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  • FOR THOSE LOOKING TO WORK WITH NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES. 19th May, 10.00am – 12.45pmFHT Annual Training Congress @ NEC, Birmingham  Jennifer Wayte, FHT President, has been actively involved in many complementary therapies for almost 20 years in many diverse roles including lecturer, assessor and verifier in further and higher education. She runs her…

  • A GROWING AREA OF THERAPY WORK. 19th May, 1.45 – 4.30pmFHT Annual Training Congress @ NEC, Birmingham  Michele Broom runs a busy on-site massage practice in the Bristol, Bath and Swindon area, offering seated massage, reflexology, deep tissue, Indian head and aromatherapy massage. Michele lectured for the City of Bristol College for four years at…

  • ‘NHS recognises that mindfulness meditation is good for depression’  Mindfulness meditation has been shown to give patients control over their own depression and anxiety levels and levels of chronic pain, according to a paper published earlier this month in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Previous studies have found that mindfulness meditation can cut the…

  • Acupuncture Awareness Week – 25th February to 3rd March 2013 Acupuncture Awareness Week is supported by the British Acupuncture Council and aims to help better inform people about the ancient practice of traditional acupuncture. With 2.3 million acupuncture treatments carried out each year, acupuncture is one of the most popular complementary therapies practised in the…

  • As with so many lovely things in life, there are the balancing events that we march through in between. By April, you may feel it is time to detox, rest and relax. And there’s no better way to spend your precious downtime than with an Ayurvedic retreat, designed to get your body and spirits in…

  • http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/1_412hg4ew/uiconf_id/3775332/st_cache/53350?referer=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/goldie-hawns-10-mindful-minutes-children-14615319&autoPlay=false&addThis.playerSize=392×221&freeWheel.siteSectionId=nws_offsite&closedCaptionActive=true&addThis.playerSize=640×360&closedCaptionsOverPlayer.fontsize=18 Watch More News Videos at ABC | Technology News | Celebrity News Goldie Hawn promotes mindfulness for children Hollywood actress, Goldie Hawn, has gathered a team of leading neuroscientists and educators to create a curriculum for The Hawn Foundation’s MindUP™ programme. MindUP™ is a learning programme for primary and secondary school children that teaches…

  • A PRACTICAL FLOOR-BASED WORKSHOP. 19th May, 10.00 – 11.15amFHT Annual Training Congress @ NEC, Birmingham  Dinah Pickering has worked in the spa and beauty industry for 20 years, many of which were spent in Asia as a Spa Director for the well known St Gregory Marine Spa, moving on to become a Consultant, developing the…

  • Everybody Knows Somebody…. with an eating disorder Around 2,000 people at a top premier league club home game will have an eating disorder… …11 passengers on a jumbo jet…Over 200,000 people in Greater London Eating disorders affect 1.6million people in the UK. 1 in 39 people – that’s 2.6% of the population who have an eating disorder.…

  • A LIVELY AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP. 19th May, 10.00am – 12.45pmFHT Annual Training Congress @ NEC, Birmingham   Mary Atkinson, FFHT, is author of The Art of Indian Head Massage (Carlton Books) and runs FHT accredited qualifications and short courses in Indian head massage (IHM) from her training school in Chichester, West Sussex. Mary has first hand…

  • A SHORT COURSE ON MYOFASCIAL RELEASE FOR THE FACE. 19th May, 10.00am – 5.00pmNEC, Birmingham  Ruth is an advanced myofascial and soft tissue therapist. She has been using Myofascial Release (MFR) in her clinical practice for 12 years, having trained in massage and MFR in the US. She has completed the John F Barnes myofascial…

  • 2013 National Osteoporosis Society Research Grants Round

    The 2013 National Osteoporosis Society Research Grants Round is accepting applications. Up to £250,000 is available to fund projects which clearly demonstrate potential benefits to people with or at risk of osteoporosis and are in line with our research strategy and priorities. Grants available: Linda Edwards Memorial PhD Studentship – Maximum of £25,000 per annum for up to four…

  • A LECTURE ON THE ANALYSIS OF HANDWRITING. 19th May, 10.00 – 11.15amNEC, Birmingham  Christina has taught graphology (handwriting analysis) at adult education colleges around the South of England for many years, as well as running workshops and helping businesses with recruitment and training. She is perhaps best known for her work in clinical graphology, having…