Learning from 2019 Blog attempt Day 8! I spent ages writing a post a few days ago. It was random, disjointed and crap (frankly). Having aborted trying to make it coherent, I decided to write about what jumped out at me from 2019 instead. It turned out that the unexpected theme running through it related […]

Massage for health and well-being …….. What do I mean by that? This sentence can mean many different things. Our bodies are a delicate balance of systems, feelings, hormones, stimuli, influences both inside and outside of them.  And what is right for one body isn’t necessarily the same for another. Whilst fundamentally being the same, […]

Massage is wonderful for de-stressing and promoting general well-being. Touch has long been used to facilitate healing and express care. It is an intuitive thing we all do, a hug to soothe someone in distress, the rubbing of an injured area. A relaxation massage provides an opportunity for both the mind and body to draw […]

I was recently exploring my book of Leonardo Da Vinci’s anatomy drawings. I love this book because it feeds both my enthusiasm for the human body and for ‘illustration’ (if I had my time again, an illustrator would be one of many things I would become!). His drawings are exquisite and, to quote, ‘mark him […]

And so the new year has arrived, in fact is well under way. This year, I will have to face my fear of  how to make technology work for my massage business! If you have read my blog about designing my website, you will know that this is not something I relish! It is a […]

The minute I received my stones, that was it! Beautiful, smooth, varied in their shape and colour, I formed an attachment to them immediately. Mainly consisting of basalt, the stones have been formed from volcanic lava over significant periods of time. They are ethically harvested and come from all over the world. I have had […]

I have recently started the complex task of building a new website. This presents me with all sorts of challenges that result in me burying my head in the sand! However as I began to write the copy for it, I discovered some joy in reflecting on what I might want to say about my […]

Welcome to the new website for Clare Baker, Massage Therapist. I hope you like it. I’m not sure if you’re supposed to do this in a blog, but I’m going to anyway …. Huge thanks to Brian for all the work he has put into it, it definitely wouldn’t look like this had it been […]