Rachel Fairweather

BA (hons); Postgraduate diploma social studies; CQSW; LMT. Associate degree Massage Therapy

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Rachel is the Co-Director and Founder of the Jing Institute of Advanced Massage Training and has been teaching and practising massage for over 17 years. After qualifying in the UK, she gained an associate degree in advanced massage at the New York College for Holistic Health and Education, gaining awards for both academic and clinical excellence. She has trained extensively in Eastern and Western bodywork including medical massage, craniosacral, myofascial, trigger point therapy, Thai massage, Amma therapy, Sports massage, visceral manipulation, and neuromuscular techniques. Rachel writes regularly for several massage and complementary health magazines and is a sought after guest lecturer. Rachel continues to travel the world researching the most effective techniques to share with her students and clients. In addition, Rachel continues to treat clients in pain at the Jing Pain Clinic in Brighton.

Meghan Mari

LMT, BA, MA

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Meghan has had successful private massage practices focusing on sports and injury prevention in San Francisco and New York. She has been an instructor at the Open Centre in New York City and at the National Institute of Holistic Health in California.

She is the former manager and international sales director of the prestigious Stone Spa in New York City specialising in advanced massage and hot stone treatments. In addition to her broad range of massage skills, she brings to all Jing courses, an expertise in marketing and public relations.

Meghan has travelled extensively in the States providing training in hot stone massage and other techniques at the most exclusive spas and health resorts in the world. She believes strongly in the integration of differing modalities of massage so that every client may be treated as an individual. With great energy and passion she encourages all of her students to be creative with their work, believing success can only come if you truly love what you do.

Tracey Kiernan

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A mother of two, a son aged aged 28 and a daughter aged 15 Tracey is a dedicated and enthusiastic Therapist, committed to personal and professional development.

Tracey combines running a successful private practice in Liverpool, with her role as therapist for a local corporate organisation where she provides treatments for the staff and has been instrumental in developing their groundbreaking wellbeing programme. Tracey has also been called upon on several occasions to provide treatments on tour for a number of A-list celebrities…(sorry..no name dropping here lol)

Tracey travels the country with the Jing Institure in the role of Head Teacher writing and presenting courses and workshops as far afield as Edinburgh and Brighton, and more recently Copenhagen where she presented a workshop at the prestigious MassageSkolen.
Passionate about bodywork Tracey brings a heady mix of humour and professionalism to both her practice and her teaching, and firmly believes that people learn best when they are having fun!

Traceys says…”I love that I get to combine my practice with teaching with JIng. I find teaching challenging, fun and inspirational and love that no two courses are ever quite the same with each student bringing their own personal experience to the table. I believe that all teaching is a two way street and find I always come away from every course I teach having learned something new from the wonderful people we attract to our courses.”

Sue Ingram

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Sue qualified in 2000 and has a busy massage practice in Knaphill, nr Woking, Surrey. She is dedicated to continuing her own professional development and has expanded her practice in bodywork therapies including Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage, Holistic Medical Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Hot Stone Fusion, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy, Advanced Stretching Techniques.

Recommended by a friend who said “your massage will never be the same again”, Sue found Jing in 2004. The friend was right! The skills and techniques that Jing teach instilled the knowledge and confidence to completely turn Sue’s massage practice around and she has been successful ever since. She still regularly attends Jing courses as a student.

Going on to become one of Jing’s Head Teachers, Sue has found this to be a very enjoyable and satisfying extension of having her own clients. Being able to pass on to others the exciting and enthusiastic way in which Jing work, together with the knowledge to be able to help their clients and build a successful practice, is wonderful.

Before becoming a massage therapist, Sue spent 18 months travelling throughout South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Upon her return to England, Sue joined a child-focused Development Agency and had various roles which included travel to many Third World countries to help children and the communities in which they live. Sue has always had an interest in health and well-being, especially the Eastern way of life, and believes that massage and bodywork help to promote self-healing within the body.

Kasia Robertson

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After graduating in Holistic Therapies and Stress Management at Northbrook College, where she was awarded a Student Of The Year certificate, Kasia gained further qualifications through Jing courses before becoming one of our tutors. She practices a wide range of disciplines from sports massage through energy healing to reflexology. Her personal clients have included celebrities, top athletes and dancers.

Originally from Poland, Kasia (pronounced Cash-er) has lived in England since 1994. She originally trained in media, politics and journalism, to which she may owe her strong communication skills, and she retains a keen interest in world issues. Kasia exudes positive energy – something she enjoys sharing with everyone she encounters.

Kasia is currently in her third year of training to be a McTimmoney chirpractor which has added a new dimension to her soft tissue work and knowledge.

“I have always been an academic, love exploring and deepening my knowledge on every possible level from social psychology through dancing, martial arts to history of art. But knowing is one thing; believing in yourself and putting your knowledge and skills to good use is completely different.

“So what magic did Jing do for me?! Meghan and Rachel showed me how to believe in myself. They opened a new world for me where I AM good enough -an issue which stops many of us being where we want to be and who we really are. With my work for Jing, I hope to pass this on to everyone who joins us in their journey.”

Sarah Symonds

LLSA, MIFA, CIMI

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Sarah initially qualified as an Holistic Aromatherapist with the IFA (International Federation of Aromatherapists), having become interested in the therapeutic properties of Essential Oils whilst working within a stressful environment in the Financial Services Industry.

Sarah worked in Banking for over 20 years, a large part of which was on the operational side where her management and people skills were developed and honed!

She now runs her own busy practice ’Nature’s Assistance’ in Little Paxton on the Cambridgeshire / Bedfordshire border. With a passion to help people get out of pain she continues to train with the JING Institute specialising in the use of techniques such as Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Soft Tissue Release and Advanced Stretching. Sarah also offers Hot Stone massage to encourage deep relaxation and help increase the body’s ability to rebalance itself.

Sarah is a volunteer member of REST UK, a charity set up following the tragedy in America on 9/11, to provide on-site chair massage to the Emergency Services during a major incident. She works closely with her local Cancer Support Group offering therapies to both patients and carers. Sarah has also trained with the International Association of Infant Massage as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor and is currently a Director and the Treasurer of the IAIM UK Chapter.

As a new member of the JING training team Sarah is looking to bring with her a wealth of enthusiasm and energy, a bubbly personality, a great sense of humour along with good organisational skills to help support and encourage the learning environment as her passion to help people extends to the training arena.

Yvonne Cervetti

BA, PGCE, MIFA, MCAR, MCThA, CLM

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With a background in teaching then sales and marketing, Yvonne began her bodywork journey as a clinical Aromatherapist. Her journey with Jing began in 2005 with Hot Stone Fusion and her practice has continued to grow and thrive ever since. She now has a private practice in south Cumbria, specialising in remedial massage for muscle and joint pain. She is also specialises in massage and reflexology for patients with MS, Parkinsons, Cancer and other life-limiting illnesses and has extensive experience working in supportive and palliative care. Yvonne also teaches exercise and movement classes to older people and those in palliative care. A dynamic practitioner and teacher Yvonne aims to bring her love of bodywork to students with characteristic positivity and enthusiasm.

Kathryn Jones

B ED, MCtHA

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Kathryn is an established massage therapist with a reputation for excellence in the treatment of pain. She runs a thriving practice from her home and the Jing Pain Clinic in Brighton.

Kathryn has several years experience in the treatment of clients with a wide range of conditions, including strains and sprains, injuries, RSI and chronic pain syndromes. She has special interest in those conditions associated with the neck and shoulder, such as headaches, migraine, whiplash and restricted range of motion. She combines her understanding of anatomy with skills in working on trigger points, with hot and cold therapy, advanced stretching techniques and pregnancy massage to offer the highest quality treatments.

This expertise, underscored by her education degree and over ten years as a school teacher, gives her great understanding of the teaching and learning process. She offers students the opportunity to learn in a steady and consistent manner, whilst ensuring that a clear grasp of the course content is achieved. She believes students should leave a course confident in their newly acquired knowledge and excited at the prospect of refining their current massage therapy practice.

Kathryn also works as a volunteer massage therapist for the Carers Centre in Brighton and is a qualified Massage in Schools instructor, working in schools to promote healthy touch as part of the children’s daily classroom experience.

Sydel Hodsen

BA (hons); MCtHA; CIPD certificate in training practice

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Syd is a passionate massage therapist and trainer. With extensive experience and background in management and training for the Home office, Syd has travelled all over the world co –ordinating and delivering training courses in a variety of subjects. She has also trained as a mentor and life coach and been involved in the prestigious emerging leaders of excellence training at Ashridge business college.

Since qualifying as a massage therapist Syd has turned her extensive knowledge, management and business experience to develop her mastery of bodywork. Syd says “I love the fact that massage a journey that won’t ever end; the body is just a never ending mystery. I love that feeling you can get when you can get a difference in somebody’s life by easing a pain condition.”

Syd is a keen sports woman and previously played football for Warwick University. She also runs a practice in Brighton from the Jing Pain clinic where she treats a variety of musculo- skeletal complaints and sporting injuries.

Amanda Oswald

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Amanda has a background in business and a career in buying and marketing that spanned over 20 years before she studied massage, first completing an ITEC diploma in Holistic Massage, and then qualifying in Sports Massage the following year.

Since her first qualification, Amanda has continued to study bodywork techniques and to develop her specialist skills in relation to the effective treatment of chronic pain conditions. She specialises in myofascial release and is currently training with John Barnes in the USA, attending courses there several times a year.

Amanda runs the Pain Care Clinic Ltd in Harley Street, London and Brighton, treating a wide range of chronic pain conditions. She is also a director of RSI Clinics Ltd which specialise in the effective treatment of RSI related conditions. RSI Clinics currently operate clinics in the UK in Harley Street, London, Brighton, Edinburgh and Oxford.

In addition to her clinical practices, Amanda is a qualified teacher and teaches massage in Brighton. She is also a director of The Massage School Ltd, also based in Brighton, which offers fast track practical massage training for movement therapists.

As well as teaching for Jing, Amanda provides business advice to the Institute and was part of the team involved in the development and delivery of the BTEC Level 6 Professional Diploma in Advanced Clinical and Sports Massage.