Tantanika Touch Therapy

Tantanika Touch Therapy Regulating Nervous system–centred massage therapy- Integrating somatics & practical self-regulation tools. Relax, Regulate & Revive.

Helping you to build resilience beyond the treatment room. Therapies; EFT, Somatics - Swedish, Therapeutic & Remedial.

09/03/2026
I’m taking a gentle pause from posting images of my treatments and self-care tips for a little while.Something has caugh...
26/02/2026

I’m taking a gentle pause from posting images of my treatments and self-care tips for a little while.

Something has caught my attention — and as always, when curiosity calls, I follow. I’ve begun exploring it more deeply, and I’ll be sharing what I’m discovering along the way.

What started in nature, moved through the body, and even shows up in modern culture… has led me into the journey of words.

Language shapes how we think. How we think shapes how we feel. And how we feel shapes how we live in our bodies.

I’ll share what I’m uncovering — but I encourage you to explore for yourself too. Question. Reflect. Notice.

Let’s see where this journey takes us.

FLIRTThen (16th–17th century):To flick or dart suddenly.A quick movement. A sharp motion.Then:A person considered flight...
23/02/2026

FLIRT

Then (16th–17th century):
To flick or dart suddenly.
A quick movement. A sharp motion.

Then:
A person considered flighty, fickle, or frivolous — especially a woman.
Someone not serious. Not steady.

Now:
Playful romantic attention.
Light attraction. Harmless teasing.

NAUGHTYThen (14th century):To have “naught” — nothing.Poor. Needy. Morally corrupt. Wicked.It implied someone who had no...
23/02/2026

NAUGHTY

Then (14th century):
To have “naught” — nothing.
Poor. Needy. Morally corrupt. Wicked.
It implied someone who had nothing of value — materially or morally.

Now:
Mischievous. Slightly improper. Playfully disobedient.

The drift
From morally bankrupt →to badly behaved →
to cheeky or mildly suggestive.
The severity collapsed.

Originally, calling someone naughty questioned their character.

Now it might describe a child refusing bedtime — or even something playful and flirtatious.

The weight dissolved.

GUYThen:A specific man — Guy Fawkes, linked to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.Then:An effigy burned on bonfires in England.“...
23/02/2026

GUY
Then:
A specific man — Guy Fawkes, linked to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

Then:
An effigy burned on bonfires in England.
“Guy” came to mean a grotesque or oddly dressed person.

Now:
A man.
Or casually — anyone.
“You guys.”

The name of one man became a symbol of rebellion.
That symbol became a mockery.
That mockery became an everyday word.

From traitor → to caricature → to ordinary person.

That’s drift.



History Of Words

13/02/2026

Fathom once meant to measure with your body.
An arm-span.
A physical reach into depth.
Today, it means to understand.
Somewhere along the way,
measurement became comprehension.
And maybe that’s the point.
Understanding isn’t passive.
It requires reach.
Attention.
Willingness to go deeper than the surface definition.
Over this series, we’ve watched meanings drift.
So the real question is—
Do we speak automatically…
or do we fathom what we say?
Language evolves.
Awareness is a choice.
Thank you for reaching.
Which word stayed with you?









13/02/2026

Spinster.
Bachelor.
Spinster once meant a woman who spun thread.
Bachelor once meant a young knight in training.
Both were occupations.
Both described skill and stage of life.
Today?
Spinster carries stigma.
Bachelor feels neutral… even independent.
Same structure.
Different social weight.
Language records more than meaning.
It records bias.
What do you hear when you say these words?









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