Holistic massage should be seen as a nurturing process of touch and response. The key here is to adapt the treatment to each client’s unique needs, physical characteristics and personality. I often explain that I massage people, not bodies - that I do a massage “with” someone, rather than doing it “to” them. For example, I will adopt a very different approach to a client who approaches me in order to work through the trauma of a history of sexual abuse to one who simply want

Embodiment practices have great potential to enhance wellbeing and health, but Radical Wholeness goes beyond ‘mindful’ body-scans and suggestions that it would be good to listen to our bodies more. It helps us move out of our over-busy, anxious, organising, analysing heads and relate to the human and non-human world through the body. It turns out that the body is a great sensor and resonator. Disconnected from it as most of us are most of the time we miss out on the experie

A one day course covering rocking and rolling techniques. This one day workshop covers a range of rocking and rolling techniques which complement and enhance the effects of ‘classic’ massage techniques and, when needed, provide you with alternative ways of working effectively with clients - to help them release tensions and to relax, to calm or energise the client, and to rebalance the effects of a sedentary lifestyle. You will receive extensive individual coaching to help yo

A two day course covering techniques of Thai Massage adapted for the table. You will spend time learning different techniques, how to use your body weight and good positioning for your comfort and ease. How to work safely and effectively with your clients, and which techniques to choose to work with musculoskeletal conditions. These skills will open up your practice in a new and exciting direction. Your clients will love the benefits even with just a few techniques used withi

Two day course at Bristol College of Massage & Bodywork works in the side lying position offers many creative opportunities for massage, and is not just for pregnancy! The human body is 3-dimensional. Yet many massage approaches work only with clients in a prone or supine position. By placing clients in this position, without predetermined response, they are more easily able to let go. This workshop offers a range of bodywork and energy techniques, including: spinal mobilisat

This 1 day Mobilisation workshop is designed to deepen your skill and confidence in using passive movement to reach greater degrees of release for your clients. We explore: How passive mobilisation is about deep muscle release as well as easing joints. How to access and release deeply held tensions. And when not to! Whether emotions as well as muscles can be released through movement. How engaging a client can strengthen the effects. What related aftercare can support clients

Effortless massage is all about working more effectively, more efficiently and more enjoyably. It starts with a state of mind and translates into action. And there are techniques, skills and approaches we can learn that support the process. This one day workshop will explore effortlessness through a variety of exercises and activities, including plenty of hands-on massage. We’ll consider how much more ‘less’ can be, how the quality and focus of our attention makes all the dif

This 3 day Deep Tissue Massage workshop is designed to build confidence, skill and knowledge in working on a deeper level with your clients. Over the three days we’ll explore what deep tissue massage means to us: What does it mean to facilitate a deeper experience What is deep massage good for? When is it appropriate? How can we comfortably affect deeper muscles? How can we release the key postural muscles of piriformis, psoas and diaphragm? We’ll also use muscle energy techn

Seated massage is the perfect way to add versatility to your massage practice. It is usually offered through clothing, without the use of oils. Therefore making it extremely practical for those who are limited with time or who do not wish to remove clothing. It can therefore reach a more diverse customer base than a typical couch based session. Learn new techniques and become a more mobile therapist, chair massage is perfect for the workplace, festivals, events and more. Se

This workshop explores the acupressure points on the face and releasing the muscular and fascial structures. The skin, muscles and fascia of the face have a unique structure to allow us to express ourselves intellectually and emotionally. We therefore hold a huge amount of tension and stress in our facial structure. You will learn a whole treatment working on the face, neck and shoulders, that will release tension, allow emotional processing, deeply relax the nervous system a

A complete foot and lower leg treatment for your clients. This can be performed on its own or as part of a longer treatment. It couples perfectly with the Facial acupressure workshop for a fantastic head & toes treatment. The course details: Review of foot structure anatomy and how it affects all our body’s structures to support clients’ postural issues and with concerns like plantar fascial and other foot pain. Including some key Acupressure points and reflex zones on the fe

Massage offers a powerful tool to support women and babies through the journey of pregnancy. This workshop offers an understanding of the benefits of massage, as well as the areas in which you need to exercise caution. You will come away feeling more confident and excited about working with pregnant women. ​ This day will be perfect for you if you: Feel unsure or daunted by working in pregnancy Would like to develop a better understanding of working with pregnant women Alread

A warm reflection on why it matters to become a dementia informed practitioner - Nicolle Mitchell

Our current cohort of Holistic Massage students are taking their final practical exams on the 29th and 30th of November and we are looking for volunteers for them to massage. We have the below appointments available, please note there is only one appointment available at each time. These are completely free of charge. Saturday 29th November AM slots - 9:30, 10:00,10:45 & 11:15. PM slots - 12:00, 12:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:15 & 3:45. Sunday 30th November AM slots - 9:30, 10:4

Working with women’s health is becoming an increasingly popular area, whether it's from menstrual problems to fertility or menopause. Working holistically while using our understanding of the anatomy and physiology, we explore how massage can help support your female clients with issues like regulating menstruation, fertility and menopause. This two day workshop with Heidi Armstrong includes: Safe ways to adapt abdominal work for clients with reproductive pathologies. How t

This workshop with Pip Instone gives insight into remedial massage techniques and the application of massage in a sport setting. This advanced workshop is aimed at individuals looking to expand their clinical massage skills, learn advanced techniques as well as gain insight into the Remedial & Sports Massage Diploma. The 2 day workshop will incorporate:​ - Introduction to Remedial Massage Techniques - Advanced Massage Techniques - Sports-specific Massage - Postural Assessme

Massage and Bodywork through the lens of Polyvagal Theory This course is suitable for any body work and touch therapist of any modality, whether freshly qualified, deep into your practice and everything in between. If you are a body work therapist working primarily with movement without touch, please call the office to see if the course would also meet your needs around this subject. ​ Touch is our cornerstone. To be present with ‘self’ and ‘other’ is at the heart of the po

We are looking for some lovely volunteers for our exciting summer outreach events with BCMB! We will have stands at Bristol Pride and...

We are looking for someone to provide cover on a Thursday evening during graduate clinic. This is from 5:30pm - 9:30pm weekly. The role...

We are delighted to have launched a mid week level 4 Holistic Massage Diploma. This is a smaller cohort than our usual weekend course,...