Energy Balancing Facial Massage:
Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupressure, Gua Sha and Facial Cupping.
Facial Massage is a deeply relaxing anti-ageing treatment. It encourages collagen production and lymph drainage, plumping your skin and relieving signs of facial stress. When received regularly it promotes long lasting rejuvenation and has an anti-ageing effect, re-training your facial muscles to avoid repetitive motions that cause deep lines, headaches and jaw clenching.
This treatment is based in Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, using acupressure and TCM points known as meridians to treat you whole body through your face. Whilst giving you a glowing complexion and relief from facial stress it also balances your Chi (life force energy) leaving you with an overall feeling of wellbeing and harmony.
In our appointments we will always assess your skin needs and create a bespoke treatment that is right for you and this includes all products that are used on your skin.
Who is facial massage for?
Facial Massage, Gua Sha and Facial Cupping are for anyone wanting a deeply relaxing anti-ageing rejuvenating treatment, leaving you with glowing skin, feeling deeply relaxed and nurtured.
Others come to facial massage wanting to release tension from the face, prolong the length of their injectables and to seek relief from teeth grinding and jaw clenching. Releasing micro tensions from our face can have a very positive impact on our overall wellbeing. You would be surprised how much stress we habitually hold in our faces!
I cannot massage you if you have received botox or fillers in the last 3 weeks, after this I can and many find that they can go longer between appointments as we are helping heal lines and retrain facial muscles.
This is a particularly good massage if you don’t enjoy body massage or are trauma informed and would like to receive healing touch.
What is a typical session like?
There will be time for a chat before the session starts where I will ask a few questions and you can share any health issues, concerns or goals we will be working with in our session. We will also establish any parts of your body or face you don’t like to be touched, I will not touch them your comfort is my absolute priority. I will also discuss what products I will use. Your massage will usually last 60 minutes unless you request a longer treatment.
The person receiving the massage will typically be laying down on a massage table although if laying flat is uncomfortable it is possible to treat you propped up. I need to be able to access your upper arms, shoulders, decollatage, upper back, neck, face, head and ears so it is best to remove all jewellery and clothing from chest up but you do not need to undress. Please also remove make up so we can begin the session with clean skin. You will be offered cushions, a bolster and blankets to keep you warm and comfortable during your treatment.
What is a typical session like?
I will guide you in to your treatment using breath and relaxation cues. Then will prepare the skin for the massage & oils by cleansing your skin with a botanical enriched toning water. Any oils or creams I use are for your skin type and excellent quality to avoid any irritation.
I use mixture of massage techniques and acupressure during your treatment well as combining Gua Sha and Facial cupping at the end although you can also request to have only one of these techniques in a shorter treatment or if you are combining treatments with another therapy for instance facial massage and energy healing – this usually brings treatment to 1 hour and 30 minutes but again as everything is bespoke and just for you, the choice is yours unless you would prefer some direction for an optimum hybrid treatment.
After your treatment I will guide you out of your relaxed state and there will be a few minutes to ask any questions before I leave you.
What can I expect to feel?
Often you will feel both relaxed and refreshed. You can expect to feel less tension in your face and have rejuvenated skin as well as an over all feeling of calm and wellbeing. Clients feed back better sleep quality, less headaches and jaw tension as well as prolonged periods between injectables and plump glowing skin!
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One session will always be really supportive and beneficial however everyone has different rhythms and life needs.
Energy Balancing Facial
60 minutes £70
90 minutes £100