Massage & Bodywork · Basel
A place to pause,
and truly move.
Professional massage and bodywork for body, mind and spirit — in the heart of Basel, for the international community that calls it home.
Our modalities
Five paths to feeling well
"A good treatment is one that makes the client stronger — and strength is achieved through experience and awareness."— The Pause & Move approach
Besides relieving you of what brought you here, the goal is to give you something that will make you need these sessions less in the future — not more. That means giving you experience, not just a service.
There are many ways to get healthier, stronger and happier — from the food we eat to our daily habits to how we treat others. What happens in the session ripples outward. When the experience is positive, those changes tend to cascade into the rest of life.
Experience over service
The aim is to pass on knowledge, build awareness, and leave you with something tangible beyond the hour.
Honesty about limits
Where this practice isn't the right fit, you'll be referred to someone whose system is better equipped for the job.
The whole person
Body, mind, spirit. Not as a slogan — as a genuine framework for how every session is approached.
I moved to Basel two years ago and finding Pause & Move was the best thing I did for myself. I finally feel at home — in my body and in this city.Sarah K., expat from London
About Pause & Move
The body, the mind,
the whole person.
A practice built on genuine curiosity about how we move, how we feel, and how we can help each other get better.
Your therapist
Balancing tradition & modern practice
The philosophy
Experience, not just a service.
Besides relieving people of the problem that originally brought them into the clinic, the goal is to give them something that will make them need these services less in the future. A good treatment is one that makes the client stronger — and strength is achieved through experience and awareness.
"Taking care of oneself takes part in all avenues of life. What happens in the clinic is just one thread — but when it's a good one, it weaves into everything else."— Pause & Move
Pricing
Services & Rates
Clear, simple rates for your well-being
Single Session
Every session is different,
because you are.
Rather than booking a specific technique, you bring what's going on — and the session is built around that. Shiatsu, classic massage, connected movement, Tuina — whatever serves you best that day. Every journey starts somewhere. A single session is complete in itself — and sometimes it's also where something longer begins.
Insurance
Classic massage sessions are recognized under EMR method 102 (Klassische Massage), ZSR no. C657965. Most Swiss supplementary insurance plans (Zusatzversicherung) reimburse part of the cost — basic insurance (Grundversicherung) doesn't cover complementary therapy at all.
How much comes back, and up to what annual limit, depends on your individual policy. A two-minute call to your insurer with the numbers above will tell you exactly. After the session you'll get a receipt with everything they need.
This applies to classic massage specifically. Shiatsu, Tuina, Connected Movement and Qigong aren't covered by my current registration — if reimbursement matters to you, let me know when you book and we'll work with massage.
Not sure which track is right for you?
Our modalities
Therapies & Modalities
A holistic toolset for physical alignment
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Pause & Move
Inside Physiopunkt Basel
Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 6
4053 Basel, Switzerland
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