Changing the patterns of a lifetime

Shiatsu, Qigong and sauna bathing in the South Hams, Devon

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I’m a shiatsu practitioner based in Slapton, South Devon. I’m also a Qigong teacher and sauna master.

I specialise in helping people resolve persistent physical and emotional issues: the back pain that keeps coming back, the digestion that never quite settles, the sleep that won’t arrive.

Everything I do is rooted in ancient wisdom, which I combine with a modern understanding of the body, to help people change the patterns of a lifetime.

Hi, I’m Tasha.

Who I’m for

If you’ve tried the conventional routes and nothing has worked then you’re exactly who my work is for.

If you sense the problem runs deeper than the symptom, you’re probably right. My work addresses the root, not just the relief.

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How I help change patterns

I work within the Five Element tradition - the foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine - using Transformational Dialogue and Polyvagal Theory: a modern, evidence-informed understanding of how the nervous system shapes pain, sleep, digestion and mood.

This is skilled work, built on an ancient system of medicine and a modern well-researched understanding of the body. It’s why people experience lasting change when they work with me.

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Everything I offer is rooted in the Five Element tradition of Traditional Chinese Medicine, woven together with the English herbal tradition - the plant wisdom of our own hedgerows and seasons.

I’ve been practice these techniques for almost two decades and know that with the right help that people can change the patterns of a lifetime.

I offer the following services:

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Shiatsu

Skilled, hands-on bodywork rooted in the Five Element tradition of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Qigong

Mindful movement that builds strength and steadiness from the inside out.

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Sauna bathing

An ancient Lithuanian sauna practice using leaf whisks, herbal scrubs, heat and steam.

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Seaweed foot baths

Relaxing footbath of seaweed and Epsom salts, using my homemade healing balm and acipoints.

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End of life support

Practical, non-medical and non-religious support for families and carers during the four stages of dying..

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Herbal teas, blended at The Round House in Slapton, designed around the Five Element tradition.

Round House teas

  • “Tasha has an innate knowledge and intuition of the human condition.”

  • “I leave every session feeling restored, centred and much more myself.”

  • “Tasha creates such a welcoming and comfortable space.”