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Regina Strobel was born in Hamburg, Germany and came to live here in Tenerife in 1986.

She has trained as a masseur and trained in Meditation, Systemic Constellation Work, Lymph Drainage and Foot Reflexology.

She has worked since 1999 in these particular fields, and is based near here in Playa San Juan, and also in Santa Cruz.

I have been a client of Regina's for a short while,but can feel the help she has given me with my back and shoulder problems.Also she is the first person ever to pick up an injury which I had from some years ago.

She is fluent in German, Spanish and English.

Below are a couple of her thoughts on the fields she specializes in:

MASSAGE & FOOTREFLEXOLOGY
Most of us are normally in tension the whole day. This causes, after time, physical pain in the muscles, organs, etc.
With massage we relax the physical body and our mind., releasing the tension, we feel better, our body will response better to the stress, the physical activities, etc.
The footreflexology is a massage on certain reflection points on the feet. It also helps to relax and at the same time it activates the respective organs

MEDITATION
This is a technique which can be done in group or individually. With the meditation, we center ourselves and we get in touch with our reality, who we really are. The meditation I do gives anyone the possibility to put ourselves into present time. This is done by releasing all the things which connects us with the past time.

SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION WORK
This technique helps us to see possible unconscious knots and illness relationships which are in our family system. Mostly this is the origin of most of the illnesses, negative relationships (family, friends, partners…) problems we have at work and many other negative experiences we do have in live. With this technique we become conscious of the problem and can find a solution.

You can contact Regina on 616229745

And she can be found in Playa San Juan,C/Isla de La Gomera 23, 1ªizqda.

And below is a Google Map of where she is based in Playa San Juan, roughly where the red marker is.

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Not, mayybe for the ordinary club player, as there are a couple of things she does that may not be for us on our Planet Tennis.

But there is no getting away from the fact that this stroke is one of the reasons she is the new No 1 WTA player.

1. Azarenka is in perfect position to really hit this backhand. Her back foot is the key to the setup: She uses it to balance the rest of her body. Her arms are relaxed, her shoulders are turned, and her racquet is up, which will give her swing the loop necessary to create topspin. The best word for this picture is comfortable. Azarenka has no tension in her body as she prepares to hit the ball.
2. Azarenka has turned so much, that her back is nearly facing the net - this would be too much for the club player - you need to be very strong and agile to achieve this. As the ball comes into view, Azarenka begins to drop her racquet and transfer her weight to her front foot. She keeps her back straight, her knees bent, and her head still.
3. As she begins to uncoil, Azarenka drops the head of her racquet below the level of the ball. There’s a lot of flex in her right wrist, as if she’s curling the racquet around her body. There’s slightly more weight on her right foot. Notice that even though the ball is at shoulder level, Azarenka has flex in her knees. That will allow her to swing from low to high.
4. This photo reveals how unique Azarenka’s backhand is. Most players keep their hands together on the racquet handle. Azarenka hits with about an inch of space between her hands. She uses her off hand to drive through her two-hander as much as anyone on tour—it looks like she would have a killer left-handed forehand. She hits the ball well out in front and her knees straighten as she makes contact. The energy from her swing propels her forward.
5. Azarenka’s backhand has a lot of whip because of the way she holds the racquet handle and the fact that she uses her left hand so much. Her technique won’t work for every player, but great strokes usually have a few things in common: Balance, timing and fluidity. You can see from this picture that Azarenka has it all.
6. Azarenka follows through around her head and watches the ball zip toward its target. Her belly button, which faced sideways and slightly backwards in the first photo, now faces the net. So do her feet, which puts her in perfect position to plant and move to the next shot.

And here is a slo mo video of this great stroke.

Photo from tennis.com

Imagine walking on court at 10 in the morning to play, and walking off at 15.53!!!   This is what Novak and Rafa did late Sunday early Monday in Melbourne today.

“We made history tonight and unfortunately there couldn’t be two winners,” said Djokovic, the winner of five Grand Slam titles and four of the last five majors.

That said it all.

I personally didnt watch all the match, as I did some gardening, computer work and then went shopping in the time it took these two super heroes to play their match.I think Novak spent more time on court in his last two matches, than Victoria Azerenka did in her entire campaign in winning the ladies title - equal pay, please don't get me started.

But at least my bet with some friends, that Azerenka will be the WTA No 1 at the end of 2012, looks good.

All you tennis pupils of mine, get ready for next week's tennis shot.....here it is below, so you have been warned.

At the Aussie Open these top two ATP players show how it should be done.