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Sole Reviver Treatments

Sole Reviver Treatments

At Touch Tuina we offer a wide range of treatments that help to improve your body, mind and soul! Sole Reviver, which focusses mainly on the feet, involves a medicinal/herbal foot soak and a neck

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Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year – 2025

Each year, an animal from the Chinese Zodiac, plus an element from the five elements of nature, combine to form the predominant energies for the year. On January 29th, we’ll be shifting from the Yang

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A Touch Tuina appointment testimonial from Bozena

Client Testimonial – Bozena

My mum has been suffering from IBS for the last 9 months. It’s been nightmare for her as she couldn’t leave the house after having a meal. She changed her diet and started to take

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Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation is available at Touch Tuina

Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation

Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation can sometimes be referred to as an Acupuncture Facelift, however, it’s much more than a cosmetic procedure. The needles are specifically placed for the individual needs of the patient and designed to

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Touch Tuina and the NHS

Touch Tuina and the NHS

Touch Tuina are proud to say that we continue to work in conjunction with the NHS, treating the staff at various London hospitals. Being recognised and accepted by the NHS is a great step forward

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Vitamin Qi

Boost your New Year Energy with Vitamin Qi

As we step into January and 2025, it’s time to refocus on health and vitality after an indulgent holiday season. According to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) when your Qi flows smoothly, you feel energized, balanced,

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Proactazyme digestive supplement

How to beat the bloat with plant-based enzymes

We’ve probably all been there, that uncomfortable, bloated feeling after a heavy meal. The holiday season is particularly rife for overindulgence, whether that’s rich, hard to digest foods or simply eating too much. The good

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Kayson

Kayson took part in a football tournament in Salou, Spain recently. He and his Under 15 team mates won all six of the games they played against teams of 16/17 year olds and returned to

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The Health Benefits of Magnesium

The Health Benefits of Magnesium

Did you know there are many types of Magnesium on offer? The most popular one you’ve probably heard of on social media of late is Magnesium Citrate but we have various forms of Magnesium available

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What is Cupping Therapy?

What is Cupping Therapy?

Cupping is the term applied to a technique that uses glass, plastic or bamboo cups as a suction device that are placed on the skin. The suction in the cups cause the skin and superficial

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What is Kinesiology?

What is Kinesiology?

Kinesiology is a holistic health therapy and the study of movement, whereby ‘muscle testing’ or ‘bio feedback’ is used to measure the flow of energy through the body’s structures and can identify areas of imbalance

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Celtic Sea Salt

The Health Benefits of Celtic Sea Salt

What is Celtic Sea Salt? Greyish in colour, Celtic Sea Salt is mostly made up of sodium chloride and also contains iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium. Its grains are bigger than those of the more

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Touch Tuina Sports Treatment

Touch Tuina Sports Treatment

When visiting us with sports or training injuries, the treatment will usually focus specifically on your main complaint or injury. If you suffer from pain, impaired range of movement or pre and post sports injuries,

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Touch Tuina and the Bloodline League

Touch Tuina and the Bloodline League

Last weekend, Touch Tuina were in attendance at the Bloodline League, held at the Bloodline Gym in Clapton, giving treatments to the Muay Thai and Kickboxing competitors. We’ve been working with them for many years

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Caroline

Hi, my name is Caroline. I’ve been coming to Errol and Touch Tuina for 13 years now. I first came when I had sort of self-diagnosed a condition called Sherman’s disease and nobody I saw

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Master Mushroom Tonic

Master Mushroom Tonic

As we inevitably get older, starting around mid-40s there is an increased occurrence of cancers, cognitive decline and overall health challenges, along with a rise in hormonal imbalances that we unfortunately face in today’s world.

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Are you looking for a new career?

Are you looking for a new career?

Touch Tuina are offering Tuina and Chinese Foot Massage Courses and positions in the new Reflexology clinic in York city centre and we have places available for trainees! This is a great opportunity for you

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World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day

With today being World Mental Health Day, we wanted to highlight how the Asian Medicine practices that we offer at Touch Tuina may help mental health and wellbeing. Mental health refers to our emotional, psychological,

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Reflexology Awareness Week

Reflexology Awareness Week

World Reflexology Awareness Week happens between 23rd-29th of September and is an annual global event that raises awareness about reflexology and its benefits. For those who may not know, Reflexology is a complimentary therapy that

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Migraine Awareness Week

Migraine Awareness Week

The 24th-30th of September is Migraine Awareness Week and its purpose is to raise awareness of this condition, which sadly affects many people. With traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), when it comes to  headaches and migraines

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What is Auriculotherapy?

What is Auriculotherapy?

Also sometimes referred to as Auricular Acupuncture or Ear Acupuncture, Auriculotherapy is the Traditional Chinese Medicine technique of using points on the skin of the external ear, or auricle, to diagnose and treat pain and

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week

As this is Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week, we thought it would be a good time to talk about how Touch Tuina can help with its treatment. When it comes to addressing Rheumatoid Arthritis, different practitioners

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Errol Lynch demonstrating The Benefits of Bemer Therapy

The Benefits of Bemer Therapy

The BEMER is a great tool we use at the clinic to increase circulation in the body. In winter, as it gets colder, the blood vessels can constrict and blood flow is slowed or blocked

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Stretch of the Month

Stretch of the Month – The Hip Opener

This stretch can be performed standing, seated or lying down. Today Hazel is demonstrating the standing version. This stretch is good for opening the hip joints and muscles, specifically your piriformis. It can also stretch

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Adrian

I’ve been suffering from chronic back problems now for the last 2 – 3 years. I’m 27 years old and pretty much until 6 months ago I led an active and healthy life. However, due

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Hayley Gee

‘During the summer, I suffered a rather nasty fall from my horse, resulting in a fractured elbow and a cracked hip. I underwent surgery on my arm and the bone was wired and pinned back

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Touch Tuina Practitioner - Margot

Touch Tuina Practitioner – Margo

What did you do before becoming a Tuina practitioner? Before Tuina I was a teacher. I started practicing Shiatsu after attending a Shiatsu college here in London, I then tried holistic massage and afterwards I

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Stretch of the Month –

Stretch of the Month – The Thigh Stretch

This month’s stretch comes courtesy of Touch Tuina Practitioner Dahl- ‘For this month, we’re focusing on the thigh, this is a simple stretch to relieve tension and improve your flexibility. We don’t do it enough

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Tony

After 12 months of slow running, lots of pain of the right glutes resulted in planter fasciitis pain in my foot. I wasn’t fit enough to run the York Marathon for the second year running,

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Touch Tuina Practitioner Hazel

Touch Tuina Practitioner – Hazel

What did you do before becoming a Tuina practitioner? Well I was and still am a dancer, I’ve been dancing for around over 15 years now. What inspired you to become involved with Tuina? I

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Client testimonial

Client testimonial – Karine

My name’s Karine and I am a Tuina practitioner in France. When I first met Errol I was very impressed: I’ve been watching this guy on Youtube for years and I wanted to meet him

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Stretch of the Month

Stretch of the Month – The Cobra

Do you get back pain from sitting all day? If so, try the cobra stretch to relieve tension and improve your posture! For this month’s ‘Stretch of the Month’ we have a simple ‘Yoga Inspired’

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the Touch Tuina Facial

Introducing the Touch Tuina Facial!

Step into a whole new level of self-care with our Tuina Facial, now available at our Kentish Town clinic, curated by our Co-founder Mariana Arando. Why have a facial? Well, it’s like hitting the refresh

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Touch Tuina Practitioner Dahl

Touch Tuina Practitioner – Dahl

What did you do before becoming a Tuina practitioner? Originally my background is as a performer, as a dancer. I used to teach dance and now I actually teach Pilates as well as working with

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Client Testimonial - Sophia

Client Testimonial – Sophia

‘I’ve been coming to Touch Tuina for over a year now for my hip/ back pains which used to often leave me unable to walk or move effectively. Previously I had tried Physiotherapy and had

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Touch Tuina Practitioner Maria

Touch Tuina Practitioner – Maria

‘I initially studied for my university degree in the food industries and subsequently worked in wineries in Spain as a wine make, manager and wine analyst.. I’ve always had an interest in massage though and

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Jason

On 28th July 2013 I ran the London Virgin Triathlon in a time of 03:41:30. I was 40 years old. The race that I ran that day was plagued with injury, I had cramps in

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Stretch of the Month

Stretch of the Month – Tech Neck

Moving on from Errol Lynch’s neck and shoulder exercises from last month, we’re going to try and remove the tech neck hump, so to release the traps, open up the pectoral’s and open up the

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Why posture is important!

Why posture is important!

Good posture is important to your overall health and can give you a variety of benefits, including increased energy and greater confidence. Having good posture can help you avoid muscle tension, fatigue, back pain, neck

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Coping with Neck Pain

Do you wake up with Neck Pain?

Pillows are a big factor when it comes to neck pain, should you use 1 or 2? The key is to maintain netural spine alignment and make sure your neck is not strained. Below, you

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Stress Awareness Month

April : Stress Awareness Month

April is here and it is a very appropriate time to highlight Stress Awareness Month! We’ve just had the spring equinox, Easter, Ramadan, Eid and the Solar Eclipse (a time of movement and metamorphosis). In

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Ronnie O’Sullivan and Errol Lynch

Ronnie O’Sullivan visiting the clinic

Ronnie O’Sullivan recently popped into the Kentish Town clinic for a quick tune-up! Although perhaps not quite as physical as some sports, snooker can take a toll on the body in many different ways and

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Rachel

Mariana was recommended to me many years ago and I have never looked back. I love that treatments are done under a cotton blanket and not oily, but most importantly the depth of the treatments

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Sophia Visiting The Clinic For The First Time

Visiting The Clinic For The First Time

Wondering what your first visit to Touch Tuina will look like? First we start with a written questionnaire about your general health, to highlight any issues you may have. Then we go onto the physical

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Moringa Smoothie

The TuinaMedic Moringa Smoothie

For an effective boost and health kick, why not try starting your day with the TuinaMedic Moringa Smoothie? It’s quick and easy to make and full of natural goodness! The ingredients you’ll need are –

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Scott

‘I’ve visited Errol at Touch Tuina York on quite a few occasions. He’s given me treatment on lower back pains, which had escalated down my right hamstring and lower leg. After a very informative, knowledgeable

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Stretch of the Month

Stretch of the Month – The Standing Stretch

In our clinic, we frequently treat patients seeking relief from back pain. An interesting observation we’ve noted is that many patients tend to look down as they sit and stand, potentially worsening their condition. This

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Touch Tuina Practitioner Angelika

Touch Tuina Practitioner – Angelika

What did you do before becoming a Tuina practitioner?I am and I was working for hospitality, so my main background is service, I was a sommelier so my specialty is to keep people happy. What

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Stretch of the Month

Stretch of the Month – The Finger Flick

This month we’re focussing on the hands, with the ‘Finger Flick’ — a valuable exercise specifically designed to target and address circulation issues in the hands. Start with your palm facing up. Place your thumb

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Chinese New Year – 2024

Happy Chinese New Year – 2024

Each year, an animal from the Chinese Zodiac, plus an element from the five elements of nature, combine to form the predominant energies for the year. On February 10th, we’ll be shifting from the Yin

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Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial – Bilgi Polat

For many years, I suffered with lower back pain due to disk problems. The pain extended down my leg, disrupting my sleep and daily activities. Through a referral, I discovered the fantastic clinic, Touch Tuina,

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Stretch of the Month

Stretch of the Month – The March

We often give exercises to the patient during and also after the treatment. The purpose of doing so is that over the period where a patient is away, they can be doing things themselves to

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winter’s energy

It’s time to align to winter’s energy!

As the cold season is upon us, it’s time to align to winter’s energy! In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Winter is seen as the ‘Water Element’ and the weather changes to colder, wetter and darker, slower

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Client testimonial

Client testimonial – Robin Vitas

Robin Vitas, pictured with Dexter Lynch from Touch Tuina York ‘I’m Robin Vitas, international cricketer for Serbia. When I first came here, I’d literally walked past it because I’m local, Googled it and thought ‘that

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Matanda Mwale

Touch Tuina Practitioner – Matanda Mwale

Introducing Touch Tuina Practitioner Matanda, who started his journey with Tuina around 4 years ago. Matanda loves the ambiance of being in the clinic and being surrounded by people who are willing to share their

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Calvin Bassey

Client Testimonial – Calvin Bassey

Hi, I’m Calvin Bassey, Nigerian International and Fulham FC footballer. Jus Ball have helped me a lot since I was young, with constant training, not just training the physical part or just taking in the

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Plants in the reception area at Touch Tuina Catford

The Touch Tuina Catford Clinic

For people living in the south of London we have Touch Tuina Catford. This clinic is run by Senior Touch Tuina Practitioner Issie and is open from Monday to Saturday. Talking about how he became

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Accupuncture at Touch Tuina

Why you should try acupuncture…

Having been used for over 3000 years to treat a variety of illnesses, acupuncture involves the principles of Qi, which flows through the meridian lines of the body, and is one of the oldest and

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Touch Tuina Poroducts

Great Products You Can Pick Up In The Clinic

We have a great variety of products and merchandise available to buy at the Touch Tuina clinics, ranging from hats, neck warmers and t-shirts to Chinese Herb Remedies, vitamin supplements, Boost Oxygen for enhanced sports

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Errol Lynch

The benefits of Chinese Herbs

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has evolved over thousands of years. There are several elements to TCM, one of which is Chinese Herbs, which can be used for a variety of medical problems, including respiratory ailments,

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Touch Tuina York 1

Touch Tuina York Clinic 1

As well as the two clinics in London, Touch Tuina also has another two further north, in the beautiful Cathedral city of York. To find out more about how York 1 came to be, read

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Mariana Arando

Mariana Arando – Touch Tuina Founder

Along with Errol Lynch, Mariana Arando is the co-founder of Touch Tuina and is a vastly experienced therapist, committed to providing holistic, individualistic treatments incorporating a variety of Eastern and Western body and facial work

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Errol Lynch

Errol Lynch – Touch Tuina Founder

Along with Mariana Arando, Errol Lynch is the founder of Touch Tuina. Overseeing a trio of clinics in Kentish Town, Catford and York, Errol is the UK’s leading Tuina therapist and master of Chinese medicine,

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Errol Lynch of Touch Tuina

What is Tuina?

Tuina, or Tui-na (pronounced twee-nah) originated in China and dates back to around 2300 BC. It’s the oldest known form of massage and is one of the four main branches of traditional Chinese medicine, the

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