\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

we could explore exchanging sessions.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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About me<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

I have been a qualified massage professional since 2003, though I have enjoyed giving and receiving massage since way back in the 1970s. In the middle part of my life, I followed a successful career in IT, involving high pressure positions, international travel and long commutes into central London so I well understand the need to rest, recharge the batteries and rebalance.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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