Hello and welcome to my first blog.
Some moments in life seem small at the time, yet years later, we realise they quietly led us to where we are now. This blog category, “Moments That Led Me Here,” is a place for me to share those memories, reflections, and turning points that shaped both my life and my work.
Recently, I came across some very special keepsakes: a coach ticket and a train ticket from 2002. That was the year I first came to the UK alone as a tourist. At the time, I was studying English in Japan and dreaming of living in this country one day, although I had no idea how that dream would unfold.
Back then, aromatherapy and holistic massage were not yet part of my life. I was working at a botanical garden in Kobe, my hometown, high up in the mountains overlooking the sea. I still remember watching airplanes crossing the sky above the water and wondering where life would take me.
Years passed, and life slowly led me into the world of holistic therapy. I later moved to the Netherlands, and eventually to the UK – where I now finally feel ready to announce the birth of my salon after many years of preparation, while raising my two lovely boys.
I would love to say thank you to everyone who trusted me and came for a treatment when I restarted providing massage therapies here in the UK in 2021. Thank you also to those who found me and came for treatments in the Netherlands and Japan. To all my friends who continue supporting me closely and cheering me on from afar – thank you so much.
And to my family, thank you for your endless love and care.
I truly hope my holistic massage therapies will reach those who need them most.
– Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens / photos by Yumi Morimoto