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RESTORATIVE BODY PRACTICE — SUPPORT YOUR FACE 🌿

Your face has muscles too; and these muscles carry the same stress and tension that your body carries, as well as the impact of your emotional expressions.

Restorative movement for your face involves self massage which can;
- reduce tension in your body and your face, through fascial connections and nervous system regulation
- treat, prevent or reduce tension headaches and jaw discomfort
- relax the nervous system
- stimulate blood flow

Some extra tips;
🔥 Start slow and gentle. Firm pressure may feel good in the moment; but may feel more like your face is on fire later (I know this from personal experience 🤣)
💧Pair this with the restorative movement for lymph for even more impact and nourishment (lymph first, then massage)
🫧 You can do this while moisturising or washing your face; or use jojoba or rosehip oil for a luxurious feel and to prevent dragging on dry skin.

One face massage might not change your world; but small, consistent inputs can create lasting change for your face, body and mind.

— Mel 🌿

I haven’t always felt comfortable receiving massages.

I’ve delayed booking until my body felt better.
I’ve worried what the therapist would think about the changes in my body.
I’ve felt nervous about being seen.

As a massage therapist, I’m not looking at your body and judging it.
I’m noticing how you move, sit and stand; from a functional movement perspective.
I’m assessing how your tissues feel; the tone, tension and texture.
I’m treating your whole mind-body system, not just your body or the part of your body that hurts.

Your body doesn’t need to look a certain way to receive care.

At Remedied, you’re invited to visit just as you are; and you’ll be treated with kindness and respect.

💚 Mel

The more clients I treat and the more I learn, the more I notice that tension isn’t always where we think it is.

Sometimes it shows up as a clenched jaw.
A furrowed brow.
Tight temples.
A tension headache.
A feeling that your face is working just as hard as the rest of you.

The Restorative Facial Massage was created for those moments.

A gentle treatment focused on the face, jaw, scalp, head and neck, designed to help ease tension and encourage relaxation, connection and wellbeing.

Bookings are now open. 🌿

Restorative Facial Massage or
Restorative Facial + Body Massage Combo

That lighter, softer post-massage feeling?

Your face deserves that too. 💚

It’s not just a massage.

It’s an hour where nobody needs anything from you.

A place to soften.
To breathe.
To rest.

A nervous system that can exhale.
A body that can let go.
A moment to reconnect with yourself beneath the noise, pressure and busyness of everyday life.

Sometimes that’s exactly what we need most. 🌿

RESTORATIVE BODY PRACTICE — SUPPORT YOUR FASCIA 🌿

Fascia is the connective tissue that weaves throughout your entire body, supporting and connecting muscles, organs, nerves and joints. Rich with sensory nerve endings, it helps your brain gather information about movement, position and sensation, making it an important part of both how you move and how you experience your body.

Restorative movement for our fascia means a variety of movements for two reasons;
1. Different receptors respond to different types of movement, so variety sends love to the whole facial network, keeping your tissues strong, elastic and healthy.
2. How you move (or don’t move) *literally* changes the shape of your future facial system. Move it or lose it.

The movements your fascial system loves include;
* Slow, melting stretches (like yin)
* Rebound movements like bouncing, shaking, rocking and body vibrations
* Foam rolling (slow or fast) and massage
* Strength loaded movements and resistance workouts
* Slow, precise micro movements like slowly moving joints through their range of motion
* Twisting, rotational movements

Including these movements through your day will not only support your fascia, but will help strengthen your body awareness, while also nurturing a healthy and resilient nervous system.

Pick one movement to add each day, and see how it makes you feel.

Small, consistent inputs often support the body more than occasional big efforts.

— Mel 🌿

We often think of muscle tension as purely physical.

But the body and nervous system are deeply connected.

When muscles stay tight for long periods — especially around the jaw, neck, shoulders or chest — the nervous system continues receiving those signals.

Over time, this can make it harder to fully switch off, breathe deeply or feel settled in the body.

This doesn’t mean tension is “bad” or that tight muscles cause anxiety.

But it does remind us that the body is always communicating.

Sometimes support starts with simply noticing what the body has been holding onto, and allowing it to let that go. 🌿

We often talk about carrying stress in the shoulders.

But sometimes it settles somewhere quieter.

In the jaw.
The temples.
The forehead.
The muscles of the face and neck that stay switched on long after the stressful moment has passed.

Clenching.
Headaches.
Facial tension.
Neck tightness.
That feeling of never fully softening.

Lately I’ve been developing a restorative head, neck & face treatment that blends remedial care, lymphatic drainage and nervous system-informed touch.

A treatment designed to support:
🌿 jaw tension & clenching
🌿 headaches & facial tension
🌿 stress & nervous system overload
🌿 neck tightness
🌿 deep rest and downregulation

This is a gentle soft launch while I continue refining the treatment experience.

If this speaks to you, I’d love to hear from you 🌿

RESTORATIVE BODY PRACTICE — SUPPORT YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM 🌿

Your nervous system is always working to keep you safe and alive. Modern day troubles however can have us feeling on edge, caught in the fight or flight response to situations that aren’t life threatening.

The goal with supporting your nervous system isn’t to be calm all the time - it’s developing the flexibility to move in and out of stress responses as appropriate, and returning back to a baseline of regulation.

These three practices can be great as;
* a daily movement practice to proactively encourage flexibility in your nervous system
* a tool to reunite your mind with your body and the present moment when you find yourself caught in your head
* a practice to use in times of heightened stress *after* you have released the mobilising energy triggered by the stress response (e.g., shake, jump, run, press against a wall; then use one of these practices)

Small, consistent inputs often support the body more than occasional big efforts.

— Mel 🌿