Nurture Health and Wellness - Michelle Simmons

20/11/2025

Finally printed my replacement business cards out so I can almost guarantee the box lost during all our building work will magically resurface now! Left them on the counter at .siriol.beauty and Lisa created a whole new table setup just for them… or perhaps she was putting the tables there anyway and it got my cards off the counter… either way I’ll take it 😆

16/11/2025

Positive media coverage for massage. What we do in this role really is worthwhile.

👉Massage is back in the headlines with The Guardian asking how healthy massage really is and spotlighting its role in supporting people living with pain, cancer, long term conditions, anxiety and sleep problems. It is a rare piece of mainstream coverage that actually acknowledges touch as part of healthcare, not just a spa extra. 

For GCMT council members who support you, the therapist, this is a reminder that what you do is skilled work. A well trained, thoughtful, evidence informed therapist can offer so much more than ‘just a massage’, helping clients feel safer in their bodies, less overwhelmed and better supported alongside wider medical care. Let us keep showing the public what safe, compassionate, professional touch really looks like.

👀Read The Guardian article here - https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/nov/13/massage-health-benefits

Scottish Manual Therapists Organisation The Sports Massage Association Massage Training Institute - MTI LCSP Register of Remedial Masseurs & Manipulative Therapists Complementary Health Professionals

05/11/2025

For most of my lovely clients I know this is a totally irrelevant post and if you wake up on the morning of your treatment feeling unwell then cancelling is absolutely fine.

14/09/2025

Have you seen my fancy new signage? I’ve been here in Bow Street long enough I thought I should finally let people know! Thank you Lisa .siriol.beauty for letting me decorate!

01/09/2025

Just my dissertation to complete now! I’m over the moon with a distinction in both modules so far. Head down from October and complete this Masters.

20/08/2025

Unbelievably, my industry is NOT regulated. Anyone can call themself a therapist and set up in business. I am fully qualified and insured in everything I offer as treatments and I also choose to be a member of a professional body just to add to that credibility.

No genuine therapist will ever be upset by you asking what their qualifications are and if they’re insured. We like to shout about what we do! If someone isn’t happy to share this information I would be concerned and personally wouldn’t be booking in with them.

I have clients that have come to me having had very negative experiences with massage treatments, sometimes being hurt by the treatment, including visible bruising and pain that doesn’t go away. This shouid not happen.

I will always offer the best treatment possible, tailored to your needs, and backed up by training, qualifications and over 25 years of experience (which makes me feel very old!).

I am more than happy to discuss any treatments with you before you book in to ensure you are happy with what I can offer.

Rant over!

28/07/2025

If you ache, you’re injured, you’re suffering from stress and tension, or you’d just like a really good massage to make you feel mobile again, here are all the details you need.

04/02/2025

Did you know arnica is great for muscular aches and pains as well as bruising? It’s great for self-help if you’re sore or aching but, even better than that, every* massage therapy treatment I provide is using this amazing massage balm so you get a double whammy. I will use my hands to relax and destress the muscles then the arnica will help to continue with the same. The only way to make it even better would be to add on a wonderfully soothing warm bath using arnica bath soak. Perfect!

If you’d like to book in for massage therapy or order some Weleda arnica products then please get in touch

*unless contraindications apply

13/01/2025

What is your reason for wanting/needing a massage therapy treatment? Disclaimer - you don’t actually need any reason at all 🙂

10/01/2025

New Year’s resolutions often involve giving something up.

How about adding something in?

Many of us would like to eat healthier after the extravagances of Christmas but a complete change of everything you eat is a huge task and is likely not to last.

Instead, add something in - each meal you have ‘add’ fruit or vegetables to your plate. Slice a banana on to your breakfast cereal, add lettuce and sliced tomato to your sandwich at lunchtime and throw in onions, mushrooms and peppers to your pasta sauce in the evening.

Small changes make big differences over time as it will become part of your meal prep to think about what you’re adding in.

If you’re trying to eat less then slightly reduce the other elements of your meals and use the fruit and veg to bulk them up. You won’t feel hungry and you’re adding in plenty of vitamins and minerals which we definitely didn’t consume with the pigs in blankets and Christmas chocolates…

Have a go and see how you get on

06/01/2025

How have you begun this year? Does it all feel a little overwhelming already and as if there is too much to do?

I have just begun a new module of my masters degree. Instead of worrying about how big it is, or where my knowledge and understanding will be, I’ve started slowly. I’m going through the assignment and putting together the papers and resources I will need. I’m taking it one step at a time and not focusing on how big the module is or whether I will pass.

I’m a stationery geek so new pens, notebook and a lovely candle as a Christmas present are all making it feel much nicer too.

Be kind to yourself and instead of trying to do it all, just do the next thing.

27/11/2024

Wellies and a tutu - this duck is my spirit animal 😆. She is also a reminder that there’s only three dates available for massage treatments before Christmas, the 4th, 11th and 18th December so make sure you don’t miss out. I’m at .siriol.beauty in Bow Street.