RN Massage Therapy

18/09/2025

Hello 👋🏼 , thought it might be time to re-introduce myself on here…

my name is Rioná, I’ve been massaging now since 2020 and I’m very lucky to love what I do.

I am married to my better half Ally, and we have two teenage boys and two fur babies… if you’ve been in with me you have probably heard a rant or two about them 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️

I have my level 2 in reiki and I’m excited to bring this in to the therapy room at a later date.

I’m currently in my third year of learning to be a integrative counsellor, and I’m passionate about creating safe, supportive spaces where people can feel heard and understood and I hope that this is reflected in my massage room as well as I feel honoured and privileged when clients open up to me ❤️🥹

In RN, you don’t stop being a client as soon as you walk out the door - we like to celebrate the wins in your life, new jobs, pregnancy, engagement, weddings, an injury free football season, pain free movements… all the wins, no matter how big or small.

Anything else you wanna know, just ask 🖤

P.s - the AUDACITY of me posting this picture knowing I look like I’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards 99.9% of the time
🤣 …🐈‍⬛ 🐟 🤷🏻‍♀️

11/09/2025

22/08/2025

Just a little heads up about dates I will be off for the next couple of months 🖤

I also start back at my course again in the middle of September…

Thank you as always for keeping me busy 🖤

15/08/2025

Good luck to the players and management for tomorrow ❤️🤍

Saturday ‼️ 5.30pm ‼️ Owenbeg

🏐Kilrea v Slaughtneil

Round 1 Championship Football - Let's go

Derry Club Championship season tickets are now available to purchase via the BuyTicketApp - if you are purchasing, make sure to select Kilrea as your Club and £5 will be donated to the Club.

Let's get a good crowd to Owenbeg and support the team - fill the stands with red & white 🇮🇩🇮🇩

25/07/2025

Coffee thoughts -
I do like to share these with you, as some of you may not know that I am a trainee integrative counsellor (i know right).. I have pledged to do a proper get to know me post so that is coming soon 👀 and so are the details of a lovely new little treatment 🤯 and some massage content (shocking)

If any of the below resonate with you, let me know… I do love a good chat 💬 🖤

Healing results in you becoming the best version of yourself, which sometimes requires you to close doors and say unexpected goodbyes.

Sometimes your value isn’t seen until your absence is felt.

Fear doesn’t stop you from dying… it stops you from living.

Starting a new book is scary, but it’s better than re-reading the same chapters… (this isn’t about books).

You enter the world with nothing and you leave with nothing, yet your soul leaves behind eternal reminders and memories for others.

Words left unspoken leave you to carry a heavy burden, set that s**t down.. write it on a piece of paper, burn it.. just let it out, and get it off loaded.

Never assume that it is weak to give love so freely and openly, weakness comes from those that take advantage of it.

Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday…
If you are struggling take one day at a time, one moment, one minute, one hour, one step…

And lastly, you owe yourself the same love you give others… ❤️

You’re awesome 🤩
You’re doing amazing 🌟✨
I’m so proud of you 👏🏼

06/06/2025

Blessed with the best 🥹

Exams passed and another step closer to being a counsellor.

So grateful to be supported and surrounded with great people on this journey (clichéd I know)….
but f**k me it’s a rollercoaster.

14/05/2025

💚Mental Health Awareness Week💚

A coffee thought that is all too close to my heart…

Mental health is a topic that’s hopefully opening up for more people, it’s not the easiest to speak about but I feel we are slowly moving towards the notion that’s it’s ok to not feel ok, that it’s ok to not have our s**t together or have all our ducks in a row. I personally feel that social media has a massive impact on how we view ourselves, and ultimately how we compare ourselves to others as well.

A few important reminders to carry with you…

✨ Your feelings are always valid

🫶It’s ok to not be ok

💪You are stronger than you think

🎢 Progress over perfection, and progression is a rollercoaster.. not a linear journey

👌 It’s ok to ask for help when you need it

And…

💚Take one day at a time.

The theme for this years Mental Health Awareness week is Community…
And I am so lucky to have that within my workspace and I’m blessed to have been told it’s a safe space for people and that I am their safe person 🥹
Surround yourself with a good community, whether it’s your family life, work life, social life and friend group , your local sports community, gym community … anything that gives you a sense of community and belonging.

Anyone who really knows me reading this post will be like she’s one to talk - my default response to everything is “I’m fine” when I’m really not fine and as my tutor said it’s like having so much on your plate and not having enough plate… currently being held together with duct tape, coffee and sarcasm 🙃.. and that’s ok.

Help is out there to anyone who needs it and if you’re reading this and struggling, please reach out… to me, to a friend, to a family member, or to someone you trust 💚

Lifeline 0808 808 8000

Samaritans 116 123

01/04/2025

A little coffee thought for the beginning of a new month …

Growth isn’t meant to be pretty…
It’s the letting go of parts of you that have long since fulfilled their purpose.
It’s the getting comfortable with being uncomfortable even though it comes with uncertainty, anxiety and the what if…

Growth is the closing of chapters on people, jobs, relationships, or anything that makes you question your value.
It’s the letting people talk about a version of you that no longer exists because it’s the only version they had access to.

Growth is the realisation that you are not falling apart, you are not broken, you’re simply putting yourself back together the way you have always imagined and a promise to yourself, that you will try to be the greatest version of you that there possibly can be.