Knead Holistic Massage

04/03/2026

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Friendly reminder: Your massage therapist doesn’t care whether your legs are shaved or not!

03/03/2026

Scars don’t always finish healing when the stitches come out.

I often see clients years after surgery who say,
“It’s healed… but it still feels tight and not right.”
Or, “There’s a pulling I can’t quite explain.”

Scars can quietly affect the fascia, lymphatic flow and surrounding movement, even when they look fine on the surface.

In clinic I often use McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release (MSTR®), a very gentle, precise technique designed specifically for scar tissue. There’s no force, no digging in. Just careful fingertip pressure applied in a structured way to help free restrictions and restore glide.

Clients often notice:
• Softening in the tissue
• Less pulling
• Improved movement
• Changes in sensation

It integrates with my lymphatic and myofascial work, especially after C-sections, abdominal surgery, breast surgery or injury.

If you’re curious, you can read real case stories here:
https://www.mcloughlin-scar-release.com/case-studies.

MSTR is just one of the tools I use, others are lymph tape, MLD and myofascial release

And if you have a scar that still feels “not quite right”, you can book a 30 min session, were we focus on the scar. Link in comments
Fiona

01/03/2026

Worth registering for

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26/02/2026

😴"Thanks for the other day. I came home and slept for 2 hours, then had 9 hours sleep that night.”

This is something I hear often after treatment.

Massage is not just about muscles.
It’s about the nervous system.

When we are stressed, busy, or carrying emotional load, the body can become stuck in sympathetic mode, the “on” position.

Gentle, intentional touch, especially lymphatic and myofascial work, helps signal safety to the body.

Research shows massage can:

↓ Sympathetic nervous system activity

↑ Parasympathetic (vagal) tone

↓ Cortisol

↑ Serotonin and dopamine

↑ Improve sleep quality

When the nervous system feels safe, the body can finally rest.

Sometimes that looks like:
~ An afternoon nap
~ A deep night’s sleep
~Or simply waking feeling clearer

Sleep is not a luxury.
It is repair.
It is immune support.
It is hormonal balance.
It is nervous system healing.

If your body has forgotten how to switch off, you are not broken.
You may just need support to recalibrate.

🌿 Restoring your body, mind and spirit.
Field (2016); Porges (2007); Diego, Field & Hernandez-Reif (2009); Rapaport, Schettler & Schoenfeld (2012); Tsang et al. (2008)

26/02/2026

Stop.

Just for a moment.

Unclench your jaw.
You’ve been holding it tight, haven’t you?
As if staying tense might somehow keep everything from falling apart.

Soften your brow.
You don’t have to frown at the future.
It hasn’t happened yet.

Relax your shoulders.
Feel how heavy they are.
You’ve been carrying so much — expectations, worries, memories, conversations that won’t leave your mind.
Let them drop.
You are not meant to carry the whole world.

Take a slow breath in.

Not the shallow kind.
The kind that reaches the bottom of your lungs.
The kind that reminds your body you are still here.

Hold it.

Now let it go gently.

Again.

In…
and out…

Notice your hands.
Are they tight?
Open them.
You don’t have to grip so hard.

Notice your chest.
That ache?
It’s okay.
It just means you care deeply.
It means you’ve loved deeply.
It means you’ve tried.

You have been so strong for so long.
Quietly strong.
The kind of strong that keeps smiling, keeps showing up, keeps saying “I’m fine” when your heart is tired.

But you don’t have to be strong every second.

It’s okay to feel the weight.
It’s okay to admit this hurts.
It’s okay to miss what’s gone.
It’s okay to be overwhelmed by what’s ahead.

You are human.

Right now, nothing else matters except this breath.
This moment.
This small space where you are allowed to just exist without fixing, proving, or pretending.

The world can wait.

The messages can wait.
The expectations can wait.
The answers can wait.

You cannot pour from an empty heart.

So breathe.

Let your thoughts slow.
Let your heartbeat steady.
Let your nervous system remember that not everything is an emergency.

You are here.
You survived every hard day before this one.
Even the days you thought would break you.

You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to soften.
You are allowed to take up space without apologizing for your exhaustion.

Stop bracing.

Nothing is chasing you in this moment.

Just breathe.

In…
and out…

You are doing better than you think. 🤍

25/02/2026

Cancellation Spot Available
This Saturday at 12.30

24/02/2026

A gentle business update from Knead Holistic Massage

As this little practice continues to grow (thank you for being part of that 💚), I am now GST registered.

To keep pricing simple and transparent, standard 60-minute sessions will be:

✨ $120 (GST inclusive)
📅 Effective from 1 March
✔️ Bookings already in the diary, at that date will be honoured at the previous rate, so you can book in now at the existing price.

Over recent years I have continued to invest deeply in Manual Lymphatic Drainage and fascia-informed bodywork, allowing treatments to be tailored more precisely to what your body needs on the day.

I also recognise that at times finances can feel stretched. A small number of koha-supported appointments are available each month — please reach out privately if this would support you.

Payment update: EFTPOS coming in May.
Further details on email to follow.
Thank you

Thank you, as always, for supporting this small, heart-led practice 🌿

Warmly,
Fiona

23/02/2026

Love this

Saw this on a friends page ….love it , been a fair bit of recalculating the route going on recently.

23/02/2026

Some client love

17/02/2026

Seeing lots of Lymphoedema at present. This is about the arm, but much applied to our legs.

Check out the nifty thingy under the bra strap when you click through.

The “Dos” and “Don’ts” in this article are based on decades of experience and knowledge of clinical experts in the field of lymphedema management.
https://www.lymphedemablog.com/2025/05/01/dos-and-donts-for-lymphedema-of-the-arm/

16/02/2026

Frozen shoulder... Not fun..
Modalities used Dr. Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage, and gentle myofascial release.
The client also left wearing some Lymph Tape to carry on the movement.

We gently palpated the tender areas- shoulder, arm, ribs then worked to soften them, moved the arm to regain movement.

12/02/2026

Cellulitis... Be in the know....