A few years ago a shattering grief catalysed a (ongoing) personal transformation for me. Part of this was feeling a call to help women in a way that I had not had the awareness or capacity to help the wife I was grieving for; another part was the discovery of Tantric massage as a means for me to feel whole again. These combined to lead me to train in Tantric massage. I have been teaching movement for many years and increasingly recognised how many of my female clients seemed to feel themselves to be ‘not enough’, to somehow be failing – their work, their partner, family, themselves. While I can help to restore some sense of agency and value through exercise, it can be a slow process. What I value most about my massage work is how much can shift through one session, with focused attention, conscious touch and loving presence. This work has the potential to make lasting changes to how we feel , often described as a ‘remembering’ of who we truly are, our innate divinity.”
I've offer a high level of trauma release Taoist based tantric massage to women and couples. This Body work I provide is trauma-aware, consent-led, and grounded in nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and respectful therapeutic touch. I'm also a teacher trainer for 2 different vitality energy transmutation courses one for men and the other for couples. These courses are integral for energy vitality, and mental clarity to live a life of fulfilment and not waste ones life force energy.
Irina’s relationship with massage began more than twenty years ago through the simple yet profound experience of receiving touch. Over time she encountered many kinds of hands; confident, hesitant, gentle, firm, attentive as well as distant. For her each experience also revealed something about the language of touch. Her journey has been one of exploration: of the body, of movement, and of the connection between physical sensation, emotion, and presence. Along the way she has studied a wide range of practices including dance, yoga, embodiment work, improvisational theatre, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and other movement traditions that cultivate awareness of the body in space. Since 2021, Irina has deepened her path through formal studies in holistic massage in Bucharest and Tantric-Tao Emotional detox massage in London. She sees her work as a quiet dialogue, listening deeply to the quiet whispers of the body that the mind does not hear and an invitation for you to reconnect with yourself through conscious, attentive touch. Each session becomes a space where body, breath, and awareness meet, allowing the possibility of relaxation, rediscovery, and a deeper sense of reconnection.
Bucharest, Romania |
Leo is a registered psychotherapist, counselling supervisor, and servant of God who specialises in helping you overcome shame and guilt held in the body as a result of religious or societal conditionings. Through his own personal healing journey from childhood abuse, Leo has developed the understanding, compassion, and grounded presence needed to create a safe, non-judgmental space that is often missing in mainstream healing work, particularly for those still suffering the effects of childhood trauma that has been made worse by their confusion between what they feel in their body and what their religious upbringing tell them they “Should & Should Not feel.” His approach is rooted in empathy, unconditional positive regard, and a deep respect for each person’s path. Within this compassionate space, clients are able to explore emotions often held in the body as shame, guilt, or fear while Leo is able to support them in gently releasing what has been repressed to rediscover a sense of wholeness, self-acceptance and inner peace.
His guiding motto is simple: “Feel more, think less—because Healing is Feeling."
Newmarket | |
