Thank you for taking the time to check this section out, the fact that you are here is important to me and here is why.......
I have always loved having a massage but often times I have been unhappy with my experience. To me having a massage is a place where you should
.... feel safe physically and emotionally.
Often times I have been cold, physically uncomfortable on the table or felt that I was not being listened. Other times “my own stuff “about my perceived physical inadequacies versus the massage therapist have led me to be in a state where there is no way I could relax. Of course I have also had some amazing massages too.:)
Men and women tend to ignore their bodies until they break, we pay far more attention to our car than we do our body. A friend related a story about how her hubby could hardly move, he was working a full day job as a mechanic and then coming home to work on the family car. He has been complaining about shoulder pain for several weeks, and wouldn't do anything about it, and started to complain of other aches, yet has spent hours on the car.
Anyone relate ???
I have always been interested in the mind-body connection. When studying for my NZQA in anatomy & physiology I came across pictures of astrocytes. My incredible mind flashed back over 3 decades to an art exam picture, this is what I nearly what I had painted. There is no way then that this image was available in my dusty boarding school.
The more I study the more I am in awe of our body, its complexity and intricacy. I truly believe that we are not accessing so much of our given ability to self-heal and that today many of our ills and ails can be traced back to our basic needs for rest and safety. The way we live has changed sooooo fast and we physically and emotionally we can’t just adapt that fast, so we need to take time
I was born (over 50 years ago) and educated in the UK, have Bsc. in Anthropology from University College London, various business, marketing qualifications and was a Master SCUBA instructor. After Uni, I ended up as a sales rep for the pharmaceutical industry as enjoyed science and talking to people. I got very good at and ended up in healthcare advertising and marketing too, the money was good. My life values were ignored and my spirit was crushed. I met and married the love of my life Nigel at a big Rock Festival in the UK, and he brought me back to his home of Canterbury. After many years of never really doing what I wanted, I took the plunge and retrained, coming home to where my passion and given talents collide.
To massage in NZ you do not need to be trained.... but I am. I couldn't do a diploma with my family commitments. So I have taken courses with an NZQA approved private institution and these are up on my walls for you to inspect.
Nigel and our 2 children and various animals live in the centre of Rangiora on our haphazard 1/4 acre “Pavlova Paradise” . I work from a self-contained studio at the rear of our back section property. Off-street parking available.
If you have a fear of dogs, please let me know :) Hope to meet you soon. Fi X
