What is Fascia, anyway?

What the F is Fascia? …A question I get a lot when I tell someone I am a Fascial Stretch Therapist. Or else many simply misread the word and assume I perform some sort of stretching technique on the face 😅 Fascia is actually a connective tissue that is directly under your skin but also…

Fancy a forest bath?

Shinrin-yoku = “taking in the forest atmosphere“, or “forest bathing”. A Japanese term out of the 80s to describe the age-old concept of mentally and physiologically benefiting from being outside, amongst the trees in nature. Indigenous people have always known this concept, with their most effective traditional therapies involving land-based activities.  Studies have shown that…

Wanna Sauna?

Ahhh.. sauna therapy. In the spring, we finally got a sauna to complete our backyard abode. It’s something we’ve wanted for a long time and is actually a wedding gift from a group of our close friends! (Thanks again guys! 🙋🏻‍♀️) Many different cultures have used sauna therapy for thousands of years due to its…