I have just completed the Raynor Massage Diploma in London, taught by Brandon Raynor - it was the most intensive, most incredible and transformational 2 weeks of my life! I had never studied massage before and booked tentatively knowing how little I knew but attracted by the intensive nature of the course and the slightly quirky video clips online!

I had spent 20 years working in education, 16 of these in University lecturing & training teachers and then had worked in the homeless sector. The couple of years running up to the course had been rough and I had begun to have panic attacks, was on anti-anxiety medication and knew that I had to make some real changes in my work and lifestyle. I kept being drawn back to this course and, not even knowing if I would be able to do it, took the plunge and booked.

There were 16 of us on the certificate course with 9 staying on for the diploma, a great group of people to work with. The description of 20% tutor input, 40% massaging and 40% being massaged was pretty accurate - except that in massaging or being massaged, this also involved tutor input as we were guided through to gain confidence in what we did. Raynor massage is certainly not 'fluffy' massage where you feel good on the table but back to normal fairly quickly afterward, being 'on the table' is an active process but for me as the tension was driven out of my muscles, so too was the anxiety and by the end of the first week I had abandoned my medication and have not needed it since.

I re-discovered my outrageous side and have never laughed so much, I was a different person returning home. Since completing the course last week, I have massaged friends and family who have all been surprised by both the strength of the massage and that it was possible for me to learn so much in two weeks.

I may not know the Latin names of the muscles I am working on, but I do know how to find tension in a person and then get rid of it - it's that, rather than academic anatomical knowledge that in this massage makes the difference to people.

Maureen Abson
Completed London Diploma Course
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One of the most difficult decisions I have had to make is what to do as a new career now that I am 50 and having to start my life again. I am a Reiki Master and have worked casually with massage for about ten years and decided to do the certificate, diploma and advanced diploma with BRSNT. I promised Brandon that I would write this testimonial more than 3 months ago but I wanted to wait and see how my life was today. I have started my business as a Massage Therapist, all my clients have rebooked and I have a new career that I can use anywhere in the world. I have learnt skills that most Massage Therapists never learn and am a good, competent and effective Massage Therapist and Healer. It means a lot for me to say this and here is why.

18 months ago my business got credit crunched and I subsequently had a complete physical and mental breakdown. I had several months in hospital, months more of therapy and very high doses of anti depressants and anxiety drugs. In fact the drugs were increased 2 days before I went onto the massage course. Three months after the course I have come off the drugs and am happy in my life as a Raynor Massage Therapist The Doctors and therapist were frankly stunned with my sudden change in health, and so were my family and I. How did it happen everyone asks me, "I had a massage". It sounds ridiculous to have had a massage, well actually 3 weeks of massages on the course and on the last day an intense massage by Brandon Raynor. But still I am asked, 'just a massage?'

Raynor Massage is designed to diagnose the problem, create a strategy for healing and implement that plan working with the client to achieve it. One of the techniques Brandon teaches is deep stomach massage to release old deep set emotions. Brandon learnt that old emotions are held deep in the stomach and through skilful touch and massage those emotions can be released. Everyone on our course had such an emotional release. Some cried, some laughed and some were very silent. My release was very intense, loud and took Brandon and my colleagues 3 hours to achieve. You really did have to 'be there' to fully comprehend what happened but Brandon released what I can only describe as a huge monster, a demon, inside of me. He released it and pulled it from my stomach like major surgery. Remember I had given and received massage every day for 3 weeks and so I was ready and physically prepared for a release but this was incredible. Emotions from an abused childhood, a life of challenges and divorce, years of anger and frustration all skilfully removed from my mind and body. I just laid there for the next 4 hours and Brandon and my colleagues stayed with me until 8pm, instead of leaving at 5pm as usual.

This 'massage' changed my life in the most incredible way. I now have no feelings of sadness or desperation and for the first time since I was a child no feelings of anger. My nightmares and panic attacks have gone. The cramps in my feet which I have had for years have gone and I have warm feet for the first time that I can remember. I can focus on a future. I have slowly come off my anti depressants and anti anxiety drugs and my head is clear. I have a new career, clients, an income, I still have pressures from the past to deal with of course but I am in a place that I can deal with them unlike before.

I am privileged that I can help others to release their old emotions, heal aches and pains and make people feel brilliant. That is my new career, that is now what I do and who I am. I am confident that there is nothing else in the world as effective as Raynor Massage and my clients tell me the same. Thank you Brandon Raynor, you have changed my life like no one else could have and I will continue with your work and spreading the message of Raynor Massage.


Gary Lester
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