Claire Best Holistic Massage Therapy

Claire Best Holistic Massage Therapy Promoting well-being through massage therapy I am a BTEC qualified Holistic Massage Therapist registered with Federation of Holistic Therapists and CNHC.

I work from my own massage room in Herne Hill, London. I also volunteer as a massage therapist on the haematology wards at St George's Hospital. I am trained in swedish, deep tissue, pregnancy, soft tissue release and Indian head massage as well as oncology massage. I aim to tailor each massage treatment to my clients through an initial consultation. This allows me to understand you and your lifestyle in order that I can treat and advise you as a unique individual. By massaging and relaxing muscles, holistic massage therapy has a knock on effect on all systems of the body. As well as pain relief and improving muscle tension it can:

-encourage blood flow to extremities, muscles and organs

-improve skin condition and elasticity

-assist hormone balance; increase endorphins; reduce the negative effects of adrenalin

-improve digestion

-relax parasympathetic nervous system

-encourage relaxed, deeper breathing

-improve posture and mobility


60 minutes - £60.00; 90 minutes - £80.00

For more information or to book a massage please contact me through Facebook

Just when you think things are starting to get better. No walking for me for a while.
20/10/2025

Just when you think things are starting to get better. No walking for me for a while.

Some days are all about ease and the comfort soup your nan used to warm up for you on cold days and poorly days.
20/10/2025

Some days are all about ease and the comfort soup your nan used to warm up for you on cold days and poorly days.

Here's a photo of me celebrating a victorious one-hour walk (with momentary stops) with a cuppa and really good cheese. ...
17/10/2025

Here's a photo of me celebrating a victorious one-hour walk (with momentary stops) with a cuppa and really good cheese. Shortly I will need to lie down and meditate.

Not completely pain free but, as long as I rest now, I'm hoping I can enjoy other walks this weekend and slowly come back from this two week pain flare to my new normal (which is a very odd, slow version of my old self).

Since March, I've built up from lying on my back to walking a confident 3.5km and sometimes a 5km. No driving or swimming yet and a sudden "allergy" to alcohol has left me more or less teetotal (a sherry glass of red wine once a week barely counts).

Chronic, undiagnosed pain, especially nerve pain, is tricksy and unpredictable. The only thing that works is pacing, which means staying below 2/10 pain scale. I explain this a lot in case anyone thinks I'm just being flakey.

If pushing through were an option, that would be my go-to method but I've had to learn the hard way that this just leads to intense pain.

It's hard to adjust and there is plenty I miss (drinking alcohol, seeing friends, swimming, driving, long hikes, massaging, being massaged, camping, making and sticking to plans) but there's been plenty I've gained too (meditation, phone calls, an art practice, slow appreciation for small things).

But for now, a one hour walk is a bloody victory! Huzzah!





The postman delivered my industry magazine yesterday and looks who greeted me: my dearest friend Eva Ching and a recipe...
16/10/2025

The postman delivered my industry magazine yesterday and looks who greeted me: my dearest friend Eva Ching and a recipe for an anti inflammatory noodle soup.

Lawyer, mum, nutrition advisor, all round clever and caring lady. Go check her out. She's running online courses on inflammation, a potential precursor for chronic illnesses.


Morning sun in the East and rain clouds coming from the West. A rain mac and waterproof socks kind of day ahead. I could...
04/09/2025

Morning sun in the East and rain clouds coming from the West. A rain mac and waterproof socks kind of day ahead.

I couldn't focus on my bare foot meditation this morning so very glad to pop a rainbow on my list of lovely things, including a low-flying swan and a hummingbird hawkmoth.

You make your own luck but I quite like all these positive omens.

Valiant in her quest for a pain free life, Claire stoically made her way through a bowl of turmeric and black pepper por...
24/08/2025

Valiant in her quest for a pain free life, Claire stoically made her way through a bowl of turmeric and black pepper porridge.

Oats, flax, chia, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, apples, water.

It's vile! I hate turmeric!

Can you spot Ed and Tom? I realise this only applies to people who know us in person.
11/08/2025

Can you spot Ed and Tom?
I realise this only applies to people who know us in person.

I ended up adding a green section below. I hope it works. The idea being that green, yellow and blue are harmonious and ...
03/08/2025

I ended up adding a green section below. I hope it works. The idea being that green, yellow and blue are harmonious and purple is not. I dunno, it hurts my head.

Bear in mind that this is the first time I've attempted "drawing" with a paint brush, I am pretty much not wired to understand colours and that I am time limited because of nerve rehab.

I am, however, retraining my brain to play and experiment and worry less about the final result or what I am willing to reveal to the world.

I hope this makes others feel more confident about revealing their trials and errors because I think we are conditioned to be rather perfectionist about art.







Heatwaves and droughts. Thunder and monsoons. It feels oddly Autumnal on 1st August having just cooked up homegrown beet...
01/08/2025

Heatwaves and droughts. Thunder and monsoons.

It feels oddly Autumnal on 1st August having just cooked up homegrown beetroot curry followed by my neighbour's apple crumble with foraged blackberries.

Very confusing. At least the water butts are full.





19/07/2025

Life conducted by WhatsApp and social media is aggravating my recovery therefore I have been temporarily banned from texting...some of you who find me too prolific may be pleased to hear this.

I would be cockahoop to be contacted by old fashioned methods like postcards and letters if you fancy and can receive short texts, just not long text conversations.

Sorry and please stay in touch xx

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Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
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