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Blogs
10 Tips To Help Gain Your Clients Trust
Creating a safe and trusting environment for your clients is all about staying present, listening, and paying attention to both the small details and the bigger picture. By focusing on your client’s comfort and well-being from start to finish, you help them feel safe, relaxed, and ready to fully benefit from the therapeutic power of touch.
Massage for Dementia - my personal journey
A powerful and beautiful guest Blog by Nicolle Mitchell. As some aspects of communication fall away, the relational fundamentals remain expressed through a trusted caress, of a mother’s loving touch, whatever tender context it comes wrapped in.
9 Simple Rituals to Calm Your Client
Creating a calm, receptive state before beginning hands-on or any wellbeing therapy is vital to the healing process. Polyvagal Theory, developed by Stephen Porges, explains that a person must enter the “ventral vagal” state, where they feel safe, connected, and at ease, to be most receptive to healing. I couldn’t agree more...
Meet The Real Alfie and Jessie
For those that are enjoying our Lizzie Ladybird Massage Stories for younger children, you will have read about Lizzie's "Kindness Buddies", Alfie and Jessie. Did you know that Alfie and Jessie are not just fictional characters, but based on two very dear companion animals? Read on to find out more...
8 Quick Grounding Techniques to Use Between Clients
Taking just a few minutes to ground and centre yourself between clients can make all the difference in how you show up for each session. Whether it’s through breathwork, movement, or connecting with nature, these quick techniques will help you stay calm, balanced, and fully present for your next client.
12 Ideas To Create a Safe Therapy Space
A treatment room is more than just a workspace - it's a safe haven where clients come to relax and heal. By incorporating some (or all!) of the simple touches here, like soft lighting, fresh air, and personalizing the experience - you create an environment where clients can truly let go, fostering deeper trust and a more powerful healing experience.
Older Children: Peace Massage Story
Feel free to follow along and share this Story Massage for Older Children and Adults, demonstrated in English by Una Curran. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page.
Younger Children: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in English by Mary Atkinson. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Arabic: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Arabic by Kefaya Almubarak. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Japanese: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Japanese by Tomoyo Nozaki. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Turkish: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Turkish by Amura-An Ayrik. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Hungarian: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Hungarian by Boglárka Tóth-Bagosi. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Makaton: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Makaton by Jen Helmbolt and Mary Atkinson. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Slovene: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Slovene by Katja Rinc. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Greek: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Greek by Naya Alexiou. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
German: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in German by Rena Kato. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Irish: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Irish by Aengus O'Curraidhin. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Danish: Peace - What Would Lizzie Do?
Feel free to follow along and share this beautiful Story Massage for Younger Children, demonstrated in Danish by Vibeke Kloth. The accompanying documents are all available free of charge in the Childrens Resources Library back on the Home Page. Let's spread peace and love around the world with Lizzie Ladybird...
Loneliness and Touch – part 1
I’m Claire Mendelsohn, the founder of Cuddle Professionals International, and I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Liz and her team for the Pro-Touch Movement. I’d like to talk about a subject close to my heart, that of the loneliness epidemic and how consensual, platonic touch can help to alleviate it. Here is the first of three Blogs on the topic.
Loneliness and Touch – part 2
I’m Claire Mendelsohn, the founder of Cuddle Professionals International, and I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Liz and her team for the Pro-Touch Movement. I’d like to talk about a subject close to my heart, that of the loneliness epidemic and how consensual, platonic touch can help to alleviate it. Here is the second of three Blogs on the topic.
Loneliness and Touch – part 3
I’m Claire Mendelsohn, the founder of Cuddle Professionals International, and I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Liz and her team for the Pro-Touch Movement. I’d like to talk about a subject close to my heart, that of the loneliness epidemic and how consensual, platonic touch can help to alleviate it. Here is the last of three Blogs on the topic.
The Ethics of Touch
Guest feature by Claire Mendelsohn - owner of award winning business Cuddle Professionals International.
Therapies for Cancer – my personal journey
Karin Douglas, Energise Therapies and Training Back in 2004, my Mum had a nagging shoulder pain that just wasn’t responding to treatment. An X-ray “to rule out anything more sinister” sadly didn’t, and her diagnosis and prognosis were not good - cancer in the lung and chest wall. Chemo did not go well for her and was discontinued after one session.
Touch Deprivation - Did you know?
Because human beings are wired to touch and be touched, the absence of touch causes disturbances in both mind and body. Touch helps create psychological and physical wellness, and touch deprivation contributes to illness at many levels.
Gaining Consent to Touch
Seeking consent to touch is an integral part of the Story Massage Programme.