Behind T & T
My name is Stéphanie , I am a singer and photographer from Belgium , living in Barcelona . I have worked the past 15 years as a massage therapist as well in Belgium, France , London, Mallorca, Sicily and now in Barcelona.
Since childhood, I suffer from a condition in my back that impacts the functioning of my body systems and I had to learn how to reduce discomfort on a daily basis.
That’s how I became a massage therapist. I experienced the enormous benefits it has for the body and how it helps with pain relief .
Over the years , I have been studying the human body intensively but the most knowledge I gained, was from working one on one with clients with various body types and conditions. By learning from their stories, gaining experience and continuing to study about the body, I began to recognise recurring patterns and clear links between specific lifestyles , behaviour and conditions.
I have treated professional athletes, patients in rehabilitation, people with autoimmune diseases, chronic muscle disorders, pregnant women , people who suffer from mental conditions (such as Alzheimer’s , depression , autism , anxiety , … ) , children and with the elderly in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and privately at people's homes.
What has struck me very hard over the last 15 years is that hardly anyone is fully aware of the state and use of their own body and how everything is connected. I've had professional first class ballet dancers and atletes with injuries on my table because they weren't aware of the crucial balance between body and mind.
Atletes push themselves physically to a limit, but sometimes also forget to honour their mental state in the proces . Which eventually also inevitably leads to physical blockages.
My specialty is Trigger Point Therapy where I go to the core of the problem areas in a muscle or connective tissue.
Muscles, organs, the nerves , the brain , our emotional world… It's all connected. One does not function without the other. Since a couple of years , the condition in my spine is also affecting my nervous system. If I hadn't applied massage therapies and exercises to myself, I would have been in much more pain over the past decade . It has also brought me to a whole new level of awareness that has become my anchor in any challenging period of my life to find a state of mental and physical peace again.
I see this as my duty as a massage therapist to pass on the benefits of my knowledge and expertise . I am giving massage courses and workshops in Belgium and Spain , that teach you how to grow your vision of your body condition. It will help you to alleviate your discomfort through various therapies that I recommended successfully to many massage clients.
We are talking about all kinds of conditions , back problems, muscle diseases, nervous disorders, autoimmune diseases, mental conditions ... I created this platform Triggers and Treats to demonstrate how everything in the body is connected by sharing vital tools , life hacks and body facts to nurture our essential needs and add value to a healthy balance between our body and mind.
Everything is connected
When we are not in balance , we develop blockages in the pathways of all our body systems that sabotage substantial communication with our core.
Circulatory system, digestive system, endocrine and exocrine system, immune system, body surface lining (skin, hair and nails), muscular system, nervous system, reproductive system, respiratory system, brain and skeleton.
These systems are all interconnected.
Life is not a pony camp, there will always be triggers and challenges, and that is ok , it's also nature.
That is why it is so important to keep the pathways between all these systems open by nourishing and spoiling them with natural elements and by protecting them from everything that prevents our body from living a pain free life . When we are kind to our nature within and around us, we will feel balanced , safe and able to value that of those around us.
By creating an environment for ourself , where we are protected and resistant to toxic elements and patterns that lead us only to temporary gratifications and pull us further away from our essential state and peace of mind.
Triggers and treats scrutinises body triggers and how to prevent or treat them with natural tools and therapies . We demonstrate where and how those tools can be found and created from all that surrounds us and from ourselves.
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