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My mission is to create a world of wonder, compassion and forgiveness by witnessing, allowing and empowering, healing and beauty.

Working with the mind body and spirit to empower self healing

01/12/2025

Massage for Burnout
Burnout isn’t just exhaustion — it’s what happens when your body, mind, and heart have been operating beyond their capacity for too long.

It shows up as:
— Constant fatigue
— Tight chest or shallow breathing
— Feeling disconnected from yourself
— Irritability or emotional numbness
— A nervous system that can’t switch off

Massage helps because it meets burnout at the level where it actually lives: the body.

✨ Regulates the Nervous System
Burnout is a state of chronic fight-or-flight. Massage activates the parasympathetic system — the part of you that knows how to rest, digest, slow down, and repair.

✨ Releases Stored Tension
When stress has been held for too long, the body becomes rigid. Releasing knots, fascia tension, and trigger points helps the body remember softness again.

✨ Improves Sleep & Recovery
Touch calms the mind and slows the heart rate, helping you drop into deeper rest — the place where true healing happens.

✨ Reconnects You to Your Body
Burnout often creates a sense of disconnection. Massage brings you back into yourself, helps you feel again, and reminds your system it’s safe to be here.

✨ Restores Energy & Clarity
As the body opens and the nervous system resets, people often find themselves thinking more clearly, breathing deeper, and feeling more like themselves.

Burnout doesn’t mean you’re failing it means your body is asking for care.
Massage offers that care in the most human, grounding, and restorative way.

28/11/2025

Massage as an Act of Self-Care & Self-Love

So many people think of massage as a luxury…
but the truth is, it’s one of the most powerful ways to care for yourself.

Not because it’s “pampering,”
but because it brings you back into relationship with your own body
the part of you that feels, holds, carries, and whispers when something isn’t right.

✨ Self-care
Massage helps you slow down long enough to listen.
It softens the tension you’ve been ignoring, eases the stress you’ve been holding,
and gives your nervous system a chance to breathe.

✨ Self-love
Allowing someone to touch your body with intention, presence, and care
is an act of saying:
I matter. My wellbeing matters. My body deserves attention.

It’s choosing nourishment over pushing,
presence over overwhelm,
and compassion over self-neglect.

Massage reminds you that you’re allowed to rest.
You’re allowed to receive.
You’re allowed to feel held for a moment in a world that constantly asks you to give.

Your body is home
and self-love is learning how to tend to that home with gentleness.

26/11/2025

Client Testimonial 💬

“Excellent sports massage with James. He is incredibly professional and knowledgeable. Feeling ready to train harder after a session, highlighting the effectiveness of the massage. Strongly recommend booking a session.”
Corrie Bloem

I love supporting people who push their bodies and their limits.
Thank you, Corrie, for the trust and the kind words.
Helping people feel stronger, more open, and ready to train is one of my favourite parts of this work. 💚

19/11/2025

Client Testimonial 💬

“James is definitely the best in his field. Over the years (especially during the last 9 years doing CrossFit 3–4 times per week) I’ve had quite a few sports massages — most of them unnecessarily painful and with almost no tangible benefit or relief.

About 3 months ago I started having sessions with James once a week — he’s the first therapist I’ve been able to see consistently. This has truly been one of the best decisions, a game changer for me.

Every time I leave a session with James I feel ready to go again and smash my fitness goals for the week! I would highly recommend Hollow Reed Healing for anyone who trains strenuously or is dealing with muscular strains and wants relief and progress without derailing their fitness program.”

It’s always humbling to receive words like these.
I love supporting people who push their limits — helping their bodies stay open, strong, and ready for what they love doing.
Thank you, Nick, for trusting me with your body and your goals. 💚

17/11/2025

Massage as Medicine

Massage is so much more than relaxation — it’s medicine for the whole system.

In a world that constantly pulls us into tension and overdrive, touch brings us back into balance. It helps us feel again. It reminds the body it’s safe to soften.

Here’s how massage can support everyday wellbeing and healing:

🌀 Chronic Pain
Many forms of pain are the body’s way of asking for attention. Massage works with the nervous system and fascia to release tension patterns, improve circulation, and create space for the body to realign and heal itself.

🌿 Stress & Anxiety
When we’re constantly in “go” mode, our nervous system stays in fight-or-flight. Massage activates the parasympathetic (rest and restore) response — calming the body, slowing the mind, and allowing you to exhale.

💪 Performance & Recovery
For athletes and active bodies, regular bodywork keeps muscles supple, joints mobile, and movement efficient. It supports recovery between sessions, helping you train harder, move better, and stay injury-free.

💛 Depression & Emotional Wellbeing
Touch is connection something our modern world often lacks. Massage can increase serotonin and dopamine levels, helping to lift mood, restore connection to the body, and remind you that you’re not alone inside your experience.

Massage is medicine not because it “fixes” you, but because it helps you come home to yourself — one breath, one release, one moment of presence at a time.

23/10/2025

**How Massage Affects Day-to-Day Life**

Massage isn’t just something you do when you’re sore — it’s something that changes how you live.

When your body is relaxed and open, your whole system starts to move differently. You breathe deeper. You sleep better. You react slower to stress. You feel more here.

It’s not just about releasing muscles — it’s about regulating your nervous system, softening the constant noise of the mind, and allowing your body to come back into balance.

Regular bodywork helps you move through your day with more ease.

* You notice tension before it becomes pain.
* You recover faster from training or long work hours.
* You show up calmer, clearer, and more present in your relationships.

When your body feels supported, life feels lighter.

Massage is more than touch — it’s a reminder to slow down, listen, and reconnect with the wisdom of your body

20/10/2025

Headaches — One of My Specialties

I can’t even tell you how many people I’ve helped with headaches over the years. It’s honestly become one of my specialties.

A new client once called to book a session, and I joked on the phone that I’m pretty good with headaches. When she arrived with her partner, she was a little skeptical — and fair enough.

Ten minutes in, after finding a few key trigger points, the room fell completely silent. Her partner looked at me and said, “You have to teach me that.”

All jokes aside, after three sessions she hasn’t complained about her headaches since — and yes, I actually did teach her partner a few techniques to help at home.

Sometimes it’s not magic, it’s simply about understanding where the body holds tension, bringing awareness there, and creating space for release.

17/10/2025

Coming Back to the Body

Somewhere along the way, we’ve forgotten about the body.
Most people spend 80% of their day living in their minds thinking, analyzing, over-processing.

Even when the body speaks through stress, anxiety, joy, or excitement we take those sensations straight to the mind and start thinking about them instead of *feeling* them.

But feelings aren’t meant to be thought about.
They’re meant to be felt, expressed, and moved through the body.

In a world where touch and sensation are fading from daily life, the body’s language has become foreign to us.
As a physical therapist, one of my deepest passions is helping people **drop back into their bodies, to reconnect with the rhythm, wisdom, and truth it carries.

Your body has always been speaking to you.
It’s time to start listening again.

14/10/2025

**Massage as a Tool for Preparing for a Training Event 🏋️‍♂️🏃‍♀️**

Whether you’re gearing up for a marathon, a CrossFit competition, a big hike, or any athletic event — preparation isn’t just about training hard. It’s about recovery and readiness too.

💪 **Pre-event massage** helps:

* Increase circulation and oxygen flow to your muscles
* Improve mobility and flexibility
* Reduce tension or tightness that limits performance
* Boost body awareness so you can move more efficiently
* Calm the nervous system and focus the mind before the big day

Massage before an event isn’t about deep work — it’s about getting your body and mind in sync, ready to perform at their best.

You train for the event. Massage prepares you for *the moment

13/10/2025

**Massage & the Integumentary System**

The integumentary system is your **body’s largest organ system** — your skin, hair, nails, and glands. It acts as your first line of defense, regulates temperature, and keeps everything in balance.

Here’s how massage supports it:

✨ **Improved Circulation** – boosts blood flow to the skin, delivering oxygen & nutrients.
✨ **Lymphatic Support** – aids in detox and immune defense through lymph movement.
✨ **Healthier Skin** – gentle pressure stimulates oil and sweat glands, improving hydration & elasticity.
✨ **Scar Tissue Healing** – massage can soften adhesions, improve mobility, and support tissue repair.
✨ **Nervous System Regulation** – skin is loaded with sensory receptors; massage calms stress signals and promotes relaxation.
✨ **Temperature Regulation** – by stimulating circulation, massage helps your body regulate heat.

💡 **Fun fact:** Your skin makes up about **15% of your body weight** — taking care of it through massage isn’t just about feeling good, it’s about supporting your whole system.

09/10/2025

Fun Self-Regulation Exercise: Creating Safety

Ask yourself —
💭 *What do I need from someone to feel safe?*

Would you need:
✨ Confidentiality?
✨ A space free of judgment?
✨ To be heard without interruption?
✨ Advice?
✨ Acceptance instead of fixing?

Notice how your body feels as you ask these questions.
How does it feel when someone tries to fix you instead of seeing you?

These are beautiful introspective questions that help you understand what safety means *for you.* Everyone’s needs are different — and the only way we discover them is by asking.

Now here’s the deeper part of the practice:
💗 Once you know what makes you feel safe — can you create that environment for yourself?
What would it look like to offer yourself the same presence, patience, and compassion you wish others would?

Self-regulation begins by learning to be the safe space you’ve always needed.

07/10/2025

Massage as a Tool for Self-Regulation, Stress Relief & Decompression

In a world that’s always “on,” your body and mind need moments to reset. Massage isn’t just about relaxing muscles — it’s about regulating your entire system.

When you receive a massage:
💆🏽‍♀️ Your nervous system slows down — shifting from “fight or flight” to “rest and digest.”
🫀 Your heart rate and breathing steady, helping your body release stress hormones.
🧠 Your mind quiets, allowing clarity, creativity, and emotional balance to return.
🌬 You reconnect with your body, grounding yourself back into the present moment.

Massage is one of the most powerful tools for self-regulation — helping you find your calm, restore balance, and reconnect to yourself.

Address

202 Leith Road
Boksburg
1501

Opening Hours

Monday	07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	07:00 - 18:00
Thursday	07:00 - 18:00
Friday	07:00 - 17:00
Saturday	07:00 - 11:00

Telephone

+27743692559

Website

https://hollowreedhealing.co.za/

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