Shiatsu Bodyworks Blog 

This month I’m exploring a question I’m often asked in clinic: What’s the difference between cranial osteopathy and shiatsu — and which should you choose? Having received cranial osteopathy for over ten years before becoming a shiatsu practitioner, I’ve experienced the benefits of both firsthand. In this new blog I share why cranial osteopathy helped me enormously — but why it was shiatsu that finally resolved my long-standing knee pain and supports me emotionally too.

Trauma isn’t always dramatic – it’s how your nervous system responds to stress. If you live with chronic pain, anxiety, poor sleep or unexplained tension, your body may be holding unresolved trauma. Discover how nervous system regulation and gentle therapies like Shiatsu can calm dysregulation, release stored stress and restore resilience, helping you feel safer, stronger and more at ease in everyday life.

Vitamin D plays a crucial role in modern health, supporting immunity, bone strength, energy levels, sleep quality and hormonal balance. Deficiency is widespread due to lifestyle pressures, environmental toxins and depleted nutrient reserves. This holistic, evidence-based article explores why vitamin D matters more than ever, how it works throughout the body, and how personalised supplementation can support resilience, balance and long-term wellbeing.

Tinnitus, dizziness and vertigo are common yet distressing symptoms during perimenopause and menopause. This blog explores how Shiatsu and Traditional Chinese Medicine understand these symptoms as signs of fatigue, stress and energetic depletion rather than isolated ear issues. Learn how a holistic approach can support balance, reduce symptoms and restore energy, with insights from a menopause specialist at a Cheltenham-based Shiatsu clinic.

Boost your winter immunity and energy with simple, powerful Chinese-medicine tips. Discover how warming your Qi, eating seasonally and supporting your kidneys can keep you healthy, calm and resilient. If you're local, shiatsu in Cheltenham offers deep relaxation, better circulation and stronger defences against winter bugs. Stay warm, feel grounded and move through the colder months with ease.

You may have noticed that your joints are feeling stiffer than they used to. Maybe you wake up and your knees or hips take a while to “warm up”. Or after you’ve sat for a while your joints seize up? You’re not alone — and today we’ll explore why this happens, how it relates to joint pain and even arthritis, and what you can do to feel better. As a local shiatsu practitioner based in Cheltenham & Gloucester, I’ll also explain how gentle, targeted shiatsu therapy can support yo

How to relieve a deep fatigue in clients One day a client sparked a light bulb moment! I realised the Chinese medicine term of Depletion was the underlying root cause to why there wasn’t a noticeable increase. Let's explore this – why if you’re fatigued on a daily basis you need to understand what is missing in your body and how it’s linked to symptoms and how to replenish your energy. I’ll explore how you can boost immunity and reduce your stress naturally with shiatsu and

How can shiatsu help relieve sciatica? Many sufferers endure this intense pain, often resorting to painkillers for relief—but do they truly help? Sciatica is debilitating, making it difficult to bend, lift, sit, or even walk. Today, I'll guide you through how shiatsu can aid in treating sciatica (and Plantar Fasciatis) from the perspective of Chinese medicine, exploring the practicality of shiatsu as an advanced acupressure therapy and explain why it is so effective for l

There’s a very special "fifth season" – Late Summer. It’s a short, transitional time between the height of summer and the start of autumn, but it plays a powerful role in how our bodies and minds feel. In TCM, this period is associated with the Earth element, and with the organs of the Spleen and Stomach and is represented as a golden yellow! It is also where gut health begins and you can nip issues in the bud if you start with supporting your gut health with Shiatsu!

If you're dealing with persistent back tension or pain, you're likely considering a range of options—maybe you've tried massage therapy, or perhaps you've heard of Shiatsu, a traditional Japanese bodywork technique. But what's the difference between the two, and which is more effective for relieving back pain? Shiatsu vs Massage: Which Is Better for Back Tension? Let’s break it down.