The importance and benefits of Massage Therapy

  What is a Narcissist? Narcissists can inherit their toxic behaviour due to childhood trauma, negative parenting styles( ranging from feeling rejected or neglected to being over spoilt as a child ), cultural influences or genetics . Narcissists are easily recognised once you are aware of the signs which include an over exaggerated sense of self importance , an inflated ego, obsession with power and success, a need for constant admiration, lack of empathy , envy of other people's achievements, entitled and arrogant and unrealistically high expectations of others. Looking at this list you may be thinking why would I be attracted to a person like this,but this is where the Narcissist really excels, due to their innate ability to wear a mask and portray to the outside world a very different picture of who they actually are . They may appear to be charming and when you first meet them they will use techniques such as love bombing so you are attracted to them when in reality they are ju...

  How can travelling help to increase self love and self esteem? My love affair with travel started when I was only 18 years old and I passed my driving test on my first attempt, I remember telling my mum I was going for a little drive and ended up in Scotland! I then went to work as an Aupair for a year in the US that was the plan anyway, my family knew I wanted to travel and thought I'd go and 'get it out of my system' but that year turned out to be the best year of my life and within me it was as if a light had turned on and hence my passion and obsession with travelling began. To date I've been travelling on and off between work now for as long as I've been qualified as a massage therapist (35 years) and in that time I've visited over 70 countries and intend to visit many more in the future. So what does this have to do with self love? Travelling for me is not just my passion but its my peace and my joy. I have such a busy life in London that it can be hard ...

  What is the inner child and why is it so relevant? Every one of us has an inner child within us, it is the part of our subconscious and emotional state that has been influenced by emotions, memories and beliefs from the past in addition to our hopes, desires and dreams for the future. It is essential to connect with the inner child who resides inside our adult bodies to attain a true representation as to how we are really feeling within. This is particularly relevant when we explore self esteem because the inner child experiences negative in addition to positive experiences and from those memories a blue print is formed which will affect how we connect within our selves as adults. So how can you learn to connect with your inner child? Our inner child is always with us, we just need to be willing to connect deeply within, as adults we are taught to be responsible and with that responsibility come commitments which cause concern and place mental and emotional Stress within our adul...

  What is a highly sensitive person and how can you recognise someone who is one? Highly sensitive people or hsps for short make up 15 percent of the population, they have similar characteristics to Empaths and if some are a combination of both (myself included) the qualities they share will only be intensified. As I have learnt from previous experience HSPs need to choose their friendships, work environments and personal relationships very carefully due to their highly sensitive nature which is their strength but also their weakness as they can get easily wounded by hurtful or insensitive words and other actions that other people may not be affected by . Therefore, it is very important that they choose environments and relationships where others can understand their highly emotional nature and make them feel not only loved but understood. So how can you easily recognize a hsp? Due to their delicate nervous systems they are not only incredibly sensitive but also startle easily wi...

  What is an Empath and how can you recognise one? Empaths are generally highly intuitive people that are able to feel what another person is experiencing either physically or emotionally, almost as if they personally feel that person's pain or emotion within their own minds and bodies. Whilst this is indeed a beautiful trait to have, for the Empath it can at times feel over whelming and sadly makes them an easy target to be taken advantage of as they are the person that everyone will call or contact when they have problems they need to discuss. Empaths also due to their sensitivity tend to absorb other people's energy leaving them feeling exhausted and they often need a lot of time alone to recharge themselves again. Empaths can generally tell just by being around a person how they are feeling as they are attuned to recognising energy changes and as a result can instantly recognize manipulate behaviour such as lying or toxic energy of any kind which means being in a partner...