More and more London dwellers are cycling - as part of a regular commute, joining friends on a weekend ride, or for serious fitness. Whether you’re a commuter, a weekend cyclist, or a fanatic, massage can benefit you and even supplement your training routine. In the professional sport, massage is ubiquitous, with riders in major […]

We want to wish all our friends, customers and suppliers a very happy Songkran (สงกรานต์) - Thai New Year! Lots of tourist visitors to Thailand will know Songkran as the water festival holiday, where streets are filled with 'water fights' and people splash water on each other. There is actually a much older tradition of […]

Results of a 2015 study into the effects of traditional Thai massage on sufferers of chronic tension headaches have been published, revealing positive results. Tension headaches are the most common type of headache – coming with mild to severe pain, and generally classified into ‘episodic’ and ‘chronic’. This latest study (carried out at the Bamnet […]

If you are a sufferer of tension headaches, it’s time to get acquainted with your suboccipital muscles. This group of neck muscles – normally just called the “suboccipitals” – is one of the most pleasing targets for massage. Along with other neck muscles, they work to keep your head balanced on top of your spine, […]

The more your massage therapist knows about you, the better your massage experience will be. So keep the lines of communication open, especially to talk about: 1) Allergies. It’s obvious, really, but please tell your massage therapist before treatment if you have sensitive skin or certain allergies, or oils or lotions disagree with you and […]