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  • Celebrating inspirational women in the industry this International Women’s Day

    Each year on the 8 March, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world. At the FHT we are taking some time to reflect on the important women in our lives and those inspirational figures in the therapy industry. Coinciding nicely with IWD, comes a new book entitled ‘Beauty and the Best‘ which celebrates…

  • FHT Virtual Congress – Kate Mulliss and the six essential oil constituents

    In the lead up to the FHT’s first Virtual Training Congress we will be introducing FHT members to our event speakers. This week we speak to Kate Mulliss, FHT Accredited Course Provider at Teach Therapy. I qualified as an Aromatherapist with the Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy (ITHMA) back in the early 1990s and have since worked in the field…

  • FHT Virtual Congress – common knee conditions in runners

    In the lead up to the FHT’s first Virtual Training Congress we will be introducing FHT members to our event speakers. This week we speak to Cameron Reid, FHT Accredited Course Provider at Cameron Reid Training. Tell us a bit about yourself… After graduating in Human Biology, I had a place to do an MSc…

  • Mindful March – the latest Action for Happiness Calendar

    Every month, Action for Happiness produces a calendar packed with daily actions we can take to increase our own happiness and that of others around us. This March, the charity’s ‘Mindful March’ calendar focuses on helping us to live more fully in the present moment – rather than losing ourselves in regrets about the past or worries…

  • FHT Virtual Congress – Massage and microbes with Peter Mackereth, Ann Carter and Anne Ferguson

    In the lead up to the FHT’s first Virtual Training Congress we will be introducing FHT members to our event speakers. This week we speak to Peter Mackereth, Ann Carter and Anne Ferguson, educational advisors and lecturers at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. Tell us a bit of background about yourself… Peter M – I have been working in…

  • FHT Local Groups – join a community of therapists!

    Do you ever have a burning question that you’d love to run by other therapists? Why not check out our FHT Local Groups (LGs), communities of therapists across the UK who come together to discuss current affairs, new therapies and sometimes just for a natter! COVID-19 has meant that sadly, LGs have been unable to…

  • FHT Virtual Congress – Kinesiology five-element (5E) massage with Miranda Whelton

    In the lead up to the FHT’s first Virtual Training Congress we will be introducing FHT members to our event speakers. This week we speak to Miranda Whelton, an FHT accredited course provider and founder of the Progressing Kinesiology Academy UK. Tell us a bit of background about yourself… My parents had always taken a…

  • FHT Virtual Congress – Sound therapy with Craig Eddington

    In the lead up to the FHT’s first Virtual Training Congress we will be introducing FHT members to our event speakers. This week we speak to Craig Eddington, FHT accredited course provider and founder of the Sound Therapy Company. ‘I am a musician, so sound and music have always been a big part of my…

  • Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day

    Each year on the 17 February individuals, groups and workplaces from around the world are encouraged to give a small act of kindness. Sometimes the smallest act of kindness can be the most powerful. The aim is to spread joy far and wide, with no other goal than to make someone else happy. As part…

  • FHT Virtual Congress – Question Time with Jane Sheehan and her Gurus

    In the lead up to the FHT’s first Virtual Training Congress we will be introducing FHT members to our event speakers. This week we speak to Jane Sheehan, accredited course provider and winner of our 2018 FHT Complementary Therapist of the Year award. Jane is a leading foot reader, author and runs her own training…

  • Learn from leading experts in the comfort of your own home…

    The FHT is delighted to announce that, for the first time, their annual training congress will be hosted virtually, allowing you to learn from leading experts in the therapy industry, wherever you are.  The 2021 FHT Virtual Congress is a two-day event, taking place on 13-14 June, featuring  expert speakers, insightful seminars and show discounts…

  • Effects of lavender on children during dental treatment

    Dental anxiety is said to develop mostly in childhood and adolescence and can lead to the avoidance of necessary dental care and poor oral health (Sharma and Tyagi, 2011).  A recent crossover randomized clinical trial published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice evaluated the effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on stress and pain perception in 24 children, aged 7 to 9…