Thursday 13 December 2018

Wellbeing Event

Time for You  PoP uP massage will be Volunteering Indian Head Massage and On Site Acupressure Massage at the next second step Wellbeing Event, details below 🌀
Alongside Dr Anna who will be joining us🙏🏽




Dear Friends & Colleagues

Our next Wellbeing Event is next Wednesday 19 December, from 1.00pm until 4.00pm.  The Event is open to Bristol Mental Health Service Users and Carers.  Please note, we are at the New Street Centre at New Street, BS2 9DX

There is no need to book, you can drop in at any time during the afternoon.  However, anyone who wishes to join in the workshop should be with us by 1.45pm.  This month’s workshop is Arts & Crafts.  The Event also boasts a buffet lunch, music from Danny, a prize raffle and Indian massages from Kim and Anna.  Our Peer Employability Officer Sophia will be present to provide help and advice about our Peer Employability Programme.  All activities are free and you are welcome to bring along your support worker or companion.

We hope you can join us.

Second Step Services 🙏
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Thursday 1 February 2018

Time For You Introduces Our New Shiatsu Practitioner,

Carolyn St John Lic.Ac.M.R.S.S.'


Carolyn's treatment draws on her years of experience
and knowledge of Oriental Medicine, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga and Meditation.




Shiatsu is given through loose clothing, normally on a Japanese cotton futon mattress.
sometimes people prefer to be treated on a treatment couch.
treatment is approx 50 mins.



The gentle application of thumb and palm pressure and stretching techniques relieves muscle tension, eases joint stiffness and re-aligns the structure of the body.
Shiatsu helps to correct imbalances in the functioning of the internal organs.
Treatment is deeply relaxing and has an overall calming effect, thus allowing the body's  self-healing process to work more effectively.


Shiatsu is a massage modality that supports and 
strengthens the body’s natural ability to heal and balance 
itself. It works on the whole person - not just with the 
physical body, but also with the psychological, emotional 
and spiritual aspects of being.

Shiatsu originated in Japan from traditional Chinese 
medicine, with influences from more recent Western 
therapies. Although shiatsu means ‘finger pressure’ in 
Japanese, in practice a practitioner uses touch, 
comfortable pressure and manipulative techniques to 
adjust the body’s physical structure and balance its 
energy flow. It is a deeply relaxing experience and regular 
treatments can alleviate stress and illness and maintain 
health and well-being.

Shiatsu has a number of different styles, philosophical 
approaches and theoretical bases and practitioners 
around the world are still evolving new approaches to 
treatment. Some concentrate on acupressure 
(acupuncture) points, while others emphasise more 
general work on the body or along the pathways of 
energy to influence the Ki that flows in them. Other styles 
high­light diagnostic systems, such as the Five Element 
system or the macrobiotic approach. However all are 
based on traditional Chinese medicine

if you are interested in receiving a Shiatsu treatment please contact 
Carolyn St John 
Tel:  07931326574
EMail;  carolynstjohn@gmail.com


for other massage treatments
contact
freedafurn@gmail.com

Tuesday 2 January 2018

The Magical Kansa Wand Massage

Time for You Holistic practitioners are now incorporating Kansa into facial, body and feet treatments.



From a historical point of view, there is only one Metal Alloy for Healing. in India this is known as Kansa

Kansa was first made in the Bronze Age, which is said to be one of the most innovative
alloys ever created 5000 years ago.
Kansa was also thought to have great therapeutic value and was introduced as a
precious metal in Ayurveda.This traditional healing tool was used for the 
Ayurvedic treatments, Kansa Vataki and has been made in India 
by artisans for generations. 
Today artisans still work with loving care and keen attention to quality and detail, 
combining tradition with innovation to produce beautiful body care tools.
The Kansa massage tools can be as simple as a thinly lipped cup to more elaborate 
forms made from the purest Kansa,with a rich Gold hue fitted upon a handcrafted 
Rosewood handle. 
Kansa has therapeutic benefits beyond the common foot application.
For years we witnessed the relaxing and balancing effects of Kansa bowl feet treatments. 
According to the accepted theory at the time, Kansa was a tri-doshic metal alloy and 
it helped to bring balance to the three doshas or subtle energies of Ayurveda : VATTA, PITTA and KAPHA. 
Furthermore, it relaxed the full body, helped detoxify the internal organs and also help in balancing 
the body’s innate energy. When rubbing the Kansa wand back and forth along the entire body and feet the oil used will slowly turn grey. This is the Kansa attracting and discharging the negative acidity from the body. 
ln lndia many skin treatments have been practiced in Kansa substance to get to any disorders. When it has the property of healing disorders it can rejuvenate the skin naturally.
Time for You Holistic practitioners are now incorporating Kansa into facial, body and feet
treatments. When working with the Kansa Wand on the skin the tissues look fuller,
age lines are dramatically decreased and the face looks brighter and more alive. 
To see faces lifted, lines decreased and tissues looking more restored to a youthful vigor and radiance is a surprise. After further researching the Kansa we understood why this happens, simply put Kansa is a fantastic carrier of electricity. Because our bodiesare electromagnetic, Kansa works with our own natural electromagnetism and enhances it and naturally brings more charge and vitality to the face.
According to Eastern traditions we are still in a Bronze Age. 

Thus in a time when we seek simplicity and sustainability and continue to practice traditional treatments from around the world it stands to reasons that Kansa is the new 
“ancient” kid on the block, for bodywork Kansa massage for face, body, skin and feet offer inexpensive and highly effective new possibilities-

Ayurveda is the oldest healing science in the world. 

Derived from its ancient Sanskrit roots -“Ayu” meaning Iife and “veda” meaning wisdom, offering the holistic and natural approach to a healthy life. 
The metal Kansa is called the healing metal in Ayurveda. 

The Kansa foot massage is an Ayurvedic treatment which has been used for centuries. 
This is a wonderful and unique treatment that works holistically to balance mind body and spirit.
The massage helps revitalize tired feet and also to re balance tri-dosha (vata,  pitta, kapha)
as there are major energy and nerve endings in the feet that correspond to internal organs. As it has great importance the Kansa Wand is made from only the finest quality materials.

The benefits of using the Kansa Wand are it Relaxes tired feet, improves blood & lymphatic circulation, Enhances lower limb mobility, restores levels of Prana(energy) and promotes sound sleep.

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OUR KANSA WANDS ARE 100% LEAD AND NICKLE FREE



Interested in the Kansa Wand Experience, then please do not hesitate, 
contact
freedafurn@gmail.com 
to make your appointment.

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