A Shared Human Story
Most people picture the story of massage starting in Ancient Greece and arriving at its modern form through Swedish technique. That version isn’t wrong, but it’s incomplete. Touch as a healing tool shows up in nearly every culture and every era of human history. Long before hospitals, clinics or formal medicine, people were using their […]
Touch: Holding a Clear and Respectful Frame
Massage therapy is far more than strokes and sequences — it’s an energetic exchange, arelational field. When we offer touch in a professional setting, we’re not just working withmuscle or fascia; we’re working with trust, vulnerability, and nervous systems. This issacred ground — and it must be tended with clarity, skill, and care. When Touch […]
A Tutor’s Reflection: The Final Teaching Day of the Diploma Course
There’s something wonderfully human about the way stress and tension build before a significant assessment. On the final day of our Level 3 Holistic Therapeutic Massage course, the room at Sheffield Massage Training buzzed with anticipation. Students were finalising their journals, and a flurry of questions filled the air: “Have I practised enough?” “Is my […]
Enhance Mental Health & Well-Being with Massage.
It may look like an easy question, but it’s not. To answer this question, you first need to understand the regulation of massage in the UK. I have followed the UK massage qualification and regulations for the past 24 years. This article was written by Dror Steiner, a UK osteopath, massage therapist, and acupuncturist. Dror […]
What qualifications do you need to massage?
At first glance, this might seem like a simple question—but the answer is far more complex. Understanding massage regulation in the UK requires a closer look at the unique framework that governs the profession. I’ve been following UK massage qualifications and regulations for over 24 years. This article was written by Dror Steiner, a qualified […]