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"Dedicated to the one animal species I truly care about: HumanKind"
About me
One of my greatest pleasures and inspirations is being a catalyst for change to those that seek it, be it on a physical, mental, emotional or spiritual level.
Over the last 3 decades my skills have been continually honed to include powerful life-enhancing holistic therapies treating mind, body & spirit via Acupuncture, Shiatsu (Acupressure), T'ai Chi (Taiji), Qigong (Chi Kung) & Biodanza. Have a look at the individual therapy tabs for more details of the therapies mentioned.
I am professionally qualified in 5 streams of Natural Medicine, which though connected, are separate systems in their own right. Each training was a minimum of 3 years and some as long as 7 years! I make that distinction, because many 'therapists' qualify after as little as a weekend training, and others after 6 months at Adult Education colleges. As a result of my intensive trainings I draw on my experience of over 30 years to tailor a treatment more specifically tuned to my clients or students needs. The outcomes are therefore more holistic and faster than a practitioner newly qualified or one trained in only a single system.
When I, as a practitioner of holistic medicine, seek to treat 'the whole person', building up a
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pattern of the persons energetic state is rather like painting a pointillist picture. I spend about two hours on the first consultation talking with my client, noticing subtle sensory clues like facial colour, sound in the voice, creating a structure of dots and colours of information. I then stand back, as it were, and notice the overall pattern and gaps in the integrity of the energy system. Diagnosis is therefore a multi-layered process and treatment is planned to stimulate the person's own resources to restore balance and harmony on the appropriate physical, mental,emotional and spiritual levels.
Apart from my experience of several thousand individual treatment sessions since I became a full time Practitioner of Natural Medicine in 1988, I have specialised in Lifestyle changes, which help myself and my clients alter habits that restrict our return to optimum health.
By enabling my clients to make these changes I have found that they often advance to a lifetime of Improving Health and Peace of Mind, which is inspiring to both of us!
I offer a free 15-minute interview, if required, to enable you to discuss your particular issues and to meet me. As I am interested in helping you make profound changes to your health and well-being (assuming that that is what you want!), it is useful for you to know that you can work with me congenially.
What can Acupuncture help?
Many people come to Acupuncture for help with a specific symptom or condition, for example: anxiety states, arthritis, asthma, back pain, circulatory problems, depression, facial paralysis, fibrositis, high blood pressure, indeterminate aches and pains, infertility, menstrual problems, migraines, rheumatism, sciatica, skin conditions or ulcers. Extensive practice and Chinese research has show Acupuncture's effectiveness in helping these and many other conditions.
The effect of good Acupuncture, however, is to do more than simply cure the symptom. Acupuncture directed at restoring the overall energy balance will deal with the condition, as well, help the patient feel better in a general way. Hence the frequent comment: 'I'm feeling better in myself', which refers to such things as increased energy and vitality, greater enjoyment of life, greater confidence, better sleep or a more normal appetite. Moxibustion, a treatment where Chinese Mugwort, a healing herb, heated over specific points is also used where necessary, to warm and invigorate the energy. Acupuncture is acknowledged to be one of the most powerful of all systems of Natural Medicine.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
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