What is Raynor Massage?
About Raynor Massage
Raynor Massage is a system of bodywork developed by Australian Naturopath, Brandon Raynor. It has some of its origins in Eastern forms of massage like Shiatsu, Ayurvedic Massage, Eastern Chiropractic Work, Lomi Lomi and Yogic breathing. However, Brandon Raynor integrated and evolved these techniques to fit in with his simple philosophy of finding every bit of tension in the body and getting rid of it.
An important concept of Raynor massage is that the source of some of the residual tension in the body can be from emotional or stress-related reasons and even from early development stages in our lives. It is not uncommon with Raynor Massage that there can be an emotional release that accompanies the release of physical tension in the body.
We also recognise that the subtle body of emotions and the gross physical body are related, and so we see that some tension may not be released in the body unless the corresponding emotion is also released. In this way we work holistically not just with our massage techniques but also with our rhythms. We encourage our clients to breathe deeply into their bellies during the treatment and to allow any emotions out that need to come out and to not hold them back.
We also believe that the body is one holistic organism, so dealing with one part in isolation is not as effective as dealing with the whole person. In this way, we recognise that one part of the body may be tight but that area is being held tight by tension in another area - so we trace the source of tension to its roots, which is often in the fingertips and toe tips - and work towards and around the area showing symptoms.
Raynor Massage emphasises certain extremely important parts of the body that are often neglected by traditional massage therapists - such as the abdomen, the sacrum, the hips and the feet, hands and head. These areas tend to hold a lot of stagnation and blockage of the life force, and freeing them up will generally be of great benefit not just to the areas concerned but to the whole person.
Raynor massage is generally recognized as one of the most powerful and effective forms of massage therapy today. It goes well beyond the realm of what most people consider to be the confines of a massage treatment.