True Nature NZ

06/04/2026

Hey folks, I have just opened up a late afternoon appointment on Thursday….. for anyone in need of a massage or ConTact CARE treatment

04/04/2026

13/03/2026

🧊 Why is icing an injury not now best practice?

🧊 Ice inhibits the release of prostaglandins. And prostaglandins are absolutely ESSENTIAL for healthy healing.….. That is the formation of new healthy tissue and immune resolution.

🧊 By immune resolution I mean the completion of, and the turning off of, the immune process. Because an injury event is an immune event.

🧊 In the absence of prostaglandins and healthy tissue regeneration we form more fibrotic tissue and scar tissue.

🧊 Other things that inhibit prostaglandins include paracetamol, NSAID’s (which includes ibuprofen) and steroids. This doesn’t mean we should never use them but with this information we may be more selective about how and when we use them.

🌸 I love learning Stewart Gillespie’s functional health model. He is a constant source of amazing knowledge 🤓.

12/03/2026

Are you curious about ConTact CARE Flinchlock release?

Here are a few facts……

🦴 Flinchlocks usually occur as a result of a suprise impact. Big or small.

🦴Flinchlocks are a cause of pain and tension in the body. BUT, the flinchlocked bone itself wont be painful.

🦴Flinchlocks cause compensation patterns which generally result in weakness, pain and/or injury in other areas.

🦴 Pushing on a flinchlocked bone often feels good. Because by applying pressure to the bone you equalise the pressure held within the bone.

🦴 The muscles, tendons and ligaments attached to the flinchlocked bone also contract. Pulling the body and skeleton out of natural alignment. Compensation patterns arise.

🦴 Once a flinchlock is released and the pressure is removed the periostium softens and is then much better able to carry out its normal function. The muscles, tendons and ligaments go back to a natural resting state and the skeleton returns to proper alignment.

02/03/2026

I only have 2 appointments remaining this week!
Are you sore? Stiff? Uncomfortable in your own body??
Flick me a message to book

26/02/2026

26/02/2026

Im a massage therapist and a contact CARE practitioner but here are a few things that you might not know about me…..

I’m a Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 English hybrid. I have been in New Zealand for 20 years and became a NZ citizen last year ❤️.
I was a veterinary nurse for 15 years. Working in small animal practice. Loved it!
I love horses, even all the hard work they bring and the smell of them 🐎 .
I studied Naturopathy in my 30s. And learned to milk cows in my 40s.
I’m currently studying functional health with mentor and teacher, Dr Stewart Gillespie.
I ran my fastest half marathon time at 42.
And I believe everyone is doing the best they can with what they’ve got.

17/02/2026

✨ Big news folks!!
……… I’m now offering ConTact C.A.R.E Flinchlock Release in Whangārei! ✨

Im super excited to be teaming up with Jamie and Mark 2 days a week @ Whangarei ConTact CARE. Where I am offering ConTact CARE Flinchlock release sessions.

For those who don’t know me well, I have been working as a massage therapist for the past 8 years. I love massage. It is a powerful therapy for so many reasons. Massage has been an incredible part if my life and I feel blessed to have been able to help people to be more comfortable in their own bodies, and relaxed in body and mind.

I started learning ConTact CARE approximately 6 years ago. It has completely changed the way I understand the body and healing. I love that ConTact CARE, even though it is such a gentle technique, can have such significant and lasting change.

I was drawn to conTact CARE as a career after witnessing it benefit my children. And later myself in various ways. The most recent and significant being a concussion and whiplash injury…. Which i strongly believe wouldn’t have resolved as it has without ConTact CARE. There is no other therapy like this.

I’m currently working Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Whangarei clinic and would love to support more people in our community.

If you’re dealing with:
• Aches and pains
• Old injuries or wear and tear
• Feeling out of alignment
• Headaches or tension
• Stress held in the body
This is something I can help with 🤍

For more information or to book a session with me, visit:
🌐 whangareiflinchlock.co.nz
Feel free to message me if you have any questions about what a session is like 😊