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  • Guardian writer, Anna Stothard, headed to Kerala in South India to learn a type of yoga based on ancient practice. “Kalari is warrior yoga,” said my new instructor the next morning, bowing to me in a thatched-roof open-sided cottage surrounded by trees. “You must keep your eyes open.” Forget butterfly and tree poses or happily…

  • A LECTURE ON SPIRITUAL PRACTICE.19th May, 3.15 – 4.30pmNEC, Birmingham  Penelope Quest, MSc, BA, Cert.Ed, is an internationally renowned Reiki Master and author who has been teaching workshops on healing, personal growth and spiritual development for more than twenty years. She is the author of a number of best-selling books, including Reiki for Life, Self-Healing…

  • Volunteering opportunity with The Disability Foundation (TDF) Based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, they offer low-cost complementary therapies to those affected by disability or chronic illness. They also offer treatments to their families, carers and NHS staff. For more info and to apply  While the FHT believes that volunteering often provides members…

  • Children’s Complementary Therapy Network (CCTN) is holding its 6th conference on 18th May 2013 at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH. This conference will bring together a range of professionals interested in learning about and advancing the field of complementary therapies and integrated medicine in children. Presentations on paediatric CAM will be complemented with…

  • The Daily Mail reports on how families use coconut oil to ease Alzheimer’s. Professor Clarke, an expert on the way the body makes and uses energy, believes coconut oil and similar compounds might help by boosting the brain’s energy supply. Most of the time our brains rely on glucose from carbohydrates, but if that isn’t…

  • The Prince of Wales calls for a broader definition of health HRH The Prince of Wales has called for society to embrace a broader and more complex concept of health. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, The Prince describes a vision of health that includes the physical and social environment, education,…

  • FHT Vice-president, John Brazier, appears in asiaSpa India magazine following his presentation at the International Wellness Summit, India (September 2012).

    FHT Vice-president, John Brazier, appears in asiaSpa India magazine following his presentation at the International Wellness Summit, India (September 2012).

  • FHT contributed to an article published in Natural Health (January 2013) that offers advice about training as a complementary therapist. Full article Image: Natural Health

  • AlunaGeorge singer, Aluna Francis, was a reflexologist before launching her music career.

    AlunaGeorge singer, Aluna Francis, was a reflexologist before launching her music career.

  • An article by Professor George Lewith in today’s Guardian newspaper, refers to the publication of a report by CAMbrella, an EU-funded project looking at the provision and use of CAM in Europe. It calls on the need for more research into the use of complementary medicine. “CAMbrella suggests we should focus research on the most prevalent…

  • A study recently published in an oncology journal indicates that reflexology, alongside conventional care, may help to improve health-related quality of life for patients with advanced-stage breast cancer during chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy. More info Image: iStockphoto

  • Campaign to save midwifery acupuncture service in Plymouth

    Please follow the link below and sign an e-petition to save the Derriford Maternity Acupuncture Service in Plymouth. Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust plans to withdraw the award-winning service within the next couple of weeks. The service is offered to women experiencing a range of pregnancy-related illnesses and conditions, and has successfully treated and reduced hositalisation for over 800 women over…