Amber Rose Therapies

25/03/2026

Is hot stones massage something you’ve tried? 💆‍♀️

One thing I’m often asked about hot stones massage is ‘are the stones left on the body’ you know just like in the pictures you see from spas - well no, I massage with the stones, I also still use my hands together with the warmth of the stones and my forearms to give your body a full relaxation experience. Different sized and shaped stones are used to get different affects to work on releasing those tight muscles. Pressure can vary to what you feel happy with, light, firmer or a bit of both.

Another preconception about hot stones is that it’ll burn the skin - well no it won’t, I’m holding the stone so if it’s too hot for me it won’t be placed on your skin. Of course some people don’t like heat on the body in which case I wouldn’t recommend hot stones for you.

I always remember the first time I was introduced to hot stones, at first I shied away from it, I thought the stones would burn my skin and just get left on my body and sizzle away. Sound’s dramatic but true. When in fact it was a game changer for me. I had chronic tension in my shoulders that had built up over time and that deep tissue massage just wasn’t releasing it. The therapist suggested trying a few hot stones to release the tightness in my muscles. After sharing my fears I thankfully gave it a go and the difference was unbelievable! It was so soothing, I completely relaxed, it didn’t feel painful and the deep tissue massage that followed had a much better affect on those pesky muscles. Over several sessions I managed to get on top of the chronic tension and was feeling so much better in my body and in my movement.

So that’s way I love hot stones!

Full body ~ back, neck & shoulder ~ back & legs available 🤩
Excellent for releasing stress from the mind & body.
If you want to give it a try get booked in on 07772292178 🫶

25/03/2026

Can’t beat an old ancient remedy 👉

Castor Oil Packs: Ancient Remedy, Modern Wonder

This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

What is a Castor Oil Pack? 🛁🌿
A Castor Oil Pack is a therapeutic cloth soaked in cold-pressed castor oil (from the seeds of Ricinus communis) placed on the skin—typically over the liver, abdomen, or lymph nodes. Covered with a barrier (wool) and warmed with a hot water bottle or heat pack, this ancient remedy has stood the test of time—from Cleopatra’s beauty rituals to 21st-century detox protocols ✨.

Let’s Talk Science 🔬🧠
Why is castor oil more than just an old wives’ tale? Science is catching up:

1. Ricinoleic Acid – The Star Ingredient ⭐
About 90% of castor oil is made up of ricinoleic acid, a rare unsaturated fatty acid with powerful anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects 💥.

Research Highlight:
A 2009 study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology found that ricinoleic acid activates EP3 prostanoid receptors—which are involved in immune function modulation, pain regulation, and smooth muscle contraction. That means castor oil can calm inflammation, ease pain, and stimulate flow—especially in the lymphatic and digestive systems 🌿💪.

Benefits of Castor Oil Packs
Here’s what the research and clinical practice suggest these gooey little wonders can do:

1. Lymphatic Drainage Booster 🌀💧
The lymphatic system doesn’t have a pump like the heart—it relies on movement and flow. Castor oil packs may stimulate lymphocyte production (white blood cells), encouraging better lymph drainage and detoxification 🚿.

Clinical Insight:
A study from The Townsend Letter for Doctors reported increased lymphocyte counts within hours of castor oil pack application—suggesting improved immune and lymphatic activity 🧬.

2. Liver Love & Detox Support 🌿🫀
Placed over the liver, castor oil packs may improve liver enzyme function and bile flow—essential for detoxification, hormone balance, and digestion 🌱.

3. Gut Health & Constipation Relief 🚽💨
One of the oldest uses of castor oil is for constipation relief. Packs applied to the abdomen may support peristalsis (bowel movement) and reduce bloating and cramping 🫃.

Bonus: A study published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (2011) showed that elderly participants with constipation experienced significant improvement using abdominal castor oil packs ✅.

4. Hormone Harmony & Menstrual Relief 🌸🕊️
Castor oil’s anti-inflammatory nature may help relieve menstrual cramps, support ovarian and uterine health, and even help with fibroids and cysts (when used consistently with professional guidance) 💗.

How To Use a Castor Oil Pack
It’s as simple as 1-2-3: ✨

You’ll Need:
• Cold-pressed, hexane-free castor oil 🧴
• A piece of flannel or wool (about the size of your hand) 🧵
• A protective cloth or sheet 🧼
• Hot water bottle or heating pad ♨️
• Old clothes or towels (because it will get messy!) 🧺

Step-by-Step:
1. Soak the flannel with castor oil until it’s saturated but not dripping 🌊.
2. Place it over your target area (liver, abdomen, joints, lymph nodes) 🎯.
3. Cover with your protective layer 🧻.
4. Add heat and relax for 30–60 minutes ⏳.
5. Repeat 3–5x per week for best results 📆.

Pro Tip: Do not use during menstruation or pregnancy unless cleared by a professional 🚫🤰.

Who Should Avoid Castor Oil Packs?
• Pregnant women (castor oil can stimulate uterine contractions) ⚠️
• Active infections or open wounds at application site 🛑
• Allergy to castor oil (always patch test!) 🧪

In a Nutshell… 🥥💚
Castor oil packs are like nature’s version of a warm hug: soothing, detoxifying, and deeply nurturing to your organs and lymphatic flow 🫶. With modern research backing what ancient cultures knew, they’re a safe, accessible tool for anyone on a healing or wellness journey 🌍✨.

So grab your oil, wrap yourself up, and let the healing begin 🌙.
Because sometimes, the simplest remedies are the most profound 🌿💫.

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21/03/2026

When the doggies are out catching rays on their bit of grass you know it’s good news! 🤩
They’ve been getting out all week, soaking up the warm sun, listening to the birds, watching the bees…..
It makes you feel alive again doesn’t it 🫶🥰

20/03/2026

I don’t know about you but it feels like everything is starting to wake up a bit 🌷🪻 This is when my new year begins. I already have some plans made and new goals set. The year seems to spring into action from March for me. We are all noticing the longer days and shorter nights, the sun rising in the sky & the warmth coming through, the blossoms & buds on trees popping out. If you haven’t made any plans this year or have any goals in the making this is a perfect time to start 🤩🫶

🌸✨Happy Spring Equinox! Blessings for all! ✨🌸

17/03/2026

If you can relate to this - stay hopeful, you can regulate again 🫶

🥺 How Did Your Body Change After Surviving Trauma?

No one prepares you for this part.

They celebrate that you survived.
They call you strong.
They say, “You handled that so well.”

But no one talks about how your body changed after.

And maybe you’ve stood in front of the mirror and thought:

“I don’t feel like myself anymore.”

Let’s talk about that. 🌿

🧠 Trauma Doesn’t Just Live in Memory

It Lives in the Body

Trauma isn’t only what happened.

It’s what your nervous system did to survive it.

When something overwhelming happens — emotional, medical, relational, financial, spiritual — your body shifts into survival mode:

🔥 Fight
🏃 Flight
❄️ Freeze
🧍 Fawn

And if that state lasts too long… your body adapts.

Adaptation changes physiology.

🌊 What Many Women Notice After Trauma

Let’s gently name them.

💤 1️⃣ The Exhaustion That Sleep Doesn’t Fix

You wake up tired.
Even after 8 hours.

Why?

Because your body has been running on:
• Cortisol
• Adrenaline
• Hyper-vigilance

Eventually, your system crashes.

Your mitochondria slow.
Your nervous system becomes dysregulated.
Your deep sleep phases shorten.

It’s not laziness.
It’s survival fatigue.

💧 2️⃣ Puffiness & Fluid Retention

Face.
Eyes.
Collarbones.
Abdomen.
Legs.

Chronic stress increases:
• Cortisol
• Inflammatory cytokines
• Sodium retention
• Lymphatic stagnation

And the body holds onto fluid as protection.

Especially in women.

The lymphatic system slows when breath shortens and fascia tightens.

You didn’t “gain weight overnight.”
Your body shifted into protection.

🔥 3️⃣ Inflammation Everywhere

• Stiff mornings
• Achy joints
• Gut bloating
• Skin flare-ups
• Head pressure
• Hormonal swings

Trauma activates the immune system.

And when the immune system stays “on,” inflammation becomes the background noise of your life.

🫁 4️⃣ You Stopped Breathing Fully

Trauma tightens:
• The diaphragm
• The rib cage
• The psoas
• The jaw
• The pelvic floor
• The fascia around the heart

You begin shallow chest breathing.

And without deep diaphragmatic breathing…

💛 The thoracic duct drains poorly
💛 Liver detox slows
💛 Vagus nerve tone drops
💛 Lymph stagnates

Breath is medicine.
And trauma steals it quietly.

🍽 5️⃣ Digestive Changes

• IBS
• Reflux
• Food sensitivities
• Constipation or urgency
• Bloating after meals

The gut and brain are directly connected via the vagus nerve.

If the nervous system feels unsafe — digestion downregulates.

You can’t heal in fight-or-flight.

⚖️ 6️⃣ Weight Redistribution

This one hurts women deeply.

Cortisol shifts fat storage to:
• Abdomen
• Lower back
• Upper arms
• Face

It’s protective biology — not failure.

Your body chose survival over aesthetics.

🦴 7️⃣ Fascia Tightened

Trauma lives in connective tissue.

You might notice:
• Frozen shoulders
• Neck tension
• Jaw clenching
• Tight hips
• Pelvic floor tension
• Collarbone congestion

Fascia contracts under stress — and may stay contracted.

That affects:
• Lymphatic drainage
• Circulation
• Organ mobility
• Nerve signaling

The body braces long after the danger is gone.

🌙 8️⃣ Sleep Changed

• Waking at 2–4am
• Night sweats
• Early morning anxiety
• Light fragmented sleep

Trauma alters:
• REM cycles
• Deep sleep duration
• Night cortisol rhythm

Many women think:

“I’m just a bad sleeper.”

No.
Your nervous system hasn’t learned safety yet.

🪞 9️⃣ The Identity Shift

This is the quiet grief.

After trauma, you might feel:

• Less confident
• Less expressive
• Less spontaneous
• More guarded
• More tired in your spirit

Your voice may soften.
Your shoulders round forward.
Your chest collapses protectively.

The body shrinks itself to stay safe.

And that changes how you experience yourself.

🧬 The Hormone Layer Most People Miss

After prolonged stress we often see:

• Elevated cortisol
• Lower progesterone
• Estrogen imbalance
• Thyroid conversion issues (low T3)
• Insulin resistance

Which explains:

• Hair thinning
• Dry skin
• PMS changes
• Brain fog
• Cold intolerance
• Slower metabolism

It’s not aging.
It’s survival chemistry.

🩷 And Then There’s the Strong Woman Syndrome

Some women don’t collapse.

They over-function.

They:
• Build businesses
• Care for everyone
• Keep smiling
• Keep performing
• Keep leading

But internally:
• Adrenals deplete
• Lymph stagnates
• Inflammation builds
• Minerals drain
• The nervous system trembles quietly

Strong women are often just tired women who never got to fall apart.

🌿 Why Your Body Feels “Different”

Because it is.

It is protective.
It is vigilant.
It is braced.
It is wiser.

It carried you through something enormous.

And survival physiology is not the same as healing physiology.

🩺 The Science Behind It

Psychoneuroimmunology shows that chronic stress:

• Alters immune regulation
• Increases inflammatory cytokines
• Impacts thyroid signaling
• Increases gut permeability
• Lowers heart rate variability
• Changes collagen & fascial tone

The body remembers what the mind tries to forget.

🌸 The Good News

The nervous system is plastic.
The lymphatic system can be stimulated.
Breath can be restored.
Inflammation can calm.
Safety can be relearned.

Healing is not forcing your body to “go back.”

Healing is teaching it the war is over.

✨ Gentle Signs You’re Healing

• You sigh again
• Your hands feel warm
• You digest without fear
• You sleep deeper
• You cry and feel relief
• You rest without guilt

These are nervous system victories.

🩷 If This Is You…

You are not broken.
You are not weak.
You are not dramatic.
You are not lazy.

Your body did what it needed to do.

Maybe tonight, instead of criticizing her…

You whisper:

“Thank you for keeping me alive.”

And then you begin teaching her softness again.

🌿 Start Here

• Slow diaphragmatic breathing
• Gentle lymphatic movement
• Mineral replenishment
• Protein support
• Warmth over the chest & abdomen
• Nervous system regulation
• Emotional processing
• Spiritual grounding

Healing trauma is not only emotional work.

It is physiological work.

And it is sacred work. 🩷

🌷 Reflection Question

What changed most in your body after surviving something hard?

Your sleep?
Your weight?
Your energy?
Your digestion?
Your confidence?

You are not alone at this table.

Disclaimer

This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, exercise, or health regimen.

15/03/2026

***A New Morning Circle***
Wed 1/4, 10am
@ my home healing studio in Scartho
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Bringing you Peace - when life gets busy we all like a bit of time away, a gentle reset away from the hustle and bustle

Guided Meditation and Healing to Boost and Re-energise you

A small, personalised class if you pick up on other peoples emotions, feel drained by people/places or simply use this time to recharge your batteries and uphold your wellbeing

WHAT TO BRING Your water bottle

£10, message to book

12/03/2026

If you want anything ordering from Neal’s Yard Remedies I’ll be putting an order in next week!

No delivery charges, no need to wait in for the post ~ collect your order from me! Just send me your order, pay by cash or bank transfer and it’s as easy as that.

Take a look on my personalised webpage here 👉

https://uk.nyrorganic.com/shop/emilycowie

In the menu click on shop and you will find all the products available in here with ingredients, directions of use and pricing

Any questions please ask 🥰

11/03/2026

Appointment slots are filling up fast up till Easter ~ not many left ~ get booked in to avoid disappointment 💜

10/03/2026

These things don’t matter to me ~ what matters is that you don’t feel judged, that you feel safe so that you can relax, enjoy your treatment and get the most from your treatment time

I don’t mind if you’ve been super busy and not been for a while, I don’t mind if you’re hair isn’t done, or if you have your comfiest clothes on that have holes in! If you don’t want to talk then that’s okay too and if you fall asleep or a snore escapes then I know you are feeling super relaxed which is good news for me

You’re appointment is yours and it’s important to me that you feel comfortable during that time 💆‍♀️🥰💜

09/03/2026

The words I hear you say & your reactions 🫶

As a therapist there are some phrases I hear all the time from my clients or reactions to your treatments. That time on the couch is your time so it’s important that you get what you need at that time.

It gives me an inner glow when I hear you say ‘I feel so much better’ or I hear your breathing slow and your body relaxes. Making a difference means a lot to me 💆‍♀️

08/03/2026

Interesting read on Restless legs ~ how moving and clearing the lymph can help 👉

08/03/2026

🌸 Happy International Women’s Day! 🌸

Today we celebrate the strength, courage, and brilliance of women everywhere. Let’s honor their achievements, amplify their voices, and keep pushing for a world where equality isn’t just a dream—it’s a reality. 💪💜

“Every woman’s success is a step forward for us all.” 🫶⭐️💕