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A Container Massage Studio based at Cargo 2, Wapping Wharf Bristol

 

LOOP YOUR SHOULDERS

Welcome to Loop Massage & Wellness. Our mission is to help ease and restore you, to you.
We are a boutique massage and wellness haven based in two converted shipping containers on Bristol's Harbourside. 

So,  loop your shoulders, take a breath, relax and rest your mind - while we treat your achey, stressed out body.

 

LINEN STUDIO

We believe that just as every person (and every body) is individual, each massage should be tailored to reflect this. Our ‘house’ massage blends techniques inspired by Holistic and Deep Tissue massage; we also offer Sports and Remedial massage, Pregnancy Massage

BIRCH STUDIO

Loop has a collective of wellness practitioners, with a wealth of experience, offering a host of individual holistic treatments and small pop up events all housed within our container studios.

NATURAL BEAUTY STORE

A carefully curated selection of products to introduce you to a more mindful way to look after your skin + our in house candles, oils and soap all produced here in Bristol. Available in studio, and online.

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Super excited about this announcement, especially on such a dreary day! Our lovely Laura is running some evening sessions at the studios; Every other Tuesday, from October 29th, there is going to be a small group sound bath and meditation session starting. ——- Here’s what Laura says: October is a time to let go of our leaves; to release, honour and get ready for a more quiet and cozy time. This is why we´ve chosen this month to hold our first Sound for healing session. Come join Laura in this very private space to explore our own healing abilities and to make time for a bit of "soul maintenance". Sound and voice baths are a therapeutic tool that can transport our minds and bodies into deep relaxation states, similar to the ones achieved through meditation. The gentle waves of sound calm the nervous system and allow the mind to dissolve into the experience, thus restoring the body, releasing stagnant emotions or even updating old mental patterns that may no longer be useful to us. In addition to the sound itself, the sessions might include elements of visualisation, guided meditation, tarot or shared energy work. All tools will be adapted to the theme of the day and to each specific group. —- I’m really looking forward to joining. Hope to see you there. Space is strictly limited, you can sign up by following the banner link on our website ✨
It may not be how you thought it would be, you might have to adapt a little or a lot, you might even have to find a new definition for ‘alright’ but you will evolve and you will be ok. You’ll just have a new normal.Promise.
Flying Inside Your Own Body Your lungs fill & spread themselves, wings of pink blood, and your bones empty themselves and become hollow. When you breathe in you’ll lift like a balloon and your heart is light too & huge, beating with pure joy, pure helium. The sun’s white winds blow through you, there’s nothing above you, you see the earth now as an oval jewel, radiant & seablue with love. It’s only in dreams you can do this. Waking, your heart is a shaken fist, a fine dust clogs the air you breathe in; the sun’s a hot copper weight pressing straight down on the think pink rind of your skull. It’s always the moment just before gunshot. You try & try to rise but you cannot. by Margaret Atwood Funny how when faced with a body going rogue, you can’t for the life of you remember what made you so dissatisfied in it to begin for all those years. Give your self a hug and thank your body for all the crazy little miracles it produces to keep you going. Even love those misfiring cells and oddly balanced chemicals because it’s what makes you, you and you are pretty darn great.
It’s October, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When I was going through treatment the first time, I was heartbroken and incredulous by the number of stories I heard from people saying that they didn’t check themselves, just in case they found something. I also heard from those who hadn’t been to the doctors when they had found something, I couldn’t understand at the time but I get it now. I’m going to let you in to a secret, just because I’ve had it, doesn’t mean I’m always the best a checking myself each and every month. I try to do it frequently but sometimes a perfect storm of emotions and events stop me. For one, I am a person who can’t tell you what happened to August this year, we have the best of intentions but Life! I also know that we all get scared. I get scared. Scared I’ll find something, and that can be quite paralysing. I understand the brain’s desire to put off knowing for sure. It’s the difference between hope and reality, and humans have a strong leaning towards hope. Finding the time to get these things checked out with our busy bustling lives is tough too. There are so many outside pressures, logistics and demands on our time / patience. We kid ourselves that we can’t take the time to go to the doctor because we are indispensable. It’s no wonder that it can constantly move down our ‘to-do’ list. The truth is even in a society where we hold up ‘wellness’ as an ideal, when we get down to the nitty, gritty our actual health - be it physical or mental - is often pushed to the back burner, even while we’re drinking a green juice. I’ve had a number of scares. You lean towards hypochondria once you’ve been through it once. It’s possibly the most boring side effect of all. I had an abnormal mammogram result last week, we don’t know the outcome yet. So I really do get it. Shit gets real and avoiding it often seems like the easiest option. You are precious and indispensable to those who love you, but that isn’t a magic shield of protection. I urge you not to hide. I urge you to prioritise checking yourself and checking things out. There’s always tomorrow and tomorrow until there just isn’t.
Friday musing. Be yourself to the fullest; It’s the simplest, bravest action you can take. Life is too short not to be comfortable with who you are, you can work on yourself but don’t hide. You’ll help those feeling less brave and together we can all be who we are meant to be. For me that’s a messy, silly, overly enthusiastic woman, who sometimes doesn’t know when to apologise and other times apologises too much. I get scared I’ll say the wrong thing but normally will say it anyway, I’ve a pathological need to make sure everyone is ok and help them know that they’re loved. I go silent in arguments and can be childish. 90% of the time I’m making it up as I go along but I’m excellent in a crisis. I like best that I have a big heart and blue eyes. That’s just the tip of the iceberg... Who are you?
Had a few days when it has felt hard to see the wood for the trees. Muddling through emotions, figuring stuff out as they leaves turn and the evenings draw in. While I don’t like to show favouritism between the studios. Birch studio with its abundance of warming wood and and gentle light. Is a very nice place to sit and try to gain a little perspective. It’s also a great place to lie and look up at the slatted canopy. This time of year, both studios are cosy, safe places to spend an hour or so, especially when we’re dealing with the change in the season.
here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart) e e cummings I’ve had a poem in my head for a number of days now, a long forgotten favourite. Felt right in a autumn day, when I’m contemplating why we carry with us and how that effects us physically and emotionally. Carrying another persons heart seems like a lovely option though.
wise words for a Friday and maybe some weekend food inspiration. Nobody should ever be required to have it together, or be ‘strong’ all the time. Potentially that can lead to more troubles down the line. Reach out. Break down. Breath and start again. You’ll be ok and those who matter will not only love you, they’ll catch you.
A u t u m n. Someone had put a bucket of conkers out for people to grab (it was a big bucket). Like the magpie I am, I scooped up a bunch. I thought they’d make good hand massagers for the Loop Squad. They’re excited and it turns out we all love the word conker! I’ve kept one in my hand most of the day. I forgot I much I loved them. How shiny they are, how they fit a palm perfectly, how weighted they are (so comforting to hold), they warm up nestled there too. I like their potential, they hold life, a promise of spring. Think I’m going to keep one in my bag from now til March. A talisman, a promise.
Welcome to Loop Massage & Wellness. Our mission is to help ease and restore you, to you. We are a boutique massage and wellness haven based in two converted shipping containers on Bristol's Harbourside. So, loop your shoulders, take a breath, relax and rest your mind - while we treat your achey, stressed out body.