Remedied - Remedial Massage Therapy

11/03/2026

Many people have learned to only respond to their bodies when something hurts.

But pain is rarely the first signal.

Often the body has been communicating for a while through things like tension, fatigue, stiffness, or reduced movement. These early signals are the body’s way of asking for support before something becomes more serious.

When we begin responding to those quieter cues, it’s often easier for the body to recover and regulate.

Care doesn’t have to wait for crisis.

Your body makes sense.
We work with it — not against it.

— Mel 🌿

02/03/2026

Most people describe it as
“tight shoulders.”
“A stiff neck.”
“Tight hips.”

And sometimes it is muscular.

But often, it’s not.

Often it’s the pressure to keep performing.
The habit of being the reliable one.
The quiet bracing that never quite switches off.

When we live in constant readiness, the nervous system adapts.
Muscles increase tone.
Breath shortens.
The body prepares — just in case.

You can stretch a muscle.
But you can’t force a system to feel safe.

Sometimes the work isn’t about loosening.
It’s about signalling safety.
Consistency. Support.
Small cues that say: you don’t have to hold everything alone.

Your body makes sense.
We work with it — not against it.

If this resonated, where do you notice you brace most?

— Mel 🌿

26/02/2026

❌ DON’T - just take a deep breath when you feel stressed

✅ DO - give your body the opportunity to release the stress hormones FIRST (jump, shake, run, anything to get your heart rate up);
➡️ THEN you can take the deep belly breath, and orient yourself to the present moment.

Otherwise that adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol has nowhere to go; and while a healthy body can metabolise these hormones, in chronic stress situations, the hormones can continue to circulate in your blood system, impacting your physical health and wellbeing.

So if you feel a burst of stress energy;
1. Literally, shake it off
2. Deep belly breath

Your body & mind will thank you 💚

12/02/2026

Your body, your choice - at my studio, and ot’s actually your right with *any* massage therapist you visit.

Provided your treatment choices are within the therapists skills and experience; safe for your body and health history; and are not inappropriate, then the choice is yours.

Your therapist may suggest something different in order for you to reach your therapy goal; however, the choice is still yours.

If you’d like to visit a massage therapist who gives you these choices upfront rather than putting the burden on you to speak up, and who demonstrates safety for your nervous system - visit Remedied.

26/01/2026

So well said 💚

People look at me some sort of way when I say I get a massage at least once a month — so let’s clear something up.

Massage is healthcare. Period.

It regulates the nervous system.
It lowers stress hormones.
It improves circulation and lymphatic flow.
It reduces chronic tension before it becomes chronic pain.
It supports sleep, digestion, hormones, posture, and mental clarity.

Most of what we’re walking around calling “normal” — tight shoulders, jaw pain, headaches, poor sleep, burnout — is a body that hasn’t been given a chance to release.

Touch is a biological need, not a luxury.
Maintenance is smarter than crisis care.
Prevention is still healthcare.

I don’t wait until my body is screaming to listen.
I don’t believe care has to hurt to count.
And I refuse to treat regulation like an indulgence.

Luxury is excess.
Massage is maintenance.

Treat yourself like someone you love — because that is healthcare.

I do not pay for or carry health insurance the way most people do. Massage is my assurance that my body can heal itself if I take care of her.

Get ahold of your local massage therapist and get ahold of your selfcare.

Massage therapists also take note that what you use on our skin, can multiply the benefits! Especially products like Mystical Mindset Medicinals

21/12/2025

Christmas can be beautiful and tricky; joyful and heavy; exciting and overwhelming; social and lonely.

So as the excitement grows and the pressure builds, I invite you to pause, and lean into kindness and love - for yourself and others.

Because that’s what this world really needs in this season.

💚

Wishing you all a kind Christmas, because it can’t always be a happy one.

08/12/2025

When life is too much…
When pressures are too high…
When it’s all too confusing…
When you don’t know what to do to care for yourself…
Go back to base camp. 🏕️

Your nervous system needs to be shown that your body is safe in order to to shift its focus from surviving to thriving.

Survival safety =
🍎 nourishing food
💧 hydrating water
😴 restful sleep
🏃‍♀️ physical movement
🤗 connection with others

If you’re not meeting these needs, there’s no point looking at infrared saunas, ice baths, supplements or other optimisations.

Take care of yourself at survival level and watch your ability to thrive grow 🌱

Restorative self care - because self care is us care, and self care doesn’t require time or money.