Psycho-somatic massage therapy

I’ll travel with a massage table, premium oils, organic teas and curated scents to your space. The focus is on relaxing and unblocking points of tension in your mind–body–ecosystem. During the summer months this work is most pleasant in the garden. Discounts for couple or group bookings.

A combination of Deep Tissue & Fascial Techniques encourages lymphatic circulation while calming the nervous system and supporting a sense of balance throughout the body.

Longer sessions allow me to attend to every part of the body, and stay longer on the parts of your body needing focussed work. This approach honours both emotional and physical roots of the tensions you carry. The basis of the session is Abhyanga, which enhances lymphatic and venous circulation, boosting blood flow to skin and muscles. By helping the body to remove metabolic waste and stimulating nutrient flow between cells this technique supports natural detoxification, weight reduction, calming the nervous system and, over a few sessions, improving joint flexibility and muscle tone.

A combination of Thai massage, reflexology and Reiki works to restore the flow of blood and nutrients between muscles, nervous and skeletal systems, bringing vitality back into parts of the body that have hardened through daily life.

Thai massage can be conducted with clothes on and without oil. Stretching and focussed pressing on reflexology points are the main techniques used.

Inspired by the Taoist practice of Chi Nei Tsang, this treatment focuses on the abdomen with patience and sensitivity.

Drawing on principles from Traditional Chinese Medicine, this treatment is particularly suited to those experiencing persistent abdominal tightness or discomfort that other approaches have not relieved.

Chi Nei Tsang was revived and taught by Master Mantak Chia, who interned with village doctors who started healing any condition by first addressing knots in the abdomen.

The bulk of the session is devoted to finding and releasing emotions or stress that has sunk into the organs, unwinding the consequences for health and balance. Working with acupressure points and meridian networks eases the flow of blood and information between organs.

Most of what we call fatigue isn’t tiredness. It’s accumulation, food the body didn’t quite finish processing, stress that never fully passed out of the system, a work–rest rhythm that hasn’t matched the season in months or years.

This package works durationally. Over a week we schedule two hands-on bodywork sessions to prepare the body to release accumulations. A personalised diet plan rooted in whole foods and Ayurvedic seasonal principles supports the cleansing that the bodywork initiates.

A curated selection of Ayurvedic ingredients arrives with guidance on preparation and daily use, from suppliers I know and trust. I’ll be available for follow-up calls to stay updated and suggest adjustments.

“I received a holistic massage from Samar and came away having learned something new about my own body. The session combined foot reflexology, which activated pressure points corresponding to the digestive system and organs. The touch was sensitive and firm rather than hasty or pressured, which I hadn’t experienced before in bodywork. Some more point work and deeper strokes on my neck and upper body got me into a deeply relaxed state. Samar’s brief explanations helped a lot — through the neck and shoulder work he helped me understand the connection between postural tension, physical stress, and how it’s reflected in the organs. In the days that followed I noticed my digestion felt easier and my belly lighter. The deep relaxation during the session felt restorative in a way that went beyond the physical.”

“Time was taken to explain the treatment and observe my body before we began. I tend to focus on the physical benefits, but I had a moment where I was able to experience real calm mentally during some work on a problem shoulder — the kind of nervous system reset I hadn’t expected from massage.”

“After a busy summer schedule I got a moment to sink into deep relaxation and observe where new stress and physical tension had started to settle into my body. The targeted work on acupressure points, in combination with guided breathing techniques and energy work, really helped me to unwind. I have taken what I learned during that session into my day-to-day life, noticing when old patterns of tension are creeping back in and how to effectively resist them.”

“It’s definitely brought me into more awareness with my posture and back. I feel more balanced and integrated in my body than I have in months — like things have settled back into where they should be rather than where tension patterns had pushed them.”