Holistic Massage, Sound Therapy & Astrology in Plymouth
Rubys Refuge is a private studio of faciliated rest and recovery. my work is cencered about creating and communicating saftey to my clients bodies and nervous systems though my work to allow a more peaceful inhabitance in their minds, bodys and souls.
I do this though-
Holsitc Massage - a modality that looks to treat your whole personage, beyond the body offering deep comfort by seeking to relax you from the inside out. my work is slow and delibrate and focues of releaving the physical manifsataions of emotional tension wherever they appear in the body - bookings can be made though fresha
Sound Therapy- going deeper than massage, sound therapy permated the cells of your body with the vibration of your atoms though the production of sound waves. the tones used sooth your nervous sytem into rest, clear your energy field from tension and realign your frequency to a more harmonius state. one to one sessions can be booked though fresha, my group sound baths can be booked via eventbrite.
Astrology- my astrology readings are currently on pause, if you would like to be added to the waitlist for when they reopen please send an email to hello@rubysrefuge.co.uk with the subject line “astrology waitlist”
how i work
my work centers around creating saftey in the nervous system, hence the name refuge meaning safe or sheltered space.
the autonimic nervouys system, which controls our bodies automatic fuctions, such as breathing, digestin, heart rate ect has two branches, the sympathetic (SNS, fight/flight) and the parasympatheric (PNS, rest & digest). think of these as two dials that can be turned up or down depending on the messages our body is reciving from our environment.
if our system is perciving danger, weather its real or not, or historic or not. weather its a difficult conversation, or sensing the unhappiness of someone around us, or something that activate us to be prepared for something potentaly difficult happening, our SNS gets activated as there are physiological changes that come in, our heart rate increases, our breth gets shallower, our mucles tense, we might feel dizzy, and these sympots can compound over time if we are in prolonges states of stress from things in our lives, we might see poor sleep, poor digestion, exhaustion ,feeling wired but tired, feeling emotionally numb all these things are the product of feeling chronically unsafe to relax in our environment.
on the other side when we feel safe and our environment is sending signals that we are safe, the PNS becomes activates and our body and mind start to relax, heart rate slows, breath deepens, our nervous system starts to send messages to relax our muscles, our digestive system gets activated and thats what i aim to do with my work. though massage and sound i am comunicating safty to your body so that you can start to relax.
holsitic work is cumulative, that means it build on its self over time and i always say frequency is more important than duration. if you are wanting to treat something, to change how you are feeling its a more effective use of your time and money to do a block where you come every week for a month than a massage a month for 4 months. this is becasue we get to build on last weeks session and there is less time for you to get back to how you were feeling before, the work is more impactful when done like this.
thats not to say single sessions cant be very poweful, but if you are wanting to treat something ling term and make a long term change of how you are feeling, this is how i would recomend engaging in my work. you can do this though one to one sessions or my weekly sound bath group sessions.
Have any questions? Let’s chat
Massage Location: 6 Candlewick Lane, Alma Yard, Plymouth, UK
Email:hello@rubysrefuge.co.uk
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How to find me
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays – Ruby’s Refuge at Alma Yard, 6 Candlewick Lane, Plymouth, PL4 0FF. A creative hub for independent businesses.