Ritual for Frail People
For those whose body has become a hard place to live in
When you are ill, or older, or simply tired of struggling, the body stops being a pleasant place to be. It gets looked after, watched over, handled. It is touched a great deal, but rarely with gentleness.
I spent fifteen years working in hospitals. I saw precise, necessary work done by admirable teams. I also saw that there was never time for the other kind of contact: the kind that asks for nothing, corrects nothing, and simply says “you are here, and I am looking after you”.
That is the moment I have come to offer you.
Who this is for
- Older people, at home or in residential care
- People with limited mobility, or who move very little
- People being supported during or after an illness
- Family carers, who carry a great deal and often forget themselves
What is different about this session
- A short session: thirty minutes is enough, sometimes less. A tired body tires quickly.
- Wherever you are: in your armchair, in your bed, sitting at a table. I adapt, you do not move.
- Very gentle movements: slow strokes, hands resting, no firm pressure at all.
- Hands, feet, neck and scalp: the easiest places to reach, and among the most calming.
- Nothing to remove: there is no need to undress.
- Your agreement at every moment. You can say stop, without having to explain.
The Ritual for Frail People
30 minutes · €60, travel included within the Albufeira council.
Message me on WhatsApp so we can talk it through first, or send your request from the Book page.
Message me on WhatsAppWhere I come from
I worked as a hospital pharmacy technician, then as head of sterilisation in the operating theatre. Fifteen years of rigour, protocols and responsibility.
Today I am a wellness practitioner, certified by the École Internationale du Spa in Paris, and I have chosen to put that same rigour at the service of comfort. My approach is about calm, relaxation and gentleness, and nothing else.
What I bring is time, attention, and a touch that does not hurt.
To families and those close by
Are you caring for someone close to you and hoping to give them a gentle moment? Write to me. Together we will talk about their needs, how tired they are and what is possible. And if the session is not suitable, or it is not the right time, I will tell you so, openly.
Questions people ask
- Is this a medical service?
- No. It is a wellness massage, not medical, and it replaces neither medical advice nor any course of care. It comes in addition, never instead.
- What if the person cannot speak, or cannot give their agreement?
- I watch their body. A body that softens is saying yes; a body that pulls away is saying no, and I stop. I also ask the family, or the team looking after them.
- Do you visit care homes and residences?
- Yes, with the agreement of the home. Write to me and we will arrange it together.
Giving gentleness to someone who has little of it starts with a message.
Message me on WhatsAppWellness massage, not medical, and strictly non-erotic.