With Angela Small What is Reiki? Reiki – I call it the power of ‘ki’, ‘chi’ or simply ‘energy’, is a Japanese Healing system developed in 1922 by Dr Mikao Usui who was said to have been given the healing symbols to use during one of his many meditations in his search for the secret to the miracle skill of healing body, mind and soul. It involves directing the ‘ki’ or ‘chi’ to yourself or others to build up your own or their energy resources … rather like charging up a battery. The technique used is healing through the hands and eventually ...
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Sarah Kirby – massage therapist in Brighton
My name is Sarah Kirby and I have been working at Natural balance since August 2011. I recently qualified in advanced clinical massage for the upper body. Advanced clinical massage is also known as remedial or sports massage and can help many conditions including sciatica, acute locked back, piriformis syndrome, frozen shoulder, RSI, carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow. The basis of the treatment is getting people out of pain, whether it is acute or chronic, using specific techniques. The amount of sessions required depends on the condition. ...
Darren Currell – massage therapist in Brighton
Although called sports massage, many of the techniques I use on athletes and physically active people can be used to alleviate problems induced by working or everyday activities.
90% of my clients have postural issues or pain, discomfort and restricted flexibility caused by working at a desk, a computer, driving or child care.
The human body was not designed to sit at a desk for hours and repetitive or little movement can cause many long term problems. Sports, deep tissue and sometimes Swedish massage can help to relax or ...
Fascial Movement Taping – in simple terms.
Whilst watching the Olympics this summer, One thing that struck me was the number of gymnasts who had 'body parts' covered in tape to support their performance. Whilst competitive athletes may take extreme and sometimes even bizarre actions to give them a competitive edge they generally wont do something without a degree of confidence that it will assist their performance in some way. With so much visible tape athletes were effectively endorsing it's use and this spurred me on to sign up for a course to understand better it's clinical use.
Today I attended a one day course by
...Brighton Half Marathon Training – a Massage Therapists Perspective (part 1)
Over the past few years, like many massage therapists in Brighton, I have seen a big increase in the number of runners wanting Sports Massage. Running continues to grow in popularity with events like the Brighton Half Marathon being fully subscribed within weeks of opening registration.
One of the first questions a runner will often ask me is 'Do you run?' Up until a month ago the answer was 'no ... not really' followed by a slightly apologetic explanation that my running was limited to 'warming up' on a treadmill ...
Please Support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
There are many great charities out there needing our support and in October we'd like you to join us in supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
I hadn't even heard of the JDRF before a month ago or really understood the impact Diabetes has on a young child. Chris is a local Personal Trainer - Some of you may know Chris from various fitness classes he teaches (Pump, Combat, RPM & Balance) around Brighton.
"Hello my name is Chris, in 2010 my son Jalani was diagnosed with Type1 diabetes, he was 2 years and 3 months old, he ...
Treating Sciatic type pain with massage in Brighton
Four years ago, after a particularly hard work out with my personal trainer, I had my first experience of sciatic pain. It wasn't immediate but took me by surprise a good few hours after the work out. Imagine the ground has been electrified and every time you place your foot down an electric shock passes up your leg!! That was my experience of sciatica and it left me hobbling afraid to put any weight onto my right leg because of the sharp leg pain caused. I didn't immediately make the connection between the work out and the pain since several hours had ...
Need a neutral and objective Listener? Try our Life Coach in Brighton.
I came to Life Coaching because it worked wonders for me. I don’t hypothesise about ‘how’ it could work. I actually believe and am a result of what it does do. Imagine: a busy corporate career, demands of delivering multiple projects, managing your reporting lines, managing teams, playing tag with timezones, extensive travel, family commitments, relationship commitments, career advancements, extra study, falling asleep within seconds of reaching home, comfort eating (because it’s easy, not!)….oh and trying to find the energy for a personal and fulfilling life! That was me. I met with a Life Coach when I knew all the priorities were wrong. Regular ...
TMJ massage in Brighton – could it be the answer to your migraine, grinding teeth or jaw ache?
TMJ stands for Temporomandibular joint disorder - a condition, associated with jaw pain, that could effect up to 1 in 4 people in the UK. Common symptoms include earaches without infection, headaches, tenderness of the muscles around the ear, neck, jaw, face and shoulders, teeth grinding and difficulty swallowing. It can be caused by stress, whiplash injury to neck, dentures, lots of dental work and heavy phone use where the phone is cradled between chin and shoulder (Jing institute for advanced massage). If your doctor or dentists diagnoses you with TMJ or you suspect your symptoms might be muscular in origin ...
Reviews of massage therapists in Brighton – the good, the bad and the ugly
The internet revolution has given us all a voice that can be heard by thousands and, in rare cases when a post goes viral, millions of people. For consumers (that's all of us!) this can be immensely powerful giving us 'real' insights into others people's experiences from staying at hotels, to choosing a particular model of washing machine or getting a treatment at your local massage clinic. The importance of reviews cannot be underestimated. For massage therapists in Brighton this has recently been brought into focus by one unscrupulous massage centre leaving fake negative reviews on many of its ...