Category: News
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FHT Excellence Awards 2024 Finalists Announced
We are thrilled to announce that, after careful consideration by our esteemed judging panel, the finalists for the FHT Excellence Awards 2024 have been selected! These awards celebrate the best in therapy practice, professionalism, and high standards, but also highlight the exceptional dedication and passion within our community. We would like to extend our heartfelt…
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Waterlooville Local Support Group
12 May 2024 Herman Fenton advanced stretches for therapists one-day workshop What a brilliant one-day workshop with Herman. We had a very full day of fun facts, techniques and practice at this first ever workshop with Herman. It was a great learning experience, where we learnt how to effectively stretch groups of muscles to release…
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Eastbourne Local Support Group
5 June 2024 On Wednesday 5th June 2024, we held our LSG in Eastbourne to cover 2 CPD points in Indian Head Massage. We had 11 therapists attend and started the enjoyable session by discussing the histories and benefits of the wonderful seated massage. Then, we gently massaged our “Marma points”, to our face, scalp…
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Bournemouth Local Support Group
May 2024 On a warm evening in May the Bournemouth LSG went for a walk around a local park with the wonderful Medical Herbalist Claire Savoldelli from ‘The Meadow’. As the sun set, Claire shared her extensive knowledge of the plants we passed in the hedgerows, their uses as herbal medicine and in aromatherapy. Here’s what…
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The Northern Network Local Support Group
Belfast and District – Friday 31 May The topic for the evening was looking at 5 essential oils, their properties, and uses. The speaker was Rosie Beasley, who has 16 years experience working with essential oils, is interested in following research into essential oils & plants… what are the scientists looking for and more importantly what have they found?…
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Bath Local Support Group
April 26 2024 Bath support group had a lovely afternoon walk at the end of April along the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire. We walked from Bradford on Avon to Avoncliffe where we visited Janelle’s Crystal shop Rebel Angel and enjoyed a little retail crystal therapy as well as Janelle sharing her…
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Celebrating FHT’s Newest Partner – Dot & Lola
From Chef to Hairdresser to Sustainable Mission: A Journey of Passion and Innovation After years of dedicated experimentation at home, delving into research, devouring books, and exploring countless recipes, I discovered the perfect combination. Not only did it work wonders for me, but it proved effective for hair, skin, and body while remaining safe for…
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FHT Member Wins BBC Radio 2 Pitch Your Passion!
On 4 August, FHT Member and Complementary Therapist Marie Szkretka appeared on Romesh Ranganathan’s Pitch Your Passion feature, where she had 45 seconds to convince Romesh and his several million listeners of the wonders of massage therapy. Read her winning pitch in the form of a poem, below… When my body feels like it’s weighed…
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Join us at the UK Massage Championship
The UK Massage Championship promises to be the massage highlight of the year, and we’re delighted to be attending as a sponsor. The UK Massage Championship was founded by Bhavesh T. Joshi (London School of Massage), who recognized the need for a high-standard Championship in the UK with a judging panel comprising experts, teachers and…
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How can we be more Holistic?
In today’s fast-paced world, some of us aren’t able to make time to think about our health and well-being until we crash or become physically or mentally unwell. We often see friends or family seeking quick fixes to diminish symptoms of burnout but they may not always get to the root cause of the problem,…
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Caroline Larissey – VTCT Excellence Awards
“A huge thank you VTCT for inviting me to attend the 2024 VTCT Excellence Awards. What a wonderful event celebrating achievement in our industry! It was truly inspiring to see the finalists, winners and those highly commended for their outstanding work. Their dedication and talent are a testament to the bright future of our sector.…
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Boost your massage therapy business: Mastering email marketing techniques
Plus Top 10 Email Marketing Tips Do you avoid this because you don’t like ‘bothering’ people? Do you avoid this because you actually don’t know what to say? Do you avoid this because you just don’t know the how, the set up, tech, how often? It’s time to take action as this marketing tool is…
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