Arabella Aris
ITEC OSM IAIM

Bella has been practicing massage since 1999. She originally trained at the Oxford School of Massage where she achieved an ITEC and Holistic Massage Diploma. Since then she has developed her training and attended post diploma courses, mainly at Jing Advanced Massage, Brighton which have brought her the tools and inspiration to treat pain and injury as well as give a deeply nurturing massage. Through her personal practice of mindfull meditaton and gentle yoga, Bella has developed a sensitivity to the body and how massage has a profound effect on all levels.

Treatments

Swedish Holistic and Deep Tissue Massage
Massage therapy not only provides relief to muscle strain and fatigue, a therapeutic massage may improve your health. There are many benefits to massage therapy including physical, emotional and physiological improvements in the body.

Using Trigger points, combined with stretching and Eastern techniques, massage can help with;

- Carpal tunel
- lower back pain
- neck and shoulder tension
- frozen shoulder
- IBS
- period pains
- aid rehabilitation after an injury
and much more...

Hot Stone Massage
Basalt, a black volcanic stone is heated in hot water and thus applied in a treatment. The stones are used as tools to deliver effective tissue and muscle massage, the heat relaxes the muscles and increases the blood flow to the area being worked on which further accelerates the healing process. The warmth also allows a soul nourishing relaxation bringing the client to a deep sense of peace.

Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy massage is a great way for a pregnant woman to relax. If a pregnant woman is relaxed and happy she is more likely to have a relaxed and happy baby. Pregnancy massage is safe to receive at any time during pregnancy where a woman's body goes through tremendous and constant changes.

During the first trimester the mother lies as normal unless this is uncomfortable due to increased breast sensitivity. This may be a difficult time where a woman may be anxious as well as feeling nauseous. Massage along with pressure points can help relieve and calm the body. During the third trimester massage can help with swelling in hands and feet as well as ever increasing muscle strain. Shiatsu points are used to prepare the body for labour. The mother's birth partner can be involved by being taught these pressure points along with breathing exercises and active birth positions.