Unhurried massage and gentle movement
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Available sessions:Tuesday
Available sessions:Thursday
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Common Ground is a small studio in Fairfield for people who need an hour back. Slow massage, a gentle class or half an hour of tea and quiet, in three plain rooms a short walk from the station.
This is Common Ground.
Massage
Sixty or ninety minutes on the table with warm oil and a blanket, at the pressure you ask for, then time to come back slowly.
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Movement
A small class of slow, seated and standing movement, with chairs for anyone who wants one. Eight places, 45 minutes.
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Nothing here is hurried. The rooms are quiet, the light is low, and there is always time either side of a session, so you can arrive slowly and leave the same way.
The studio
Three plain, quiet rooms: a treatment room with a heated table, a movement room with eight mats and eight chairs, and a small tea room for sitting still.
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A massage of 60 or 90 minutes, a gentle movement class of 45 minutes, or half an hour of tea and quiet on your own. Each one begins with a welcome and finishes slowly, so there is time to settle in and time to come back out.
Before your first visit
First visit
Arrive five minutes early so there is time to settle. We ask what you would like from the hour and anything we should know, then show you to the room.
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For a massage, nothing special: towels and blankets are here. For the class, soft layers you can move in, and socks.
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Plans change. Let us know as soon as you can and we will find another time that suits you.
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