14/07/2026
It is nearly the end of term.
👩🏫👨🏫👩🏾🏫Teachers, I hear you. You need a break.
And if I'm honest, so do our little darlings. The summer term feels bloody long for everyone.
Stress shows up all year round, but you plough through, counting down to the holidays.
Then the holidays arrive and you end up on the sofa, the floor, or somewhere in between, like a dribbling wreck.
Why?
Because you've started treating tension as normal.
You all say the same thing:
"I didn't realise how much tension I was holding until it affected my sleep."
Day after day you're solving problems, dealing with constant demands, managing behaviour, answering questions, and spinning more plates than should be humanly possible.
Meanwhile, your shoulders creep up towards your ears.
Your neck gets tighter.
Headaches become more frequent.
Switching off at bedtime feels impossible.
And your body?
It adapts. You get so used to feeling tense that it just becomes your normal.
It doesn't have to be.
So when school finally breaks up, take a breath.
Give yourself permission to stop.
Give your body the chance to let go of everything it's been carrying.
I've got appointments available over the summer holidays if you're ready to do something about it.
Come and find me.
Denise 💙
www.littlecottagemassage.co.uk
Photo credit to canva - I didn't have a picture of a teacher! And life is too short to try and take one 😁
