Testimonials for Holistic Massage
"I've found massage with Megan extremely relaxing and life affirming. Her approach is incredibly calming and even before the massage starts, I find myself forgetting about the world outside and slowing down. Pain in my lower back has really reduced since coming to see her. My physical and emotional well being is always improved by a visit."
CF
"I saw Megan for a series of massages that helped me relax and assisted me to develop self-confidence following a brief period of ill health. More significantly, the massages helped me re-calibrate both my mind and body and enabled me to recommence exercise and work both successfully. The series of massages also helped a long standing back and knee problem, which was an added benefit of the whole experience."
Robin Macintosh
'I came to Megan seeking help with working on releasing any trapped trauma that was still being held in my body from childhood events on the advice of a counsellor.
My time with her was so healing, not just because of her professional skill and aptitude, but also her empathic manner. Treatment with Megan is a completely holistic experience.
Megan has such a gentle but penetrative way of working with the body. Sometimes I had come straight from an intense counselling session but, I always felt safe talking to Megan about it. Always knowing there was total confidentiality and no judgment. All was taken into consideration for that days treatment.
I can't recommend Megan enough. She is conscientious and cares very deeply about others and does everything she can to help with their healing and wellbeing.'
Deborah
"Megan works intuitively with my body and it amazes me when I finish a session, stand up and am three inches taller! I've learned to identify the areas that are causing me problems and then trust Megan to work out how best to work.
Finding a therapist you are comfortable with and who works with your body in a balanced way can be difficult. I am genuinely delighted to have become one of Megan's clients. I enjoy her open approach to each session, the text message reminders are a life saver and there is always a friendly and warm welcome.
It is a genuine pleasure to recommend her to my friends and colleagues. When they need a little help, I know she will take care of them."
Anthony Geddes
“Having experienced a multitude of fertility treatments, losses and failures over a 5 year period, I found myself contacting Megan as I had always believed in the power of holistic treatment to relieve our ailments, so why not this?
I can honestly say that I feel Megan is a truly gifted empath and naturally holistic at her core, with a genuine interest in supporting positive change for her clients and placing their individual needs first. There is nothing prescriptive about her work.
Through her intuitive approach, Megan was able to recognise what my body needed in order to help me truly relax and let go of the emotional residue of trauma which I feel was preventing me from accepting myself and my body’s potential.
Through our treatments together I felt able to release residues of old processes that weren’t serving me anymore, be kinder and more gentle towards myself and hence was able to get in touch with my body again, accepting my woman’s body as capable and deserving.
As I write this, I hold my newborn son in my arms and am eternally grateful to Megan for helping me achieve this.”
Anonymous
"Megan brings great sensitivity to her massage - as she works she seems to intuit and respond to what the body is calling for. I experience her massage as beautifully spacious, which allows me to drop into a deep state of relaxation, rest and repair. Highly recommended!"
Ali Rose
"Megan’s massage is incredibly intuitive, somehow she always knows exactly what I need and I always leave feeling refreshed and relaxed. I've enjoyed seeing Megan for regular sessions over the last couple of years, the difference her massage has made has been great - both on a physical and emotional level."Anonymous
"I leave feeling better than I hoped, more grounded but also re-energised. It is a real treat to receive a massage from Megan."
Abbe Opher
“I thoroughly recommend Megan, she is an intuitive and effective therapist whose calm, professional manner is very welcoming. I always leave feeling rejuvenated and grounded.”
Kylie Johnson
"My first massage with Megan was simply fantastic. She was so welcoming, relaxing and reassuring and seemed to understand intuitively what was going on with my body. I completely trusted the treatment. I felt instantly relaxed."
Paul Edwards
Testimonials for Gentle Myofascial Release
“Megan’s calm presence and delightful dedicated massage space combine to create the perfect environment to switch from everyday body-mind busyness towards an inner attention that allows me to notice how I am on all levels.
Megan’s Fascia Informed Bodywork combines stillness, movement and mobilisation to facilitate the unwinding of held body tensions.
Weaving together her knowledge, skill and intuition with my feedback, the session becomes a co-creative process that leaves me feeling relaxed, centred and grounded and better able to receive and respond to life’s joys and challenges. Thank you Megan.”
Ali Rose
“A massage with Megan doesn’t begin or end on the massage bed. From the start, she really takes her time to get to know how you’re feeling, what you would like to focus on and how she can support you through the process. She always has considered ideas for ways to complement her work in every day life - whether that be gentle stretches, ways to further investigate connections within the body, or pointers to other resources.
Starting with a guided, deep relaxation helped me to really connect with my body and start letting go before experiencing any physical touch: opening both my body and mind to be more receptive to her fascial work. Her slow, gentle touch and sometimes barely perceptible adjustments create incredibly deep releases in the body. Our work together has allowed me to process emotions and trauma that I have not previously been comfortable or able to access on my own. During this time, she has always been present with support - creating a safe and caring space in which to let go and start healing.
As a result, my body has been able to let go of both short and long term patterns of tension and pain. At the end of my series of treatments, recurrent niggles and ongoing issues in both my shoulders and hips had gone. My body feels more relaxed and it’s given me a better connection between my body and my mind. Thank you Megan”
Anonymous
“I have recently completed a course of six Gentle Myofascial Release sessions with Megan. This work is truly life changing. Megan is incredibly intuitive and works very gently with the body to allow it to almost untie itself and let it release the tension that has been held, sometimes for many, many years. In each session she worked with a different part of my body, listening and feeling into what it needed. Each time we started with what may have seemed like a very superficial injury or niggle but soon got into the deeper roots of the issue allowing me to let go of past pain and trauma that I had been holding in my body, but also to tap into the wonder and strength that my body holds.
I would highly recommend this work. It is truly holistic and affects every part of you - mind, body and soul. I’m getting emotional just thinking about the difference it has made to how I feel about myself. Thank you Megan from the bottom of my heart - which I think you found in one session.”
Tracy Derrett
“The series of treatments I received from Megan was exciting and inspiring. She supported me to make lasting changes both to my posture and body use and to my emotional / energetic balance too.
Megan’s approach seems to support the body and mind into a place where change is available - I felt that everything had been set in motion and my body could gently and thoroughly let go of old patterns and search out new ways of being that were more easeful.
During the actual treatment Megan placed her hands with a clear and light touch, and from that initial connection my body would start to come alive with sensation, stretch, heat, a twitch, an itch, feelings of constriction and release of tension. She would then work for sometime from that place. I felt very deeply relaxed but also stayed present and engaged in the work as Megan guided me to witness my feeling and imaginative self in experiencing her touch. Each connection she made released a whole journey of sensory and imaginative responses which enriched my understanding of where my body / mind was at.
Megan held space for my mind to settle deeply into an attentive place where the body could slowly and beautifully go about the business of listening to her touch and rebalancing itself. The treatment didn’t finish when I got up from the couch - my whole frame was still gently swaying, exploring new ways of balancing itself, letting go of patterns of holding that were no longer helping me or were causing discomfort, opening the way for me to make quite significant postural changes. I left each session feeling as though I was about to go on a new adventure, to see what changes my body would choose to explore / retain from the sessions, how I would approach both movement and other elements of my life in new ways.”
Fran Higginson
“Visiting Megan gave me a safe and gentle space to relax and recharge. Working together, with her knowledge and expertise I was able to rebalance and strengthen myself in both body and mind.
Through an initial assessment, Megan identified the main area causing the problems, which stemmed from the effects of an old bike accident. Through a series of Myofascial Release and Holistic Massage sessions Megan worked on releasing the tension and imbalance that had built up, encouraging both sides of my body to work more evenly. She gave me suggestions to help aid the benefit of the sessions, clearly explaining and demonstrating these and pointing to other useful resources online.
Megan’s gentle and holistic approach enabled my body to become more in balance and buoyant and the pain and stiffness lessened. It has been a journey, releasing old patterns and embracing new and I can’t thank Megan enough for guiding me through it.”
Anna Marshall
Testimonials for Somatic Coaching
“The really intriguing thing about my coaching sessions with Meg is how vital and true to my deepest self they feel. Each session I arrive in my usual torrent of ideas and experiences, unsure where to focus out investigation to make good use of our time together. And each time, Meg has supported me to listen quietly to the images, sensations and yearnings to move that are arising in me. She somehow affirms their importance so beautifully with the quality of her attention and with her use of language. Each time my experience has felt powerfully important. I have not come away with worldly insights about my life, but with a really incredible feeling of having engaged in and shared a really vital experience of connection to myself.”
F H
“I attended a session with Megan when I was at a really difficult turning point in my life, with many huge changes that I needed to face and address. The space for the meeting felt beautiful, peaceful and safe and Megan’s manner was so gentle and calm in the face of the aggressive situation I found myself in. With her support, I was able to navigate a way through and she helped me to do this in a way where I could connect to who I really am.”
T J
“I came to Megan wanting to explore how I could navigate protecting time to deepen my work as an artist and grow in confidence in putting my life’s path and self care first, in the face of relational pulls on time and energy. The coaching session gave me a sense of space and enough presence to meet my enquiry. Not only was I received warmly with what I was bringing but I felt I could be my authentic self. This allowed me to feel encouraged and clearer about my needs and affirmed my commitment to taking steps to protecting time for an essential part of my life.”
L S
“I started the session exploring why I was not happy with the way I was caring for my body and how I thought people saw me. Megan supported me to listen into this experience and I recognised that underneath these feelings, I was infact missing time for myself and was bored of my routine, all of which was blocking myself from change inwardly. I began to see small achievable changes that could release me and allow me to again gain inspiration and pleasure from the outside world. With safe and gentle holding and at a calm and natural pace, Megan helped me to guide myself through initial feelings and thoughts, which changed and unravelled during the session. There was never any pressure to share more than I was happy to. I came away with a surprisingly clear understanding of an issue that I hadn’t properly addressed before. The clarity of this felt so comfortable and I was able to consider a plan moving forward that felt pitched at my own pace. It was a beautiful experience.”
J E
“Megan held a very calm space which enabled me to take stock of a range of overwhelming thoughts and feelings that I was experiencing, contributing to a feeling of great heaviness in my life.
The session gave me a powerful opportunity to listen to myself, which validated my feelings as understandable which was in itself powerful and supportive. I came away from it feeling lighter, less stuck and also with more clarity about what I could change and what I would need to sit with. It enabled me to. breakdown the complexity of my feelings into different parts allowing me to recognise the areas I could take some proactive actions on to bring about more healthy outcomes going forward and in the face of repetitive patterns in my life.”
R C
“I was procrastinating about creating a course for my business and wanted to explore what was stopping me. Megan helped me to go beyond the obvious answers and come up with a logical next step that felt aligned with other plans. This was a beautiful exploration that helped me access my inner wisdom without constraints of habitual thinking.I left the session with a smile and clarity thanks to Megan’s calming presence and deep expertise.”
SL
Testimonials for Facial Acupressure
“ I came to Megan for a series of six treatments of facial acupressure. I hadn’t realised how fundamental it is to receive touch on one’s face. The outcome of the sessions was that my body really felt exceptionally harmonious . Working with my neck and shoulders and then the beautiful treatment on the meridians of my face allowed me to be conscious of tension that I didn’t know I had. I also felt alot more awareness around how I felt about my self and my ability to express my needs in the world. I have begun to develop a subtle but new relationship with my image. I thoroughly recommend having this treatment as it is not just a facial but a whole body massage through the sensitivity of one’s face. I will certainly be back for more”
L S
“A Facial Acupressure Therapy session with Megan encompasses so much more than just superficial benefit. It is so gently and thoughtfully given that the feeling of relaxation is like having had a full body massage. It’s a beautiful experience in every way. I left feeling rejuvenated and impossibly relaxed. I slept better that night than I had done in weeks. Her thoughtful approach made me feel at home and comfortable straight away ”
E W
“Right from the start, Megan’s lovely calm ways put me at ease in her beautiful treatment room. Meg took the time to learn what was going on for me and my aches and pains around my body and as soon as the session started I felt compleltely relaxed. Meg has a lovely, patient touch and clearly has a real understannding of how to aid the body’s natural processes. It was fascinating as she worked around my face focusing on certain key areas and I left feeling amazing. Only when I sat in the car did I recognise my previous stresses as I could feel the space that the treatment had created for me to relax in to making me be more conscious of the tensions I hold.”
G B