Sam
Riches
I came into the world of holistic massage and touch therapies quite serendipitously, but have come to understand through personal experience how transformative compassionate, non judgemental touch can be.
It has become a strong belief of mine that massage is an exceptional way to allow ourselves space to reconnect our bodies and minds together leading to a calm, joyful and relaxed state of being.
In my lifetime my work and interests have been incredibly diverse from studying biology to masters level at university to running a mushroom cultivation business and many things in between.
They have often led me back to a central theme – how to remove or reduce unnecessary distress in order to fully engage in the life that we are so lucky to be a part of.
Nothing has helped me to understand and achieve this more than the giving and receiving of safe, and nurturing touch through massage and I’m delighted to be able to share that gift with others.
My level 4 holistic massage therapy qualification was undertaken at BCMB and I am MTI accredited.
As a member of MTI I am committed to continued professional development in order to continue learning and applying new knowledge and best practices within my work.
Personal
Commitments
I have made myself a personal commitment to continue to undertake education in the field of bodywork and touch therapies in order to expand the services I am able to provide.
In the future I plan to be able to incorporate other systems of touch therapy into my practice such as the wheel of consent and neuroaffective touch. I invite you to follow my journey with this on instagram.
I am continually grateful for and learn so much from my clients and am welcoming and warm towards people from all walks of life, cultural and religious backgrounds, genders and sexualities. Diversity is both beautiful and essential.
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Massage was very helpful and my body felt relaxed throughout. Would definitely recommend."