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Che Young Wellness | Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, trainer and author. Forest of Dean + Online Globally.

Acumassage treatments • Coaching • Training in Acumassage, and in Workplace Wellness. • Author and Speaker. Treatments include massage, acupressure and Reiki; Coaching 1:1 for personal or professional development; Training in Stress Management, Mindfulness and Meditation - individuals or groups; Private retreats in the Forest of Dean (for 1 or 2 people); Group retreats at carefully selected venues across the UK; Corporate packages available.

31/03/2026

Most people don’t know that Massage and Shiatsu BOTH COME FROM CHINA.

Modern / European massage is often attributed to Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839), who developed a system of techniques and movements to improve general health and physical condition.

But what many AREN’T aware of is that he studied in China first! What he learnt in China formed the foundation of his system.

It is well known that Shiatsu is rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, working with the meridian system, flow, yin and yang, and the five elements.
Massage, as we know it in the West, tends to deal more with muscles… But muscles are wrapped in fascia, through which the meridians flow, and so truthfully we can’t really separate them.

So the overlap isn’t surprising.

In practice, both Shiatsu and Massage affect the whole system.
Muscles. Fascia. Circulation. Lymph. Meridians. Even when that isn’t the intention.

That’s why the distinction matters less than the understanding behind it.

This is also where my own work sits. Not strictly Massage. Not strictly Shiatsu. And not strictly Acupressure.

I term it - Acumassage.

Working with precision through the meridians and their acu- (access) points, but also across the wider myofascial web.

Because in TCM, nothing works in isolation.
“Where Qi goes, Blood flows.”

I talk more about this in the blog, link below.

30/03/2026

Nothing is wrong. You’re just overstimulated.

Give me 90 seconds 🌿

Spring is starting to land here in the Forest of Dean… and you can feel it. The light is softer. The water is moving differently.
Everything is quietly waking up again.

Watch this for a moment. The flow.
The movement. The sound of the water.

There’s a reason this feels calming.

When you focus your attention on something natural and repetitive like flowing water, your brain begins to shift state.

The amygdala (your threat detector) reduces its activity.
Your parasympathetic nervous system starts to engage.
Levels of cortisol begin to drop.

Your body moves out of “alert”… and back towards regulation.

And it doesn’t take long.

Around 60–90 seconds of sustained focus is often enough to interrupt a stress response.

Nature does this effortlessly. It regulates itself. And it helps regulate us, too. Stay with it for the full 90 seconds.

27/03/2026

🤍

Today’s gratitude is for a place. A little Airbnb in Devon that holds a piece of my heart 🌊

Over the years, I’ve found a few spaces like this. Places I take myself off to when life gets… full. And when I go, everyone in my world knows the drill:

“I’m here. I’m safe. See you in a few days.” And then I switch off my phone. Completely.

No messages.
No emails.
No scrolling.
Just me and my dog.

I don’t stay in hotels. I don’t stay in busy places. I choose somewhere quiet, self-contained. I take food with me (or get it delivered once), and then I just… stop.

No alarms.
No schedule.
No “shoulds”.

I wake up and ask one simple question: What do I feel like doing today?

Sometimes it’s stretching. Sometimes journalling. Sometimes walking the dog along the beach.

This place in Devon…
You can see the sea from the shower.
Sunrise and sunset, from the same spot. It’s where I’ve written parts of my book. Where I’ve sat in silence. Where I’ve properly reset.

And if I’m really honest…I’m overdue one of these breaks. I can feel it. Life builds. Work builds. Responsibility builds. And before you know it, you’re just… pushing through.

So I’ve booked a week in April.
Time out. Properly. Because it matters. We talk a lot about looking after ourselves. But actually doing it… consistently… is something else entirely.

So today, I’m grateful for the space that allows me to come back to myself 🌿

26/03/2026

I’ve decided to close the doors at Cosmic Teapot.

I’m currently fully booked through to June, with ongoing regular clients who aren’t giving up their slots any time soon 🤍 And there’s a waiting list of people wanting monthly sessions.

So I’m closing the doors to new regular clients… until 2027.🌿
Rather than stretching things thin… I’m choosing to hold the line.

That said, there are still a few ways to work with me:
1. Online consultation - £40
30 minutes, with follow-up guidance
A really good place to start if you want direction, clarity, or support with something specific 💻

2. Asha Centre sessions – from £65 to £125
I release a small number of last-minute weekend appointments every few weeks.
*These are limited, as most of my time there is spent supporting group retreats 🌱*

3. Remedial Retreats – from £750 to £1500
1:1, fully personalised, including food
2–4 nights
Time and space to properly focus on your health, your body, and what’s actually going on beneath the surface. Let me help you if your body and health are holding you back.

Deciding to close the doors on Cosmic Teapot wasn’t easy. But it feels right. To protect the quality of the work, and the people already in it.

But, if you’ve been thinking about working together, there are still these three ways to work with me. ❤

Online Consultations | Limited Weekend Appointments | 1:1 Remedial Deep-Dive Retreats

Let me know if you need some guidance on what’s right for you right now.

24/03/2026

Constipation isn’t always a “diet problem.”
Sometimes… it’s a system under strain and out of balance.

Patient D arrived in pain. Days of discomfort. Nothing shifting.
And this wasn’t random.

Her body was already under pressure. IVF treatment. Hormones. Interventions. Everything maxxed out… including this vital part of the digestive process.
I started focusing on the large intestine and the chain it is part of, the horary system / ‘organ clock’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Lung precedes Large Intestine. Stomach follows. Supporting pathways matter just as much as the problem area itself.

As well the colleagues from the Four Functions Framework I developed…
All of which really helps for both health analysis and treatment, of both Self and Others.

Within hours of treatment…
My client’s constipation was finally resolved. 😊

This case is a reminder of something most people miss:
A single symptom rarely tells the whole story.

Read the full case study below.

If your body feels stuck in a loop that it can’t complete, TCM may indicate root cause, and provide a solution.

23/03/2026

Most people wait too long before doing something like this. 🤍
I have been going on retreat for 15 years. By myself. To press pause. And focus on… just me.

A few people have been in touch recently about the remedial retreats… and asking about future dates 🌿

Before I open anything new, I just want to say:
❗ 6th–10th April is still currently available ❗
A 2, 3 or 4 night stay.
From £750 for 2 nights.
These are very personal, 1:1 retreats.

Time to properly focus on what’s going on in your body, rather than working around it.
1. Traditional Chinese Medicine
2. Acupressure
3. Intuitive Massage
4. Space to rest, reset and integrate what’s shifting
You’re encouraged to come on your own…
Or welcome to bring a companion if you’d prefer to share the experience 🤍

April is just around the corner now. So if you’ve been thinking about it, or it’s been sitting in the back of your mind, this is a gentle nudge 🌱

I’ll likely release more dates soon, but this window is open now. 📩 Just message me if you’re considering it, and would like to chat it through. 😊

20/03/2026

I won’t miss the school run… but I will miss this view 🌄

For the last decade, this has been my morning vista.
Driving up over the hill, to take my two children to school… and being met with this.

Every single day, it’s different.
Sometimes a full, glowing sunrise.
Sometimes soft mist hanging low over the trees.
Sometimes grey, heavy, dramatic skies.
Sometimes the sun already high, quietly doing its thing.
Same road. Same time.
Completely different experience.
And I’ve seen it… thousands of times now.

My youngest is finishing school this July.
Which means this chapter is ending.
No more school run.
No more structuring my day around that 8:30 and 3:00 routine.
And honestly… I’m ready for that shift.
An hour back in my day changes a lot.

But this morning, on Spring Equinox, something caught me.
Because this view…
has quietly been part of my life for years.
Daily.
Steady. Familiar. Changing, but always there.

I’m incredibly lucky to live here 🌿
The Forest of Dean is full of places like this. Trees, rivers, lakes, open skies.
But this one… this exact stretch of road, this exact view…
It holds a decade of mornings.

I’ll still see it.
It’s two minutes from my house.
But it won’t be the same.
Because it won’t be that moment anymore.

Funny how something so ordinary
ends up meaning something far bigger.
🤍

Wishing you a lovely and reflective Spring Equinox, and if you haven't 'greeted the day' yet, the precise moment of Equinox is 2:46pm.

Face the sun. Give thanks. Feel your body. Move as you feel. Set intentions. With love. ❤️ So today’s post is simply for this view 😍.

19/03/2026

Something is shifting in how I’m teaching this work ✨
I ran the first Traditional Chinese Medicine and Meridians training last week… and honestly, it confirmed something I’ve been feeling for a while.

People don’t just want information.
They want to understand it properly. To see how it all connects 🧠✨
That’s exactly what happened in this group. And now I’m preparing for the next session in April 🌿 I’ve already had people asking about the next training in my Four Functions Framework.

So I’ve been thinking…this Autumn, I’m likely going to run a 1-week intensive at the Asha Centre 🍂
Monday to Friday.
Daytime sessions only.
Evenings are yours. Quiet. Space to integrate 🌙
Stay at Asha, commute, or book somewhere nearby.

I haven’t locked in dates yet. And this matters.
Last round, some people couldn’t attend purely because of the day we chose. Wednesdays didn’t work for many. So this time, I’m doing it differently.

If this is something you’re even considering, tell me now 📩
It will directly influence the week I choose.

There will be:
• Phased / direct debit payment options
• Discounted upfront option

And for those who prefer slower integration…
I’ll likely run another version next Spring 🌸 One day per month, March to July.

This part of the process is my favourite.
The planning. The shaping. The quiet sense of what’s coming 🌱 Because I already know what happens in the room. People start seeing it. The patterns. The connections. The logic behind something that once felt completely out of reach. And then it clicks ⚡

If you want to be part of the next round, reach out 🤍

18/03/2026

The meridians are real.

In the 1960s, surgeon Dr. Kim Bong-han identified microscopic tubular structures throughout the body that correspond with the meridian maps used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In 2002, scientists at Seoul National University replicated the work and confirmed this network, now known as the Primo Vascular System.

It sits within the fascia and alongside the blood and lymphatic systems, forming a body-wide network through which energy and information move.

I’ve written a short blog explaining the science behind the meridian system, and I explore it in much greater depth in my upcoming book.

Read the blog here 👇

17/03/2026

DID YOU KNOW you shouldn’t drink with food?

This is something I learnt years ago at a retreat centre...

But I didn’t fully understand why until I started learning more about organ health through Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In TCM, digestion is seen as a carefully balanced holistic process.

The stomach’s job is to receive food and begin breaking it down, turning it into a thick, nutrient-rich “soup” before passing it on to the small intestine. From there, the body extracts nutrients and eventually eliminates what it no longer needs via the large intestine.

Supporting organs like the liver and gallbladder also play a role by producing and storing bile, which is then delivered to the stomach as required to help break down food. Drinking shortly before, during or immediately after eating dilutes the bile and other gastric juices, making the stomach’s job much harder.

For that reason, in TCM (and other traditions) it is suggested that we shouldn’t drink extra liquid with our meals, and before and after too.

A commonly suggested guideline is:

✨ Avoid drinking about 30 minutes before eating
✨ Don’t drink at all during the meal
✨ Wait about 30 minutes after eating to drink

It’s interesting because culturally we tend to do the opposite. Restaurants automatically offer drinks with meals. Most of us grew up drinking while we eat. We often follow habits simply because that’s how things were done around us as we were growing up.

But the more we learn about how our bodies function, the more opportunity we have to make small adjustments that will support better digestion and overall wellness.

Health optimisation often starts with simple awareness.

16/03/2026

Scrolling Facebook won’t calm your nervous system.
This might.

Your nervous system can start calming down in under 90 seconds. Most people think stress takes hours to unwind.
It doesn’t.

Watch this for 90 seconds. Just that. 🌿

This little woodland stream in the Forest of Dean has become one of my favourite places to pause.

Notice the water. The movement. The light shifting across the surface. And notice what happens in your body as you watch.

There’s actually science behind this. When we focus our attention on something steady and natural like moving water, the brain begins to shift out of fight-or-flight mode. The amygdala (our internal alarm system) reduces its stress response.
Levels of cortisol begin to drop. The nervous system starts moving back towards regulation.

It’s a small reset.
But small resets done regularly are powerful.

So for the next 90 seconds:

🌿 Watch the water
🌿 Notice your breathing
🌿 If your mind wanders, gently bring it back

That simple act of returning your attention is the work. And it’s often exactly what the nervous system needs.

Happy Mindful Monday. 💧

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