I’ve introduced the necessary hygiene standards concerning the Covid-19 virus, with the recommended protocols listed below. These protocols will be adapted as the situation evolves over the coming weeks and months.

Summary of protocols:

• • Last-minute bookings are no longer possible.
  • Hand sanitization and wearing of masks is obligatory for both massage practitioner and client.

The client journey will look slightly different, but I strive to give you the same high-quality massage service.

Booking:

• • There are no longer last-minute appointments available.
  • Fewer clients per day will be massaged. This allows adequate time for cleaning of the room and equipment and will lower the chance of spreading the virus.
  • If you are hoping to book back-to-back appointments online for two people who live in the same house and you do not share the same family name, please make this clear in the booking notes or send me a text or call me to explain. I can then adjust the time of the second massage accordingly.
  • Full sanitization of the room and equipment will not be possible for clients from the same household who book back-to-back appointments. Only sheets, towels and couch paper will be changed.

Arriving at the massage room:

• • Please arrive at the massage room alone (no partners, children, or friends).
  • You can bring your own bottle of water with you or have some in your car, as water will not be offered before or after the massage.
  • You should have your mask in place before entering the massage room.

Preparing for your massage:

• • On entering the massage room, please take off your shoes, put down your bag and clean your hands with the hand sanitizer that I’ll provide for you.
  • Please sit down in the armchair. It will be covered with a sheet (to be washed every day). The sheet will be your area for clothes, bag, phone, glasses, jewellery, etc.
  • To fill out the health form, the pen and clipboard that will be given to you will have been disinfected and I will have sanitized my hands before giving them to you.
  • If you need to go to the toilet, it will have been sanitized prior to your arrival, along with the light switch and door handles. You will be given a clean towel to dry your hands.

During the massage:

• • All massage tools and equipment, such as the face cradle, arm rest, sheets, pillowcases, blanket, hot stones, stone heater, lava shells, towels, oil containers, etc, will be clean for you.
  • You’ll be asked to wear your mask throughout the massage. If this is uncomfortable while lying on your stomach, we can swap to the side-lying position.
  • Face massage will not be possible due to the mask being in place.
  • If the outside temperature allows, the window will be open throughout the session to keep the room ventilated.

After the massage:

• • You will pay by cheque or in cash. Ideally, have the payment prepared before your massage.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.