good morning to you

wishing you a peaceful morning & afternoon, I write to you as the september trees and ivy signal all around the welcome return of the autumnal equinox, today.

these days commence the table warmer turned up and lights and heaters coming on sooner, candles casting a comforting glow, the shorter days soaked through in rain.

more time indoors recently offers a lot more space for collaging - a personal practice of mine to be with grief, to stoke creativity and connection - a big part of this work. massage therapy to me is to be present with everything that is, in pain and ease. relief perhaps in the connection with our bodies, a reminder of the spacious possibility and capacity we can feel within - amidst ongoing genocides, horror, grief, and rampant fascism & racism.

my part in this moment is to remember that I must continue to have capacity towards collective action because I offer massage therapy to you not just as a service, but as a practice to be in our bodies so we can be in the world, together.

for the month of october, £5 from our time together will go directly to rammun foundation and their urgent work in North Gaza.

Rammun Foundation | Emergency Relief & Urgent Aid in Gaza

Rammun Foundation provides emergency food, water, baby milk formula and diapers, and clothing essentials to thousands in North Gaza, while supporting displaced families in Egypt with rent assistance and urgent medical expenses. Stand with us to deliver life-saving aid rooted in Palestinian-led solidarity.

although we all know the shorter days and colder seasons ahead as we pass the equinox, these last weeks have been a cherished time - a time of rainbows. The particular timing - when the sun drenches opposite a downpour and the wide arch illuminates across the sky. a glimpse of something that you can’t help but stop and look out, or up, all around and enjoy its brevity. It is moments like these that stoke hope and serve as a helpful reminder of the wider web of support systems that are possible, that I hope to create alongside you at slow down.

october at slow down

october will be a quieter month in terms of diary openings, just the two days instead of the usual three. I’ll be visiting dear ones in chicago & mexico, where I’m from. as always, you can email me or just send along a message on ig if you’d like to book in or with any questions at all. @slowdown.gla / slowdown.gla@protonmail.com

october diary

• city centre - skinbyzoe

  sunday, 5 october ✦ 11:00am - 6:00pm

  sunday, 26 october ✦ 1:00pm - 6:00pm

• southside - studio70

  monday, 6 october ✦ 12:30pm - 7:00pm

  monday, 27 october ✦ 12:30pm - 7:00pm

thank you for being here.

see you in october, take good care.

warmly, Veronica