Roberta Rose Massage

24/09/2025

Only 8 minutes walk from my Milngavie therapy room, and you could be soothed even further. Why not make a wellbeing morning or afternoon and double up a massage with a beautiful nature walk, for extra bliss ✨️

18/09/2025

Occasionally, after a massage, the body may go into a healing state, either physically or mentally.

This isn't because toxins have been released into the body (this doesn't actually happen when you get a massage).

It's known as a healing crisis, or I like to call it a nervous system recalibration.
A bit like coming down with a cold the minute you go on holiday. The body is clever, and it takes its opportunity. There's that saying... if you don't make time for your wellness, you will be forced to take time for your illness. That kind of thing.

I'm here to talk about the emotional side of a healing crisis.
If a person has been under an enormous amount of stress / pressure / has had a bereavement, when the nervous system feels safe, it sometimes releases a lot of repressed emotion. This is normal, and it will pass. And with its passing will also come some processing or letting go. If this happens during or after a session with me, know that you are safe and that I am experienced at holding this space for you.

Another reason why I love bodywork so much.
The body really does keep the score.

The things I write about are based on my experiences with clients every week in my therapy room.

I also received some beautiful verbal feedback from a client I've been seeing for about a year this week. The theme was trust and safety.

Thank you for trusting me with your body 💛

17/09/2025

Would anyone like a free massage this afternoon?

09/09/2025

All better, back to work and drinking herbal tea out of my favourite donkey mug!

I'm full this week...
I have a couple spots available next week for anyone who needs me to help soothe their aching body and mind 🙏💜✨️

03/09/2025

Hey everyone,
I am taking some days off as I've been struck down with some sort of seasonal flu. I've let this weeks clients know. I definitely won't have any appointments until next week now. At home nourishing my body xx

28/08/2025

More free chair yoga from Heart Space Dundee.
'Anyone can do yoga' - with chair yoga this takes this statement to the next level. Movement is medicine in whatever form that means for YOU ✨️

Start your yoga journey with our free 5-day chair yoga course, designed for everyone. Each 20-minute class focuses on inclusivity and adaptability, making yoga accessible for every body. Perfect for beginners or those with mobility issues.

24/08/2025

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Specific forms of massage therapy have been proven to reduce anxiety and anger among breast cancer patients, alongside longer-lasting improvements like reduced depression and increased NK (natural killer) cell numbers.

When our bodies are stressed, and cancer and its treatments are no doubt stressful, it releases high amounts of cortisol and adrenaline. This causes the muscles to tense up and feel tight. Massage is proven to benefit this by relaxing soft tissue, which enables the tension to disperse. Massage also stimulates the Vagal nerve, which is part of our parasympathetic nervous system. This sends a message through the body which tells it to de-stress and has been shown to improve mood.

If you want to read more about this, read this brilliant study: Moderate Pressure Massage Elicits a Parasympathetic Nervous System Response by Miguel A, Diego & Tiffany Field

23/08/2025

Back at the end of 2019 I embarked on an Oncology massage course with

It was a big change; learning about the effects of cancer and its treatments on the body. I didn't feel I had the emotional resilience to fully work with this client group at the time.

I suppprted one woman through all stages of cancer, and she was open enough to allow me to learn with her as she went.
She was an educator herself and an inspiring, strong woman. She taught me so much; to embrace life, to accept the cards you are dealt, to make the most of things, that life is precious.

I remember our last treatment together: Together, we breathed.
I noticed how her anxiety reduced.
She told me afterwards how much she had benefitted from our sessions.
We both knew that would be the last time we saw each other.
I attended her funeral in October last year.

I share this with you as this is simply my experience. I believe I needed to go through this process before I felt ready to offer my massage to others with a cancer diagnosis. I saw how much it helped this person navigate some frightening times.

It taught me to hold space without trying to change things.

I couldn't change things.

The oncology massage is not a modality. It's not a specific style of massage that is going to help change anything to do with a diagnosis.

It is about being fully present with a person and understanding how cancer and its treatments are affecting the individual at this point in their life.
It's about finding ways to make the massage as comfortable as possible for the person to receive.
It's a person centred approach.

Fast fwd a few years, and I asked Rachel from Glasgow School of massage if I could attend the course again.
One of the many great things about doing this course with glasgow school of massage is support / mentoring available from Rachel after you have attended the course. Her approach is professional but relaxed and her knowledge is vast. It was great to be back in the classroom this week I now feel ready, 6 years later, to offer my massages and support those with a cancer diagnosis - once I have completed my case studies.

Roberta 🙏✨️💙

22/08/2025

Free online chair yoga resource 💕

Martin Short from Forfar enjoys attending a weekly chair yoga session at Heart Space Yoga and Bodyworks in Dundee. Charity founder Finlay Wilson is...

21/08/2025

New room layout to support the transition from summer to autumn. More light, feels bigger, still cosy and snug ✨️🍂💚