One of the great pleasures of being a massage therapist are the opportunities it provides for experiences and adventures.  In fact too many to mention here but some stand out in my memory for what they have meant to me but also to you, my clients.

I have been lucky enough to work with some amazing organisations, some inspiring charities and incredible people.  People who push me to be the best therapist I can and inspire me to do more.

I think my first big adventure was when asked to teach massage for the International Therapy Examination Council to nursing and physiotherapy staff at a hospital in Tesanj, Bosnia Herzegovina.  It was encouraging and heartbreaking all at the same time.

Then who can forget London 2012?  Probably the best working experience I will ever have.  I love London and as a frequent visitor for many years feel very at home in the city.  Yet in the summer of 2012 London was transformed into a friendly, joyous hub of the best of all of us.  Working as part of a multidisciplinary team was new to me but working with people who being their ‘A’ game every day is an incredible environment to be in.  I felt the Olympic Village change between pre competition, competition and post competition; you could feel the difference in the air.  The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was a similar opportunity in another friendly and exciting city but for me nothing will equal London 2012.

My career has put me in touch with athletes from Olympic champions to beginners and serious amateurs; sporting clubs both professional and amateur; business leaders; dancers; armed service personnel and even a Prime Minister.  I feel I’ve witnessed the whole range of highs and lows that make us human.

It has been great to look back at the opportunities so far and I can only anticipate what more could be in store.  One thing I know for sure it will be full of wonderful people and exciting adventures.