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  • Have you booked your FREE show ticket?

    Holistic Health Show NEC Birmingham 22-23 May, 2016 If you’re learning from leading experts in the FHT CPD Zone or simply having a browse in the adjoining exhibitions, make sure to register for your FREE Holistic Health Show entry ticket. Featuring more than 600 leading brands across three neighbouring shows (find us at stand W5),…

  • FHT Members News – May issue

    The May issue of FHT News is on its way to members. In our monthly e-newsletter, we update you about your membership and what’s happening in the therapy world. This month, updates include: It’s your time to shine in the 2016 FHT Excellence Awards The FHT CPD Zone is filling up fast The spring issue…

  • Aromatherapy Awareness Week

    Aromatherapy Awareness Week, which runs from 6-12 June, is a wonderful opportunity to show potential clients and employers the many benefits this complementary therapy has to offer. To help spread the word, FHT members can: Download the FHT’s free promotional leaflet/poster, to print and distribute in your local area and a cover/banner image for use…

  • Promoting you to the public

    Look out for the FHT’s advert in the summer issue of Liz Earle Wellbeing magazine (spring issue pictured) – a quarterly publication with a fast growing and highly engaged audience – available in WHSmith, Liz Earle Beauty Co, Apple and Amazon, to name but a few. It is our mission to make the public more aware of…

  • Information on the signs of skin cancer for therapists

    We highlight the importance of keeping an eye on your clients’ skin. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and rates of melanoma, its deadliest form, have more than quadrupled in the last 30 years. People working in the therapy industry come into close contact with people’s skin every day. This…

  • International Therapist Spring 2016, Issue 116

    The Spring issue of International Therapist is out tomorrow. This issue includes articles by: Sandy Newbigging – meditation and the mind body connection;  Katherine Creighton Crook – how to create an effective welcome pack; Stephanie Crosby – an introduction to The Scarlet Spa in Cornwall; Barbara Scott – reflexology and fertility; Giuliana Fenwick – Indian Head Massage for…

  • New to the FHT CPD Zone!

        FHT CPD Zone Holistic Health Show NEC Birmingham 22-23 May, 2016 The FHT is pleased to announce an additional speaker for the FHT CPD Zone, in partnership with the Holistic Health Show. Helping those affected by cancer with Jennifer Young Does cancer change your client and do you need to adapt your skills in order to…

  • Reflexology and body massage are most popular complementary therapies survey finds

    A survey conducted by the FHT, has found that reflexology and body massage are the two most popular complementary therapies demanded by clients, with aromatherapy coming in third. In our annual member survey, we asked members to rank their treatments in order of popularity, with 51% of therapists listing reflexology in first place, and 48%…

  • Maria Mason MFHT takes part in charity skydive

    Two-time FHT Excellence Award winner, Maria Mason, MFHT, recently took part in a skydive to raise money for charity. Each year, Maria’s Beauty Time team choose a client to support and link into a charity of their choice. This year, they chose a client who sadly lost a premature baby at 28 weeks. Maria and…

  • Weleda Insight 2016

    Weleda is inviting massage therapists to the Weleda Insight 2016 on Sunday 3 July in Derbyshire. Visit their Derbyshire head office to discover what makes Weleda so special. There will be tours around their medicinal gardens, training workshops and demonstrations, alongside exclusive product previews. You will also receive a delicious free lunch and goody bag of…

  • Have you booked your tickets?

    Learn from leading experts in the FHT CPD Zone at the Holistic Health Show, NEC Birmingham – 22-23 May, 2016 The FHT, in partnership with the Holistic Health Show, is bringing you an exciting assortment of professional speakers in our exclusive programme of seminars, lecture-demonstrations and workshops covering a wide range of topics. Tickets are selling…

  • 8 bedtime myths debunked

    Mary Dalgleish, FHT Vice-president, has contributed to an article in Natural Health magazine about insomnia and how visualisation and aromatherapy can help sleepless souls. Read the full article here