Samuel Rudd

Hi, I’m Sam of Free to Move Holistic Massage,
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I work with busy professionals who carry high levels of stress and responsibility, often leaving them feeling tired, tense, and holding persistent tightness in their back, neck, and shoulders. Through my massage treatments, I help ease physical and mental tension so you can feel more relaxed, recharged, and better able to take care of your health, stay active, and enjoy your hobbies.

My approach blends hands-free, remedial, and somatic massage to create treatments tailored to your needs. I recognise that what your body needs can change from day to day, so I take time to understand how you're feeling, what's been going on for you, and what you'd like to get out of your treatment. Together, we can shape a session that feels right for you, whether that's deeply relaxing and restorative, more focused work to ease persistent tension, or a combination of the two.

I aim to make each treatment relaxing and effective without being uncomfortable, adapting the pressure and techniques to your comfort and responses throughout. Alongside easing muscular tension, my work encourages your body to shift out of its busy, always-on mode and towards a state of rest and recovery, giving you space to slow down, switch off, and feel more at ease.

Before becoming a massage therapist, I spent 10 years working in sustainable food and farming, particularly coordinating and managing food networks. During that time, I experienced recurring periods of high stress and eventual burnout. This led me to step back and explore holistic health, the mind-body connection, and nervous system regulation more deeply. I wanted to understand how to look after my whole self and continue pursuing my career interests in a way that felt more sustainable.

?Around the same time, I came to better understand my own neurodivergence. This deepened my interest in how we each experience and process the world differently, how stress can affect the body, and how experiences such as hypermobility, alexithymia (difficulty identifying and describing emotions), and nervous system dysregulation can influence our relationship with ourselves. It has also shaped my understanding of the relationship between stress, fatigue, and our ability to recognise and respond to our own needs.

This learning continues to inform the work I offer and my commitment to developing my practice. I'm particularly interested in how we can use touch and body awareness to support self-understanding, emotional processing, and a greater sense of ease in ourselves. I'm continuing to build on this through further training in myofascial work with In-Touch Education, exploring the relationship between fascia, the nervous system, pain, and how we experience our bodies. This will help me further develop a thoughtful, body-informed approach to massage and somatic bodywork, tailored to each person's experiences, needs, and comfort.

?Outside of my practice, I lead an active lifestyle and enjoy seeking adventure outdoors through hiking, climbing, running, cycling, swimming, and snowboarding. Experiencing my own challenges with injury and posture has given me a deeper appreciation of how the body works and the importance of looking after it so we can keep doing the things we love.

?These experiences have also led me to seek additional training and supervision to offer 'remedial and sport -style' holistic massage, with a particular focus on supporting recovery from exercise and the physical demands of work. I combine movement-based techniques and focused massage to help ease tension and restore comfortable movement, while remaining sensitive to pain and individual comfort levels.

?If you're dealing with persistent muscle tension, poor sleep, or difficulty switching off and concentrating, and you're based in Bath, Bristol, or Keynsham, I can help you make space to reset both mind and body.

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Whether you arrive feeling overwhelmed and in need of time to slow down, or with a particular ache or area of tension you'd like to address, we'll work together to find an approach that suits you. My aim is to help you feel more comfortable in your body, calmer in yourself, and better able to move through everyday life with greater ease, so you can get back to doing the things that matter most to you.

07403 469337freetomoveholisticmassage@gmail.comfreetomoveholisticmassage.co.uk

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