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Our 2019 FHT Member Survey showed that more than half of FHT members (52%) already use sustainable and environmentally friendly products. For others wanting to take some steps to join this positive movement, we hope you find the following tips useful (the following excerpt was originally published in International Therapist, Issue 128, Spring 2019).   Energy matters  When it comes to conserving…

Anne and Helen are the co-founders of Wellbeing at Whistlewood, an ‘off grid’ initiative set in 10 acres of community-owned woodland in South Derbyshire. They help to facilitate a team of 29 professionals who offer a wide range of activities and experiences for their guests to enjoy – from holistic therapies and retreats, to wellbeing classes,…

When coronavirus reached UK shores, Jennifer drew on her expertise as a former inspector for HSE, international consultant, specialist skincare product developer and accredited training provider to create an online course to support professional therapists through the pandemic. As well as helping them to understand the nature of the virus, her user-friendly course walked therapists…

At the time of her award nomination, Anya was studying for a HNC in complementary therapies. Her background was in sports and leisure management but when her son had to leave mainstream school due to autism and challenging behaviour, as a single parent she had to step back from her career and find a job to fit…

Tim created the South Manchester local group in 2017 and has modestly excelled in his role ever since. Each year, he organises a calendar of events with a wide variety of topics to support his local therapist community. Some of the subjects previously covered at Tim’s group meetings include sports injuries, aromatherapy, Chinese medicine and…

John treats clients of all ages and abilities but over the past few years, he has turned his attention to the more mature client, as he feels that the older generation are often overlooked by the health and fitness industry. This led him to write his first book, A Better You in Later Life, shortly after…

Stephanie is the owner of Karma Beauty, a holistic beauty salon based on Mersea Island, just off the coast of Essex, where she employs six other therapists. After initially qualifying in 2012, Stephanie started her career as a mobile beautician but with an ever-growing client base, decided to take the plunge in the summer of 2015 and…

In 2013, Mary co-founded the Story Massage Programme, which is based on ten massage strokes used to illustrate the words of a story. As we entered the first lockdown, Mary immediately looked to find a way to continue sharing this simple form of nurturing touch with as many people as possible. She produced a free…

From today, we are dedicating a full week to celebrating our 2020 FHT Excellence Awards online, with this year’s winners being announced on our social media channels from Tuesday through to Friday (@fht_org on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and @internationaltherapistmag on Instagram). To see a brief 2020 FHT Excellence Awards programme, please read this blog item.   To get events underway, today we’d like to share with…

FHT is delighted to support the Virtual Hair & Beauty Show, taking place from Saturday 7 November to Saturday 21 November. In addition to exhibiting at this virtual show, we are proud to support a webinar from Nikki Collinson-Phenix. Nikki said, ‘Let’s be honest, it really has been a crazy year and everyone has been affected in some way, but now it’s time to start…

FHT is delighted to support the Virtual Hair & Beauty Show, taking place from Saturday 7 November to Saturday 21 November. In addition to exhibiting at this virtual show, we are proud to support a webinar from Emi Howe at BodEquality. Emi writes, ‘As a therapist you have probably experienced first-hand the negative relationship that your clients often have with their bodies. Have…

Wellness experts came together this October to discuss ways to optimise health and wellbeing by combining lifestyle, complementary and conventional medicine. The Your Life & Cancer event was held virtually across two weekends with hundreds of delegates in attendance. Organisers are now offering those who didn’t have a chance to attend the live event, an…