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Shiatsu massage with Gavin King I was delighted when Gavin King, an experienced martial arts instructor and Shiatsu practitioner, offered me a Shiatsu massage but did not really know what to expect. I don’t have any health issues so it is always difficult for me to gauge the success of a treatment. But my massage

NO HANDS massage with Cathy Black Cathy Black has been a nurse for over 35 years. She is also an experienced complementary therapist and one of a growing number who offer NO HANDS massage. I was delighted and rather intrigued when Cathy recently invited me (May 2009) to her therapy room to the rear of

Manual Lymphatic Drainage with Lesley Guilfoyle I recently had one of the most relaxing massages I have ever had. In fact, it was so relaxing I fell asleep, even though the purpose was for me to do a full review! Lesley Guilfoyle works from her home in Ashingdon and has a fully equipped and dedicated

Kinesiology (pronounced KIN-EASY-OLOGY) is a natural health care system which uses simple, safe, precise muscle testing procedures to find problem areas, and uses massage, touch, nutrition, energy reflexes, and counselling to balance holistically. It combines the techniques of chiropractic with the ancient knowledge of acupuncture to help reveal the true causes of aches, pains and

I really was not sure that I was looking forward to seeing Brenda Cousens at the ACH Complementary Clinic for my Hopi Ear Candling. It had always sounded such an odd thing to do – a lighted candle in your ear!!!! But the reality was quite different – it was a totally relaxing and soothing

Mike knew I was going for a therapy session with Celia Leslie straight from a hard day’s work at my “other office”, but he was quite unprepared for the new me that arrived home a couple of hours later than usual. I almost floated in through the front door: feeling relaxed, calm and unable to

Many of us seem to have allergies (or, more often, intolerances) to certain substances these days. Wheat and dairy are frequently cited, but sometimes the culprits are quite obscure and almost impossible for us to ascertain on our own. Reactions vary from skin rashes to headaches to behavioural problems and more. I went to see

Have you ever had the experience of some-one very gently laying their hands on, say your shoulder, and you reacting to that oh so gentle touch with a significant change in your posture? Elaine Bernard* gave me a short lesson to demonstrate the principles of the Alexander Technique. It was indeed brief – members of