by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy massage, Blog, Complementary Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Massage, stress
Historically, I’m aware that the majority of my massage appointments have requested a deeper pressure. People want to feel they’ve ‘had a massage’, but recently, I’ve noticed a change. I’m seeing more people through my door asking...
by Louise Morgan | Blog, Complementary Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Self Care, Uncategorised
When you go for your first therapy you’ll be asked to complete a consultation form which will ask about medical conditions and medication. In the past, I have had occasions where people haven’t revealed the whole story. This may be because they...
by Louise Morgan | Complementary Therapy, Self Care
Diversity has become a bit of a buzz word. Personally, I think this is a good thing but I do wonder if, as a society, we embrace all diversity. At my clinic, I aim to encourage diversity and welcome it in all its forms. So, how do I try to promote diversity? At...
by Louise Morgan | Blog, Complementary Therapy, Massage
During lockdown, I decided to take an online course in sports massage. Now, before you get excited, it wasn’t to call myself a sports massage therapist, it was to understand more about it and to consider adding more techniques to my massage toolkit. I had...
by Louise Morgan | Blog, Complementary Therapy, Self Care, Uncategorised
If you’ve been considering a therapy, it can be a bit of a scary idea given our current global situation. Look for a therapist who is part of a membership body, as the therapist will be taking guidance from them. During this time, membership bodies have been...
by Louise Morgan | Aromatherapy, Blog, Complementary Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Self Care, stress
If you don’t have therapies, you may think that booking an appointment is a pamper, something you have when you go to a spa to make you feel nice. I’ll be honest, before I trained as a therapist I thought exactly the same. I couldn’t justify the...
by Louise Morgan | Blog, Complementary Therapy, Self Care
Half hour appointments. Are they worth it? Can you really do much in that time? A shorter therapy session can sometimes be useful. In some situations a half hour appointment can actually be a better choice than choosing an hour. If you’ve never had a therapy...
by Louise Morgan | Blog, Complementary Therapy
It’s June 2020 and our industry is still unable to practice, due to the pandemic. We are receiving some hints as to when our businesses may reopen, but we’re not completely sure which criteria we fit into. We know it’s dependant on the rate of...
by Louise Morgan | Blog, Complementary Therapy, reflexology, Self Care, stress
In recent years I’ve begun to have much more of a respect for the reflex point solar plexus. When I first qualified, I’ll be honest, I only knew about the energetic side. I believed it was an area which was part of the meridian system, a chakra, and not a...
by Louise Morgan | Complementary Therapy, Self Care
With the possibility of an epidemic, I’m seeing many people who are fearful of the coronavirus. As a business, I’ve already had to look at hygiene practices and, unsurprisingly, with the advent of this outbreak I’m not needing to make any changes....
