Raynor Massage is a system of bodywork developed by Australian trained Naturopath Brandon Raynor. It covers not just the muscles of the body but also the skeletal system and the subtle body energy systems of the body. It has evolved from a combination of different techniques from around the world that include shiatsu, acupressure, therapeutic massage, deep tissue, remedial, ayurvedic, and swedish massage. hand and foot reflexology, aromatherapy, and yoga breath work.
It is not performed as a routine massage. Instead, the goal of Raynor Massage is to find any residual tension or blockage in the body and get rid of it. We believe that the body is one holistic organism and we don’t believe that dealing with one part in isolation is as effective as dealing with the whole person. We recognise that one part of the body might be tight but that area is being held tight by another area which could then also be held tight by another area again. We also recognise that the subtle body of emotions and the physical body are related and so we see that some tension may not be gotten rid of in the body unless corresponding emotion is also released. In this way we work holistically not just with our massage techniques, but also with our rhythms and encouragement to our clients to breathe deeply during the treatment and to allow any emotions out that need to come out and to not hold them back.
We have emphasised 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 have a great benefit not just to the areas concerned but also to the whole being.
Raynor Massage is generally recognised as one of the most powerful and effective forms of massage therapy today. It always emphasises not just that the massage should feel good but that a massage gets rid of tension. In fact, for some people good massage may be uncomfortable if they aren’t used to it, but then as their healing crisis finishes their body should feel a lot better, have more mobility and a general feeling of relaxation. The word “relax” actually means to bring back to a state of looseness. “Re” means to bring back and “lax” means loose. So Raynor Massage is actually a form of deep relaxation massage.
