Tag: Complementary
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FHT Members, Diane Leopard and Nia Roberts, have produced this short film to introduce their Hands 4 Wellbeing community therapy service – a social enterprise providing complementary therapies in the community in and around North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. For further details about Hands 4 Wellbeing, visit www.hands4wellbeing.co.uk (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Free book extract One of the leading advocates of shiatsu, Akinobu Kishi trained with and assisted the founder of zen shiatsu, Shizuto Masunaga, and is widely regarded as the heir to Shizuto’s work. Akinobu developed seiki soho, which takes the practice of shiatsu beyond manual techniques, and in this extract from his book, Sei-Ki: Life…
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Base Formula Consultant Aromatherapist, Joannah Metcalfe, writes about the use of black spruce essential oil for its calming properties on the Base Formula blog: Black Spruce essential oil (Picea mariana) has an exceptionally deep, resinous, rich aroma, with slightly smoky hints and a refreshingly cleansing aroma. It is distilled from the needles and twigs of…
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“Have you ever spent time with someone who said they were fine, when they tell you that everyone was OK in their life, but after you left you had a nagging feeling that everything really was not fine?” “I’m Fine” – How you can sense when someone is lying is a great article by David…
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Base Formula Consultant Aromatherapist and FHT Expert Adviser, Christine Fisk MFHT, writes about the use of black pepper essential oil for aches and pains on the Base Formula blog: Black Pepper is part of the Piperaceae family, and is commonly known as Pepper oil. It’s native to South West India, and is obtained by steam…
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National Association of Complementary Therapists in Hospice and Palliative Care NACTHPC Conference and 14th AGM Wednesday 17th September 2014 “Exploring Dementia” at University of Warwick, Coventry Full details Image: Dollar Photo Club
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Cardiff Met Alumnae, including FHT Fellow Sally Kay, conduct ground breaking research into cancer care A team of Cardiff Met Alumnae are researching an innovative new method of reflexology to help patients after breast cancer surgery. The team is made up of Judith Whatley (Mres, Research Masters 2011); Rachel Street (MSc, Health Psychology, 2012); Sally…
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Do you value yourself? ‘A person’s worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves’ Jean de la Bruyere (1645-1696) How many of us really question the value of our individual physical and personal growth? In today’s world which is increasingly faster and busier than ever before, there is a…
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World Reflexology Week 2014, which runs from 22 – 28th September, is a wonderful opportunity to show potential clients and employers the many benefits this complementary therapy has to offer. FHT has produced resources, including: promotional leaflets/posters, a social media cover/banner image and a template press release. Find out more and download your resources at…
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People all around the world are taking part in ‘The Smiling Flower’ Story Massage, written especially for the children and teachers in the tsunami-destroyed area of Rikuzentakata in Japan. In April 2012, FHT Fellow and accredited training provider, Mary Atkinson, worked with Cocoro to introduce this Story Massage, which has proved so effective and popular…
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For many years now hot stone massage has featured on the menus of many spas and salons all over the world, and massage therapists who provide them will undoubtedly agree that stones are lovely to work with and loved by every client who receives a hot stone treatment. The benefits of working with stones are…
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As therapists we want to heal and help. Practicing with an inclusive policy is vital to make sure we welcome all people to our practice; but what does that involve day to day? Well, we can offer good accessibility for parking cars, wheelchair access, single-floor access for people who may be unsteady. We can write…
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