- Trail Guide & Trigger Point Sessions
- Special Spiritual Saturday
- Introducing ‘The Work’ of Byron Katie to support your massage practice and your life
- Booking & terms for Trail Guide sessions or Special Spiritual Saturday
- Workshops run by BCMB
- Deep Tissue Massage 3 Day Workshop
- Effortless Massage – Integrating Stillness 1 Day Workshop
- Tai Chi for Massage Therapists 1 Day Workshop with Sarah Hoare & Sophie Fagan
Trail Guide & Trigger Point Sessions
If you want to improve your anatomical knowledge and develop your palpation skills, these Trail Guide & Trigger Point sessions are for you!
Got anatomy books on your shelf or apps on your phone that you never open? Forgotten most of what you learned for your exam? Feel a little uneasy when clients seem to know more than you? You are not alone!
In these small-group sessions, we slow things right down and focus on just a few muscles at a time, so you can really learn them inside out.
Dates 2026
Jan 19th – Abdomen
Rectus Abdominis, External Obliques, Diaphragm
Apr 20th – Chest
Pectoralis Major & Minor, Serratus Anterior, Intercostals
Jun 22nd – Face
Frontalis, Temporalis, Masseters, Muscles of Facial Expression
Sept 21st – Lower Leg #1
Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Plantaris, Popliteus
Nov 9th – Lower Leg #2
Peroneals, Tibialis Anterior & Posterior, flexors, extensors
Time, location, cost
Mondays 2.30pm – 5.30pm
@ Bristol College of Massage & Bodywork
£40 per person, per session.
Join me (and my favourite anatomy books and apps) for a palpatory tour of the body. We’ll feel the fascia, map the bony landscapes, and explore the muscular terrain — a joyful, hands-on adventure in itself. Then, once we know the lay of the land, we’ll go trigger point hunting…and that’s where the fun deepens!
Expect
• Exploration, palpation, and identification
• Delicious, mindful touch that feels as good as it is educational
• Laughter, curiosity, and the joy of discovering your own body’s structures
We’ll befriend amazing anatomical terms, make new connections, and have plenty of fun along the way. And here’s the thing — learning these details will change the way you massage forever.
Whether you’re revising for confidence or discovering muscles for the first time, this training will take your anatomical knowledge and palpation skill to the next level.
You’ll leave with
• Improved anatomical knowledge
• Greater palpation skills
• More confidence with clients
• CPD points in your pocket!
Special Spiritual Saturday
Introducing ‘The Work’ of Byron Katie to support your massage practice and your life
‘The Work’ is a brilliant self-inquiry method designed to question and dissolve stressful thoughts. It’s based on four simple yet powerful questions:
1. Is it true?
2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
3. How do you react and what happens when you believe that thought?
4. Who would you be without that thought?
Then comes the ‘turnaround’, where you flip the thought to explore different perspectives. It’s a deep and sometimes radical process for loosening the grip of limiting beliefs and ego-driven suffering in any aspect of your life.
I am a huge, huge fan and wish to share the process with you. It has helped me tremendously and if it can help you too, I’d just love that.
It’s open to anyone! You don’t need to be a therapist – just willing to look at things with a bit of curiosity. So let your family and friends know too
If you already know The Work, bring a worksheet and enjoy the supportive environment.
Date
Saturday 28 Feb 2026
Time, location, cost
2 – 4.30pm
@ Bristol College of Massage & Bodywork
£25
Booking & terms for Trail Guide sessions or Special Spiritual Saturday
To book, contact me by phone or email or fill in this form.
07976 710 368
sarah@sarahhoare.co.uk
Payment is required in advance.
Places are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Workshops run by BCMB
Deep Tissue Massage
3 Day Workshop
Build confidence, skill and knowledge in working on a deeper level and with deeper muscles, with your clients.
Explore release of three key postural muscles – piriformis, psoas and diaphragm.
Learn to use muscle energy technique (MET), neuromuscular technique (NMT), myofascial release (MFR) and trigger points (TPs).
Pay attention to technique, communication, responsiveness, creativity, body use and self-care.
More details, dates, booking
Check the BCMB website for further details, dates and booking.
Effortless Massage – Integrating Stillness
1 Day Workshop
Learn ways to avoid physical pain, emotional burnout and mental fatigue whilst working. Learn to stop straining, striving, feeling burdened and beating yourself up. Get lazy, get efficient, get effective and enjoy it all more!
Integrating stillness into your massage brings you and your clients many invitations…
Integrating stillness into your massage brings you and your clients many invitations…
to slow down
to rest
to breathe
to inhabit the present moment
to accept reality just as it is
to stop striving
to stop feeling that something has to be done
to trust the nervous system within the body
to relax naturally from the inside out
to allow change to occur effortlessly
Integrating stillness into your massage says:
I trust
I accept
I allow
Integrating stillness into your massage gives your clients permission to incorporate stillness into their minds and lives.
We’ll explore hands-on at different anatomical levels, from energy to fascia to muscle to bone.
Be prepared to get peaceful… and to feel the difference.
Dates & booking
Check the BCMB website for dates and booking.
Tai Chi for Massage Therapists
1 Day Workshop with Sarah Hoare & Sophie Fagan
We explore Tai Chi principles that are directly relevant to massage therapists, helping you to move with greater mindfulness, body awareness and energy efficiency.
You will learn how to reduce strain on your own body while deepening your connection with clients.
This workshop is a joyful, practical way to reconnect with your own body, explore movement at the massage couch, and discover how mindful, effortless intention can transform your practice. You’ll leave feeling nourished, informed and inspired — ready to look after your own energy while empowering your clients to do the same.
More details, dates, booking
Check the BCMB website for further details, dates and booking.