GB Massage

Massage is a unique and powerful restorative practice. With a carefully structured approach, skilled therapists can provide huge benefits for their clients, both for the mind and the body. There are many different types and styles of massage, all designed to relieve pain and promote healing.

Whichever form you and your therapist decide is appropriate for your circumstance, it is realistic to assume that you will adopt a largely passive role while the therapist 'treats' the soft tissues of your body.During this process mental awareness of the physical self is inevitably heightened. Massage can therefore be used as a tool designed to develop a sense of focus within ourselves.

Deep tissue massage involves warming the areas to be treated and then, as the name suggests, providing a firm massage at a consistent pace and depth. The pace of the massage is relatively slow and often in time with the breath. Deep tissue massage is very effective at working below the superficial level to release chronic tension.

The principle behind cupping is that as tissue is lifted, fresh blood, full of nutrients and oxygen, rushes to the areas being worked on. This creates a feeling of warmth and a relief from tension. While massage compresses tissues, cupping lifts them. An oil is applied to the skin which facilitates moving the cups.

If you are planning an event and you would like massage to feature, please do contact me for a chat. Since 2015, I have worked at many running and cycling events in and around Norwich, including the Norwich Half Marathon, various cycle sportives for Pedal Revolution, Run Norwich and the Beccles Triathlon.