Spa Insight With Kayleigh

Most business owners are hellishly busy, working 24/7/365, but productivity is actually remarkably low. What you end up with, is a business owner who is frazzled, exhausted, demoralised and wondering why they bother with it all, because their business is massively...

How to conserve energy and deliver a better massage treatment to your clients.   One of the biggest mistakes that I see therapists making in trade tests and treatments, is a lack of good body mechanics. Essentially, therapists that try to force pressure instead...

Are spas allowing clients to discriminate against men? When it comes to the spa and wellness industry, females have traditionally dominated the industry. The number of females opting for beauty and spa training, far outweighs the number of male students, making the...

I would argue that selfishness is more essential than caring whilst giving a massage treatment.   In the early days of my massage career, I cared so much about my clients, I cared about them far more than I cared for myself. It was common for me to give out...

Our Glute muscles play a key role in maintaining posture and stabilising the pelvis. However, due to prolonged sitting or overuse during exercise, the Glutes are also heavily prone to tension that can cause postural imbalance, compression of the Sciatic Nerve, lower...

The first time I truly realised that I had a toxic working life was when I changed opticians in December 2016. It was a perfectly simple and innocent question, “What are your hobbies?” But I froze up. I felt my heart rate quicken, my mouth go dry, palms go clammy and...

Could Reiki be helping or harming your massage business? Most often, when people talk about energy in massage, it is assumed that you are talking about Reiki or other similar healing practices. Despite Reiki having no religious connotations, some clients may find the...

Working from a fixed position could be ruining your massage.   I’ve been a massage therapist for more years than I care to admit but I still remember a lot of my core teachings. I sincerely hope that some of the things I originally learned are no longer being...

Are you breathing?   How often do you begin a massage treatment by asking your client to take three deep breaths? How often do you breathe with them? Do you continue that deep breathing throughout your massage?   The first time I noticed that massage...

I’m not going to lie; the first time I experienced a chest massage I was pretty shocked. Whilst holidaying in Morocco I booked a full body massage, that turned out to be the first actual full body massage I had ever had. During all my extensive massage training, I had...