The myocardial muscle in your heart is there to make it beat, your external intercostals are there so you can breathe, and most muscles keep you upright and moving around. Somehow it’s strange to think about the muscles of facial expression just hanging out there, waiting to let the world know how you feel…

I have phases of massaging my face, using my hands and occasionally gua sha or other tools. I am certain I look better when I’m regularly massaging – fresher, brighter, distinctly less droopy. I agree that too-good-to-be-true posts and claims are pretty much always untruthful, which is a shame because there clearly are real benefits to face massage…

A deep dive into different styles of massage…

Even as a working massage therapist, I never know what to expect when I’ve booked a session. How do you decide what type of massage you need?

When you imaging a massage in a spa, you are picturing a Swedish massage – in most of the world is simply known as ‘classic massage’. In the UK, this is what we have to train in before you add further qualifications in other styles…

I call my deep tissue massage the ‘Much Kneaded’ because describes how it will deviate from a classic massage treatment. There will be a greater intensity of focused attention on muscles which have been causing pain and discomfort. When you are taught deep tissue massage…