BCMB Tutors: Core Staff

Andy FaggAndy Fagg has been a massage practitioner and teacher since 1984. In 1986 he offered the first professional training course in Bristol and now runs the Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork. His work has been influenced by T'ai Chi, dance, Zero Balancing and Process Work. He is a Director of the Massage Training Institute and was Chairperson for 8 years.
Charmaine StorerCharmaine Storer trained with Andy and qualified in holistic massage in 1993. She has been in private practice since then. Before that, she worked in local and community media, social care management, training and consultancy. She completed 2 years of postgraduate study, has taught with BCMB since 1997 and facilitates supervision groups. She has regular supervision and training herself and is a member of the MTI Practitioners Register.
Sarah HoareSarah fell in love with massage whilst training with BCMB in 2001. She's been in private practice since then and began teaching with BCMB in 2003. Before embracing the wonderful world of massage, Sarah worked in various teaching environments including secondary school and corporate computing. Apart from teaching children to swim when she was 16, she's never felt so connected with the process as she does now with massage.
Tim BartlettTim qualified with BCMB in 2001 and has practised in Bristol since. He widened his bodywork experience by qualifying in Sports & Remedial Massage in 2003, and brings his T'ai Chi practice to his work. Tim began assisting on the BCMB professional training course in 2004 and is now a course tutor and an Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology teacher. He is also a trainer, developing effective support services for people with learning difficulties.
Gill AyshfordGill qualified with BCMB in 2001 and has since worked at building a successful massage and reflexology business in Wotton-Under-Edge. Since 2005, Gill has assisted on the professional training courses. She has had a passion for bodywork for many years and started her career later in life, after working as a registered childminder and raising three children.
Jacquie AllisonJacquie qualified with BCMB in 2002 and has assisted on the professional training course since 2006. She is passionate about the benefits of massage and enjoys working both in clinic and on-site environments. Having worked in a corporate background for many years, she is keen to promote the importance of stress and tension relief, bringing this awareness to her massage work. Jacquie has also had the honour of working with victims of war in Bosnia where the need for healing touch is great.
Sarah Cohen Sarah Cohen qualified with BCMB in 2004 and has a private practice in Worcestershire, where she lives. Involved with massage teaching since 2006 she currently assists on the BCMB professional training course and facilitates a supervision group. Sarah came to massage from a career in personnel management and training and running a fresh food retail business with her husband for many years. Having trained and worked as a healer since 1997 she now knows that massage practice and teaching is exactly where her passion lies.
Kathryn Smith Kathryn first qualified in holistic massage in 2001. Her practice (and life!) was enriched and inspired by the BCMB approach in 2005, and she joined the teaching team in 2008. Kathryn is based in a variety of settings, including private practice and voluntary sector community projects. With a background of working with people with drugs, alcohol and mental health problems on a 1-2-1 basis, she has moved from talking to touch. Kathryn's experience and passion is that massage & bodywork can support somebody to re-inhabit their body and reconnect with their whole being in a rewarding and different way.

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