The Quiet Space Massage Therapy for Sports, Injury Recovery,
Pregnancy and General Well-being and Relaxation Canary Wharf, East London

REAL LIFE RELATABLE BENEFITS

On other pages I have focused on outlining in everyday language the actual potential benefits for you from each ‘type’ of massage rather than an educational anatomy and physiology approach. Because that gives more scope to describe the multi-dimensional affect that massage can have.

I invite you to remember you are not a ‘text book’. You are a complex individual and I have not cut and paste what others have to say on any topic; only drawn on my observations and experience over the years to give a realistic insight into how you may benefit from your massage therapy.. So you are not going to find an ‘owners manual’ to the body!

Regarding formal standard anatomy and physiology: Once you are with me I can discuss issues with you that are relevant and pertinent to you. I will also be able to point you to good reliable sources of information or give you suggestions for other options if they will serve you better and more expediently. Until then lets keep it simple.

THIS WEEK’S GENERALLY AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT TIMES

Availability can change and I cannot always update this section immediately, this is mostly because people are not as prompt on confirming as I am! The below is really a bit of a guide for new people. Regulars just text and ask, because they know not every time is public to new enquirers.

** In the interest of succinct efficiency, you are much better off just texting and asking for what works best for you. If I can, I will, if I can’t I can’t! Or I will clearly indicate closed or not available.

COLD WEATHER TIMING
Particularly during this cold weather: Advance booking by several hours is required to ensure the room is adequately heated for you. I am sure you can appreciate it is simply not feasible during this time to run the heat ‘just in case’
Specific time frames (after midday) or exact times are self explanatory and means that I am very likely to be available within or at them for shorter notice bookings.
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So..,If you book ahead you can nearly always get the exact time and day that is most convenient for you! And in any case this schedule, is just a bit of a guide. So don’t be bashful, someone has to be the first appointment made in any given day.
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**updated MONDAY
MONDAY 7.30pm
TUESDAY 6pm
WEDNESDAY Closed
THURSDAY UNTIL 5pm
FRIDAY 6.15pm left
SATURDAY FLEXIBLE 9-12 and after 3pm
SUNDAY Until 12. (Remember clocks go forward..)

HOW IT WORKS

What I have outlined below sounds complicated when it is written down but is perfectly straightforward really as I am not seeing crowds of people every week!

Phone always goes to voice mail. All appointments are arranged by text or email.

When you first enquire I always respond promptly. Don’t ask me what is free; ask me for the time and day you want. If it is free I will immediately put the time aside for you, reply to your message to say the time is available and offer you the appointment. When and if you reply… I confirm it.


MORE DETAILS FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM🤗

After my first response, I do not ever press for confirmation from you (unless someone else also wants the time), because I appreciate and understand that you have your own schedule to organise before you get back to me or you may have changed your mind etc.

If someone else does also subsequently want the same time and I haven’t heard from you since you enquired, I will; if it has been less than a day or so contact you first to give you the opportunity to confirm with me. There will then be a timeframe within which you can reply.

Therefore my reserving and offering you the time for you to agree to is not the same as a confirmation. Until I hear back from you that yes you will take the time and I write ‘confirmed’ to you it is not confirmed.

(Remember that I am always happy to respond to enquiries personal to your suitability for an appointment that are not generally covered on the web page; act as resource for advice etc)


CANCELLATIONS and ARRIVING LATE
Of course you can cancel!

Late cancelling however is never good for me though and so you don’t get many opportunities to do that…

‘No shows’ are a total rarity, I can’t actually remember so think there has been just one or two in the past twenty years.

If you don’t show and don’t call or if you arrive late first time and then go on to make a habit of lateness I simply don’t take any more appointments from you.🙂

FEES

I believe there is something here for everyone and aim to provide a valuable experience which is worth both your time and your money. 30 minute appointments relate to time on the table not actual time spent here.

Cash Payments
£35 (30 mins) *See reviews for what is achievable in just 30 minutes!
£70 (1 hour)
£90 (1.5 hours)
Reiki £70 (1 hour allow additional time any questions afterwards)

Card Payments
£36 (30 mins)
£71.50 (1 hour)
£92 (1.5 hours)
Reiki £71.50 (1 hour sessions plus additional time for questions afterwards)
Reiki distant Healing £25 (30 mins)

Remote payments for your friends and familyare easily made using Sum Up secure web links or Pay Pal. For a gift type purchase; I am not currently organised for electronic gift vouchers, so you will have to let them know in your unique way! Please communicate with me first before paying via Pay Pal. For the Sum Up link, I will be sending that to you.

I have made some packages available as a way of giving you a bit of a nudge towards committing to looking after yourself and exploring what regular massage can do for you. This decreases the fee per massage but my regular clients already know that when able I am generous with my time and genuinely interested in their wellbeing..I would encourage you despite the potential considerable £ saving to view purchasing a package as a commitment to your well-being rather than getting some kind of deal!

Packages of 3 massages (and One hour Reiki sessions. (Pay by Card or Cash). You are very welcome to share your massages with friends, parters, colleagues and family.
Please see terms and conditions below
£105.00 (30 mins)
£195.00 (60mins)
£270.00 (90 mins)

Packages of 5 massages (and one hour Reiki sessions (Pay by Card or Cash) Again you are very welcome to share your massages. Please see terms of purchase below.
£170.00 (30 mins)
£320.00 (60 mins)
£425.00 (90 mins)

Payment to be made in person at time of appointment. Please do take note that all card payment advance payment packages will strictly expire within 90 days from purchase date with NO exemptions. As they are purchased at time of appointment there are NO refunds available on any outstanding balance.

However you are very welcome to pass along your massage time to a friend or colleague should life throw other plans at you and you find yourself unable to complete your massages within the 90 days. Simply notify me and the name and contact details of your ‘nomine(s)’ Massages are to be taken as purchased; meaning you cannot split a 90 minute massage into shorter times.

If passing along unused massages; Again the massages expiry times still remains the same as the original purchase date. There is no extension under any circumstance or any condition beyond the original 90 day date written on the card. I got some cards printed they look like this. (Not asking you to print this page!)

YOUR SPORTS, ANTE NATAL, POST NATAL, GENERAL RELAXATION MASSAGE ETC ETC ETC…

Biomechanics -‘fixing shoulders etc are mostly what prompts a new appointment with those wanting a ‘quick fix’ and a reset. Which is fine by me and I am happy to help with that. Do consider though that the benefits to you of massage are really multi dimensional.

The power of and the potential of body work has seemed to be lost in the pile it high sell it cheap approach to ‘getting a massage’ nowadays. Obviously I cannot totally predict an outcome for you as that is dependant on many variables.. but after all these years I definitely can construct the massage around an intended outcome for you as an individual and how you are presenting on that day at that time that week and with your schedule…So ask.. and understand that the pre massage chat and intake is for me the most important part of the appointment.

So…How do you want to feel generally after your massage?

ENERGISED? RELAXED? MENTALLY FOCUSED? ‘CENTRED’? MORE COORDINATED? READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD? READY FOR A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP? IN LESS PAIN? CALMER?

Or do you simply /primarily want to take the opportunity for some controlled 'time out'
(Recent review comment - ‘refreshed’ I liked that description

There is a bespoke massage waiting just for you here with me at The Quiet Space. Make an appointment

REVIEWS

Regarding reviews, I had held off for literally decades on posting testimonials because I feel that your experience here at The Quiet Space should be completely confidential.

All of the reviews here and on the Review Page are independently verifiable on Google which is where I found them myself. They have not been edited by me. They are from people who I never met before and many of whom came for 30 minute massages.

I will admit they are very nice to read, and I accept they help people make a decision.. but please keep in mind that you are here for you; not to file a report for others with totally different needs, history and goals.

As the reviews on the other page testify quite uniformly, this is not a standardised one size, one technique experience. Wanting what someone else seemed to have got is yet another boundary to actually getting and receiving what you want and need. You are not them, they are not you.

MORE ABOUT YOUR MASSAGE HERE AT THE QUIET SPACE

MINI BIOGRAPHY

My original training was at The Swedish Institute in Manhattan USA in 1998.
On graduation from The Swedish institute we were qualified to and expected to apply our skills as required with sport and injuries, with pregnancy or medical conditions both in our private practice and when working in collaboration with chiropractors, in hospitals or with medical insurance companies

I have training, qualifications and have practiced in Shiatsu and five element theory and Dr.Vodder Lymphatic Drainage but I do not offer them anymore as standalone therapies as I have always focused on massage therapy.

I have also been Reiki attuned since 2000 and am currently undergoing a very traditional albeit long distance apprenticeship in Reiki master with my original teacher who lives and practices in New York. We are of the Usui lineage and our branch or lineage is comprised of six prior masters.

For a period of time from 2009-2019 I worked as a nurse within the NHS and continued with my massage therapy practice at The Quiet Space in my free time. It was very fulfilling to take care of acutely and seriously unwell patients; an honour and a privilege. I liked and admired many of my colleagues and often felt very proud to be part of some of the experiences.

However, I always did know for most of those years that if for example I had ever won the lottery and did not need to work I would have quit the nursing in the very next heartbeat - but would have been totally bereft if I could not be a massage therapist anymore!

It still took a long time to extricate myself from the nursing role. I finally managed it in November 2019 and was completely satisfied with the decision until Covid. I have since let my registration as a nurse lapse and once again my focus now is solely on The Quiet Space and my original and true vocation as a therapist.

Interesting link to current medical research on reiki


You are always welcome to call me or Email enquiries prior to making an appointment at The Quiet Space.

STRENGTH COORDINATION AND FLEXIBILITY

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all you had to do was lay down on my massage table and acquire these attributes! That is so not going to magically happen! This is a massage (various methodology aside, it is not a training session and there is plenty of work to be done within the massage ‘just’ massaging, trust me on that one!

Any physical endeavour is a combination of strength, coordination and flexibility.. Skilled massage...can help you discover self limiting patterns and habitual responses and to begin to change them. The change and work still lies with you. The massage is an opportunity to become more aware and sensitive to yourself.

For the less ‘muscle bound’ feeling good and at ease in your body sends a positive message to your brain and therefore your mind state.

SPORTS MASSAGE

PREGNANCY MASSAGE

LOCATION DIRECTIONS

My treatment room is located within the Grade 2 Listed buildings of The Cannon Workshops on Hertsmere Road just off West India Quay.
Post code is E14 4AS. See map on side bar.

FREE PARKING is available during your appointment time. I will need your car make, colour and reg as the parking permit system is camera and licence plate recognition controlled.

Nearest DLR/Tube: Canary Wharf, West India Quay, Westferry London E14

Bus: D3, D8, D7, 277, 135, D6

Cycling The treatment room can easily accomadate your bike.

My room is found by entering the doorway ‘INSIDE’ the actual archway. Most people just don’t notice it and walk straight past it and into the courtyard!

FROM CABOT SQUARE
It is a 5 minute walk from Cabot Square.
Cross over the pedestrian bridge onto The West India Quay; turn left as you come off the bridge and you will see The Cannon Workshops ahead of you facing the end of the quay. (The water is now on your left and the bars and restaurants are on your right and
The Cannon Workshops will be visible straight ahead of you once you pass The Docklands museum.)

WEST INDIA QUAY
West India Quay DLR and the Elizabeth line is three minutes walk along the quayside same as above. Water and Canary Wharf on your left. Bars and restaurants on your right.

Westferry DLR is five minutes walk.
If you are familiar with all the clocks from different countries on the brick wall opposite the Limehouse link they are on the back wall of The Cannon Workshops.

If you are driving we are fortunate that you may park for free during your appointment inside The Cannon Workshops Courtyard.

If cycling my treatment room can easily accommodate your bicycle.

NEVER HAD A THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE BEFORE?

I wrote the text featured at the bottom of the page titled ‘Thoughts on Massage’ way back in 2000 when I first returned to London. 20 Years ago skilled therapeutic massage was not really so widely available in London and generally people were less well educated about the benefits.

In any case, times and attitudes have certainly changed and massage therapy clients are now familiar with concepts of deep tissue, trigger point, sport massage and so forth. However the words I wrote 20 years ago below when still relatively inexperienced still hold true and apply in some way to every type of massage whether it be sport, deep tissue, general relaxation, remedial or pregnancy or any other description currently in vogue!