Edinburgh & East Lothian

Touch & Insight

Craniosacral practice & More

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Ease in the body
to make space for what you love

I offer intuitive touch and dialogue to support rest and reconnection to yourself, in ways that are not often available in daily life. This can bring a sense of relief: your body being heard and met exactly as you are, and a chance to unwind from chronic stress, pain or anxiety.

Where your vitality has become depleted, working this way regularly over time supports health to unfold from within, at your own pace, without force or demand. Reflective conversations bring another dimension, connecting further with what is meaningful to you.

Through the gateway of the body, I connect with you as a whole person in the context of your life, not only the physical body. Emotions, beliefs, and wider life themes can all come into the picture. Together, we build a space to support you to flourish.

What I help with

People come with many different concerns: overwhelm, pain, fatigue, stress, trauma, or simply a desire to feel more at ease in themselves. I use touch, dialogue, and other skills to facilitate deep rest and self-healing. I aim to offer what you specifically need for your health and aspirations, and support you to make your own best choices.

Many people who come are outsiders in some way: they may be neurodivergent, immigrants, gifted, or otherwise sense the world differently from most people around them. One effect of this is that your whole being can be under a lot of stress to cope with the world; sessions can help support grounding, stillness, inner space and capacity.

Each session is unique, guided by what is needed in the moment.

What people say

  • Beautifully subtle

    Thank you so much, it is so beautifully subtle what happened, helps me feel like something I have been struggling to be at peace with for a long time dissolve into the love…A certain situation that was unmanageable where I lashed out my spouse has now become easier and opened up the door to true interaction with my spouse on a loving level. 
    BR
    March 2023

  • I felt a strong connection to myself

    That was deep for me, in the best possible way. Afterwards I felt a strong connection to myself in a very grounded way… Since then my emotions have been close to the surface and a core belief has risen in to my consciousness… I’m able to see and experience my thoughts and experience my emotions and still feel the ground and not be overwhelmed. Super grateful for the holding and support.
    JBY
    May 2023

  • I was astonished at how much my body was able to release

    The sessions were remarkable … I was astonished at how much my body was able to release. My body felt much more together and I was much more comfortable and at ease. Difficult to explain but I felt softer and more cushioned somehow. Today I have had a horrendously busy day but I am surprised to find that I am taking time for myself and I feel more relaxed.
    MZ
    March 2024

  • Sleep so much better

    I actually started to sleep so much better after seeing you so I think it really helped me.
    DN
    August 2024

  • Less anxiety to get external validation

    A sense of … less anxiety to get external validation has enveloped and emanated from me ever since – I bet people’ve noticed!
    BA
    May 2023

A Blessing for the Senses

May your body be blessed.
May you realise that your body is a faithful
and beautiful friend of your soul.
And may you be peaceful and joyful
and recognise that your senses
are sacred thresholds.
May you realise that holiness is
mindful, gazing, feeling, hearing, and touching.
May your senses gather you and bring you home.
May your senses always enable you to
celebrate the universe and the mystery
and possibilities in your presence here.
May the Eros of the Earth bless you.


– John O’Donohue, in Anam Cara

Further Session Information

My core professional training is in craniosacral practice, and many other trainings and skills come into the picture in every session I offer. Craniosacral therapy itself is a holistic health practice that uses specific kinds of touch and attention to help us find health from within. It developed from osteopathy and is also informed by contemporary understandings of neuroscience, energy medicine and other knowledges. It is body-based while including all aspects of a person.

In sessions with me, we listen to your body, and help you connect to what is true and supportive for you. This supports the basic foundation of health, which can become injured and depleted due to various influences. Many health conditions are supported by this work.

Before meeting we will agree if this work is suitable for you. Please contact me to discuss your needs. You are very welcome to come for one or two initial appointments to see if my work is a good fit. After this, we commit to meet at a frequency that suits us both.

In sessions, we will agree on the priorities for our time together, we will speak together and you will be asked to lie down on a treatment couch, in your ordinary clothes without shoes. Please dress comfortably.

Using touch, dialogue and movement, I will support you to rest and connect to your deeper awareness. The touch is gentle, and it can have powerful effects. I welcome feedback and questions at any time, during or after sessions, no matter how much time has passed since our last meeting.

People describe their experience during sessions with words like: deep rest, decompressing, release, at ease, still, quiet, flowing, spacious.

Immediately afterwards you may feel spacious, relaxed and more aware of your body. You may feel tired as the body integrates the treatment. I always encourage people to take things gently after sessions, allowing time for the effects to settle.

Sometimes earlier sensations or emotions can come to the surface, to settle naturally. This is part of the integration process which continues between treatments. You are welcome to stay in touch between appointments if helpful.

These sessions are not only a relaxing event; it can take time to develop and for health to build gradually. You are welcome to come for one or two initial treatments to see if my work is right for you. If it feels beneficial to continue, we will discuss the frequency that suits you.

I work in Edinburgh (Broughton area), and East Lothian. Addresses on appointment.

My fees are £80 for 90 mins.
Concessions are sometimes available for regular clients experiencing financial hardship.

Payments are by bank transfer before the appointment, or cash or card on the day.

Please give me a minimum of 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule. Sessions cancelled within 48 hours of appointment are charged £20. Cancellations within 24 hours are charged at the full fee. 

If I ever need to change your appointment, I’ll contact you as early as I can and offer the next times that work for us both.

Let your body bring you home

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