Blair Templeton
(L.C.S.P. Assoc.)

Qualified and registered Remedial Massage Therapist.

Training: Trained at The Northern Institute of Massage, 14-16 St Mary's Place, Bury, Lancashire.

Qualified: October 2001

Governing Body: L.C.S.P. ( London & Counties Society of Physiologists)

Fully insured to practise, designated first-aider.

My involvment with Massage
Born on 9th April 1971 in Ayr Scotland. Spent most of my adult life working in catering as a chef, then laterly as a Barman in the village of St. John's town of Dalry. Felt that I was never at ease with catering as a career.

At the age of 17, I managed to be involved in two seperate car crashes, and although I walked away from them, I did not realize what had happened to my back. This only really surfaced about 6 years ago, when I felt amazing pain across my lower back and knees. After a couple of years of investigation, I found that my pelvis had become very unstable and that the smallest of movements were putting it out of position. Unfortunately, I do still suffer, but I am always into trying out things that may help, and have had regular Osteopathy and Acupuncture.

I began to get quite frightened, and found I had to try and get some quality of life so I read up about my body. What initially started as general reading, soon got me interested in health in general. I then had the desire to see if I could train in a therapy, which would hopefully give me some self-esteem, but more importantly help people who were in the same position as I have found myself in.

I asked a few local professional people about training, and the consistant answer I received was to try the Northern Institute of Massage in Bury. This proved to be wise, as not only did I feel comfortable in my training, but the tutors actually helped me with my back problems and I was more than often the model for back massage.