Vicky Evans

09/09/2026

Remembering. Organising. Checking in. Helping. Holding things together.

Sometimes receiving care ourselves can slip quietly towards the bottom of the list.

In Five Element theory, Late Summer is associated with Earth — with nourishment, support and our capacity both to give and receive.

Because nourishment isn’t only about what we do for ourselves. Sometimes it’s allowing ourselves to be supported by someone else. How comfortable are you with receiving?

08/09/2026

You don’t need to understand meridians, Five Element theory or Qi. And you don’t need to know what your body “needs” from the session.

That’s my job — to listen, observe and respond to the person who arrives that day.

We’ll begin with some time to talk. Treatment is received fully clothed, usually on a comfortable futon or massage table. Shiatsu can include gentle pressure, stretches, movement and stillness — but no two sessions are quite the same and you don’t need to arrive with a particular problem to solve.

Sometimes wanting an hour to slow down, be looked after and reconnect with yourself is reason enough.

08/09/2026

Shiatsu doesn’t always begin with trying to change something. Sometimes it begins simply with noticing…

-Where do you feel tension?
-Where is there ease?
-What feels heavy, held, restless, warm, quiet or simply different today?

We can become very used to living from the neck upwards — thinking about how we are rather than noticing how we actually feel. Shiatsu offers time to bring some attention back to the body. Not necessarily to analyse what we find, or immediately make it different. Just to notice.

07/09/2026

New week, this lovely new room!

04/09/2026

Late Summer — returning to Earth.

In Five Element theory, Late Summer belongs to the Earth Element.

After the outward, expansive energy of summer, Earth invites us back towards our centre — towards nourishment, steadiness and the things that support us. I’ve been thinking about this particularly this year. The last few months have involved plenty of change for me: moving my practice, creating a new treatment space and finding a slightly different rhythm for Wye Valley Shiatsu. And now, gradually, there is a sense of settling. Perhaps that’s a useful question for this point in the year, too:

What helps you feel settled?

31/08/2026

Excited to welcome clients to this lovely treatment room tomorrow - September 1st in Monmouth. Whatever’s going on for you this is a time to put it all down for a while and check back in with yourself, your nervous system and your heart, soul and body.

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

A new space for Wye Valley Shiatsu 🌿

After a summer of change, preparation, painting, shifting furniture and putting all the little details into place, I’m very happy to be welcoming clients into my new treatment space at Apex House in Monmouth. I wanted to create somewhere warm, calm and uncomplicated — a space where you can arrive, put things down for a while and have some time simply for yourself.

This is now home to my Shiatsu and REST sessions through the autumn and winter. And being in Monmouth means I’m a little easier to reach, too. It feels good to finally be here.

Booking links in my Bio and you can find a range of offers for you or your loved ones xx