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Toni, Karen and Rachel are Soft Tissue Practitioners (not physiotherapists) who studied at Oxford and Bristol School of Sports Massage.

Soft Tissue and Remedial Massage is not just about people who do sport. It is about learning to look after you. Please follow the link to the website. I Look forward to hearing from you.

25/02/2026

This was a pivotal moment for me:

A pelvic health physio told me that my tight glutes had nothing to do with my pelvic floor symptoms. After I left I thought about this: my pelvic floor muscles are attached to my pelvis (the pelvic bone, made up of three parts). My glute muscles are also attached to my pelvis. Muscles pull on bone, that’s their job. My glutes pulling on my pelvis are subtly adjusting my pelvis into a different position. My pelvic floor muscles have no choice but to adjust to accommodate that new position, or to fight the new position. My pelvic floor muscles have no choice but to be affected by the action of my glutes.

At the time I couldn’t tell you how my pelvic floor muscles were affected, or why that would make a difference, but now I can give you a bigger picture.

Our culture spent centuries dissecting the body into separate parts, and has since begun to look at how those separate parts fit back together.

Today when working with other parts of the body physios, osteos, physical therapists talk about muscle chains, the transfer of force from one muscle to the next, through sheets of fascia, from one part of the body and into another. However many still focus on the pelvic floor as a separate entity.

Our pelvic floor muscles are an integrated part of your body, and are integral to the chains of muscles running through your body from toe to head.

When you work with me we will look at the pelvic floor as part of our integrated systm of muscle chains. We will explore the use of hypopressives, massage, and exercises to recalibrate your system to allow for optimal pelvic health.

To book contact me at:
St Briavels, Cinderford:
07902 040 969

TLS Soft-tissue Massage and Remedial Therapy
Forest and Wye Hypopressives and Pelvic Health

24/02/2026

Knees:

The calf and the thigh muscles both control the forward movement of the knee. There's lots more that's going on for the knees.

To find out more contact me at:
St Briavels, Cinderford:
07902 040 969

Massage and bodywork in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

17/02/2026

Hello

Welcome to life free from leaking, prolapse, urgency.

You can live free from pelvic symptoms with just a few simple changes to your habits.

This is not about doing pelvic floor exercises.

Every muscle in your body works in coordination with other muscles. For example: when you bend your elbow the muscles at the front of your arm shorten, the muscles at the back of your arm have no choice but to lengthen. The same is true of your pelvic floor muslces, they work in coordination with other muscles.

If you have been doing pelvic floor exercises and have not achieved the degree of change you hoped for, or perhaps symptoms got worse, it is because, like any other muscle, the pelvic floor cannot be fixed in isolation.

You must make a few simple easy changes to change the synergy through your body.

For more information, chat on the phone, and to book contact me at:
St Briavels, Cinderford:
07902 040 969

Hypopressives and Pelvic Health in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

16/02/2026

Hello

Welcome to life free from leaking, prolapse, urgency.

You can live free from pelvic symptoms with just a few simple changes to your habits.

This is not about doing pelvic floor exercises.

Every muscle in your body works in coordination with other muscles. For example: when you bend your elbow the muscles at the front of your arm shorten, the muscles at the back of your arm have no choice but to lengthen. The same is true of your pelvic floor muslces, they work in coordination with other muscles.

If you have been doing pelvic floor exercises and have not achieved the degree of change you hoped for, or perhaps symptoms got worse, it is because, like any other muscle, the pelvic floor cannot be fixed in isolation.

You must make a few simple easy changes to change the synergy through your body.

For more information, chat on the phone, and to book contact me at TLS Smart Cinderford, and St Briavels:
07902 040 969

Hypopressives and Pelvic Health in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

05/01/2026

Torticollis. Normally sorts its self after a few days…. When it becomes problematic what do you do? We need to allow tone to reduce (the naughty but nice when it nips) then we need to rebalance the frame. The neck will nip (motor adaptation) when the motor output from the arms is not working effectively.

Remember the nervous system work needs to be achieved regularly to effect change. To improve it also needs to be progressive. Too much we regress. We can only move and achieve what the nervous system allows us too. Too much too soon we over do it to little it takes longer.

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21/12/2025

Best wishes:

This is a moment of transition in the world and in our lives, light levels change what is happening outside, as well as what is happening inside, our energy levels, our sense of action, and more.

What is the change, the action, the transition that you would like in your life moving forward?

My intention will be the same this year as it was last year. I have made good developments towards my goal. Yesterday there was a significant moment that tested that development. I am pleased with how I did, I know I can improve, and in reflecting on that moment I am heartened by the love which resides despite the difficulty. The journey towards that love has not been an easy one, it has required time, energy, dedication, and a lot of meeting of difficult feelings. It is so worth it. The feelings of lightness and the warmth that are freed as a result are magical.

If you feel intrigued to step into a journey of transition, physically or emotionally, please know that there are so very many people out there who are able to support you in the most beautiful ways. Feel free to contact me to book, or just to find out more about me or other options available.

St Briavels, Cinderford:
07902 040 969

Massage and bodywork in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

19/12/2025

Cleaned down s***k and spangly for the new year. I am off comms now until 5th Jan. Much love and we hope your festivities are kind and generous. See you on the otherside. Keep moving T###

01/12/2025

Prolapse?
Leaking?

Join me to change your life. Change the way your pelvic floor responds to the changing pressures inside your body.

I am ready to coach hypopressives and share the joy of a more responsive pelvic floor. A simple, gentle, calm and enjoyable practice using the breath.

For more information and to book contact me on:
07902 040969

St Briavels and Cinderford

Massage and bodywork in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.

30/10/2025

Visuals:

I am primarily a visual and kinesthetic learner. Doing drawings like these help me clarify my hypothesis about what's going on in your body.

I also use drawings, movement, and analogies to help explain to you how the body works and what is going on, so that you can make sense of your own body, the treatment, and the self care ideas.

Always feel free to ask any questions.

To book contact me at:

TLS Soft Tissue Therapy Cinderford: 07902 040 969

Massage and bodywork in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

24/10/2025

Great day in Cinderford at TLS Soft-tissue Massage and Remedial Therapy this Tuesday.

2 shoulders and one hip got some really effective tlc.

The hip was in for its second treatment. To be honest the first treatment didn't result in big changes. Hey ho, sometimes it takes a bit more working out. The second treatment was pretty astonishing though, a massive increase in pain free range of movement. Plus some worthwhile exercises to maintain the progress.

I love it! It is so fascinating.

To book contact me at:

TLS Soft Tissue Therapy Cinderford: 07902 040 969

Massage and bodywork in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

14/10/2025

Remember how the glutes affect the quads? ... And they affect the knee ...

The glutes attach to the top of the leg bone, the femur, so therefore pull on the femur. The quads attach to the femur, so are therefore pulled by the glutes, and the other way around.

The knee is the joint at the end of the femur (the junction with the lower leg and the knee cap), so therefore when the glutes pull at the top of the femur, they affect the position of the bottom of the femur, being the knee.

It all makes so much sense! ... Does that explanation make sense to you? Reply below.

To book contact me at:

TLS Soft Tissue Therapy Cinderford: 07902 040 969

Massage and bodywork in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

08/10/2025

What a fascinating view of the body:

To book contact me at:

TLS Soft Tissue Therapy Cinderford: 07902 040 969

Massage and bodywork in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

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Tuesday	10am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 6:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 7:45pm

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http://tlssmart.com/

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Our Story

It had been 18 years of abuse which took me to the doctors. The pain was unbearable. Walking up stairs made me sick. Walking down them made me want to self harm. Pain. An odd sensation. How to get through and over it, unless its broken, we have to do more rather than less. “But it hurts!” “Suck it up cup cake” is what the Remedial Instructor said to me! Harsh maybe? Useful? Definitely. Following a series of muscle testing, massage therapy, and a carefully thought out exercise programme I could finally walk again and without pain. And running was once again possible. This is one of the many reasons I became my own boss, to help people be pain free. And I was good at massage! See more at the link to my website TLSSMART . I look forward to helping you through your journey!