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Kinesiology combines western Chiropractic techniques with the principles of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a hands on therapy during which the client remains fully clothed. Corrections can include work on the body such as massage or light touch on specific reflex and lymphatic points; balancing acupuncture meridian points; muscular release and postural balancing to correct misalignments.

Kinesiology can also reveal and correct nutritional imbalances and intolerance; toxic build up; sensitivities to environmental factors and even negative thought patterns. In fact Kinesiology is renowned for being able to identify and help the underlying causes of health problems that are difficult to find by any other means.

NLP is based upon the search for the factors which account for either success or failure in human performance. The name Neuro-Linguistic Programming was an attempt to describe the scope of this extensive body of insights and skills:

The name is a bit of a mouthful. By trying to be too comprehensive it has ended up being somewhat off-putting, either because it sounds complicated or, worse, that it sounds sinister - and people sometimes think the 'programming' part of the name suggests that NLP has something to do with 'being programmed'.

The name Neuro-Linguistic Programming has been around for over 30 years. Which is why it is generally abbreviated to the initials NLP.

You could say that NLP has become successful not because of the title but in spite of it.

Best-selling author and motivational speaker Anthony Robbins said that NLP is 'an incredibly effective and enjoyable way to access more of the true potential of your brain.'

Contrary to popular belief, hypnosis is not a state of deep sleep.  It does involve the induction of a trance-like condition, but when in the trance state, the client is actually in an enhanced state of awareness, concentrating entirely on the hypnotist's voice.  In this state, the conscious mind is suppressed and the subconscious mind is revealed.

The therapist is able to suggest ideas, concepts and lifestyle adaptations to the patient, the seeds of which become firmly planted.

The practice of promoting healing or positive development in any way is known as hypnotherapy.  Hypnotherapy aims to re-programme patterns of behaviour within the mind, enabling the person to overcome irrational fears, phobias, negative thoughts and suppressed emotions. During the relaxed trance-like state of hypnosis, breathing becomes slower and deeper, the pulse rate drops and the metabolic rate falls.   Similar changes along nervous pathways and hormonal channels enable the sensation of pain to become less acute, and the awareness of unpleasant symptoms, such as nausea or indigestion, to be alleviated.

Hypnosis is thought to work by altering our state of consciousness in such a way that the analytical left-hand side of the brain is turned off, while the non-analytical right-hand side becomes more alert.  Since the subconscious mind is a deeper-seated, more instinctive force than the conscious mind, this is the part which has to change for behaviour and physical states to alter.

For example, a person who wants to overcome their fear of spiders may try everything they consciously can to do it, but could still fail as long as their subconscious mind retains the feeling of terror and prevents the person from succeeding. Making progress involves working with and reprogramming the subconscious so that deep-seated instincts and limiting beliefs are unable to continue to work.

The important thing is that the person wants to change some behavioural habit or addiction and is highly motivated to do so.  They have to want the treatment to work and must establish a good clinical rapport with the therapist in order for it to do so.

Hypnotherapy may require several sessions in order to achieve meaningful results.  However the technique of self-hypnosis can be practiced at home, to reinforce sessions with the therapist.  This is especially helpful with distress and anxiety-related conditions.

Hypnotherapy can be applied to many psychological, emotional and physical disorders.  It is used to help people to overcome addictions such as smoking, and to help with bulimia.  Children are generally easy to hypnotise and can be helped with nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) and chronic asthma, whilst teenagers can conquer stammering or blushing problems which can otherwise make their lives miserable.

Phobias of all kinds lend themselves well to hypnotherapy, and anyone suffering from panic attacks or obsessional compulsive behaviour, and stress-related problems like insomnia, may benefit.  Conditions exacerbated by tension, such as irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis and eczema, and excessive sweating, respond well, and even tinnitus and clicky jaws ( tempero-mandibular joint dysfunction) can be treated using these techniques.

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'Time Line' describes the way people store memories in the unconscious mind. It also describes the way we subconsciously know the difference between a memory and a projection of the future.

Time Line Therapy ™ is a collection of techniques that can enable you to gain emotional control over your life. Emotional reactions such as excessive sadness, extreme or repressed anger, unexplained depression, recurring guilt, anxiety and fear or phobic reactions prevent people achieving what they want in life.

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IBS is a chronic (long-term) condition affecting the small or large bowel. It causes pain or discomfort and an altered bowel habit. Treatments are available to help with the symptoms, and people can also take an active part in their own treatment, using self-help techniques.

IBS is one of the most common disorders of the digestive tract, with about a fifth of people in the UK experiencing occasional symptoms. IBS can develop at any age, but most people experience their first symptoms between the ages of 15 and 40.

The symptoms of IBS

Most people's symptoms are so mild that they don't bother to see a doctor about them. However, some people can have symptoms that are more troublesome, especially abdominal cramps, bloating and diarrhoea. People with more severe IBS are usually affected by one symptom more than the others - either pain, constipation or chronic diarrhoea.

The most common symptom is abdominal pain, which some people describe as aching or colicky. The pain may be mild or severe, and may be made either better or worse by opening the bowels, passing wind or eating. Pain may recur at a particular time of day, often in the evening. Women may find the fluctuation of pain relates to their menstrual cycle.

People with IBS often feel an urgent need to open their bowels, especially after breakfast. The stools may vary in consistency from hard and pellet-like to loose and watery, or with small amounts of mucous. Afterwards, there may be a sense that the bowels have not been completely emptied.

Allergies, intolerances and sensitivities

Delayed reactions to food may also occur, which can aggravate eczema in infants. Coeliac Disease is a delayed immune reaction to the gluten part of wheat. This damages the intestinal lining, resulting in abdominal bloating, discomfort, diarrhoea or constipation. It also decreases absorption of essential foods from the intestine resulting in anaemia, lethargy and nutritional deficiencies. These changes may be subtle and can easily be missed.

Food intolerance reactions are of slower onset than allergic reactions, don't involve the immune system and aren't usually life threatening. They're often called 'pseudo-allergic reactions'. Lactose intolerance, for example, is the inability to digest the sugar in cow's milk - lactose, caused by deficiency of the sugar-digesting enzyme lactase in the intestine. This is not uncommon and results in smelly diarrhoea, pain and bloating after drinking cow's milk or taking in dairy products.

Then there are adverse reactions to chemical preservatives and additives in food, such as sulphites, sodium benzoate, salicylate, monosodium glutamate (MSG), caffeine and tartrazine.

These reactions are usually dose related, with small amounts of the food being tolerated but larger amounts leading to reactions such as urticaria, flushing, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Natural poisons occur in some foods, such as mushrooms and potatoes. Bacteria in putrefying meat and fish can cause toxic food poisoning. These reactions occur in all people who consume the toxic foodstuff and don't involve any digestive intolerance or an immune reaction.

Some people have a food aversion but believe that they're 'allergic' and will vomit if given the particular food. It is also possible to have a reaction to food that may be psychological or emotional. This type of aversion may relate to being forced to eat specific food or associating specific foods with unpleasant events from the past.

Skin allergies and sensitivities

Eczema affects people causing dry and rough skin and may be triggered by a variety of allergens. It often starts in early childhood, around three months of age, and can run in families. Up to half of all babies with widespread atopic eczema will later develop asthma and rhinitis as the eczema improves. This phenomenon is referred to as the 'allergic march'.

What are the symptoms of eczema?

Causes of skin conditions can be dietary, environmental, chemical or emotional.

According to the Health and Safety Executive, occupational dermatitis caused by sensitivity to substances at work accounts for up to a third of all working days lost by British industry.

The most common causes of dermatitis are:

• Nickel in jewellery and on clothing fasteners
• Rubber and building materials such as cement, solvents and glues
• Ingredients found in cosmetics, hair dyes and perfumes
• Soaps, detergents and fabric conditioners
• Shampoos
• Disinfectants and household chemicals and bleach

Migraine affects about 15 percent of adults. They are about twice as common in women than men. Migraines also affect around four percent of children, but they are most common in adults aged between 20 and 50.

Some migraines can cause visual disturbances that start before or accompany the headache, including flashing lights, black spots, zig-zag patterns or distorted vision. You might also get a stiff neck, have tingling or stiff limbs, or have difficulty speaking.

For many, the symptoms are so severe that they are forced to lie down in a quiet dark room and wait until the migraine stops.

Hormonal changes may also play a part in women who suffer from migraines. Some women have migraines that only happen in the days before, during, or immediately after a period. Many women have their first migraine in the same year as their first menstrual period.

•  irregular meals, or specific foods such as chocolate, cheese, citrus fruits, coffee, tea, alcohol
• too much or too little sleep, physical activity, emotional stress, or relaxation after a period of stress
• changes in hormone balance in women - including the pill, menopause and hormone replacement therapy

More and more people have to juggle responsibilities at home and in the workplace. And when employees are asked about work, the two concerns that emerge most frequently from the CIPD surveys on employee attitudes are long hours and work intensity.

Findings show that three out of four people say they are working very hard; many say they are working as hard as they can and could not imagine being able to work any harder. These factors help explain the increased interest being shown in the issue of work-life balance as many people find that work demands get in the way of their non-work commitments.

The surveys also show that one in five people, including many managerial and professional workers, take work home almost every day. Technology has enabled many to be continuously accessible, but at what cost? One in three partners of people who typically work more than 48 hours a week feel that this has had a negative effect on personal relationships. Despite this overlap between home and work, only 33% of workers say their employer has any family-friendly practices or personal support services in place.

he world of work has changed - in the 24-hour, 7-day society, customers expect service at times that suit them. This impacts on how hard you have to work and at times you are are also one of those customers that expects service out of hours.

The result is relationship pressures; stress; ill health; increased dependency on alcohol to unwind; less time for family and no time to relax and enjoy life. What then is all the hard work about if there is no time to enjoy what it provides?

We offer support not only for the symptoms of excess pressure but also to help you develop better coping strategies to create balance and space for enjoyment in your busy life.

Pressure is part and parcel of all work and helps to keep us motivated. But excessive pressure can lead to stress, which undermines performance, is costly to employers and can make people ill. 

In work, worrying about deadlines or about not being up to the challenges of a particular task can cause stress.

Some common signs of too much stress include:

• Increased irritability
• Heightened sensitivity to criticism
• Signs of tension, such as nail-biting
• Difficulty getting to sleep and early morning waking
• Drinking and smoking more
• Indigestion
• Loss of concentration

The exact role of stress in causing illnesses isn't known. However, it's clear that stress can temporarily weaken the immune system. And put under too much stress, the body becomes exhausted.

If you are stressed, you may also be more exposed to risk factors for diseases. For example, smokers may smoke more if they are stressed, and people who drink alcohol to relieve stress may become dependent on it. In the long term this will push up your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, and of developing certain cancers. Overall, if you are under long-term stress you are at greater risk of developing disease or dying prematurely.

Releasing pressure and coping with heavy demands on your time and resources are skills that you can acquire relatively easily and quickly. We provide support for managing stress at work, in the home and following traumatic events.

Often there is no particular reason for developing stress, and it is caused by a build-up of a number of small things.

Stress can be caused by a range of common situations. However, people have very different responses to stress. For some people, stress can be useful, helping motivate them to achieve more. In others, particularly if it goes on for a long period of time, it causes a sense of not being able to cope.

It's important to differentiate between temporary stress that you know will go away when a situation is resolved, and long-term or chronic stress. Most people can cope with short periods of stress. Chronic (long-term or continuous) stress is much harder to deal with, and can be psychologically and emotionally damaging, both for you and your friends and family.

Cranial work involves gentle, non-invasive manipulative techniques. The therapist seldom applies pressure in excess of 5 grammes (the equivalent of a British 20p piece).

Examination is done by testing for movement in various parts of the Cranio Sacral system. In some cases simply doing these tests can reduce restrictions, and the system is able to self-correct.

Cranial work tends to be very relaxing. Ignored or hidden problems are often resolved in the process. In many cases treatment will result in helpful release of unresolved emotional issues which can play a major role in inhibiting good physical health.

Cranial corrections enhance the body’s natural healing processes.

Cranio Sacral work has been effective for a wide spectrum of problems associated with pain and dysfunction, including: Migraine headaches, chronic neck and back pain, emotional difficulties, co-ordination difficulties, stress and tension-related problems, temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), orthopaedic problems, chronic fatigue, immune disorders, infantile disorders, learning disabilities, fibromyalgia and other connective tissue disorders.

Good nutrition is vital for good health. Yet sometimes what works for one person aggravates symptoms for another. We can provide support and advice for positive nutrition including whether or not taking supplements such as herbal remedies, minerals, vitamins or specialist formula preparations are advisable.

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Some older people, especially those living in institutions, may have low intakes or low blood levels of a range of micronutrients.  National survey data have highlighted potential areas of change that could improve the nutrient intake of older people but it is important to take into account other factors which may affect older people’s dietary intakes (e.g. illness, poor dentition, drug-nutrient interactions).

Scientists say they have found evidence that meditation has a biological effect on the body. A small-scale study suggests it could boost parts of the brain and the immune system. Meditation has been practised since ancient times, mainly in the East. It is now catching on worldwide as a means to reduce stress or to help with pain caused by various illnesses.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States enrolled 41 people in a trial of so-called "mindfulness" meditation.

It is a technique developed by an American stress reduction specialist - Jon Kabat-Zinn - for helping hospital patients deal with pain and discomfort. Twenty five of the subjects attended a weekly class and one seven-hour retreat during the study; they were also given exercises to carry out at home. The others did not receive meditation training and acted as a control group.

After eight weeks, the researchers measured electrical activity in the frontal part of the brain. They say this region was more active on the left side in the individuals who meditated and was associated with lower anxiety and a more positive emotional state.

Participants were also given a flu jab at the start of the study and those who meditated had higher levels of antibody, say the researchers, led by Dr Richard Davidson.

"Although our study is preliminary and more research clearly is warranted we are very encouraged by these results," he said.

Basic mediation techniques require no special system or skill. You can practise at home without support. Whatever you have heard about meditation in the past remember that there are many forms of meditation and we can help you find method of relaxing and meditating that works for you. We can also recommend resources and teachers of meditation techniques that may be of interest if you would like to take your meditation further

Reiki is the name given to a system of natural healing which evolved in Japan from the experience and dedication of Dr Mikao Usui (d. 1926). Dr Usui was inspired to develop this healing system from ancient teachings after many years of study, research and meditation. He spent the rest of his life practising and teaching Reiki. Today Reiki continues to be taught by Reiki Masters who have trained in the tradition passed down from Master to student.There is no belief system attached to Reiki so anyone can receive or learn to give a Reiki treatment, the only prerequisite is the desire to be healed.

A Reiki Treatment

The method of receiving a Reiki treatment from a practitioner is a very simple process. The recipient simply lies on a couch and relaxes. If they are unable to lie down the treatment can be given in a sitting position, the main thing is for the recipient to be as comfortable as possible. There is no need to remove any clothing. The practitioner gently places their hands non-intrusively in a sequence of positions which cover the whole body. The whole person is treated rather than specific symptoms. A full treatment usually takes 1 to 1½ hours with each position held for several minutes.

Most people find Reiki a relaxing and pleasant treatment. Given the levels of stress that many people experience, the peace and relaxation they experience during a Reiki session offers a welcome change from the pressure of busy daily lives.