The Little Cottage Massage Company

Why is one shoulder always tighter than the other?

You stretch it. Roll it. Massage it. Yet somehow it's always the same shoulder.

I hear you, it's bloody annoying!

Sometimes the shoulder isn't the real problem. It can be compensating for restrictions elsewhere in the body. Which can sometimes be difficult to get your head around.

Your body is clever like that.

But so are we, and by working together we can start at the source of discomfort and track patterns through your body to the source.

It is a long term strategy with the ultimate goal of helping you live your life with ease of movement and hopefully pain free.

✨ When you're ready to understand where your tension might actually be coming from, you know where I am.

How to use this chart:

1️⃣Something for you during the school holidays - save this to your phone for when you or your little ones might need it!

2️⃣No little ones just a** hole bosses - save this to your phone for when you might need it! (I see you heading to the supermarket to buy a bag of ice.) *

3️⃣Little one and a**hole boss - oh god there is no hope for you. 😂 (Well there is but it will take a while - so for now, just get through the holidays and look out for my new Kitchen Coaching which is launching in September.)

*Note: do not hit a**hole bosses with the ice - I accept no responsibility for this!

It is nearly the end of term.

👩‍🏫👨‍🏫👩🏾‍🏫Teachers, I hear you. You need a break.

And if I'm honest, so do our little darlings. The summer term feels bloody long for everyone.

Stress shows up all year round, but you plough through, counting down to the holidays.

Then the holidays arrive and you end up on the sofa, the floor, or somewhere in between, like a dribbling wreck.

Why?

Because you've started treating tension as normal.

You all say the same thing:

"I didn't realise how much tension I was holding until it affected my sleep."

Day after day you're solving problems, dealing with constant demands, managing behaviour, answering questions, and spinning more plates than should be humanly possible.

Meanwhile, your shoulders creep up towards your ears.

Your neck gets tighter.

Headaches become more frequent.

Switching off at bedtime feels impossible.

And your body?

It adapts. You get so used to feeling tense that it just becomes your normal.

It doesn't have to be.

So when school finally breaks up, take a breath.

Give yourself permission to stop.

Give your body the chance to let go of everything it's been carrying.

I've got appointments available over the summer holidays if you're ready to do something about it.

Come and find me.

Denise 💙

www.littlecottagemassage.co.uk

Photo credit to canva - I didn't have a picture of a teacher! And life is too short to try and take one 😁

This is me, this morning.

Sorting my life out, trying to get back on track and remember all the little things that come with running a business.

With slightly poofy hair!

I am sure you hear this all of the time if you know anyone who is self employed.

When you are self employed, there is only one of you and you have to make decisions all of the time around what can give.

Its not because you don't love one thing over another, it is purely because you are not a machine and you can't do everything.

I hope to get to a point where, I will be able to employ people to complete certain aspects of my work but for now, that is a long way off.

So I am listening to music for concentration to stop my brain watching butterflies, while I write to my clients and create some sort of plan for social media.

Also, a little reminder that I am still alive and very much open for business.

Availability is rattling along in my stories if you'd like a nosy.

Love you.

Denise x

⚠💆 Why Your Shoulders Keep Creeping Towards Your Ears

💭 Ever catch yourself halfway through the day and realise your shoulders are practically acting as earrings?

Most people blame posture.

But often it's stress, deadlines, poor sleep, too much sitting, and your body quietly trying to hold everything together.

The problem?

Your shoulders don't know the difference between a real emergency and yet another "urgent" email.

So they stay switched on.

Day after day.

Until your neck aches, your shoulders feel like concrete, and sleep becomes a challenge.

😁 The good news?

That tension doesn't have to become your normal.

If your shoulders are slowly making their way towards your ears, your body might be asking for a bit of attention.

🐢 Anyone else been sitting like a stressed out tortoise at their desk lately? 👀

Busy brain? Tight neck? Hair doing its own thing?

Indian Head Massage targets scalp, neck, and shoulders for instant relaxation.

⚠Warning: may cause spontaneous sighing and forgetting what you were stressed about 5 minutes ago.

I look forward to welcoming you.

Lots of Love,

Denise x