About Me

I'm Tia, a HCPC-registered physiotherapist and Ayurvedic massage practitioner and the person behind Prana Root Therapies. I created this space out of a genuine love of people and a fascination with the body - not just how it moves and heals, but how it carries our stories, our stress, and our vitality.

Shree Vijaya Vitthala Temple, Hampi

Education

My journey into holistic health began with a degree in physiotherapy, qualifying in 2023 alongside a sports massage qualification. Driven by a belief that healing extends beyond the physical, I went on to complete an intensive 4 week, 140-hour Ayurvedic massage training in January 2025 - deepening my understanding of the body as an interconnected system of energy, constitution and rhythm. The course was as much a philosophical education as it was a practical one - immersing me in the foundational principles of Ayurveda . I was assessed through two practical massage examinations and a theory paper leaving with both the technical skill and genuine grounding in the Ayurvedic worldview.

My Experience

Since qualifying I have worked across a range of clinical and performance settings. My time on the wards during training gave me some of my most formative experiences - working closely with patients though vulnerability, pain and recovery and learning that healing is as much about human connection as it is about technique. That foundation carried into football, where I supported athletes and learnt to work with performance driven-bodies under pressure, and into international physiotherapy placement in the Philippines, where working across cultural and language barriers deepened my ability to connect with and understand people from all walks of life. I now split my time between massage, as part of a lovely team in a private rehab clinic in Bedfordshire and in an Academy environment with Cambridge United Football. Across all of these settings, what has stayed constant is a genuine curiosity about people and a belief that everyone deserves care that sees them as an induvial.

My Philosophy

I believe the body holds an intelligence we are only just beginning to understand. My work sits at the meeting point of East and West - drawing on the evidence-based physiotherapy and the time-honoured principles of Ayurveda to treat the whole person, not just the symptom. Whether you come to me for relaxation or deep restoration, my intention is always the same: to meet you where you are and support your body in finding its way back to balance.