Moonstone Therapies

19/11/2025

05/11/2025

I am pleased to confirm that I am now registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) for Massage Therapy.

The CNHC is the UK regulator for complementary healthcare practitioners, recognised by the Professional Standards Authority. Registration demonstrates that I meet the national standards of competence and professionalism required for safe and ethical practice.

09/10/2025

This session demonstrates the integration of Advanced Clinical Massage, Postnatal Massage, and Caesarean Scar Therapy (12 weeks post-surgery) to support postnatal recovery and restore functional movement.

The focus is on addressing:

• Lower back pain
• Neck and shoulder pain
• Restricted breathing and rib cage mobility
• Scar tissue tightness and fascial restrictions
• Core instability and Diastasis Recti assessment

By combining targeted clinical techniques with restorative postnatal care, this approach promotes effective recovery, improved posture, and a reduction in pain and discomfort

Goals of the treatment session:

• Assess and treat musculoskeletal dysfunction related to childbirth and surgery
• Address scar tissue and myofascial restriction and tightness
• Restore natural breathing patterns
• Restore range of movement in the spine, hips, and abdomen
• Reduce tension patterns that limit movement and strength
• Support safe progression back into gym and fitness routines
• Relieve neck, shoulder and back pain

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05/10/2025

Pre and post event sport massage volunteering for with what a fantastic weekend

10/09/2025

Always be kind; many people are fighting battles we cannot see.

💜 Today is Su***de Prevention Awareness Day

Everyone’s story matters. Please don’t feel you are alone and reach out.

📞 UK Support:
Samaritans: 116 123 (free, 24/7)
Text SHOUT to 85258 — free, confidential, 24/7 support from trained volunteers.

Let’s stand in support, build connections, and create communities that care.
Together, we can break the silence and spread hope.

***dePrevention

25/08/2025

I wish I heard this more often from clients.

Too many people wait until pain, tension, or injury forces them to stop — and by then, the road back to balance can be longer and harder.

At 53, and having had my own struggles with chronic pain and health conditions, keeping a consistent routine is important to me too.

Clinical and sports massage is one of my key tools -alongside movement, strength training, good nutrition, breathwork and looking after my mindset. (A list of others!)
These pillars keep me strong, mobile and able me to fully show up fully in life and for my clients.

Clinical massage isn’t just about easing pain in the moment. It works on the deeper layers of muscle and fascia, helps correct movement patterns, reduces inflammation, and restores mobility.

When used consistently, it supports the body’s natural healing processes, prevents small issues from becoming chronic. I see this in myself and my clients who invest in themselves in all areas.

Looking after your body before it “breaks” isn’t indulgence — it’s prevention, resilience, and an act of self-respect.

Gill x
Moonstone Therapies | Shrewsbury

24/07/2025

Certification Complete

I am delighted to share that I have officially completed the Caesarean Scar Specialist Course with .

This comprehensive twenty-six-hour training, led by tutor Amy Poole, , included self-paced online theory, live interactive online classroom sessions, two full days of in-person practical training, and detailed case study analysis with reflection.

It has been a rewarding experience gaining new skills to support women in their recovery following caesarean birth—helping to restore comfort, function, and confidence through specialist scar therapy.

12/07/2025

“The body tells a story.”

Not always in words.
But in tension.
In holding patterns.
In the way we breathe, sit, and move.

Every scar, every knot, every restriction carries something — effort, resilience, even protection.
My role isn’t to fix you -
It’s to meet you where you are.
To listen with presence.
To support your body’s natural ability to unwind, restore, and remember its ease.

Bodywork creates a space for your story to be acknowledged, softened, and re-patterned.
So you can move forward with less weight, more ease, and deeper connection to yourself.

Your body is always speaking.
Are you ready to listen?