Hello and welcome!

A bit about me and what I offer;

I'm Bronwen Harlow and I am a healing arts practitioner. My studio is peacefully located in the garden of my home, in the village of Nidd, near Harrogate in North Yorkshire. I offer a wonderfully relaxing form of integrative and holistic massage called Esalen® along with Reiki healing. 

I have had a varied career working in management in a variety of retail and hospitality roles, and also have a B A (Hons) in Textile Design. Following my retirement I felt a desire to be of service and make use of my intuition and natural empathy. I believed strongly in the human body's need for the comfort of healing touch.

Receiving massage has always been a necessity for me, and I have always been interested in  alternative therapies, and spiritual development. I first discovered Esalen® having received a massage whilst on a yoga retreat at the wonderful retreat of Finca Argayall on La Gomera in the Canary Islands.

This massage was so completely blissful, it was transcendent. From then on I knew I wanted to learn and share this healing touch with the world. I returned to La Gomera in 2017 to do a foundation in bodywork training. Then followed an intensive month long training course in Esalen® massage in Bali, which I completed in 2019., followed by a further 2 weeks Deep Bodywork training in 2020. I have done a further Holistic Bodywork Advanced training in Transformative touch in 2022, again in La Gomera. I have also studied both Usui and Shamballa Reiki, and am attuned to Level 2.

I look forward to welcoming you to my relaxing and lovingly created space in the midst of nature, and working with you to cultivate all of your 8 senses, the 5 physical senses, and the 3 subtle senses, intuition, imagination and inspiration. Come and discover the transformative power of healing touch 💓

     

  What is Esalen massage?

Originating at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, this is an intensively nurturing, whole body, holistic and immersive experience. The practitioner is involved with the receiver in a dance of moving meditation. a grounded cultivation of Presence, Awareness and Attention. Mind, body, heart and spirit are connected by long flowing strokes. Using a combination of rocking, stretches and focused muscle work your body will be soothed into a state of deep somatic relaxation, allowing it's innate healing ability to begin.

What to Expect......

Please allow 2 hours for your treatment. I often begin a session with a card reading. Then I will leave you to completely undress, and settle onto the heated massage couch, covering yourself with the sarong provided.. You will be draped to preserve your modesty. This is to allow for the flowing side, and cross body strokes that are a component of Esalen® massage.

The cost is £100.

PLEASE NOTE:  I DO ACCEPT MALE CLIENTS, BUT HAVING RECEIVED A NUMBER OF INAPPROPRIATE ENQUIRIES LATELY, PLEASE BE CLEAR THAT THIS NOT AN EROTIC EXPERIENCE. AND I WILL NOT TOLERATE INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR.


Directions to the studio can be found on the contact page.