Pilates
Pilates is a body-conditioning method based on healthy postural alignment, efficient breathing and good movement patterns.
It improves body awareness and exercise technique, targeting the core postural and respiratory muscles to encourage a healthier working body. The focus is on moving in a controlled and coordinated way, taking the body through safe ranges of movement.
It is supported by clinical practitioners as a complement to treatment as it helps maintain stability and assist in the recovery of many conditions including:
- Back, neck and shoulder pain
- Muscle imbalance, tightness or joint instability
- Headaches
- Faulty movement patterns
- Breathing and stress related problems
Hypnotherapy
Clients feel more relaxed and more positive and confident. They begin to notice the benefits of feeling calmer and how that affects their sleep and how they view the challenges they are facing.
Giving up smoking becomes easy and flying on that airplane a pleasant way to start a holiday.
For very anxious people several sessions are often needed but each time they should feel their mood lifting a little and as they begin to sleep better their energy levels will begin to return. Commonly treated problems include:
- Smoking
- Weight loss
- Phobias
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Relationship problems
- Confidence and peak performance
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Massage
Body Massage - helps to relax and unwind you, reduces stress and muscle tension. It can relieve or prevent physical dysfunction and pain, improve circulation and immune system functionality, and Increase overall feeling of well-being.
Aromatherapy Massage - is an ancient art, which involves the use of natural plant oils for healing, cleansing, and relaxation. It relaxes the mind and body, but can also give a boost or focus the mind.
Indian Head Massage - aims to release the stress that has accumulated in the tissues, muscles and joints of the head, face, neck and shoulders. Indian head massage helps increase joint mobility and flexibility, improves blood circulation and lymphatic flow, frees knots of muscular tension, and relaxes.
Reflexology - can be used to treat a wide range of disorders including skin and respiratory conditions, migraine, PMS and menopausal problems, chronic fatigue, stress, depression and anxiety. Regular treatments keep the body's energy flowing and the mind in balance.
Sports Massage
Sports Massage - a deeper tissue massage using a combination of different soft-tissue and muscle balancing techniques suitable for the sportsperson, or those who prefer a deeper massage. This is not generally used for relaxation!
Sports massage services include the following techniques; Soft tissue release, Myofascial release, deep tissue massage, pre & post event massage, neuromuscular techniques, stretching (MET & PNF) and mobilisation.
Food Sensitivity or Natural Wellness Testing
Many people think they may have a problem with certain foods. During our appointment, we will hope to find out if this is the case and also why it may be happening. We will look at the health of the gut as well as fungal problems and parasites, which can all cause a problem with digestion and absorption. We will be able to talk about your health in general, to discuss any problems that you may have and support them by using vitamins, minerals, herbs and diet.
Our practitioner can test for specific food allergies or sensitivities in a shorter session, or in a longer session offers Natural Wellness Testing which tests for food sensitivities along with vitamin and mineral deficiencies, parasites, candida/ fungal infections.
The main conditions treated by natural wellness testing are:
- IBS
- Depression
- Migraine
- Fatigue
- Allergies
- Food Sensitivities
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a way of healing that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. According to Chinese medicine, health is seen as being in a state of balance and if for some reason this balance is upset then this will lead to disease.
The Chinese see the human body as made up of 'qi', which may be described as the life force or energy. Different types of qi relate to different parts of the body. For health to be maintained there must be a balance of qi.
When we are healthy, all forms of qi interact harmoniously. In illness, specific types of qi may be deficient or in excess. This will lead to physical, emotional, or psychological symptoms. Qi flows in the Jing-Luo, the network of channels that allows circulation and communication throughout the body. Acupuncture works by inserting needles into points along these channels to re-establish the balance and normal flow of qi where there is imbalance and stagnation.
Acupuncture can be used for a variety of conditions, please ring or send us an email to discuss any problems you may wish to have treated.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a complete system of healthcare and has been established for over 200 years. Remedies are matched to the individual client, based upon their individual symptoms and characteristics. Homeopathic remedies are made from plants, minerals or animal substances.
Homeopathy works on the principle that like cures like, so a substance that produces certain symptoms in a healthy person will cure those symptoms in someone who is ill. For example allium cepa is a homeopathic remedy made from onion, which treats hay-fever symptoms with runny eyes and nose - the same symptoms produced in most people when they cut an onion.
Homeopathy can be used for a variety of conditions, please ring or send us an email to discuss any problems you may wish to have treated.
Western Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine uses extracts of whole plants e.g roots, leaves, flowers, bark and berries to prevent and treat illness. This system of medicine has been used for centuries in the treatment of acute and chronic conditions. Plant medicines work in synergy with the body to overcome illness, to strengthen and stimulate its systems in order to regain balance and health. It is suitable for adults and children.
Western herbal medicine combines traditional knowledge and scientific evidence of herbal medicine with orthodox medical and diagnostic skills. Practitioners are required to complete a degree or obtain a similar level qualification to practice.
Herbal treatment focuses on the underlying cause of the condition, rather than just treating the symptoms alone. Herbal medicine is prescribed that does not interact with other medication being taken. Prescriptions may contain a number of different herbs that have different therapeutic actions on the body to restore health. Each patient will receive a unique prescription based on their individual requirements.
Herbal medicine can be used for a variety of conditions, please ring or send us an email to discuss any problems you may wish to be treated.
Business & Personal Coaching
Coaching closes the gap between where a person is and where they want to be, helping them to do so more swiftly than if they had acted alone. This can be to tackle a challenge or to make ‘great’ even better.
Clients have said they enjoy the way she challenges and moves them forward using a calm, gentle manner and sharing her sense of fun. In each case they have moved forward with clear focus and positive results.
Naturopathic Nutritional Therapy
A more detailed and holistic therapy, which may be carried out over a period of time to help support the more complex and chronic conditions. Taking into consideration your diet , lifestyle and medical history from birth to the present day. Looking also at the mind and body connection. We will also discuss how the dis-ease has developed at a cellular level within the body. Naturopathic means to work as naturally as possible using supplements, herbs, flower remedies, diet, detoxification and lifestyle changes to gain maximum support. I will also offer advice on naturopathic techniques such as skin brushing, hydrotherapy and castor oil packing. All treatment plans are very individual and we will work together to achieve a realistic program to help you to regain optimum health, either during or after and illness.
Counselling
Psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy involves understanding patterns of behaviour, looking at family relationships both past and present, and attempting to understand the relationship that evolves between the client and therapist. Counselling can help to relieve depression and anxiety, unravel difficult relationships, work through bereavement and loss, come to terms with past abuse or trauma and thus live a more fulfilled life. Person-centred counselling works by understanding the client and fully accepting who they are and what they are experiencing. Research shows that when we are received empathically and without judgement, this experience is internalised and we begin to relate to ourselves differently. It is this which facilitates the natural processes of growth within each of us towards healing and development.
Foot Healthcare
Foot problems are something that everyone wishes will just go away on their own. Unfortunately they will only get worse unless properly treated. Most can be treated without a referral from a GP and with the occasional follow up can be kept healthy and under control. Please be aware that the first consultation may take up to 1.5hr.
Advice can be offered on how to look after your feet including footwear, do they actually fit your feet, and the best creams to use for dry skin. Remember your shoes shouldn’t be killing you and healthy feet do not hurt.
Treatment includes:
- Nail trimming and filing
- Removal of hard corns, soft corns
- Removing callus (hard skin), or cracked and painful heels
- Fungal & thickened nails (thickened nails can be painful and difficult to trim)
- Involuted or ingrown toenails
- Neurovascular testing for Diabetics
- Medi-pedi treatments
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