• It offers ‘time out’ totally for you – you don’t have to think about anyone else
• It helps balance your body, calm your mind and soothe your stress
• You will have individual attention from someone who will listen
• You have the chance to relax & unwind
• With ongoing treatment, your therapist can support your efforts to address your health concerns
WHAT HAPPENS IN A THERAPY SESSION?
At the start of your session, the therapist will ask some simple questions about your health.
For Reiki & Shiatsu, you just need to remove your shoes, for Reflexology your shoes & socks.
Massage can be given with your clothes on, but results are better if you remove your top. For counselling and homeopathy, no undressing is needed.
All our therapists are professionally qualified and very experienced.
After the session, drink extra water to help bring your body into balance and de-tox.
WHICH THERAPIES ARE AVAILABLE?
AROMATHERAPY works with the pure properties of plants, using their essential oils in a natural, complementary therapy to help improve both physical and emotional well being. Aromatherapy oils can be used in a variety of ways, most often by massaging into the skin to allow body and mind to absorb their benefits.
AYURVEDIC MASSAGE uses traditional herbal oils from India. It works on both the physical and mental levels, transmitting a life-giving energy that assists all systems of the body to repair and renew themselves, by working on Marma points. Different treatments are available, some using medicated powder and warm oil.
COUNSELLING offers a private, confidential place to explore issues or problems with a trained, qualified professional. A counsellor offers the chance to discuss difficulties and express feelings openly, in a way that may be difficult with friends or family. Counselling can help people see things more clearly and enable them to make choices or changes.
DAOYIN TAO is pronounced ‘dow-yin tow’ as in ‘town’. It involves massage of the face, neck and shoulders. It is a deeply effective synergistic and harmonious blend of ancient Chinese and modern Western massage techniques. The treatment works on all levels offering holistic healing to encourage relaxation, rebalancing, revitalization, and rejuvenation. Feeling is Believing!
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE is usually applied to large muscle groups, working more deeply into the tissues and muscles to help promote relaxation of tight muscles, increasing circulation and nutrition to the muscles, tendons and ligaments. It targets painful trouble spots where help is needed to release tension.
HOMEOPATHY is a complete system of healing, established for over two hundred years. It supports the body’s own healing processes, using safe, gentle effective remedies which are tailored to each individual. Homeopathic remedies can safely be taken alongside any prescribed medicines and have helped people suffering from all kinds of health problems.
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE is based on the ancient wisdom of traditional Indian Ayurvedic healing. The face, scalp and upper body are massaged using a range of techniques to help ease away tension, stress, fatigue and aches & pains. Healing oils are usually applied, though this treatment can also be performed through clothes.
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE aims to encourage the flow of lymph throughout the body, reducing tiredness and fatigue by removing toxins and boosting the immune system. The lymphatic system drains fluid from tissue spaces, cells and blood, cleans it up and returns it to the blood circulatory system.
REFLEXOLOGY sees the feet as a mirror of the body, with particular reflex points on the foot linked to different parts of the body. The therapist gives a relaxing foot massage then presses on specific zones of the foot to stimulate the body’s own healing of imbalances in the system linked to disease, disturbance to health or distress.
REIKI (pronounced Ray-key) is Japanese word meaning ‘universal life energy’. This powerful healing technique has ancient origins and was rediscovered in the late 19th century by Dr Mikao Usui. The client lies on a treatment couch while the Reiki practitioner places their hands in a series of positions along the body to channel energy according to the person’s needs.
SHIATSU is a traditional hands-on Japanese healing therapy. The practitioner helps balance energy by applying finger and hand pressure to the meridians (channels all over the body along which energy circulates) - like acupuncture but without needles. Stretching exercises are also used. It is a deep relaxing experience and can help with a wide range of symptoms for all age groups. It also promotes health, balance and stamina.
YOGA THERAPY is a traditional discipline rooted in India’s earliest history. Each individual is offered a programme including posture work, breathing, voice work and meditation to work on at home. It is very helpful for working on specific areas of the body and improving breathing.