Taylored Body

Today marks the end of Stress Awareness Month. Managing stress is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Knowing how to manage stress can improve mental and physical health and wellbeing. Incorporating self-care is an essential component in managing stress. Here are my easy tips for self-care, each I try to incorporate into my practice (apart from quality sleep at the moment thank you Arla 👶🏻) How many do you do?

🛌 Prioritise quality sleep
🏃🏻 Move your body
💦 Hydrate your body
🥗 Eat a varied nutritional dense diet
🌳 Spend time outdoors
💆🏻 Have a regular massage
🧘🏻 Practice daily breath work

International Women’s Day 2023 🫶🏻

Today I’m celebrating all the wonderful women led businesses supporting me through this new stage of my life 👶🏻

supporting me physically and mentally throughout my pregnancy journey and now as we both navigate the balance of working motherhood I’m so thankful for a friend like you 🤍

because at this point of motherhood I’m literally 99% coffee and croissant ☕️🥐

helping to realign and support my body during and after pregnancy🤰🏻

the community you have created for local mums and welcomed me into is the best support network imaginable 🦑

starting my journey back to strength to feel more like me 🧘‍♀️

for always saying the right things and creating the most relaxing treatments for those rare moments of self-care 💆🏻‍♀️

Please note will be closed 24/02/23-05/03/23. I will still be contactable during this time, bookings can still be made via “Contact Me” section of website for 06/03/23 onwards. Karen 🤍

You will feel the benefits of massage therapy from one stand alone session however the benefits of massage therapy are best experienced if you have a regular course over a period of time incorporated into your self-care routine.

Research suggests that each session is a building block, training your body to maintain its relaxed state. Massage therapy at least once a month is a feel good way to promote your overall wellbeing. offers block booking packages (6 for the price of 5) to make massage therapy a regular part of your self-care routine.

The key benefits of regular massage therapy include:

• Balanced body systems
• Lowered stress and anxiety levels
• Immune system support
• Improved mental wellbeing
• Improved pain management
• Improved sleeping patterns
• Improved skin tone
• Improved posture
• Improved mobility
• Improved energy levels
• Maintain healthy muscles
• Injury resilience

The lovely ladies at Squid & The Kid 🦑 are running a raffle to raise funds following the devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey. There are some amazing prizes from all your favourite Topsham businesses up for grabs. Please support kindly, all donations will be price-matched by a local business and go straight to the Disaster Emergency Committee.

Tickets are available for £1 (cash please) from today in Squid & The Kid 🦑 and prizes will be drawn on 28th February.

Thank you 🙏🏻














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Yesterday on Valentines Day I introduced you to oxytocin otherwise known as the love hormone ❣️ But what is oxytocin?

Oxytocin is a hormone that is produced in the hypothalamus and released into the bloodstream by the pituitary gland. Touch and connection boost our levels of oxytocin. Low oxytocin levels have been linked to symptoms of depression. If you are feeling low, then massage therapy could be exactly what you need to boost your oxytocin and improve your mood.

Book in for your treatment today ❣️