Responses last year included

“It took him to a whole other world. Could have gone on all day. Love to have it again, will look forward to it.”
Therapist Jessie Salter massaging Charlie, 90 years old.

“I was amazed by how just 15 mins of massage can seem like such a lovely thing. It was really nice to be asked if I’d be coming back to do more massage.”
Therapist Sue Winters

Complimentary Massage Day: 10 December 2009

‘Touch a Heart’ is a unique charitable project originally initiated by Beata Aleksandrowicz, massage therapist and co-founder of Pure Massage.

We would like to continue her work and invite you to be part of this year’s Massage Day taking place on Thursday, 10 December 2009.

‘Touch a Heart’ gives us the chance to reach out to our senior citizens and let them know that we appreciate and care about them by offering the gift of touch.

The Massage Day is running in any nursing homes, hospices, lunch clubs and anywhere else where the elderly can beneficiate from your gentle, healing touch. If you are a qualified massage therapist and would like to donate your time to offer free massages please register! If you are unable to massage on the day, please do still take part and give treatments on a day as close as possible to 10 December, which is more practical for you.

We welcome students doing their massage courses to participate in this grand event providing that they are student’ members to different professional therapist associations.

Let's unite and make a positive difference.
Let's show our elderly that we truly care.

What we ask for

• find your local elderly centre
• register for the event
• read the agreement and abide by the Code of Ethics, Conduct and Practice for Massage Therapists
• give at least five massages of 15min for each elderly at your elderly centre
• fill out a short report after you complete the day and send us your feedback

If you would like to support our event, make suggestions or have questions, please contact us at info@touch-a-heart.org. We are happy to hear from you.

History and mission of the project

We have been organizing this event in the last two years and due to high demand and positive response we are expanding our London based project so that therapists from across the UK can now take part in this amazing day!

This year we chose the day in December so that therapists can provide treatments free of charge two weeks before Christmas time to these sometimes forgotten members of our society.

Before all of us might get busy with their schedule in preparations for parties, holidays, good food and gathering with the loved ones let’s do something different this year.

Let’s start with the simple yet the most profound form of communication, touch.

We want to make this event meaningful and we need you and your generosity to give your time and caring touch. We believe in the positive change you can make through the safest therapeutic approach, the non-invasive massage therapy.

We want all dedicated therapists to put their intention, their good will exactly in this day so that we provide a relaxing experience, a unique experience maybe for many of our elderly.
Bring joy this Christmas. You never know whose life you might have silently touched forever!