The aim of Star Therapies is to offer soothing and nurturing treatments, which lead to a sense of well-being, and a healthy life balance.
Star Therapies is based in the Complementary Therapy Room at 8 Newton Terrace, Charing Cross, Glasgow G3 7PJ.
I will also be available to travel to your home or workplace and offer treatments as required. Please contact me to discuss.
Why massage?
Why reiki?
Why self- care?
Are you running on empty?
Are you trying to juggle personal, family and work lives and responsibilities?
Do you forget to put looking after you on your ‘things to do’ list, and once there does it keep moving down the list?
Here is a way to nurture yourself, top up your inner resources, to take time for you, and indulge in self care practices
So what is self care? (With thanks to Sue Thompson director of Avenue Consulting Ltd: The Well-being Specialists for the following article)
Making time to take care of our own well being is essential. If we don’t give this priority and instead rush through life taking care of other’s needs, we risk compromising our own health, both physically and emotionally. My view is that you are important, and your own needs do matter.
By taking care of you, you will then have more of yourself to give to others. Imagine yourself as a tea pot pouring out cups of tea all day; when the pot is empty, it (you) needs to be topped up, refilled, replenished, and recharged.
A treatment with Star Therapies can do this for you.
Get friends together and relax with a choice of hand,
shoulder and neck massages. Makes a great birthday gift and evening in.
Swedish massage is a form of positive therapeutic touch which uses a firm but gentle pressure to soothe and relax. It involves the application of appropriate pressure on the soft tissues of the body using specific movements and techniques.
A Swedish treatment could be back neck and shoulders, hand /arm massage, or foot/leg massage.
The client will be covered with carefully arranged towels and only the area worked on will be exposed at that time. I use Songbird Massage Waxes which are a wonderful blend of beeswax and natural ingredients for a supreme massage experience which leaves your skin feeling soft and moisturised.
All treatment times include a short consultataion to discuss any health issues and determine the best treatment and any areas specifically needing worked on. There will be time to relax after each treatment.
The aim of a Seated acupressure chair massage is to relax, rejuvenate and re-energise.
The first part of the treatment facilitates the release of stored tensions, of which the client may have been unaware, allowing him or her to ‘let go’ and completely relax.
The later part of the treatment is more stimulating allowing the client to return to work or the daily routine feeling refreshed.
The treatment comes to you, no need to remove clothing, no oil – no mess, can be fitted into a busy day and the benefits are relaxed muscle tension,relaxation,revitalisation and increased alertness.
All treatment times include a short consultataion to discuss the best treatment.
There will also be time to relax after each treatment.
Reiki is a simple non invasive healing system which gently triggers the body’s own healing abilities and improves the flow of life energy to bring mind body and spirit back into balance.
Potentially beneficial for virtually any condition, from insomnia to chronic back pain to emotional trauma, Reiki has no contra-indications and can safely combined with conventional medicine.
There is no need to remove clothing to receive treatment, which can be given using light touch, or without touching the body at all, and the most common experiences during treatment are deep relaxation, sensations of warmth, coolness or tingling,and even colours or images appearing.
All treatment times include a short consultataion to discuss the best treatment.
There will also be time to relax after each treatment.
For the ultimate, calming massage, the Lava Shells Relax treatment is the soothing solution. As Mary glides the marine polished sea shells smoothly over the body, you will instantly drift into a blanket of warmth, falling into a state of utter relaxation and calm.
During the massage, the shells are worked over the palms, arms, neck and shoulder area, with the focus of the massage surrounding pressure points. Deep tissue work on these tension areas such as the feet, back and shoulders, ease away all muscle tension, knots and stress points, unblocking an energy flow and releasing a sense of balance to the entire body and mind.

All treatment times include a short consultataion to discuss the best treatment.
There will also be time to relax after each treatment.
~ Prices valid at the therapy room in Charing Cross ~
All treatment times include a short consultation to discuss any health issues and determine the best treatment and any areas specifically needing worked on. There will be time to relax after each treatment.
£15 for 30 minutes session
Available at 8 Newton Place Charing Cross.
Star Therapies hand massage or seated acupressure back massage for your staff.
Star Therapies hand massage or seated acupressure back massage may be a way to welcome parents in, and offer Time out for themselves while you care for their children?
Available for charity events and Playgroup fundraising activities.
Please state how many people when enquiring about group appointments.
I asked some of the clients to write a diary about thier massage sessions, exploring how it helps them to create that ‘Healthy life balance’.
Click below to read the Diary
Do you wish to encourage an environment where your employees feel valued and able to address any stress issues?
I am available to come into your workplace and carry out Seated onsite massage /Swedish massage /Reiki for your employees. This has proved to be popular during lunchtimes where the employer allocates time and the employee pays for the treatment.
Always happy to visit and do a free demonstration first.
£15 for 30 minutes session
Get friends together and relax with a choice of hand, shoulder and neck massages. Makes a great birthday gift and evening in.
Content…
Massage therapy and reiki healing is my third choice of career.
Initially I worked as Merchant Navy Deck Officer, when I travelled and saw a lot of the world. This is when I first became aware of the benefits of massage for stress reduction and relaxation. After weeks at sea my first call ashore was often for a massage.
I then became a mother to three lovely daughters and developed an interest in learning through play, and child development, which led to a career supporting families and staff in playgroups and toddler groups.
Now I hope to pass on to others the healing benefits I have personally gained from enjoying massage and reiki, and finally learning the benefits of taking time to nurture myself over the last few years.

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~ 0791 288 0032
~ mary@startherapies.co.uk