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Sekhem Massage Therapy, Trevisomme Park, Truro (2026)

15/01/2026

Now you have your word, go to my website and pick a treatment that will give you what you need.

Can’t decide? Drop your word in the comments and I’ll recommend the best one for your vibe!

13/01/2026

Can you believe it? Sekhem Wellbeing turns 2 today!! (KEEP READING FOR NEWS OF A VERY SPECIAL OFFER)

For me, this is a huge milestone…

When I first opened my studio door on 13th Jan 2024, I had no idea where this journey would take me.

What started as a side hobby to help me reconnect with myself during a stressful time, was meant to be handed over to one of my daughters.

Except, her circumstances changed - and so did mine!

I said goodbye to a well paid, senior job and the status that I thought mattered to others, and said hello to becoming a full time massage therapist and healer.

I’ve documented some of the amazing ways this shift in trajectory has changed my life before, so I won’t waffle on.

But, I will say that I am incredibly proud to have been able to remain in business for 2 years so far - particularly given that I started with ZERO client base and have managed to sustain my little studio through challenging economic times.

Even more than that, I am incredibly GRATEFUL to every single one of you who have walked into my studio for massage, healing, Zone and facials.

I’m very fortunate to be able to say that almost everyone who first visited me and trusted me back in 2024 are still regular clients in 2026.

Whether you’ve visited once or multiple times since I opened, thank you to every single one of you for travelling on this journey with me.

I love what I do and what we have created here together. I couldn’t have done it without you.

Now, as we move into 2026 things are just going to keep getting better and better. I can’t wait to move through what I know is going to be an exciting and expansive year!

Oh and by the way, please check your inboxes, clients signed up to my mailing list have a little birthday treat from me. HURRY - it expires in 7 days! 😉💜

Not received your email? Drop me a message or comment BIRTHDAY below!⬇️

11/01/2026

However you prefer to approach a New Year, there are some important differences in the way you can support yourself to create the experience you want.

FOR THE SLOWLY SOFTLY FOLKS…

Massage and facials are your friend. Dedicating time to these treatments will not only help nourish and nurture your body and mind through this period of hibernation and gentle reflection. They will also give you a focused way to ensure your slow and gentle time is restorative rather than spent doom scrolling the days away.

And of course, nurturing supportive treatments also help to boost your immunity, mood and wellbeing.

FOR THE HARD AND FAST MOVERS…

You’ve got big, bold plans, and you are moving ahead full throttle! So, make sure you support your physical health if you want to keep your engine ticking over nicely.

Zone Technique would be a fantastic choice here. Zone will clear away any lingering health niggles from the past year that you don’t want to have slowing you down this year. And will keep your body in balance so that it functions beautifully, moves well, rests and digests better than ever and carries you into your next chapter with strength, energy and vitality.

And if emotional wounds are refusing to go quietly as you try to move forward, then an energy healing could be just what you need to clear, release and reset.

Which will you choose?

09/01/2026

Recognising that having and holding clear boundaries is not the same as being unkind, inflexible or uncaring.

I care A LOT. Which is why I need to firm up my boundaries and habits.

In 2026 I am focusing on prioritising myself (however uncomfortable that feels sometimes) in order to stay healthy and well. Something I am constantly encouraging you to do to!

Wellbeing is my purpose, so it would be very incongruent of me to not practice what I preach. I am turning up the volume on being loving to me, so that I have space, capacity and energy to do the same for you.

In my recent post about my word for the year ahead, I chose ‘remembering’. Remembering who I am, what my purpose is, what I need and what I’m uniquely here to do.

So, what does that look like in practice? Some examples include…

✨Ensuring that if a client is late for an appointment, those extra minutes are not deducted from the time I set aside between clients to take a wellbeing break. I don’t clock watch, but I do need to protect that buffer time for myself to ensure every client gets a nourished, focused, refreshed version of me for their treatments.

✨Sticking to my ‘Terms & Conditions’ of booking. This is a tough one. I aim to be flexible and accommodating, especially in circumstances over which a client has no control. But, I also have to protect my business and income if I am to continue to be able to provide a service. It sucks to be strict about terms like charging for late cancellations, but it’s important that I operate within those boundaries.

✨Working my business hours. Sounds simple enough, but my inner people pleaser wants to help you! I currently work Weds - Fri, 10am - 4:30pm. I appreciate this may not work for everyone. And I’m learning to be okay with that and resist the temptation to accommodate out of hours requests.

✨ Nourishing myself. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve skipped lunch, hydration and even a bit of fresh air because I’ve over given to others during my working day. My choice, my responsibility, my bad habit to break.

Those are just a few things I’m committed to this year. Does the idea of being kinder to yourself and more boundaried resonate with you?

07/01/2026

It’s your time now. No more wanting, waiting and wishing you could. There’s nothing indulgent about coming here. Only healing, health and total transformation of your wellbeing.

You deserve that. You really do.

We can create life changing results within your budget, to fit your schedule and to blow away your usual excuses to leave yourself until last.

It’s time to put yourself first.

Massage.
Facials.
Zone Technique.
Energy healing.

Whichever speaks to you, I can promise you that ALL of my offerings are designed to fully restore and reset your body, mind and soul.

These aren’t just your regular beauty salon treatments. These are immersive experiences that will make you see yourself, your life and any challenges in a whole new way.

Don’t take my word for it. Ask my clients. Check my testimonials in my highlights. Scroll through my Zone results. They’ll all remind you what you already know.

That it’s time.

Self care is health care. Make this year your healthiest and happiest yet.

You won’t regret it.

💜

05/01/2026

You might often say you have a ‘High Pain Tolerance’ but was does that really mean and is it a strength or a strain?

Many of us have been taught to celebrate being able to “push through” pain as if it’s a superpower.

But here’s a thought you may want to sit with:

Sometimes a high tolerance for pain isn’t a sign of toughness — it’s a sign of a nervous system that’s spent years stuck in fight-or-flight.

When the body is chronically stressed, the brain can actually dampen pain signals to help you keep going.

It’s a survival strategy.

Over time, this can disconnect you from your own internal cues: tension, fatigue, discomfort, even emotional pain.

Research on chronic stress, trauma, and neurobiology shows that a system that’s always on high alert reshapes how we process pain. Not because we’re invincible—but because the body is trying to protect us the only way it knows how.

Don’t worry, there’s beauty in this brutal truth.

You can relearn safety…

When you allow yourself to slow down.
When you allow yourself to feel again—without fearing what feeling means.

Sensitivity isn’t weakness.
Awareness isn’t fragility.
Noticing your pain is often the first step in healing it.

So if you’ve been the “strong one” for too long, this is your gentle reminder:

Strength isn’t just enduring pain—
it’s recognizing when your body deserves tenderness and care instead.

That could be in the form of massage or other therapeutic touch. It could be in stillness, nature or in your breath. It could be sharing your story with someone you trust.

Whatever represents tenderness and self care for you.

✨Take a breath. Come and see me at the studio where you are always safe to soften. ✨

03/01/2026

It’s called W I S D O M.

I bring my whole self to my work. Many of us in this industry do. We are empaths and intuitives. We are often heart led and nurturing. And those are all wonderful gifts to bring to what we do.

But, what is it that elevates and enriches those innate qualities from there?

Time.

This summer I will celebrate my 50th birthday. To some that is very old indeed! To others I’m still a baby! And both have elements of truth.

The biggest truth though, is that during those years I’ve lived and learned from so many experiences.

I’ve loved, I lost, I’ve birthed, I’ve miscarried, I’ve worked, I’ve rested, I’ve collected scars, I’ve experienced traumas, I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, I’ve yearned, I’ve succeeded, I’ve failed. I’ve changed. I’ve grown. I’ve released. I’ve transformed. I’ve destroyed. I’ve rebuilt. I’ve fought. I’ve surrendered.

I’ve learned from experience what the body goes through, what a tired soul needs and what a weary mind wants to release.

I’ve felt that deep ache in my bones when I just wanted to lay down and rest for a while. To let someone else take away the overwhelm.

I understand the female experience from many different angles and stages. And I’ve held the hands, hearts and bodies of hundreds of women as they’ve walked through their own versions of the above. Either as a counsellor, coach, doula, Mammographer, massage therapist, Zone Technique practitioner, energy worker, broadcaster, author, mother, friend, or any other role I’ve held in my life.

Through those years and experiences, I’ve shifted out of mistrust and fear, and into deep alignment with my intuition. I couldn’t have done that in my 20s, 30s or even my early 40s. I now trust the insights, the knowing, the nudges and the guidance I receive.

And I can see how all of those years have prepared me for the work I have chosen to do in this season of my life.

Massage, facials, energy healing, Zone Technique - I bring that hard earned wisdom and intuitive insight to all of it.

I was always a healer.
But, I wasn’t always ready.
I am now.

💜✨

01/01/2026

Everyone’s talking about holistic wellbeing these days (including me). Mind body connection. Energy alignment. Emotional release. Nervous system work. Healing frequencies. All amazing, all beneficial and, I would say, all essential components of any wellbeing and healing journey.

However, whilst plenty of practitioners talk about and emphasise it, how many actually live and breathe it?

I talk a lot about how ‘energy is everything’ and I stand by that statement. Particularly, when it comes to creating a safe space and transformative experience for my clients.

Yes, I’ve learned the skills required to practice, but more than that. I’ve LIVED what I now share with others, since childhood.

I may not have fully embraced or recognised my soul gifts until I got older, but I now understand and commit every day to cultivate my innate wisdom, connection to my intuition and my in built empathetic nature.

I’ve always sensed energy, I’ve always picked up intricate patterns in conversation/expression/movement, I’ve always received intuitive ‘messages’ and insights, I’ve always felt heat in what I now know are my ‘healers hands’.

I’ve fought against it at times so as not to seem grandiose (or just plain bonkers) but I’ve learned to take ownership of and pride in what I can do. I’ve learned (and still am learning) to treasure and trust it rather than disregard it.

I’ve tried to formalise it through education and qualifications, completing NLP, reiki, counselling courses and more. I’ve studied and questioned and doubted what I instinctively know, in case I was wrong or misled.

And then I realised that I do know. I’ve always known.

It’s who I am, not just what I learned or what I do.

In recent years I’ve doubled down on my connection to myself and to others. I’ve meditated and tuned in, I’ve engaged and communicated at a soul level.

I’m not the only one. We all have the capacity to connect more deeply and live more holistically.

If you want to start (or deepen) your holistic wellbeing journey, match your energy with a practitioner who lives it. There’s plenty of us out there.

You’ll get magical, transformative and sustainable results when you find your person.

28/12/2025

2025 has been a year of personal growth and leaning into my inner knowing. I’ve learned that I cannot move forward if I insist on taking self doubt, self criticism and self abandonment with me wherever I go.

There have been ups and downs, but overall I have deepened my connection to myself, started to trust my intuition and begun to see myself in a different… softer, kinder light.

Whilst I’ve made good progress, I know it’s time to shed the last few remnants of an outdated version of me that I don’t want to take into another year.

So, I have decided on a word that I plan to live by for 2026.

‘R E M E M B E R I N G’

Remembering my soul’s purpose.
Remembering what I know.
Remembering the truth of who I am.

What does that mean in practice?

✨ Turning down the volume on any narrative (internal or external) that leads me to doubt any of the above.

✨ Expanding and deepening my commitment to my own self care, self nourishment and self connection rituals. Key to remembering!

✨Trusting myself even when (especially when) I feel ‘wobbly’ about my decisions, direction or abilities… know what I mean?

✨ Moving towards what I want for myself and for the clients I am uniquely here to serve with more clarity, consistency and courage - no matter what.

✨ Balancing and harmonising my masculine and feminine energies so that I can deepen my role as a healer, nurturer and supporter of women.

✨ Quieting my thinking brain, and letting my heart and my faith in the Universe lead the way. My left brain has been driving for far too long, so it’s going to have to take a back seat.

✨Making more space for, and paying more attention to, my magic. Honouring and trusting the parts that make me, me.

How about you? What are you leaving behind in 2025 and focusing on in 2026?

Vanessa 💜

25/12/2025

Thank YOU for making 2025 a successful second year in business at the Sekhem Wellbeing studio. I wanted you to know, today of all days, that you’ve helped make my little dream come true.

Merry Christmas from me to you.

Thank you for your support in 2025. There’s so much more to come in 2026.

It’s going to be a year brimming with health, wellbeing and healing for all of us. See you there!

PS - don’t worry, I’m definitely not in the studio or posting on social media today. I’m at home, enjoying rest and reconnection with my loved ones. I hope you are too.

22/12/2025

TREATMENT TALK! Full Body Massage (60 min & 75 min). What makes mine different?

Well, if you’ve been to see me before you’ll already know (and you’re welcome to share with others below!).

But, if you’re asking me, I’d say that what makes my full body massage different from the average spa or beauty salon is the following;

My attention to detail - from the moment you walk through the door I’m paying attention to your words, your movement pattern, your breathing, your unconscious communication and more. I’m learning your needs and preferences, and then I deliver a massage that meets them.

Flow - I treat giving a massage as I would a gentle, rhythmic dance. I move my fingers, hands and arms in a way that is in flow with your body. Leaning in and pulling back, stretching and smoothing, building trust and meaning throughout. I don’t perform massage techniques, the massage moves through me. Sounds fancy but that’s really how it feels to me.

Nervous system reset - I specialise in creating a safe and sacred space in which your nervous system feels able to relax and surrender. I work with your senses as well as your body to reassure you and to establish trust and connection. Music, scents, touch and gentle movement are all folded together with intention.

Energy medicine - in addition to giving a wonderful, nurturing massage, my job is to hold my energy in alignment with healing. Working with a massage therapist who understand this connection is key to a powerful experience.

Intuitive and wise - I focus on leading with my heart and working intuitively. I’m almost 50yrs old so I’ve learned from experience what the body goes through, what a tired soul needs and what a weary mind wants to release. I understand what it feels like to be a woman, to hold trauma, to wrestle with body shame, to grieve, to navigate changing hormones, to release fear and emotion. I’ve got you, all of you.

Let your nervous system co-regulate with mine and feel restored and reconnected to your own heart. Co-regulation is key to a good massage.

So, try it. You’ll love it.

21/12/2025

Unless… you book ahead! Rather than just saying you’ll start in the New Year and hoping you’ll remember to do it later, book your January appointment now. Give that gift to your future self.

Commit, up front. It doesn’t cost anything to book but it will give you so much in return.

When you put it in the diary, you’re declaring to the Universe that you deserve love and care and wellbeing.

You are stating energetically that you matter.

And when you make a declaration like that, the Universe has to respond as though you matter too.

My clients regularly tell me how glad they were that they booked their appointment in advance. They’ve often been so busy since their last appointment that they admit they wouldn’t have found the time otherwise.

And when that reminder text/email pops up they are relieved and delighted that they chose to give that gift to their future self.

Try it. I bet you won’t regret it.

Vanessa 💜

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