Availability week beginning 29/10/12

Appointments available week beginning 29/10/12

Tues 30th: 2pm.
wed 31st: Appointments starting between 10am and 2pm.
Thurs 1st: 1pm.
fri 2nd: 9am or 5pm

Sat is already full!

dannie@driftawaytherapies.co.uk or 07534219199

Availability week beginning 22/10/12

This week's availability is a little late as i have had my days off on Sun and Mon and not had the greatest access to the internet!!  However here it is to let you all know what you could take up.

Wed: 1.30pm or 2.30pm.
Thurs: 10am or 11am or between 2.45pm and 5.30pm.
Fri:10am or 12pm.


Contact Dannie on dannie:driftawaytherapies.co.uk or 07534219199

Appointments week beginning 15/10/12

All appointments for this week have now gone, so am posting next week's for those who may have missed out this week.

Thurs 18th: 4pm
Fri 19th: Either 2pm or 3pm

07534219199 or dannie@driftawaytherapies.co.uk

How to get the best out of your treatment

I'm often asked how best to look after your body inbetween treatments and how best to extend the benefits of the treatment.

The important thing to remember is despite how wonderful massage is and how great it is at loosening up the muscles, if you want to get your body back in to its best possible shape, you can't rely just on massage, you need to consider improving body and mind, through a variety of different methods.

STRETCHING
Without a doubt, one of the best things you can do for yourself is Stretch, Stretch, Stretch!  Stretching is so beneficial for you and when we sit infront of computers all day and don't do much physical activity, it can leave us stiff and not fully utilising our muscles.  They become more rigid and by carrying out a regular stretching routine it can help keep the body looser and give a greater range of motion.

Whether you attend pilates classes, yoga classes or have your own stretching routine, you can really look after yourself through stretching as it helps stretch out the tight muscles and give movements to the muscles that remain in stiff positions through out the day.  By combining  a stretching routine with massage you enable your muscles to be loosened up through the massage so that you can go on to get a greater stretch out of them, enabling the muscles to be stretched further than they previously had been which in turn can help them stay looser for longer.

Often people say to me that they try stretching but they feel they can't stretch any further as there is something stopping them, i.e, the muscle is tight.  By having a massage it loosens up those tight muscles in preperation for the stretching work.  I often recommend clients do some light stretching after a massage as the muscles as this is the best possible time to get the most out of your stretching.  The muscles are looser so you can really get that stretch which increases range of motion.


HEAT
Another great way of enhancing the benefits of the treatment is to apply heat to the tight areas, through means such as deep heat and wheat bags.  These enable heat to get to the area, breaking down the tension by getting circulation to the area.  This helps enhance a treatment because it enables less build up of tension inbetween treatments so that when you have your treatment we can really get working on that deep muscle tension.  By encouraging circulation to the area, it helps provide oxygen to the muscles and enables the flushing away of those waste products.

BEATING THE STRESS
One of the best ways you can deal with muscle tension is to work on how you deal with stress.  If you run round like a headless chicken, get worked up over everything, you might tend to carry a lot of tension in those shoulders!  By looking at ways you can become more in tune with your body and reduce those stress levels, you can help reduce the muscle tension and help enhance your treatment.  Different ways this can be done could be through setting aside time to listen to relaxing music, spending time outdoors, having hot relaxing baths (helps the muscles too!) or perhaps taking part in a sport which can help you get rid of the stress and anxiety.

EXERCISE
Looking after yourself, eating the right foods and exercising can all help keep your system in good shape which helps to break down that muscle tension.  It keeps your system healthy so that its not sluggish and so waste products get flushed out of the body quicker and doesn't build up as tension as much.  Exercising such as swimming and walking are especially good low impact exercise.  However, just keeping active is all good for keeping those muscles working.

So, if you want to get the most out of your treatment, perhaps its a case of realising you have to change body and mind and play an active part in helping to get your body in good shape where the muscles are healthier and happier:-)

Evening alert!

EVENING ALERT!: Due to a cancellation, i have this Friday evening free, anytime from 6pm onwards. There is a 6.30pm slot or 8.30pm slot, or if there are two of you, your welcome to both appointments:-)

dannie@driftawaytherapies.co.uk

Appointments wk beginning 08/10/12

With almost all appointments gone this week, i'm putting up next week's availability so that perhaps there is a more suitable appointment if you haven't been able to get hold of one this week.

With all appointments now gone this week, i'm posting next week's to make it easier to see availability.

Mon: 3pm or 5pm
Wed:12pm

dannie@driftawaytherapies.co.uk or 07534219199

 

Ill and missing in action!

Apologies for not having put up appointment information this week but i have been ill with cold and then away with visiting family so have been unable to get on the internet to inform you all of appointment availability.

The availability this week has been very limited due to everyone being good and booking well in advance.

The only appointment still available is Saturday morning at 9.30am.

I will post next week's appointment shortly so that you can all see what is still available.