Question 1

Carol Samuel - Muscular Reflexology

Accepted Answer

Muscular reflexology level 1
Level 1 is a  hands-on teaching programme consisting of five face to face days, eight  hours per day.  A total of forty hours of tuition is required to  complete the Level 1 training.

Levels 1 starts with the basic  understanding of balance distribution through the spine, bought to you  through Christian's concept described as "box understanding."
Each  box is "stacked" one on top of another and subsequently influenced by  the box beneath it. The bottom "box" corresponds to the pelvis,  alongside the bones and muscles within it. The most crucial element of  which is the sacroiliac joint. To obtain full function and mobility, you  will engage in the full understanding of the musculature associated  with this area.
Christian accomplishes this by introducing you to the  reflex zones for the associated muscles of this area and their  placement on the feet.
1. You will learn to recognise a tense muscle zone on the feet and how to take appropriate actions to relax them.
2. You will learn how these muscles connect with other 'boxes' and their relationship to the limbs.
3. You will gain an understanding of 'valve treatments'  in relation to our emotional state and muscle tension.

You will learn about: 
 • A locked sacroiliac joint,  pelvic instability, hip pain, lower back pain, sciatica, disc herniation, facet joint syndrome,
 • pain between the shoulder blades, various neck issues, spinal problems, neck posture, jaw and bite issues,
 • shoulder problems, tennis elbow,​ knee disorders, and much more.

Bookings, dates and details (https://www.reflexmaster.co.uk/muscular-reflexology.html)

Question 2

Cordelia Zafipulo - Neuro-Sensory Voice Work

Accepted Answer

Neuro-Sensory  Voice Work invites you to reconnect with the parts of yourself that have  gone quiet, hidden, or forgotten. Through the resonance of your own  voice, you begin to awaken sensation, presence, and the subtle threads  of connection that bring you home  to yourself. It’s a gentle, embodied journey toward wholeness and  aliveness, where sound becomes a pathway back to integration.

Bookings, dates and details (https://www.youandyourvoice.com/neuro-sensoryvoiceworkatbcmb)
Free online monthly taster workshop (https://www.youandyourvoice.com/monthlytasters)

About Cordelia:
 Rooted in a background of opera and the performing arts, Cordelia’s own  search for freedom in voice and breath led her to develop what is now  known as Neuro-Sensory Voice Work. Drawing from trauma-informed practice  and the ancient wisdom found in art opera  singing, her work bridges art and science, sound and soma. She guides  others to find safety, authenticity, and the quiet power that emerges  when the voice and nervous system come into harmony.

Question 3

Gesine Schrader - Nonviolent Communication

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Transform your life with compassionate communication! This weekend  introductory workshop will help you to communicate more compassionately with your loved ones, friends and work colleagues.

About this Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Level One Weekend:
 • Transformational communication tools you can immediately apply in your daily life.
 • Learn how to express yourself to others, listen to others, and listen compassionately to yourself.
 • Uses experiential learning – working with situations from your life.
 • A recognised stepping stone to further compassionate communication courses.

Booking & Dates(https://seedofpeace.org/events/the-life-changing-communication-course-in-person-november-26/)

Question 4

Heidi Armstrong – Moxa for Reflexologists and 5 Elements for Reflexologists

Accepted Answer

As well as teaching massage workshops at BCMB focussed on women’s health and Eastern influenced technique, Heidi runs her own workshops for reflexologists.  Heidi has been working as a therapist for nearly 30 years and is  qualified in massage, Shiatsu and reflexology She has been devising and teaching her own courses for 14 years, including running the Bath School of Reflexology. Heidi sits on the Board of the Association of Reflexologists.

Bookings, dates and details – please contact Heidi directly on heidi@heidiarmstrong.co.uk(mailto:heidi@heidiarmstrong.co.uk)

Question 5

Juliet Cox –  Core Zero Balancing

Accepted Answer

In this core workshop you will learn a simple protocol that takes between 20 and 40 minutes and addresses physical, mental and emotional levels of being. It is four days long and will be held in the lovely space at Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork. Zero Balancing can be transformational. It is life changing to realise how much you can let go. Zero Balancing is a path-breaking therapy that will add an essential and new dimension to your bodywork or be a new skill if you are not already a practitioner. It offers an effective way of helping people let go of unnecessary tension, allowing unhelpful inherent patterns of posture, thoughts and emotional responses to be released. It can help reduce pain and open into an easier, more free way of moving.

Zero Balancing provides a safe quiet experience of being held, using refined touch that meets people where and how they are in that moment. The receiver is able to feel areas of held charge and trauma without experiencing overwhelm or processing it. In Zero Balancing we work with the person through their clothing.

You will: 
• Deepen your knowledge of how to touch clearly. 
• Understand how energy flows through our bones, the core part of ourselves that determines our form and shape. Learn key skeletal anatomy including different kinds of joint function. 
• Navigate working with both the physical and energetic body and understand energy as a vibrational connective field that holds our history and patterns of behaviour now. 
• Learn vocabulary to articulate different kinds of touch. 
• Learn observation skills to add effectiveness and confidence to your work. • Work with expanded states of consciousness. 
• Connect with the fascinating, deepest part of the person understood by Eastern thinking as “ancestral chi”; what we know and feel in our “very bones”.

Developed by Dr. Fritz Smith, osteopathic MD, Zero Balancing addresses the energy of bones, our deepest structure that underlies posture and every movement we make. This gentle bodywork is informed by the ideas and techniques of Rolfing, cranio-sacral work, acupuncture, Eastern and Western understandings of energy and anatomy. It is its own distinct art of bodywork.

Bookings, dates and details – to book please contact Juliet directly on julietcox@julietcox.com (julietcox@julietcox.com)

Question 6

Leora Sharp – Hands Free Massage

Accepted Answer

Leora Sharp has been a massage practitioner since 2008 and very early on in her career, realised the importance of needing to work as Hands Free as possible. To that end, in 2009 she trained with Darien and was so blown away with Hands Free Massage, that she offered to assist him on his 8 Day Advanced Training. Her role slowly transformed into co-teacher and she then started teaching solo in 2016. She is continually bold over how amazing HFM is and the benefits it brings to practitioners to sustain their careers and how marvellous it feels for clients to receive. She founded and facilitated the Bath Practitioner Group for 12 years. Alongside teaching HFM, Leora has a private practice at Neal’s Yard in Bath and designs websites for complementary health professionals.

handsfreemassage.com

Hands Free Massage Introduction with Leora Sharp

Hands Free Massage not only protects your hands but also your entire body, helping to extend your career.

In this 1 day introductory Hands Free Massage workshop, you'll learn a few key principles of HFM and develop practical skills to use your ‘soft forearm’ (the belly of the flexors) for broad, sliding pressure on the client’s back.
 The movements can easily be incorporated into your massage sessions. They include firm sweeping moves (helping you to replace effleurage and muscle lengthening with your hands) and some detailed work on tension areas. You will also learn body dynamics and posture to support your work.
Let us help you to start your HFM journey and help you learn how it can help you to work deeper and without pain, for you and your clients.
You'll discover what HFM can offer you in terms of expanding your repertoire, with a view to replacing the use of your hands for almost any massage. You'll also gain insight into applying deeper more effective pressure, using your forearms, helping you sustain your career long-term.

What you'll learn
 • Skilful and Sensitive™ use of your forearms
 • Flowing forearm massage to replace using your hands for effleurage & lengthening tissues on the back
 • Some detailed work on tension areas and how to moderate the pressure applied
 • How to support this with good bodyuse rather than working too hard with your arms and shoulders
 • How to blend these techniques smoothly into your massage

Level 3 Advanced Massage course. 8 CPD points

Testimonial
Hi Leora, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Hands Free Massage workshop yesterday, with you and Darien! I was really impressed with the quality of teaching (I really appreciated all the fine tuning) and in all honesty, after one day, I’ve fallen in love with Hands Free Massage.
The techniques used and the wonderful care taken with regards to self care for the practitioner and focus on sensitivity giving the massage at the workshop yesterday blew me away. It’s the way I want to give massage and the type of practitioner I’d like to be. It’s made me feel incredibly excited about my future!
Thanks again for the amazing training, what a great day!"
- Lou Ashby

Bookings for this workshop are directly through Hands Free Massage Training
Book here: h(http://handsfreemassage.com/book-intro/)andsfreemassage.com/book-intro/(http://handsfreemassage.com/book-intro/)
Further information: h(http://handsfreemassage.com/1day)andsfreemassage.com/1day(http://handsfreemassage.com/1day)

Question 7

Nicolle Mitchell – Specialist CPD Training in Dementia-Informed Massage and Aromatherapy

Accepted Answer

Join a vibrant and compassionate community of therapists dedicated to transforming dementia care through touch and scent.

Nicolle Mitchell’s pioneering CPD courses offer a practical, dementia-informed toolkit of specialist massage and communication techniques designed to enhance
therapeutic connection and care.
Massaging Persons Living with Dementia
1-day CPD course This immersive training empowers therapists to build confidence and connect meaningfully with individuals living with dementia. You’ll learn how to deliver positive touch that respects autonomy and supports emotional and physical
wellbeing. Key topics include:
-Specialist massage techniques tailored for dementia care
-Understanding dementia and its impact on individuals
-The therapeutic benefits of massage for this client group
-Navigating consent, including non-verbal communication
-Legal frameworks that support both therapist and client
Whether you're seeking to make your practice more inclusive or wish to specialise inthis vital area, this course offers essential skills and insights.

Open to: bodyworkers, dementia professionals, carers, friends and family.

Aromatherapy for Persons Living with Dementia
Advanced CPD course for aromatherapists Explore the therapeutic potential of 15 essential oils to support the health and wellbeing of people living with dementia.

Nicolle creates space to explore the art and science, bringing fresh perspectives to familiar oils in your aromatherapy practice. You’ll gain practical knowledge in:
-The therapeutic benefits of essential oils for this client group
-Treating common secondary health conditions associated with dementia
-Practical, safe and holistic application of essential oils
-Limitations and implications
-Enhancing comfort, mood, and quality of life through scent
This course is ideal for qualified or qualifying aromatherapists, especially those working in specialist or palliative care settings. Pre-requisite: Aromatherapy qualification (or currently qualifying). Attendance of the “Massaging Persons Living with Dementia” course is recommended but not required.
“A much-needed, dynamic and responsive research and results-based approach to supporting those with dementia, providing therapists with additional skills to build on their existing knowledge to meet the needs of this growing client base.” —
Federation of Holistic Therapists

Facebook - Massage for Dementia (https://www.facebook.com/massage4dementia/)
Instagram - Massage for Dementia (https://www.instagram.com/massage4dementia/)
Nicolle Mitchell - YouTube
(https://www.youtube.com/@nicollemitchell6114)
Bookings, dates and details(https://massagefordementia.co.uk/)

Question 8

Ruth Duncan – Myofascial Release UK

Accepted Answer

Ruth Duncan is the leader of Myofascial Release UK and an internationally renowned expert in Myofascial Release.  Ruth runs courses for those new to myofascial work and for experienced practitioners looking to extend their skills including a Myofascial Diploma.

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Ruth offers various MFR workshops. Please visit MFR UK (https://www.in-toucheducation.co.uk/)for more information and bookings.

Question 9

Susan Findlay – Oncology Massage

Accepted Answer

Please click here t(https://www.susanfindlay.co.uk/oncology/)o find out more and book.

Question 10

Wendy Proctor - Aromatherapy and Massage for Pregnancy, Labour and Postpartum Wellbeing

Accepted Answer

Wendy Proctor - Aromatherapy and Massage for Pregnancy, Labour and Postpartum Wellbeing

Wendy brings over 25 years of experience as a  massage and aromatherapy therapist and has been sharing her expertise in  pregnancy and postnatal aromatherapy massage from her home in Bristol  since 2010.  As a dedicated midwife, she's also been providing valuable  courses to her fellow midwives at her trust.  Recently, she wrote a  comprehensive blended course that reflects her passion and  expertise, which has been accredited by the International Federation of  Aromatherapists.

For more details about her offerings, visit her website (https://wendyproctor.org.uk/aromatherapy-and-massage-for-pregnancy-labour-and-postpartum-wellbeing/)or reach out to her at info@wendyproctor.org.uk (mailto:info@wendyproctor.org.uk)if you have any questions.

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