Savasana Therapies

11/02/2026

Would you trust a robot with your body?

AI now massages humans. In London, robotic arms scan your muscle tension, adjust pressure in real time, and remember exactly how you like it. £15. Fifteen minutes. No talking. No human touch.

When I first read about this, it honestly made me a bit sad. I really value the human touch — the intuition, the healing presence of a skilled therapist who can sense what’s going on beneath the surface. There’s something deeply human about being cared for by another person that no algorithm can replicate.

And yet…
With so many of us living with chronic pain, tight shoulders, and not enough time (or money) for regular treatments, I can see the appeal. A quick, affordable fix. Consistent pressure. On demand.

Maybe there is space for AI massage.
Not as a replacement — but as a supplement.

Convenience or connection? Efficiency or empathy? If 70% of our energy comes from emotion, I’ll keep that part human — and let AI handle the rest.

30/01/2026

A few days ago, I experienced a strong vertigo episode. Dizzy. Nauseous. Disoriented. Not exactly the state we associate with “relaxation.”

I’m devoted to relaxation, always exploring new ways to rest more deeply. I would never have believed that vertigo could lead me into a profoundly relaxed state. I hadn’t been listening to my body, so it shut me down with vertigo so that rest and repair could finally happen.

As someone who practices Thai Massage and Chavutti Thirumal, I’m deeply curious about how we truly relax and what conditions activate the parasympathetic nervous system — the branch responsible for rest, digestion, and repair. During this vertigo episode, despite feeling awful on the surface, my nervous system dropped deeply into parasympathetic mode. My heart rate went down. My body battery went up. You can see it clearly in the graph from my watch.

It was both fascinating and humbling to witness:
✨ The body can enter a profound state of “rest” even when the mind is panicking.
✨ Safety and regulation don’t always feel pleasant.
✨ Relaxation is not the same as comfort.

This experience reminded me that the nervous system has its own intelligence and sometimes it chooses stillness not because things are easy, but because they are overwhelming.

As practitioners, clients, and humans, maybe we don’t always need to force relaxation. Sometimes the body already knows exactly what to do. Listening is the real practice.

08/01/2026

Why some people fall asleep almost instantly … This isn’t fatigue — it’s permission

a. Muscles stop signalling threat
Tense muscles constantly send micro-alerts to the brain.
Sustained pressure silences these signals, removing background “noise.”

b. Brainwave shift
Thai massage encourages:
Alpha waves (relaxed awareness)
Theta waves (light sleep / dream state)
These are the same waves seen just before sleep.

c. Breathing naturally deepens
Still pressure encourages slow diaphragmatic breathing, which:
Lowers heart rate
Lowers blood pressure
Signals safety
Sleep becomes the natural next step.

d. Trust + predictability
Because Thai massage is slow and predictable, your brain doesn’t need to stay alert to anticipate touch. Once vigilance drops, sleep can happen very fast.

04/01/2026

After a nourishing Christmas pause 🎄

I return grounded, open-hearted, and ready to step on people again 👣

Through Thai Yoga Massage, movement becomes meditation, and the body is gently guided back into balance.

Who’s ready to be walked into deep relaxation? I am so honoured to hold the space again 😊

04/12/2025

I’m really disturbed by the current water situation in Tunbridge Wells. There’s a strong push to hold the CEO of SEW accountable for this supply failure — and rightly so. He absolutely needs to take responsibility. But we also need to give him the chance to finally improve the system, and he should be the one to secure the necessary funding. After all, if there’s enough money for a £0.5 million salary, surely there should be enough to ensure reliable water service. For that amount, we should practically have holy water coming out of our taps — and water fountains across the town.

Royal Tunbridge Wells was once a spa town known for its iron-rich chalybeate spring. Where is that legacy now? Perhaps the CEO could restore both the system and his reputation by delivering some genuinely positive change.

10/11/2025

06/11/2025

🎃 My sister made me more evil 😈👻
It was just a beautiful picture of me on Halloween… now even I’m scared of myself 😱🤣 AI is scary 🫣

05/10/2025

Chillin' on a Sunday afternoon 🥰

01/10/2025

This time it was my turn to receive a treatment 😊

Last week I attended a Myofascial Energetic Release (MER) course at the Leela Centre in Dorset. What an incredible week it was — a week of learning, but more importantly, a week of being nurtured. My own tank had been running low, not just for myself but also for giving to others. Over time, I’ve felt that my clients evolve alongside me; my progress becomes their progress. I even dare to say we’ve grown together over the years 😊. Yet I sometimes worry they might become bored, so I keep investing in regular training, professional growth, and personal development.

During this course, lying on the treatment table, I had a profound realisation. MER is not simply massage — it’s a therapy that goes much deeper. It’s both an art and a science of deep bodywork. It works to release emotional holding patterns, chronic muscle tension, and pain. As the work went deeper, I uncovered a powerful pattern within myself: my self-defence mechanism of apathy. I realised I had grown apathetic to parts of my life.

That week also coincided with the funeral of our dear friend Tom. Being present at his farewell left me raw and connected to my emotions. Yet on the table, my body felt solid, almost immovable. Over the years, I’ve grown still — apathetic — as though my mind has been dragging my body through life. I blame the speed of modern living: the faster and busier life becomes, the more apathetic I seem to grow.

Part of MER therapy involves myofascial unwinding, a natural process of release and integration. But my body couldn’t unwind. I love stillness, but this had become a stillness like that of a cemetery — a stark image, as only days before, on Tuesday 23rd September, I had stood at Tom’s funeral. Lying there, I felt horizontal, just as our beautiful friend was — except I am still alive, though I felt dead inside.

I couldn’t unwind. It may take several — perhaps many — MER sessions, or other therapies, to bring my body back to life, to reconnect and integrate body, mind, and soul.

17/09/2025

Last night in London, Ajeet graced us with her voice, and it was pure magic.

Her music, her presence, and the whole band created a space that felt so beautifully and thoughtfully held.

Ajeet is more than a singer, she is a weaver of sound, spirit, and story. She brings tenderness into a harsh world, reminding us that music is medicine. To sit with her songs is to feel both grounded and lifted, rooted and free. 💜

Thank you, Ajeet, for such a luminous night. 🙏

31/08/2025

Hot Stone Massage 🤩

I wasn’t expecting my body to react the way it did to this simple treatment.

Lying on the beach, my kids placed warm, sun-heated stones all over me. I stayed perfectly still as the stones gently balanced across my body. The more I surrendered to the stillness, the calmer I became ... my mind quieted, my heart slowed, my breath nearly non-existent ... and I drifted into the most restful state. Such a beautiful feeling of deep stillness.

It reminded me of the Indian Ayurvedic oil massage, where warm oil is poured steadily over the forehead. That single point of focus brings everything to a pause, inviting profound relaxation.

I think I’ll have to let myself be covered in warm beach stones more often. 😂

19/08/2025

One of my dearest clients recently recommended a book that deeply resonated with me — The Brain at Rest by Joseph Jebelli. 🌿

In my massage practice, I don’t just focus on relaxing the body — I aim to calm the mind as well. Over the years, I’ve noticed a beautiful truth: when the body is at ease, the mind follows... and when the mind is calm, the body responds in kind. ✨

Jebelli’s book explores the brain’s Default Mode Network — a powerful state that activates during daydreaming, quiet reflection, or simply embracing stillness. In these moments of “doing nothing,” our minds actually come alive with creativity, self-awareness, and insight.

In a world obsessed with productivity, it’s easy to forget: rest isn’t lazy. It’s essential. Rest isn’t just recovery — it’s transformation. 🧠💫

This got me thinking… if the mind has a default mode, surely the body does too — a natural, balanced state of being. Yet, we often push our bodies further and further from that state. Instead of listening, we override the signals.

But what if we tuned in? What if we paused, adjusted, and gave the body what it’s quietly asking for — maybe even through the healing touch of massage? 😊

Let’s stop ploughing through. Let’s reconnect. 🌸