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This rigorous training pushed me to my limits both physically and mentally (blood, sweat and tears... quite literally!) and enabled me gained me more insight, and better knowledge, understanding, and kinasthetic awareness of the human body. And the more I started to learn about the body, the more I realised I didn't know about the body.

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Before I started training I never really put much thought into how our bodies move. I didn't think about how I walk, I just walked. I didn't think about how I was running, I just ran. I didn't always stretch and foam roll as much as I should have done, because I thought those tight muscle aches would just “go away”. I thought poor posture was just something that happened as you got older. And I thought good flexibility was down to genetics - something you either had or you didn't.

 

I was always quite conscious of maintaining “good posture,” and knew it was bad to slouch.... However there is a fair bit more to good posture than just “standing up straight.” I thought that just because I stood and sat up straight that my posture was fine. It hadn't occurred to me to analyse my posture from different angles other than looking face on in the mirror. Little did I know that my lower back was actually severely arched (anterior pelvic tilt/lumbar lordosis.) Running, jumping, dancing, weight training etc with a severe lower back arch was causing unnecessary load through my lower spine causing weakness in my lower abdominal muscles, tightness in my hip flexor muscles, and compensation in areas I wasn't even aware were compensating.

Before I started training I wasn't hugely flexible and I never dreamed it would be possible to train my muscles and joints to have the range of motion to comfortably be able to do things such as the splits! Watching and feeling my muscles gradually strengthen, lengthen, and adapt to the intensity of my training gave me insight into what an amazing piece of machinery our bodies are. We only get one body in our lifetime, and we need to need to look after it. This means getting to know our own capabilities and limitations.

 

Sometimes I would be so physically sore and achy I would literally CRAWL out of bed in the morning, struggling to walk, and wondering how on earth I was going to get dressed, let alone do a 10 our day of physical training starting with 3 hours of Ballet at 7:30am... Yet with the correct warm ups and recovery treatment, my body could follow that with another 5 hours of rigorous training, aamazed me. Regular Sports Massage became an important part/integral tool  of my journey to help ensure my body could cope with the physical demand and stress I was putting my body under, and to prevent myself from getting injured.

 

In those three gruelling years, I suffered with the occasional twinges, and of course, muscular aches and pains, soreness, cramps and joint stiffness. But despite the rigorous daily movement I endured, I never once injured myself. I highly put this down to:

 

- Sports Massage sessions and the occasional Physiotherapy appointment to sort out any niggles and keep me in check

 

- The amount of strength training I was doing in order to maintain my fitness and ensure my body was strong enough to cope with the sports I was doing, and the physical demand I was putting it under

 

- And also the high standard of dance training and mentoring I was receiving. I grew familiar with my body's limits, how far to push myself, and to know the fine line between good muscular stress and bad muscular stress. 

 

I was always quite conscious of maintaining “good posture,” and knew it was bad to slouch.... However there is a fair bit more to good posture than just “standing up straight.” I thought that just because I stood and sat up straight that my posture was fine. It hadn't occurred to me to analyse my posture from different angles other than looking face on in the mirror. Little did I know that my lower back was actually severely arched (anterior pelvic tilt/lumbar lordosis.) Running, jumping, dancing, weight training etc with a severe lower back arch was causing unnecessary load through my lower spine causing weakness in my lower abdominal muscles, tightness in my hip flexor muscles, and compensation in areas I wasn't even aware were compensating.

Before I started training I wasn't hugely flexible and I never dreamed it would be possible to train my muscles and joints to have the range of motion to comfortably be able to do things such as the splits! Watching and feeling my muscles gradually strengthen, lengthen, and adapt to the intensity of my training gave me insight into what an amazing piece of machinery our bodies are. We only get one body in our lifetime, and we need to need to look after it. This means getting to know our own capabilities and limitations.

 

Sometimes I would be so physically sore and achy I would literally CRAWL out of bed in the morning, struggling to walk, and wondering how on earth I was going to get dressed, let alone do a 10 our day of physical training starting with 3 hours of Ballet at 7:30am... Yet with the correct warm ups and recovery treatment, my body could follow that with another 5 hours of rigorous training, aamazed me. Regular Sports Massage became an important part/integral tool  of my journey to help ensure my body could cope with the physical demand and stress I was putting my body under, and to prevent myself from getting injured.

 

In those three gruelling years, I suffered with the occasional twinges, and of course, muscular aches and pains, soreness, cramps and joint stiffness. But despite the rigorous daily movement I endured, I never once injured myself. I highly put this down to:

In those three gruelling years, I suffered with the occasional twinges, and of course, muscular aches and pains, soreness, cramps and joint stiffness. But despite the rigorous daily movement I endured, I never once injured myself. I highly put this down to:

Although I never experienced a serious injury, I did witness first-hand several injuries such as hamstring/groin tears, spinal disc injuries, shin splints, extreme lumbar lordosis causing chronic lower back pain, rotator cuff tears, ankle ligament sprains and achilles tendonitis. I witnessed injuries first-hand that stemmed from: muscular over-use, lifting with incorrect form, muscle trauma, acute and chronic injury, postural abnormalities, and the impact that this can have on athletes both physically and psychologically during the rehabilitation process.

 

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As my training continued, and my kinasthetic awareness increased, I knew I wanted to grow my knowledge about the anatomy of the human body, and help others who may not have been so fortunate to experience the knowledge and training I was lucky enough to endured!  However I couldn't commit to anything permanent as I was already in full-time training. So I initially completed a few workshops at The College of Classical Massage as an introductory to massage therapy, and to learn more about its benefits on the body.

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By receiving my first ever sessions of Sports Massages - I discovered the positive impact Sports Massage Therapy can have not only on athletes, but all individuals that are suffering with aches, pains and discomfort.

 

My hunger to know what muscles were aching after doing certain activities, which muscle groups were firing to enable me to do certain movements, or which ligaments and tendons hold my joints in place and a Sports Massage treatments and Physiotherapy became an integral part of my training and this began my fascination with the operation of the human body.

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Since then, I have studied and qualified in VTCT Anatomy and Physiology for Exercise and Health, VTCT L3 Body Massage and VTCT Sports Massage Therapy Level 3. I have practically worked treating athletes at the Brighton MET Boxing Tournaments, worked for Studio 57 Clinic and the MS Society doing Sports Massage Therapy at the Brighton Marathon, and have furthered my knowledge and developed my skills studying and qualifying in VTCT Sports Massage Level 4, Kinesiotaping, and Pregnancy Massage.

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II'm a fully Licensed, Insured and Qualified Sports & Remedial Massage Therapist, and an accredited member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)

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I currently offer treatments at the Sports Centre at Sussex University on Tuesday evenings (5pm - 9pm) and Friday mornings (9am - 1pm), and at my own studio in Kingston near Lewes, East Sussex on Wednesday and Thursday mornings (9am - 1pm) 

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I thoroughly enjoy helping to relieve pain and discomfort that people suffer from; either as a result of injury, or because of problems, overuse and strain, or bad habits and musculae tension that have built up over many years.

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Many of my clients have been suffering from pain or discomfort that regularly affects and impacts on their daily lives, their training regime, their jobs, or even their quality of sleep at night. I'm passionate about helping people manage their own bodies and giving them the information they need to self-treat, when needed, between treatments, to help keep pain at bay.

 

 

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I have Public and Products Liability insurance and references are available on request, I also have a valid up to date enhanced CRB certificate. I have membership of the following professional bodies Institute of Sports & Remedial Massage and Sports Massage Association (Level 4) and I am recognised as a Pru Health provider and registered with the Complimentary & Natural Healthcare Council. I also regularly attend CPD courses to enhance my skills and keep up with new developments.