Shiatsu and Thai Massage Training Scotland

15/11/2025

More events in the pipeline but here's a winter warmer, to keep you going! https://stmts.co.uk/courses/

06/11/2025

"Keep a green bough in your heart, and a singing bird will come"
Chinese proverb
I love this metaphor, it suggests a hopeful and resilient heart is the foundation for happiness and fulfillment to come in. Hope is not easy to achieve when our resources are low. Nurturing ourselves to build resilience can also be hard to do. Watch this space for self care classes coming in the weeks to come. In the meantime, look out for small moments of joy in your day, and try to savour them, recognising them as a form of nourishment.
Photo by Lukáš Kadava on Unsplash

25/10/2025

Hi everyone!

We have 6 weeks to go until the Thai Hot Herbal Compress course starts!

https://stmts.co.uk/courses/hot-herbal-compress-massage/

You might want to know about the equipment you'll need to use the compress in your practice once you've learned how to make and use them. So that you can keep your eyes open for bargains over the next few weeks!

I use a simple supermarket brand vegetable steamer. These cost around £20. You might have one at home already! Choose one with a rounded lid for extra height in case you ever use larger compresses. 1000 watts is better than 800 watts but don't worry about that too much. You won't need all three steamer trays but having them is useful and gives you options. e.g. You might want to steam towels, or have face compresses warming at the same time as body compresses, ready for use at the end of the session. Or you might break one! So hang on to any spares

And, if you can find it, a baby bottle steriliser is useful as a shortcut to get the initial core heat going, or you can use a ziplock bag just as well! These options are not essential, but they do get you a head start on your compress. If you don't have a microwave, you simply set the steamer off 30 mins in advance of the appointment.

Take a look at this video to see what I'm talking about: https://youtu.be/SJUSN3GoCZI?si=qQW-daPenbvXbL1y

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It's getting hot in here! And steamy! And the aroma is just amazing. I can't wait to start showing you how to handle these hot balls 😂If you like this video...

23/10/2025

Wow! Such a beautiful poster! Here's an event with 3D Drumchapel, my fave charity for many years, open to parents living in the Drumchapel area - contact Wei Ai for details of the catchment. (Dionne made the poster!)

***FULLY BOOKED***

✨NEW WELLBEING SESSION ON FRIDAYS✨

Contact Wei Ai at 07723792725 to book a place.

19/10/2025

A festival of celebrating and cultivating inclusion in so many ways. A day spent learning new things and also relearning things I forgot I knew. Also connecting with new friends and teachers and reconnecting with old ones! Takeaway wisdom from the day, the root and heart of inclusion is in our own practice. If I'm not including myself, how the hell am I gonna include anyone else 🤣🤗❤️🤗🤣

19/10/2025

World Menopause Day.
I'm a holistic therapist, not a GP so I'm sharing this to raise awareness of a common healthcare blind spot. Not to promote HRT as a first port of call. I have nothing against HRT at all, which rightly should be a perfectly valid choice for whoever needs it. But I have things for you to try alongside/instead if you choose. I have safely made it through to the other side, by learning skills that profoundly changed my life. Please do get in touch.

How medical ignorance of menopause is putting women’s lives at risk.

11/10/2025

Look what I found in my AIRING CUPBOARD!
This has been lost for two weeks. I have had to deliver 2 X full day training courses in person and on zoom at the same time without a we**am, or a slide projector because all these things were in this lost pouch.
Because I am a genius I managed to hide my sheer panic and improvise with my phone and an old monitor.
How did it get there? I had the boiler serviced and emptied everything out in case there was a mess. I must have put it in there when I put everything back again.
Thank goodness I decided to change the sheets today! Although, actually, I rather liked using the phone as a camera by joining Zoom as my personal self rather than business,and making myself a co-host to the meeting. A couple of issues with sound feedback but we got there!

08/10/2025

FHT Members! Head to the training conference for my session, this year the subject is Diversity Equity and Inclusion in your practice 🙌 13-31 October online
https://www.fht.org.uk/education/fht-events/fht-annual-training-conference

30/09/2025

6 weeks to go! The art of Luk Pra Kob (Thai Hot Herbal Compress) is scrumptiously aromatic and warming. Learn how to apply the compresses using fabulous techniques from Thai Massage. It'll be a sensory experience learning about the qualities of the herbs, and how to blend them into steaming hot balls that are tailored to the needs of the individual client ❤️‍🔥 Get booked in at the link! Early bird booking price ends this weekend!

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25/09/2025

Final Call for the autumn courses starting in a few short days!

Are you inspired for some impromptu professional or personal development?

Spaces still available, both for in person and online attendance on the following courses:

Abdominal Massage for Fertility, Detox & Digestion – Sun 28th Sept and Sun 12th Oct 2025 2 Day Certificate Course.

Advanced Massage for the Neck and Face – Thursday 2nd Oct 2025 One Day CPD Course – Hosted by FHT. Attend online or in person at Mango Studio, Glasgow
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And in a couple of months time: Hot Herbal Compress Massage Certificate – Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th Dec 2025 10.00am-5.00pm 2 Day Certificate Course.

https://stmts.co.uk/courses/

16/08/2025

Read my late summer blog and newsletter musings! Link to website in bio

How is your summer going? Have you had a chance to adventure freely and consider the view? To get a away for a break?