Therapy descriptions

Acupressure promotes the flow of energy in the body using sustained application of fingertip or thumb pressure at specific points. This stimulates meridian flow and organ function leading to beneficial physiological change. Acupressure can be used as a self-care technique to promote vitality and prevent health imbalance. More detail

Acupuncture is part of the traditional medicine of China, which has been practised for thousands of years. It diagnoses and treats underlying causes as well as symptoms. This is done by the insertion of fine needles in to the patient’s skin at special points called acupuncture points. Other techniques used are moxibustion (heat treatment of acupuncture points), massage and dietary advice to deal with physical and emotional problems. More detail

Adaptation Practice is a self-guided discipline that develops strength and clarity. It depends on keeping good form. It shifts one’s focus from the head into the body. It is entirely practical and down to earth. It is a treatment for depression, anxiety and stress.More detail

Kinetics is the movement of muscles. Applied Kinesiology is a method of testing muscle movement and using that information to evaluate areas of dysfunction within the body. It is a form of diagnosis primarily concerned with neuromuscular function and how it relates to the regulation of the structural, chemical and mental state.
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An Aqua Detox treatment bio-energetically stimulates self-detoxification and rebalancing of the body’s bio-energetic fields. Treatment involves placing the feet in a foot spa of warm water, which changes colour and consistency due to the excretion of unwanted toxins through the 2,000 pores in the sole of each foot.
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Aromatherapy is the systemic use of essential oils in holistic treatments to improve physical and emotional well-being. Essential oils, extracted from plants, possess distinctive therapeutic properties that can be used to improve health and prevent disease. The oils can be used in massage, baths, inhalations, compresses, gels and lotions. Both their physiological and psychological effects combine well to promote positive health. Aromatherapy is very effective treatment for stress related problems.
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Bowen Therapy originated in Australia and is acclaimed as “the most exciting healing modality in the world”. The therapy is gentle, non-invasive and can be carried out through light clothing. It consists of cross fibre moves over muscles, tendons and ligaments that enable the spinal reflexes to assess and reset tension levels.
Bowen treats back, neck and shoulder problems but also helps asthma, migraines, ME and similar problems.
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Chi Ball is a mind-body programme of exercise encompassing flowing movement sequences to music, emphasising awareness, good posture and flexibility. This holistic technique brings feelings of vitality and well being to body, mind and emotions.
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This uses the same philosophy as Acupuncture. It is considered more helpful for deficiencies in the body than acupuncture.
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Chiropractic is the third largest primary health care profession in the western world. It focuses on the relationship between structure and function of the body, and how that affects the preservation and restoration of health. Chiropractors do not prescribe drugs nor perform surgery but use a variety of manipulation, adjustment and supportive techniques to treat people with muscular and skeletal pain.
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This is a complete healing system working on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels, restoring balance and harmony. Life expresses itself through colour, touching all our lives every day. Colour is the key to self-understanding and self-healing, enabling us to see things more objectively and to go forward with confidence and self esteem.
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Core Process Psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach based on mindfulness, empathic holding and openness. This quality of presence in relationship supports the client into awareness of the underlying causes of their self-limiting and self-defeating patterns.
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Counselling is a confidential personal service to help clients get in touch with their own inner strength in ways that will enrich their lives and enable them to cope better.
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A gentle approach to structural problems, which can bring relief where other approaches have failed. It is particularly helpful with babies, children and during pregnancy.
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This is a gentle, deeply relaxing and powerful healing for integration of mind, body and spirit. The therapist’s “listening” hands focus on patterns of congestion and trauma, primarily arising in the skull and spine, yet connecting with the body as a whole. Subtle contact with the cranio sacral system, (one of the body’s lesser known physiological systems), encourages a person’s inherent healing process rather than imposing change. It should feel comfortable and energising and is suitable for all ages, from babies to the elderly, and for almost any condition.
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EFT is an emotional clearing technique that anyone can learn to use. It is gentle, works quickly and has a high success rate in a wide range of conditions, from physical pain to emotional trauma and all kinds of negative emotion. It works by tapping on the relevant meridian points of the body, releasing blockages within the energy system, thereby freeing the negative emotions that prevent us from experiencing happiness and moving towards our goals in life.
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Hands on healing is a relaxing therapy that helps to bring balance to the body, mind and spirit. Healing has been recognised by different cultures as a way of restoring health and enhancing well-being.
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Herbal Medicine is the use of plants remedies in the treatment of disease. Medical herbalists are trained in the same diagnostic skills as orthodox doctors but take a more holistic approach to illness, trying to treat the underlying cause rather than the symptoms. Herbalists use the remedies to restore the balance of the body, enabling it to utilise its own healing powers. Treatment includes advice on diet and lifestyle as well as the herbal medicine.
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Homoeobotanical remedies (Hb’s) are a synergistic blend of potentised liquid herbs. There is a choice of 42 remedies, each having a different action. The practitioner decides which of these the client needs and usually makes up a combination. Hb’s main actions are at a cellular level. First they purify the system by opening up the body’s own natural drainage channels. Then the components of the selected herbs target the problem area to re-balance it and commence healing. They also enhance the body’s level of assimilation of nutrients, thereby speeding the healing process and boosting energy levels towards vibrant health. They can relieve many acute and chronic health condidions.
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Homoeopathy aims to treat the whole person by boosting the body’s own healing power with the use of homoeopathic medicines. These are chosen according to the two principles of “like cures like” and “minimum dosage”. Homoeopathic treatment may include consideration of diet and lifestyle and is effective for a wide range of complaints.
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This is a gentle, soothing ear candling treatment helpful for blocked sinuses, excessive ear wax, earache, tinnitus and headaches.
The light suction action and movement of the flame creates a vibration in the ear candle, generating a massage like effect on the eardrum. This induces a pleasant feeling of warmth and a balancing of pressure in the ears, forehead and sinuses.
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Hypnotherapy is a treatment where the client and therapist work together to bring about therapeutic and beneficial changes, whilst the client is in a deep state of relaxation, similar to daydreaming. It is a very pleasing way to be, the physical body completely relaxed and the mind, whilst very alert, aware and in total control, is much calmer and still. During the relaxation, confidence building and positive thinking suggestions are given, with techniques taught to reinforce this, and specific negative issues alleviated. Following a session of deep relaxation, a feeling of emotional serenity is usually experienced, with energy level renewed and a resolve to achieve positive aims strengthened and reinforced.
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Indian Head Massage is worked on the areas of the body most prone to tension – the head, neck, shoulders and upper back. It provides a de-stressing programme for the whole body, working on both physical and mental levels giving the client a sense of calmness, peace and tranquillity. A treatment will relieve neck and shoulder stiffness, headaches, sinus congestion, tinnitus, mental tiredness, feelings of low self-esteem and insomnia. It promotes hair growth and helps to address certain scalp problems while increasing levels of alertness and concentration. A treatment will leave the client feeling revitalised – relaxed yet alert.
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This is a method of evaluating health problems through accurate manual muscle testing. Physical therapy, nutritional support, work on acupuncture points or help on an emotional level may be the treatment options.
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Classes held for parents and babies. Parents learn how to massage their babies in a relaxed and fun way. Benefits include improved bonding, clearer understanding of baby’s responses, relief of colic and improved sleep, development of muscle tone and co-ordination.
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On-Site Massage is a seated Japanese pressure massage. Working specifically on the stress release points of the neck, shoulders, arms and back, it leaves the client feeling revitalised and energised. Performed in the workplace, this 20-25 minute massage sequence is carried out using an ultra comfortable chair, specifically designed for the purpose. The recipient is fully clothed and no oils are used.
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Remedial therapy includes an assessment of the problem with advice and exercises as appropriate. On a therapeutic level a gentle massage using unscented oils is employed, which is relaxing on physical, mental and emotional levels. This allows your own body’s responses to function more effectively.
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A ten month course which can lead to a recognised diploma from ITEC and a certificate in Holistic Massage. The course teaches Anatomy and Physiology and also incorporates meditation and self-development.
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Neuro-linguistic Programming is a power methodology for personal change and greater choices. Its uniqueness lies in its focus on how we structure our subjective experiences in the mind, rather than what their content is. Used in therapy it is a clean and effective way of healing the past and becoming more fulfilled and resourceful in the present. It is particularly effective with fears, phobias and trauma. Work tends to be short term.
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Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment that lays its main emphasis on the structural and mechanical problems of the body. Correcting the body’s biochemics can also have a positive influence on many internal problems. The back is a major area treated, but anything from foot to head problems are also treated where appropriate.
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Physiotherapy is the prevention, treatment and management of disease, disability and pain using physical techniques.
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Polarity is a comprehensive natural healing system using a combination of techniques to release blockages and balance the vital life energy in the body. A variety of modes of touch are used, but mostly a gentle rocking action, or holding of resonating areas. The system is deeply relaxing and can resolve both acute and chronic pain, structural problems, digestive problems and sinus congestion.
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Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy is a treatment aimed at resolving unconscious conflicts that contribute to anxiety and depression, relationship difficulties, feelings of sadness or unfulfilled potential. Reflecting on past and present experiences, fantasies and dreams, the psychotherapist uses interpretation to assist the patient find new insights to sustain him or herself.
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Psychosynthesis is an approach to counselling and psychotherapy, which brings together our need for healing past traumas and discovering and expressing our potential. It works both with the known and uses creativity to reveal the unknown. It takes into account all aspects of our being; body, mind, feelings, sexuality and spirituality.
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Psychotherapy provides an opportunity to explore the issues and challenges in your life in a safe, confidential setting with the support of a skilled therapist. Whether you want to focus on a particular issue or bring a broader concern about your life, you will be helped to gain more insight and move toward a resolution, both inner and outer. This is an environment for healing the issues of the past and widening your choices in the present and future.
Work can be brief, or more long-term, depending on your situation or intention.
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Radionics is a technique of sending healing “thoughts, patterns and vibrations” to people or to animals or plants, wherever they are in the world. The aim of Radionics is to restore the subtle energy field of the client and thereby alleviate or prevent any physical or emotional dis-ease to which a person may be susceptible. “Radionics is a unique healing modality – a system of diagnosis and treatment geared to more than just the physical body”(Richard Gerber MD, Vibrational Medicine for the 21st century).
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Reflexology is a natural, holistic therapy based on the discovery that there are points on the feet and hands which correspond to organs, systems and structures within the entire body. Using special pressure techniques to stimulate these points, imbalances in the body can be detected and effectively treated.
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This is an ancient healing hands-on energy technique that very gently helps to restore harmony to mind, body and soul. It gently nurtures the body’s natural self-healing processes to promote relaxation, vitality and well-being.
Because of the different lineages followed and the wide variation of training undertaken, which can be as little as two days, we have decided not to publish the details of individual practitioners.
There is a Reiki Association, telephone number below, which operates an assessment and referral system, and which will be pleased to advise anyone seeking information on this subject.
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Shiatsu, meaning finger pressure, is a traditional Japanese therapy that works by stimulating the body’s energy flow. It is a deeply relaxing experience helping both specific injuries and more general symptoms of poor health.
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During our lives our health, happiness and success will depend, to a very large extent, on our ability to adapt successfully to the stresses we encounter. Failure to adapt will mean sickness, depression, loss of self-esteem and low achievement. When stress is handled effectively (managed), it provides the motivation that enables us to overcome the obstacles that separate us from our hopes and goals.
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varied support groups.
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Yoga is a discipline that promotes physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Through yoga postures the individual learns to develop strength and flexibility, to regulate the breath and to concentrate the mind. Regular practice of breathing and meditative exercises helps the body and emotions in a state of balanced harmony.
For information regading teachers please see Yoga advetisement.