After three very stressful and entirely horrible weeks I was very much a woman in need of a massage and by some miracle Rachel at Restore Aromatherapy was offering just that massage. I am not the best massagee – I get tense when anyone goes near my lower back, I worry that I haven’t shaved my legs or any other region and, today more than other days, that I might burst into tears halfway through. But within about 2 minutes of sitting down with Rachel, all those worries disappeared. As she asked me about my general health, any specific problems (where to start?!)and what oils I thought I might like, I could feel myself starting to relax. Rachel’s approach feels very holistic and gentle – she takes into account both emotional and physical ailments and is careful to ensure that you get the massage you feel you need, treating the areas you want treated. Once I was lying comfortably on the table, Rachel began the massage using the cypress, geranium rose and neroli oil mixture we’d agreed on – it smelt heavenly and as she worked on my shoulders, head, neck, legs and feet, I finally felt the tension lift. As well as the oils, Rachel used hot rocks on my back which felt amazing and really targeted some particularly sore areas. By the time the massage ended, I felt like positivity and calm had been restored to me. Personally, I had forgotten how powerful a good aromatherapy massage could be but now I’ve been reminded I will certainly be returning to Rachel for further sessions – I highly recommend that you do the same!
Restore Aromatherapy offers aromatherapy massage, sports / clinical massage, pregnancy massage and facial treatments.
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