About MeHello, I’m Nick Pole and I’m a qualified practitioner of Shiatsu and NLP, with over 20 years’ experience as a therapist.
Shiatsu is a hands-on therapy based on the same principles of eastern medicine as Acupuncture, while NLP is a positive, practical way to understand why we behave they way we do, and to access the resources we need to change unwanted patterns.
Together they form a wonderfully effective way of dealing with health problems, one in which you not only get the treatment you need, but also actively participate in making the changes you want in your health, lifestyle and relationships.
What is Shiatsu?Shiatsu is a hands-on therapy, based on traditional Chinese and Japanese methods of healing. The client wears loose, comfortable clothing as the practitioner works on the body’s trigger pints and energy field to free blocked areas, identify deep needs and channel energy to them.
It’s a highly effective way of listening to the body’s signals and symptoms and interpreting what the underlying causes of health problems might be.
What is NLP?You may have heard of NLP if you’ve done any kind of professional training in communication skills or self-development. Many insights from NLP – such as the way we learn through our senses – have been adopted in mainstream education. I studied the health and healing aspects of NLP in depth and I find it a fantastic and fascinating way of helping people think resourcefully and creatively about how to solve the underlying problems that might be causing ill-health.
Why Head and Heart?I aim to bring a tailor-made combination of Shiatsu and NLP to each individual client’s needs. In my experience the best way to deal with the real challenges life throws at us is to learn how to listen to both your head and your heart – to use mental and emotional intelligence together in how you go about finding a robust and sustainable solution. That’s why my logo is the Chinese character for “Thought”, which has a symbol related to “Head” on top and the one for “Heart” underneath.
I am based just two minutes walk from St Johns Wood tube station in London NW8, with sessions on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Fees are £70 per session and concessionary rates are available – please get in touch about this if you need one. Sessions usually last about an hour and ten minutes.
To find out more about whether this is the right therapy for you, and to read about how it has helped other people, just click on “Visit my Website”.
