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How safe is it to have massage or shiatsu in the first trimester of pregnancy?

Debunking myths of massage and shiatsu in pregnancy: part two How safe is it to have massage or shiatsu in…

The body keeps score

How bodywork helps process life experiences I have been reading the fascinating book “The body keeps score”  by psychiatrist Bessel…

How nature’s elements work in our bodies

This is a blog I wrote in Spring 2016 but it didn’t manage to get imported from the old WordPress…

Choosing a postnatal massage course

Why do I want to take part in the postnatal massage course? It is a period in women’s life when…

La importancia del Vaso Penetrante

La importancia del Vaso Penetrante por el journal shiatsu Espana    Publicado en APSE newsletter Entendiendo el papel de la…

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Shiatsu and meridians

How much is shiatsu limited or expanded by its relationship to meridians? ; Suzanne Yates An article in the Shiatsu…

Birth as a journey

Birth as a journey: why understanding pregnancy and birth is useful for work with all client   This is another article…

Massage, reflexology and fertility

An article written by Heidi Armstrong with Suzanne Yates, for the FHT magazine, July 2014 Working with fertility An introduction…

Pregnancy massage and shiatsu

I am currently working on completely redoing my website, so have been going back through the articles on my Resources page …

Should massage be part of NHS maternity care? Audio

Seminar audio recording Massage and maternity care: Should bodywork (massage, shiatsu, reflexology and yoga) be available to pregnant women as…