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The issue of how much to charge for your Massage is one that is discussed time and again. Because, quite simply, this is a really tough nut to crack!...
The role of Massage in addressing and resolving trauma is a rapidly expanding field. Seeing Touch be recognised as a vital part of healing, especially in the challenging realm...
What a man: I was sad to hear of the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Boxing Day. However, as sure as life is not possible without death, this...
Last day of advent! When I was little I was always foxed by the advent calendars that stopped on the 24th – I mean, the 25th’s the big day,...
It’s been an interesting 24 hours at this end. Wonderful in some ways – deeply saddening in others. And where I’ve ended up is very simple: I Choose Love...
How much is a single Massage treatment near you? £40? £60? £100? I’ve seen therapists advertising – and getting – anything up to £150 per treatment. Yes, it depends...
Life as a Massage therapist can be incredibly lonely. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons so many therapists attend courses in a range of different treatments and approaches: this...
The most common greeting at this time of year is “Merry Christmas!” Although now very much a cultural celebration, the origins of this celebration are, of course, the birth...
I saw this cartoon online recently and really liked it. The one thing I felt it missed, though, was the fact that love doesn’t come in a box. Because...
We live in a world that rewards fast. Where quality is often sacrificed in favour of quantity. Where people work incredibly long hours to be able to afford two...
We live in a world where a lot of money is made by making us feel inadequate – and hence need to buy the next “great product/experience”. It’s not...
Something about the current situation with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has brought back echoes of the days before the very first UK lockdown. We know so much more than we...
I know the word “detox” used to bring about all sorts of unpleasant images for me. Tubes into places-of-which-we-don’t-speak. Liquid-only diets involving lots of flavours I’d normally avoid. Then...
Touch can be an incredible healer. But ONLY if there is true consent. Sometimes it’s explicit verbal consent. Sometimes it’s body language – the way someone opens their arms...
Tolerance. Three short syllables. Often a whole heap of energy required! There are some things in life that shouldn’t be tolerated: bad relationships, bad jobs, bad political systems. But...
I don’t know what it’s like with you today, but where I am it is undoubtedly a “book on the sofa by the fire” day. And today the book...
More than any other time of the year, December is seen as the time of Giving & Receiving. The NO HANDS advent series is, of course, giving information and knowledge,...
Thirty years ago a therapist arrived at work. He had a busy day ahead: and work-generated injuries to both wrists. His first client of the day was a Russian...
Although it would have been nice to tie in with the official Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness week (which finished on December 7th) nothing will stop a NO HANDer getting geeky about...
Touch is so important. Safe, powerful, consensual Touch. In fact, it’s essential to life. Recently, I’ve found myself sharing an anecdote I heard a long time ago. In these...
On Sunday (day 5 of advent) I talked about Rest. Yesterday (day 6 of advent) I talked about the wonders of the EARTH treatment for resting. Today I’m talking...
Every regular NO HANDS client knows exactly the type of Touch that will help them best, but there are certain patterns that occur again and again. So when a new client...
NO HANDS Therapist, Ailia Barnwell, practices from her beautiful treatment room overlooking the English Channel from beautiful Cornwall. First qualifying in 1998, she started her NO HANDS training 14...
Sunday is traditionally known as a “day of rest”. But are there really any days of rest any more? Being busy seems to have become the thing to aspire...
Continuing yesterday’s theme of my love affair with The Chair, today we’re focusing on NeuroTouch. Another of Gerry’s* creations, NeuroTouch is a simple Touch protocol, designed to soothe the...
The Chair. Oh, the Chair! My own relationship with Chair-based Massage has been a varied one but, I confess, right now it’s an absolute love affair. The humble Chair...
We all need some nurturance in our life. A bit of TLC. And Touch is a MASSIVE part of this. A hug. A cuddle with a pet. Gently touching...
Welcome to the first day of the NO HANDS Advent series! Today is all about RESILIENCE, something we all need to keep putting one foot in front of the other. NO HANDS...
Here at NO HANDS we take every opportunity we can to celebrate the good, share the stuff that works and get the power of therapeutic Touch out into the world...
By Master Tigger MacGregor “Learn as a client” This is one of the core 8 Minds of NO HANDS Massage – and it’s one I take very seriously. I...
NO HANDS Masters have completed the full journey from zero strain bodywork, through potent and transactional bodywork to being able to offer truly Transformational Touch Therapy. Master Helene Abram became a...
By Sam Beckett, NO HANDS Master The end of one year and beginning of a new is often time for reflection. As I reflect upon 2020, and more specifically the effect...
In these times of lockdown and isolation, Gerry is running WEEKLY live sessions online to help YOU, your clients AND your friends get all the benefits of a Massage...
During these times of physical isolation during Gerry’s Your Weekly Massage Zoom sessions you can experience the benefits of Touch using the power of your mind and Gerry’s decades...
This post emerged from one of the NO HANDS members’ clinical call in August 2020. When clients say “Massage” but mean “Sex” The hard truth is that for...
Another week, another goldmine of clinical tips & experiences! Unprecedented numbers of new clients Lockdown seems to have made people really appreciate Touch – and recognise how important...
Working as a Massage therapist can be a lonely business – which is why NO HANDS Association members have the opportunity to connect once a week with their clinical questions....
NO HANDS Massage Association members have access to a weekly Connect Call and all the tips below have come straight from therapists who are already back at work: The...
As Massage practices across the UK are gradually given the go ahead to reopen there are a host of considerations emerging. There is advice abounding on the practicalities of...
By Gerry Pyves CAN WE DO OUR HEALING WORK DURING LOCKDOWN? The simple truth about the Covid-19 epidemic is that we cannot solve a problem if we do not...
Want to understand why you’re behaving as you are in this “Covid Times”? Or why the people around you are doing what they are doing? This video is for you....
By Gerry Pyves Playing with FIRE… The thing I love about this photo is the fact that the stuntman is wearing all the right protective clothing. He does this...
This post is intended to signpost and encourage you to access the resources relevant to you. We cannot offer detailed advice regarding individual situations – if you need extra...
The best thing we can be doing at any point – but particularly now! – is to build our resilience, and this self-healing series is about exactly that. In...
By Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Founder & Creator All indicators are that the spread of coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, is showing no signs of slowing. Although the chance of...
From her base in Bridport, Dorset, Amanda Jones has been offering NO HANDS for almost a decade. In her own words… After a move to West Dorset from Bath...
By Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Founder & Creator In a world of marketing manipulations, is science all we can trust? I recently had an enquiry about whether my work...
Unless you have pulled a muscle through exertion, had an accident, or are suffering from a medically diagnosed illness or disease, most back and neck pain originates from tight...
It can be really hard to recognise our own needs – and even harder to prioritise them! I’m certainly guilty of pushing myself aside, ignoring my own needs…and then...
A kiss is just a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh, But the touch of a bodyworker, Ah… Now that is something else! (D. McFarland “Body Secrets”) ...
The OM of Massage “For all of the successes of Western civilisation, the world has paid a dear price in terms of the most crucial component of existence –...
By Gerry Pyves, Founder & Creator of NO HANDS Massage Right from the off I hated it when my clients said that what they wanted from their Massage treatment...
(Latin: “Without which nothing”) Client safety is absolutely fundamental for a successful practice. This is the only real ‘Sine Qua Non’ of our clinical effectiveness. No safety means no...
Have you noticed this? It’s visible everywhere. This means that how we deal with anxiety in our work has now become an essential clinical skill. One that was probably never covered...
Touch is proving fundamental in treating trauma In the 30 years of my Massage practice I have been amazed at the transformations my clients have made. On every level...
The Issue of Survival… “Are you ‘on edge’ and worrying more? I wonder how many of us are experiencing anxiety on a daily basis? I don’t just mean noticing...
by Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Founder & Creator Goldilocks tried out the first bowl of porridge… Of course you know how the rest of the story goes – the...
I sing the body electric… “The universe is a procession with measured and perfect motion” -Walt Whitman Since qualifying as a massage therapist in 1984, I feel as...
“The only successful Bodyworkers in the 21st Century will be those that are Polyvagal informed” With the revolution in healthcare that is taking place due to our understanding of...
Our discovery of the impact of trauma on the brain may well constitute one of the biggest paradigm shifts ever in the history of healing. When the history books...
“Touch isn’t just good – it’s absolutely essential. Denying it is like denying a child oxygen. I get very exercised about the demonisation of touch. It’s cruel, in my...
NO HANDS Masters have completed the full journey from zero strain bodywork, through potent and transactional bodywork to being able to offer truly Transformational Touch Therapy. Master Sue Cross became a...
Anxiety and stress can cause absenteeism and lowered productivity levels. The economic cost of this can be hard to measure. However, one study in America showed that anxiety and...
NO HANDS Masters have completed the full journey from zero strain bodywork, through potent and transactional bodywork to being able to offer truly Transformational Touch Therapy. Master Amanda Watson became a Master...
NO HANDS Masters have completed the full journey from zero strain bodywork, through potent and transactional bodywork to being able to offer truly Transformational Touch Therapy. Master Sophie Crutchley became a...
NO HANDS Masters have completed the full journey from zero strain bodywork, through potent and transactional bodywork to being able to offer truly Transformational Touch Therapy. Master Robin Dalglish became a...
If you’re looking for a seriously powerful treatment, look no further: CRYO NO HANDS is it! You may well have already picked up on it, but there’s a really...
Since it’s inception 13 years ago, the TRANSFORMING TOUCH course has, quite literally, transformed the touch of thousands of therapists in the UK and beyond. How? By challenging these therapists...
Watch and listen to NO HANDS founder, Gerry Pyves, explain how his own acute injury let to the development of the whole NO HANDS Transformational Touch Therapy approach.
By Gerry Pyves There are many different explanations for Massage being such a powerful experience. They range from mental stillness and psychological calm to the stretching of specific muscles;...
We’ve just confirmed the details for the NO HANDS Mastery Programme in 2019 – so for those of you forward planners out there, grab your diary and get these dates...
A lot of clients arrive for their first treatment wanting a treatment that goes deep into their tissues – and a lot of therapists I’ve met dread these clients. Why? Because it’s...
By Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Founder & Creator You could be forgiven for thinking that NO HANDS® Massage practitioners do not use their hands – after all, it’s there...
By Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Founder & Creator My definition of clinical success is twofold: 1. What brings clients back again and again. This means you need only a handful...
NO HANDS Masters have completed the full journey from zero strain bodywork, through potent and transactional bodywork to being able to offer truly Transformational Touch Therapy. Master Sam Beckett became a...
A blog by Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Massage Founder & Creator Have you noticed just how many people are succumbing to the dreaded cough and cold ‘flu bug this...
NO HANDS Masters have completed the full journey from zero strain bodywork, through potent and transactional bodywork to being able to offer truly Transformational Touch Therapy. Master Beth Lloyd...
An article by Gerry Pyves – NO HANDS Massage Founder & Creator In Psychotherapy practice, the reason clients give for coming into treatment are as varied as the stars...
We’re delighted to confirm the dates for the core NO HANDS training levels in 2018. Whether you’re completely new to NO HANDS, returning after a break or wanting to continue your journey...
An article by Gerry Pyves, Founder & Creator of NO HANDS® Massage The Victorian paradigm of healing, from Florence Nightingale onwards, has been that we must suffer in order to...
By Master Sophie Atkinson I was recently invited by a client to give ‘a talk and demonstration’ of NO HANDS Massage to a local group of over 60’s to...
We feel the best people to describe our courses are people who’ve experienced them for themselves. Below are just some of the comments from students at recent courses :...
October has been an incredibly busy month in the world of NO HANDS training. It’s hard to describe the amount of commitment each of our students puts in to their own...
By Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Academy for Transformational Touch Therapy Founder & Creator In the past, I’ve suggested that as therapists we ‘train’ our clients into the language and theories that...
Mastery in any area of life is no mean feat and is something which takes considerable perseverance, determination and commitment to keeping going, through good times and bad. It’s...
Despite the fact that NO HANDS® Massage started life in 1988 as a zero strain way to deliver Swedish Massage, the plain fact is that it now resembles conventional Massage about as...
The second in our Meet the Master series is Master Wendy Mills. Wendy became a Master in 2016 just three years after starting her NO HANDS training – although...
One of the characteristics of NO HANDS® Massage is our refusal to be seduced by the dark side of “clever massage techniques”. Because we regard human beings as much...
Tigger was one of the four new Masters of the 2010 cohort. She started her training in NO HANDS in 2006 at the very first TRANSFORMING TOUCH course at...
Rather like a piece of music that is played at a uniform volume throughout, if touch is applied at a consistent depth it simply becomes “white noise”. In other...
Dawn Cree, one of our ADVANCED Practitioners, recently volunteered at the London Marathon offering Massage to runners raising money for the Heads Together campaign. Our Association is full of generous therapists...
After an absolutely thrilling opening module in March of the 2017 Mastery Programme we have four new NO HANDS Masters: Master Sharon Lomax Master Beth Hunt Master Nathalie Scullard Master Beth...
The delivery of every NO HANDS Massage is underpinned by a wealth of concepts and principles which are what make NO HANDS, NO HANDS. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve just completed Practitioner or...
Many a time you may have heard that lactic acid is what causes the aching in your muscles after exercise (known as DOMS: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) and that...
“Happy New Year! This video has vital information for you about some really exciting changes for 2017 – and as changes go, this is pretty seismic. As ever,...
A poem by NO HANDS Advanced Practitioner, Sue Mcfarlane The Art of Massage Picture the skin and flesh beneath you, anticipating your touch. A human canvas to colour...
By Master Sophie Atkinson Earlier this year I took some time out. In fact, it’s true to say that at the beginning of this year I hit burn...
By Master Karen Lakeland I still remember the first time I was taught the 8 Minds and I love the simplicity of them. I still have a copy in...
NO HANDS Master, Wendy Mills, has been involved with people’s health & well being all her life – from being a nurse to running a successful Beauty & Complementary...
By Sam Beckett, NO HANDS Master During my Assessment year, I went for 3 consecutive Master Support Sessions with Master Sophie. Though a little daunting, I relished the opportunity...
By Jane Craddock, NO HANDS Master This is how I calculate and save for my annual tax bill. It works for me, so it might just work for you!...
Being a Massage therapist must be one of the best jobs in the world. Working with the immense power of Touch, supporting our clients to be the best they can...
This is the third in a series of four articles written by Master Tigger MacGregor. The first two are Taking Care and Good Old Fashioned Rest My previous post included the story...
This is the second in a series of three articles written by Master Tigger MacGregor. The first article is Taking Care, and the third is The Belly Ball You may not...
This is the first in a series of three articles written by Master Tigger MacGregor. The other articles are Good Old Fashioned Rest and The Belly Ball One of...
By Mimi Ness, NO HANDS Master Some of you may know that I failed at my first attempt to become a Master. At the exam feedback I was encouraged to “do it my...
By Gerry Pyves, NO HANDS Massage Founder & Creator Ever since I started my first training in therapeutic Massage, I found myself nursing a conviction that deep and powerful...
The NO HANDS Massage Company was founded in 2001 by NO HANDS creator, Gerry Pyves. Over the years NO HANDS has developed and evolved but always under one simple yet powerful mission statement: To...
TRUSTING THE TOUCH It is now over 25 years since I qualified as a Massage therapist. I have often wondered what I would say to myself if I...