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How to improve your communication in relationships by Peggy Guglielmino

Do you find it difficult to communicate effectively in your relationships, whether it's with your partners, friends or your work colleagues? Do you often get caught into misunderstandings that create unnecessary tensions? Do you keep reproducing the same patterns over and over again in relationships without knowing how to change? Are you longing to experience connexion, intimacy, trust and love...

Get ready for winter by Danielle Abramov, BSc (Hons) RSHom

We all take preventative measures in our daily life such as taking out insurance, securing our homes, and in the run up to winter, having a yearly boiler check as well as stocking up with Vitamin C, D and Zinc. Did you know that homeopathic treatment could help boost your immune system as well as reducing the severity of colds,...

Have you tried Mindfulness meditation?

Practising Meditation/Mindfulness is for all of us! What about beginning 2015 by learning new tools to handle your moods and emotions, to feel relaxed, to take better care of yourself and have greater energy and enthusiasm for life? Most of the time we operate on autopilot which often means that we're there without REALLY being there... Does this ring a...

How can Reiki help? By Caroline Croft

How can Reiki help? When you go to visit your Doctor he or she treats the complaint that you have come in with. When you go to see a Reiki Practitioner they treat YOU, the WHOLE PERSON who may or may not have a specific complaint. You will normally lie down on a massage couch and the Practitioner then places...

What is stress therapy? By Jo Tocher

What exactly is a Stress Therapist you may well ask? I'm a Complementary Wellbeing Practitioner where the Science meets the Holistic. When a client comes to see me, we assess where they are feeling stressed and how much stress they have and where they are carrying it. From there I create a bespoke treatment especially tailored to their needs....

Are you into sports this summer? By Denise Payne

After the London Olympics in 2012 we thought it couldn't get any better for sport in the UK but as the Wimbledon Tennis Championship and the Grand Depart of the Tour de France have proved, record numbers of us are watching and more importantly, playing sports in the UK, some for the first time. So if you have been inspired...

Why is nutrition more than about losing weight – by Nathalie Paris, our nutritionist

Why is nutrition important and what impact can it have on weight loss and health in general? Looking at our nutrition in general means to take control of our lives and embark on a journey to deeper health happiness and freedom. To learn and understand that our bodies will begin to work optimally as a result of proper nutrition is the key to...

Why some injuries take longer to heal by Pedro Olabarri

Why do some injuries take longer than others to heal? Keep reading and find out more about the physiological differences between the following tissue types and how they affect the following conditions: MUSCLE TEARS Skeletal muscles are formed by millions of fibres. Some of them are called red fibres as they have a great capillary density, large amount of myoglobin,...

Working with family constellation, by Ana Ivo, family constellation therapist and naturopath

If you feel that you're ill and can not understand nor overcome the state of paralysis that is, if you realize you need help, or if there is the desire to know more deeply your conflicts and walk toward happiness you may need systemic therapy of family constellation consultations. Each person is unique with regard to its temperament, genetic make...

5 tips to lose weight with NLP and Hypnotherapy

So, summer is apparently here :-) And you might have planned some sunny holidays soon, and it's time to think of getting in shape to fit into your swimming suit. I often hear people talking about dieting a few weeks before holidays. And perhaps, you've noticed as well that diets don't really work…Because eventually, you'll put back the weight on,...

How to heal Ankle Sprain, by Pedro Olabarri

Ankle Sprains Factors that can increase the risk of this type of injury: .Poor ankle flexibility. .Weakness of soft tissue structures (muscles/tendons/ligaments) that cross the ankle joint. .Running on uneven surfaces. .Inadequate trainers or trainers "past sell by date". .Previous injuries, especially those which were not rehabilitated properly. .Overtraining and lack of rest. .Gait imbalance. .Improper warm up and lack...

Diabetes and sports massage

People suffering from diabetes are prone to nerve compression syndromes, prolonged gripping or direct nerve compression during weight training, cycling, running, jumping and other activities. Long-term elevations of blood sugar can cause oxidative stress, damage and structural changes in joints. It may also cause imbalances between strength and flexibility around joints..., for example, quadriceps versus hamstrings. Some studies suggest Type...

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