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Private Yoga | Holistic Bodywork | Posture Assessment | Integrative Counselling (Trainee) | 25 years experience. Aligning body, mind and emotions.

Trained in India, Thailand, and the UK. Services available at The Lansdown Clinic. Free parking for clients If you are: in pain; feeling tension and "sticky" in your muscles and joints; or are suffering with reduced mobility and/or an injury; are feeling depressed, sluggish, stressed, low energy etc; are feeling very busy minded, overwhelmed or confused; or feeling out of balance in any way, then Metta Yoga and Massage therapies will help you back to well-being.

06/03/2026

Nature’s own yoga flow!

Watching the starlings perform their evening murmuration. Thousands of birds moving together, synced and present. It reminds us that we are part of something much larger than our daily mini cultures.

The starlings rely on the movement of those closest to them to stay on course, and in the same way our local community thrives when we support one another’s well-being.

Investing in your health, whether through a restorative yoga flow or a deep tissue massage, does not just benefit you; it ripples out to your family, your workplace, and your neighborhood.

The incredible display of local wildlife is a reminder that we are all connected ☺️.

25/02/2026

Move with purpose. Rest with intention.

Experience the perfect balance of movement and stillness at Metta Yoga and Massage.

-Professional Therapeutic Massage Therapy (Eastern and Western traditions available)
-Yoga for All Levels (Hatha, Ashtanga, and Restorative Yoga and Yoga Therapy)

Book your spot today via the link in the bio.

18/02/2026

Stop scrolling and tuck your chin!

Does it feel like there’s a permanent “knot” at the top corner of your shoulder blade? You aren’t imagining it and it’s likely not a “bone” sticking out.
It’s your Levator Scapulae.

When we hunch over our screens, this muscle stays in a constant state of “tug-of-war” to keep your head from falling forward. Over time, it gets tight, inflamed, and creates that nagging ache that leads to tension headaches.

The Metta Approach to Relief:
Yoga: We focus on opening the chest and strengthening the deep neck flexors to bring your head back over your shoulders.

Bodywork: We use targeted trigger point therapy to “down-regulate” the nervous system and manually lengthen the muscles that have become stuck in a shortened position.

You don’t have to live with a “heavy” head. Let’s find your alignment again.

Save this post for the next time your neck feels tight!
Tag a friend who needs a reminder to sit up straight.
Link in Bio to book a session at Metta Yoga and Massage.

13/02/2026

There is still have time for restoration at the weekend!

After a week of giving your energy to the world, it’s time to give some back to yourself.
It’s fulfilling to see clients take their relaxed, post-session energy out into their world. It’s also great for me to practice what I preach and do the same out with three of my blonde friends for a bite to eat 🫢.

How are you resetting this weekend?
A realigning, relaxing yoga flow? A deep restorative massage? Good food with friends? Whatever it is, benefit from tuning into mindfulness and gratitude.

04/02/2026

What is Holistic Massage and how can it improve your life?!

Firstly, the giving and receiving of nurturing touch is a fundamental human need. Holistic massage at Metta draws techniques from Eastern and Western massage traditions, combining them with natural intuition to meet the needs of each individual from a holistic perspective. This includes benefits to the body, mind and spirit, which make up the whole individual and are intrinsically interconnected.

Some of the benefits to Holistic Massage at Metta include but are not limited to:

• A combination of all Massage tradition benefits, depending on the client’s specific needs and goals
• Balance and Re-align the Energy Centres of the Body
• Increase Energy and Mental Clarity
• Relieve Stress and Anxiety and Promote Relaxation and Health and Wellness
• Aid the Body’s Natural Response to Injury
• Relieve Muscle Tension
• Improve Posture
• Improved Mobility
• Increase Circulation
• Improve Elasticity of the Skin
• Support Healthy Immune System
• Improved Digestive Function
• Improved Respiratory Function
• Emotional Well-Being and Release
• Help Detox the Body Systems

To find out more and book go to the link in the bio. Without your health there is no wealth. Don’t delay supporting your holistic wellbeing physically, mentally and emotionally today.

29/01/2026

I really enjoy talking to my clients and recently myself and a client were talking about death and impermanence and the pain of attachment and he told me about Lamrim, which he followed up by giving me this book to investigate further, which I very much look forward to when I get moments away from my counselling training course work and work ☺️🙏🏻!

Lamrim is a Tibetan Buddhist system that presents the Buddha’s teachings as a 21 step path for transforming the mind and moving away from fear and attachment driven living to wisdom, compassion, and liberation.
Step 1 is contemplating on the fact that our current human life is precious and rare.

Step 2 was the step we talked about as it tackles death and attachment. This step asks us to meditate on death to help us gradually replace this deceptive thought that we are “not really going to die” with the more truthful awareness: “I may die today.” This meditation on our death and impermanence is designed to overcome the laziness of attachment, which is our strong desire for worldly pleasures that causes us attachment, fear and empty lives and distracts us from liberating ourselves from suffering this in this life and our next life. We need to contemplate and meditate on our death again and again saying “I may die today” and “I am going to die”until we feel a deep realisation of death and then we can release ourselves from the “laziness of attachment”.

I would recommend doing this meditation 5 to 7 days a week for 10-20 minutes per time or whatever you can,l. Combine it with the Buddhist Metta meditation that Metta Yoga and Massage was inspired by and in a nutshell you meditate on “May I be happy, may those I love, those I am neutral toward, those I struggle with, and all beings be happy, safe, and at ease.”

We really have all we need without all that outside noise. Have a blessed day!

27/01/2026

Stop carrying the weight of the week in your shoulders!

Recent clients have been noticing a major shift after their sessions:
“No more shoulder pain and the clicking rotator cuff is no more!” - Ben
“ I feel a return of range of movement and a reduction in pain.” - Craig
“The whole massage experience was top notch as I feel much better (typing this a day after) and the stiffness in my body has reduced” - Siddarth

Whether it’s Myofascial Release, a Swedish Massage, or a Posture Assessment, I prefer not to just treat the symptoms but to help you understand yourself holistically so you can work with your body and support it to reduce pain, tension and mobility issues for the long term.

Metta works from a preventative, mindful and awareness stance; proactive over reactive, holistic over alienated symptom. Metta seeks to educate you to become aware of what your body tells you and prioritise looking after it to support a healthy life.

Visit Metta in Bath (Lansdown Clinic) or Bristol (The Clifton Practice).
Free parking for clients at both locations!

23/01/2026

RECLAIM YOUR POSTURE, EVEN ON A SOFA!
The Towel Trick

Many common chairs and sofas encourage a slouched posture, where your hips sink lower than your knees, putting strain on your lower back (especially a car seat!). Here’s a super-simple fix:

Roll Up a Towel: Grab a hand towel or small bath towel and roll it up firmly. (You could also use a small firm or folded pillow or a full A4 folder with a thick spine).

Sit on It: Place the rolled towel across the seat of your chair, right where your sitting bones would be.

Feel the Difference: This subtle lift naturally brings your knees below your hips, encouraging your pelvis to tilt forward slightly and helping you sit more upright and making it more difficult to slouch and increase accumulation of tensions.

Need a little more? When you find the right angle, you will likely find that you don’t feel the need to use the back rest as much. However, if you need a little more support, pop another pillow or rolled up towel in the small of your lower back to support your lumbar.

Of course, as humans, we cannot get completely away from accumulating some tension even with the perfect posture so this is where massage helps to break the knots down and help maintain it additionally to your postural adjustments in your day to day life. Full body posture assessments offer you the knowledge of your personal misalignments, realignment principles and personalised exercises to realign each area 9”of your body. Private yoga classes also offer you a personalised, hands on. 1-2-1 realignment of your posture. Find out more about these services with Metta Yoga and Massage following the link in the bio.

21/01/2026

Why I like to look at the whole person and not just the obvious symptom like your “sore shoulder”

When a client comes to me with neck pain or a nagging shoulder ache, I prefer not to look at the shoulder in isolation.

I have learned that the human body is a masterpiece of compensation. That pain in your neck might actually be starting in your pelvic tilt, or the position of your thighs, or the way your arches collapse when you walk and so forth.

This is why I advocate for a Full Body Posture Assessment before we dive deep into treatment: it gets to the root of the holistic chain reaction problems and offers awareness, massage therapy, and exercises to correct them in the long term.

What a Full Body Assessment can reveal:

Chain Reactions: How a tight hip flexor is pulling on your lower back, causing your mid-back to overcompensate.

Desk Posture: How your seated alignment is affecting your lung capacity and energy levels.

Structural versus Habitual: Distinguishing between how your body is “built” and the habits (like carrying a bag on one side) that are causing you pain.

The Result offers a plan that, instead of just “massaging the bit that hurts,” creates a roadmap for long-term relief. I assess your postural misalignments and provide you with a full report detailing them with postural alignment principles for each area of the body. We then combine releasing restrictions by teaching you specific, personalised exercises to retrain your brain and body into alignment, and targeted massage therapy, thus reducing the day-to-day accumulation of tension from the repetitive, misaligned postures we adopt as humans.

Find out more by going to the link in the bio and finding “Full Body Posture Assessments” under “Services” or DM me here to book your 1-to-1 assessment.

17/01/2026

Laughter is the Best Somatic Release

Kicking off the Bristol Comedy Festival last night. Comedian Tom Hutchinson talking about maintaining the dream spoke spoke about maintaining his dream while navigating life with ADHD and Autism. I find the concept of ‘obsessions’ and ‘brain loops’ so funny with my adhd; his take on getting horrifically bad lyrics stuck in your head with the highlight being his deep dive into the 2003 anthem “Be Faithful” by Fatman Scoop. The one where he calls out every possible hair choice in the club:
“All the women with the wigs, take ‘em off!
The weaves, the extensions, the braids...
The natural hair, the short hair, the long hair...”
The way he takes the mickey out of each line and breaks down the absurdity of the lyrics was too funny!

Another reminder of how neurodiversity can offer such a unique, sharp, and hilarious perspective on the world around us.

Although, getting obsessive thoughts and loops can be no laughing matter if they cause discomfort or blockages, which is why I would recommend yoga and massage therapies, as well as certain modalities of counselling to free the mind from unhealthy mental loops that can cause discomfort and support new neuro-linguistic pathways to be formed and old outdated ones to be relieved.

Go to the link in the bio to learn about different yoga and massage therapies to help with by relaxing your body and mind and encouraging mindfulness and presence.

Supporting local talent and embracing the “crazy”. If you get a chance to see him during the festival do it!

13/01/2026

The Power of the “Whole”: Integrating Mind and Body

As I progress through my advanced counseling training, there is a focus is deepening through the lens of Gestalt Therapy.

Gestalt reminds us that we are not just a collection of symptoms or ‘tight shoulders.’ We are a whole system. When we experience physical tension, it is often the body’s way of communicating ‘unfinished business’ from our internal world. The body really does keep the score.

Whether we are on the yoga mat or the massage table, the goal for 2026 is to help you bridge your gap between physical relief and emotional clarity. Working in the ‘Here and Now’ we can release what no longer serves the whole.

Check in with how your posture and bodily sensations are as you read this and do you have ideas about why you are positioned and feeling sensations the way you are in the here and now?

09/01/2026

These two men are inspirational to me

The first one is Carl Rogers who was one of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century. He was profoundly influential in the humanistic movement towards person centered theory and non-directive psychotherapy. A prolific writer, ‘Client-Centered Therapy’ (1951), ‘On Becoming a Person’ (1961) and ‘A Way of Being’ (1980) ranks among his most influential work.

In the course of a remarkable career spanning six decades, Rogers served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1947, received the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions in 1956, was named humanist of the year in 1964 and shortly before his death on February 4th 1987 was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The second is César Manrique (1919–1992) who was a Spanish artist, architect, landscape designer, and environmental activist, best known for his profound influence on the cultural and physical landscape of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.

Key to his work was an integration of art with nature, environmental conservation, and volcanic landscapes.

Manrique is internationally recognised for pioneering an approach that fused modern art and architecture with the natural environment. He strongly opposed mass tourism and uncontrolled development, advocating instead for sustainability long before it became mainstream.

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The Lansdown Clinic, 1 Lansdown Road
Bath
BA15EE

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 7:30pm
Thursday	9am - 7:30pm
Friday	9am - 7:30pm
Saturday	9am - 7:30pm
Sunday	9am - 3pm

Website

http://Metta-yoga-massage.com/

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