Healing Modalities

Hypnotherapy or guided hypnosis is a form of psychotherapy that uses relaxation, extreme concentration, and intense attention to achieve a heightened state of consciousness or mindfulness. In other words, it places the individual into a “trance” or altered state of awareness.

This form of therapy is considered alternative medicine with the purpose of utilising one’s mind to help reduce or alleviate a variety of issues, such as psychological distress, phobias, and unhealthy, destructive, or dangerous habits (i.e. smoking and/or drinking).

The aim of hypnotherapy is to create a positive change in an individual, while he/she is in a state of unconsciousness or slumber (sleep) as they are unusually responsive to an idea or image in this state.

How does hypnosis work?

When something happens to us, we remember it and learn a particular behaviour in response to what happened. Each time something similar happens, our physical and emotional reactions attached to the memory are repeated. Sometimes these reactions are unhealthy. In some forms of hypnotherapy, a trained therapist guides you to remember the event that led to the first reaction, separate the memory from the learned behaviour, and replace unhealthy behaviours with new, healthier ones.

During hypnosis, the body relaxes, and thoughts become more focused. The conscious mind becomes less alert and the subconscious mind becomes more focused. Like other relaxation techniques, hypnosis lowers blood pressure and heart rate, and changes certain types of brain wave activity.

In this hypnotic state people can explore painful thoughts, feelings, and memories they might have hidden from their conscious minds. In addition, hypnosis enables people to perceive some things differently, such as blocking an awareness of pain.

What illnesses or conditions respond well to hypnosis?

Hypnosis is used in a variety of settings, from emergency rooms to dental offices to outpatient clinics. Clinical studies suggest that hypnosis may improve immune function, increase relaxation, decrease stress, and ease pain and feelings of anxiety.

Other problems or conditions that may respond to hypnotherapy include:

• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Phobias
• Fibromyalgia
• Tension headaches
• Insomnia
• Phobias
• Alopecia areata
• Addictions
• Labour and delivery
• Asthma
• Bedwetting
• Skin disorders, such as acne, psoriasis, and eczema
• Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
• Weight loss
• Warts
• Cancer-related pain
• Eating disorders
• Indigestion (dyspepsia)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Smoking cessation
• Reduced pain in burn patients & speed up healing
• Reduce fear before medical/dental procedures
• Reduce fear before medical/dental procedures
• Decreased use of pain medication
• Fewer complications and satisfying birth experience among women in labour
• Less surgical intervention

Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is an alternative healing therapy for anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), physical pain and emotional distress. It’s also referred to as tapping or psychological acupressure. It can also be used to release negative beliefs.

The tapping on different parts of the body helps balance energy and reduce physical and emotional pain. People can see an EFT practitioner for treatment or treat themselves using this technique.

Similar to acupuncture, EFT focuses on the meridian points — or energy hot spots — to restore balance to your body’s energy that may be blocked. Based on Chinese medicine, meridian points are thought of as areas of the body energy flows through. These pathways help balance energy flow to maintain your health. Any imbalance can influence disease or sickness.

Acupuncture uses needles to apply pressure to these energy points. EFT uses fingertip tapping to apply pressure and ultimately restore balance by tapping specific points on the body, primarily on the head and the face, in a particular sequence. While doing this, the person focuses on the issue that they wish to treat.

When these blockages are released, the problem feeling can be released and move through the body. Several rounds of the tapping can be done until the recipient feels the issue abated. New, more positive beliefs about themselves can then emerge.

In spiritual Kinesiology EFT is used to release the negative beliefs a patient may have which is causing their issue. In this case the Kinesiologist checks with the body which EFT tapping points to use to release the issue.

I once used Kinesiology and EFT to release a patient’s belief that they could not fall pregnant even though they were physically healthy. The patient fell pregnant within the month.

What does EFT treat? It can be used to manage both psychological problems and physical pain. For example, tapping is used to help cope with conditions such as:

• Chronic pain
• Fear of public speaking and other forms of social anxieties/fear
• Fatigue and boosting energy levels
• Anxiety and depression
• Short-term or chronic stress
• Tension headaches
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Muscular tension and joint pain
• Food cravings and emotional eating
• Emotional problems tied to low self-esteem
• Difficulties with athletic performance, focus and coordination
• Trouble sleeping

Yoga is a Sanskrit word translated as “yoke” or “union.” To yoke means to draw together, to bind together; or to unite. Its aim is to yoke or create a union of the body, mind, soul, and universal consciousness. This process of uniting the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of ourselves is what allows yogis to experience deep states of freedom, peace and self-realization.

Yoga started thousands of years ago in the East as a meditative practice. It has now evolved into a modern lifestyle practice which people from all walks of life can practice and receive the benefits of. Yoga is an ancient system of physical, mental and spiritual practices that have been passed down through the generations from teacher to student. Yogic practices include breathing techniques, postures, relaxation, chanting, and other meditation methods. There are many different styles of yoga, each with their own unique focus and approach to creating a unitive state.

Goals of Yoga

Yoga is a meditative process of self-discovery and liberation. The practice of Yoga allows us to transform and purify our bodies, minds, and souls. It expands our consciousness to help us connect with nature and the universe around us. It also gives us greater access to inner resources to teach us about self-awareness, acceptance, compassion, patience, gratitude, forgiveness, humility, love, peace, and joy.

The practices of Yoga

There are six main branches of traditional yoga. In each of these, the goal of unity is achieved through different yoga practices. Each of these different aspects of yoga will resonate differently with practitioners based on their disposition, skill, and ability.

These are:

1. Raja (the royal path) – focuses on meditation practices
2. Karma (the path of action) – focuses on action and service in daily life
3. Jnana (the path of knowledge) – focuses on discriminative wisdom and self inquiry
4. Bhakti (the path of devotion) – focuses on devotion to God
5. Tantra (the path of ecstasy) – focuses on ritual and initiation
6. Hatha (the forceful path) – focuses on energy and movement of the body

Modern Yoga in the West

In the West, the word “yoga” has come to mean a particular style called hatha yoga. This branch emphasizes postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), stress relief, relaxation, physical fitness and wellness. The focus is primarily on the physical body which differs from traditional yoga, where the focus is more inward and spiritual. There are many schools of hatha, each with its own unique style and philosophy.

A philosophy of life

Yoga isn’t just meditative exercise, it is a complete philosophy of life. It is a detailed methodology to connect with our highest truth, live with intention, and to make choices that serve our highest good. Through yoga, we come back to our true nature again and again, as we peel back layers of conditioning and habit. Each time we stand on our yoga mat or sit on a meditation cushion, we have the opportunity to discover who we truly are, and we begin to understand the true nature of the universe.

Yoga and two practices of Chinese origin—tai chi and qi gong—are sometimes called “meditative movement” practices. All three practices include both meditative elements and physical ones.

Some common poses and what they are good for:

• Strength, balance, and flexibility.

Slow movements and deep breathing increase blood flow and warm up muscles, while holding a pose can build strength.

Tree Pose

• Back pain relief.

Yoga is as good as basic stretching for easing pain and improving mobility in people with lower back pain. The American College of Physicians recommends yoga as a first-line treatment for chronic low back pain.

Cat-Cow Pose

• Arthritis

Gentle yoga has been shown to ease some of the discomfort of tender, swollen joints for people with arthritis.

• Heart Health

Regular yoga practice may reduce levels of stress and body-wide inflammation, contributing to healthier hearts. Several of the factors contributing to heart disease, including high blood pressure and excess weight, can also be addressed through yoga.

Downward Dog Pose

• Better Sleep

Consistent bedtime yoga routine can help you get in the right mindset and prepare your body to fall asleep and stay asleep.

Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose

• Energy & Brighter moods

You may feel increased mental and physical energy, a boost in alertness and enthusiasm, and fewer negative feelings after getting into a routine of practicing yoga.

• Manage stress

According to the National Institutes of Health, scientific evidence shows that yoga supports stress management, mental health, mindfulness, healthy eating, weight loss and quality sleep.

Corpse Pose (Savasana)

Ayurvedic medicine is an alternative or complementary form of medicine from India that has been used for thousands of years.

The goal is to cleanse the body and to restore balance to the body, mind, and spirit. It uses diet, herbal medicines, exercise, meditation, breathing, physical therapy, and other methods. It is a type of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapy. Also called Ayurveda. Ayurveda therapies have varied and evolved over more than two millennia. Therapies include herbal medicines, special diets, meditation, yoga, massage, laxatives, enemas, and medical oils. Ayurvedic preparations are typically based on complex herbal compounds, minerals, and metal substances (perhaps under the influence of early Indian alchemy or rasashastra). Ancient Ayurveda texts also taught surgical techniques, including rhinoplasty, kidney stone extractions, sutures, and the extraction of foreign objects.

Ayurvedic practitioners have been using plants, diet, exercise, and lifestyle to treat various conditions for more than 3,000 years, and they consider it a holistic, whole-body healing system. Practitioners base Ayurvedic medicine on the understanding that a unique combination of earth, air, fire, water, and space makes up every person. These elements form three Trusted Source energies, called doshas.

These are:

Vata Dosha

Those who practice Ayurveda believe this is the most powerful of all three doshas. It controls very basic body functions, like how cells divide. It also controls your mind, breathing, blood flow, heart function, and ability to get rid of waste through your intestines. Things that can disrupt it include eating again too soon after a meal, fear, grief, and staying up too late. If vata dosha is your main life force, you’re thought to be more likely to develop conditions like anxiety, asthma, heart disease, skin problems, and

rheumatoid arthritis.

Pitta Dosha

This energy controls your digestion, metabolism (how well you break down foods), and certain hormones that are linked to your appetite. Things that can disrupt it are eating sour or spicy foods and spending too much time in the sun. If it’s your main life force, you’re thought to be more likely to develop conditions like Crohn’s disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, and infections.

Kapha Dosha

This life force controls muscle growth, body strength and stability, weight, and your immune system. You can disrupt it by sleeping during the day, eating too many sweet foods, and eating or drinking things that contain too much salt or water. If it’s your main life energy, practitioners believe you may develop asthma and other breathing disorders, cancer, diabetes, nausea after eating, and obesity.

According to Ayurveda, a person becomes ill due to an imbalance of their doshas, and Ayurvedic practitioners will treat a person by rebalancing these energies. They use herbal medicines, diet, breathing exercises, meditation, physical therapy, and exercise, along with other methods. The goal of Ayurveda is to restore balance to the body, mind, and spirit. Below is a list of 12 common Ayurvedic medicines and their uses:

Ashwaganda

Manage stress & anxiety levels, Lower blood sugar levels, Improve sleep, memory, muscle growth, and male fertility. Reduce inflammation & boost your immune system.

Boswellia

Reduce inflammation. Reduce pain. Improve mobility in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Prevent oral infections and fight gingivitis, Improve digestion in people with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Improve breathing in people with chronic asthma.

Triphala: Amla Bibhitaki Haritaki

Reduce inflammation caused by arthritis. Prevent or limit the growth of certain types of cancer. Natural laxative. Improves digestion, and promotes oral health.

Brahmi

Lower inflammation, improve brain function, and reduce symptoms of ADHD. It may also increase your body’s ability to deal with stress, though more research is needed.

Cumin

Decrease symptoms of IBS, improve risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and perhaps even offer some protection against foodborne infection.

Tumeric

Reduce inflammation and improve heart and brain health & memory. Lessons pain. Antioxidant. Helps fight depression. May help prevent cancer.

Licorice Root

Reduces inflammation & Protect against various infections. It may also treat digestive problems and relieve skin irritations.

Gotu Kola

Help boost memory and reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as improve a variety of skin conditions.

Bitter Meldon

Help lower blood sugar levels and boost insulin secretion. It may also reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.

Cardamom

Help reduce blood pressure. Help protect against Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which is a common cause of

stomach ulcers, and may reduce the size of gastric ulcers.

Access Bars is a holistic complementary therapy that activates the body’s innate ability to self-heal. Access Bars does not interfere with any conventional or alternative treatment or therapy and have been found to increase the capacity and potency of other healing modalities.

Access Bars Therapy is a hands-on energy healing process. It uses energy centres or bars which are located on the head and unlocks them using gentle touch.

There are 32 different energy centres on the head which when gently touched effortlessly and easily release the thoughts, ideas, beliefs, emotions, and considerations that stop you from creating a life you love. Once unlocked it brings the body and mind back into line and in harmony with each other.

The 32 energy centres store the electromagnetic component of your feelings, emotions, ideas, beliefs, and considerations and relate to a different aspect of your consciousness. When releasing these blockages, we allow the issues of the body and mind to return to their natural state of calm.

Once the above energy centres are unblocked your life may change. Access Bars Therapy will relax your body, soothe your mind and recharge your vitality. Bringing balance to your whole system. This will leave you in a very tranquil and blissful state.

What is an access Bars Session?

An Access Bars Session, or having your Bars run, as it is often called, begins to release the thoughts, feelings, emotions, beliefs and limiting programs that no longer serve you.

During a session the 32 Bars points are lightly touched. This process begins to release the electromagnetic charge or polarity of the thoughts, feelings, emotions, ideas, beliefs, considerations and decisions as it is stored in your brain.

When The Bars are lightly touched, the brain waves actually slow down, allowing behavioural patterns, belief systems, and points of view that you have been running from childhood or from other lifetimes to be accessed. The brain wave’s change from beta waves, which are attentive mode, to alpha/theta waves, which are relaxed/fall asleep mode. Brain wave measurement shows increased brain coherence after receiving Access Bars. Access Bars optimize brain performance, increase concentration ability and improve emotional stability.

This process further releases hundreds of thousands of points of view which are limiting you in different areas of your life and body. These areas include body, aging, healing, sexuality, money, joy, sadness, awareness, control, creativity, plus many more.

Common blockages that Access Bars Therapy helps to release surround common issues such as:

• Greater mental clarity, motivation, and problem- solving capacity
• Improved manageability of depressive and anxious tendencies
• Decrease in interpersonal and intrapersonal conflicts
• Significant increase in joy and happiness
• ADHD
• Depression & Anxiety
• Deeper relaxation and non- interrupted sleep
• Stress reduction
• Trauma
• Weight loss
• Sleep
• Relationships
• Dissipating mind chatter
• Releasing trauma
• Changing negative behavioural patterns

Spiritual Kinesiology (SK) is a combination of Western techniques and Eastern wisdom to promote physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. It uses gentle muscle testing techniques to access the subconscious mind and gain accurate information about your current issues and what is needed to help your body, mind and spirit to restore balance.

It’s a complete, holistic system of spiritual healing that just about anyone can use to make transformational changes in their lives. SK can help to transcend the unresolved emotions, limiting beliefs, and the kinds of judgments about ourselves that we all encounter in our daily lives.

How does Kinesiology work?

Kinesiology works through directly accessing the muscular feedback from your body – through muscle testing. With Kinesiology we are able to bypass our limiting beliefs we have built up over our lifetimes, which are often erroneous beliefs of the mind, to determine what techniques will help bring your body back into balance.

Kinesiology can help when we are unable to understand why we feel and act a certain way or unable to get past our problems. We use the muscle-testing methodology to physically ask the body what is wrong, what it needs and what limiting beliefs we hold and then shift the root cause of the imbalance.

SK can also help us with everyday issues directly related to our bodies for example taking medication. We can ask our bodies if it’s the right medication and how much to take. In this way SK is really useful. Once an issue is identified and limiting beliefs cleared, we can also ask our bodies what else it needs in terms of supplements and other healing modalities.

It is also a powerful system for those who are on a spiritual journey in search of enlightenment as well in understanding ourselves. Along with providing deep and lasting changes the SK method can reveal your soul’s higher wisdom, which can also bring deeper understanding to any issue you choose to address. Until we get a sense of what’s throwing us off energetically, it may not be possible to correct it. If you have had the experience of suffering with an issue year in and year out with little or no relief this can change with SK.

I once used Kinesiology and EFT to release a patient’s belief that they could not fall pregnant even though she were 100% physically healthy. Once I identified she had a belief that she was the issue in her previous marriage where she couldn’t have children and helped her release this belief, the patient fell pregnant within the month.

Kinesiologists treat a range of disorders like the following:

• Stress
• Emotional problems
• Endocrine disorders
• Muscular and nervous disorders
• Learning and behavioural difficulties
• Relationship issues
• Identify and treat allergies
• Hormonal disorders
• Immune system disorders
• Nutritional deficiencies

Ethnomedicine is concerned with the cultural interpretations of health, disease and illness and also addresses the health care-seeking process and healing practices.

Ethnomedicine is a study or comparison of the traditional medicine based on bioactive compounds in plants and animals and practiced by various ethnic groups, especially those with little access to western medicines, e.g., indigenous peoples. The word ethnomedicine is sometimes used as a synonym for traditional medicine.

Ethnomedicine deals with a field of anthropology that studies cultural interpretation, beliefs, and notions related to illness and health by the ethnic or indigenous communities around the world over centuries. It also involves understanding the healing practices for different diseases.

Healing Substances

Cultures use a variety of different substances for healing. Some cultures rely on drugs to induce a state of healing, while others put their lives in the hands of healers such as shamans to regain health. In many cases, people rely on both medical pluralism and medical syncretism. Medical pluralism refers to the integration of biomedicine and other forms of healthcare, while medical syncretism is the fusing of more than one medical practice, such as fusing spiritual practices with biomedical practice.

Ethnobotany The study of native plants that is used by a particular culture to garner accurate understanding of their medical potential and cultural usage. Ethnobotanists look for plants which effectively treat disease or relieve symptoms.

These plants can then be synthesized into medication to provide treatment for other populations.

Some popular ones you may have heard of or made use of:

Ibogaine

• Indigenous to Gabon.
• Combat heroin and opiate and other unhealthy drug addictions.

The Candlenut Tree Nut & Sap

• The Kukui or Candlenut tree from Hawaii.
• Nut – Laxative properties.
• Sap – Spread on cuts and cold sores to speed up healing.

The Cure-All Herb Kinkiliba

• The “Cure All Herb” / Combretum micranthum or Kinkiliba from Senegal.
• Herbal Tea for maintaining general health and well-being, prevent Malaria and lower blood pressure.
• Aids in treatment of fevers, colds, aches, pains, flu, weight loss, sleep loss, cancer.
• Used as antibacterial and Antispasmodic.

The Detoxifying Herb Kelle

• The Detoxifying Herb/Kelle (khaya senegalensis) – West Africa.
• Bark – General detoxification, Intestinal cleanser, Fever, Headache, General fatigue, Energy booster, Treatment of mental illness, Aphrodisiac.

Acacia

• From Senegal
• Coughs, sore throat, and catarrh excessive discharge or build-up of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane.), diarrhoea, dysentery. Also used in food industry to give body and texture to products for bakers and a hard sheen coating on candies.

Marijuana

• Inflammation, psychological problems, glaucoma, cataracts, haemorrhoids, muscle spasms, multiple sclerosis, reduction in epilepsy seizures.
• Pain management – long term illnesses, such as cancer.

Echinacea

• Boost immune function, relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and have hormonal, antiviral, and antioxidant effects, colds & flu.

Body alignment uses vibrational energy to heal, it is not a physical manipulation like physiotherapy. The Body alignment technique (BAT) is a method devised by Jeff Levin in which the body is conceived as a holistic unit.

Negative emotional experiences become subconsciously locked into our body at a cellular level and become part of our biological systems. BAT clears these subconscious memory pathways by aligning our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.

In BAT, through applied kinesiology, or dowsing with a pendulum a practitioner is able to access information stored in the body and its energy systems, and with the use of charts identify the information.

Our body stores memories of past trauma, environmental stress, toxicity and suppressed emotions when we don’t effectively deal with our issues. Through BAT this knowledge of past memories is accessed, pinpointing these emotional experiences in a very quick and direct way, getting to the heart of the matter.

These experiences are brought back into the body, to its deepest cellular level, and from that place of deepest feelings, released. The experience is taken out of the head, and back into the body and felt exactly as it was at the time of it happening. This helps shift the energy, as it is no longer an intellectual experience, but a body experience. As the body stores memory at this level, it is released from this level. To bring about healing, layer upon layer is released.

Trauma or blockages carry a charge, which weakens the person’s energy field. Once the blockage is released, the client experiences a ‘lightening of spirit’, and when tested they no longer carry the emotional charge of the experience. They are no longer bothered by the experience and it is no longer part of their patterns.

As this is an holistic technique the practitioner assists in bringing all the subtle energy fields of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies back into alignment. The process is called a ‘balance’. There is a meeting of science and mysticism in this technique, of the physical human anatomy system and the subtle anatomy of our energetic systems.

It offers gentle, hands-on energy release work, leaving you feeling relaxed and more empowered to live our lives fully.

BAT facilitates the removal of these energy blockages, allowing the body’s own self-healing mechanism to operate. This is a very powerful technique, transforming harmful energies and bringing the client back into their power, allowing for change to take place and to assist people to shift to higher dimensions of consciousness. It often brings to consciousness that which we do not want, or are unable, to see, giving us the courage to move forwards and make long overdue changes in lifestyle.

Some of the conditions Body Alignment Technique is used for include:

• Structural conditions and pain
• Hormonal imbalances
• Allergies
• Brain dyslexia, learning difficulties, ADD and ADHD
• Infections
• Suppressed immunity
• Neurological conditions
• Chronic fatigue
• Emotional patterns
• Release of energy blocks

Pranic Healing is an energy “no-touch” healing system based on the fundamental principle that the body has the innate ability to heal itself. Pranic Healing utilises “life force,” “energy,” or prana to accelerate the body’s inborn ability to heal itself. It is practiced by hundreds of thousands across the world.

There are currently over 126 Pranic Healing centers across the globe. Pranic Healing combined with medical treatments continues to help millions globally. It is not intended to replace conventional medicine, but rather to complement it. Doctors, nurses, carers, psychologists and complementary therapists are incorporating the techniques of Pranic Healing alongside their conventional medical approaches with amazing results.

Business professionals and families too are turning to the benefits of Pranic Healing to treat emotional conditions as well as injuries from sport and accidents, infections, allergies, chronic pain and long term conditions like diabetes, asthma, strokes and cancer. People of all ages are now enhancing their lives, significantly improving health and bringing calm and clarity into everyday life.

Pranic Healing uses specifically designed protocols which have been researched, experimented and validated over a period of 30 years to treat both the physical ailment and the psychological condition which causes the problem to manifest in the first place. Over 85% of ailments are due to stress factors, eg backache, migraines, heart conditions, chronic fatigue and much more.

By removing the energy of the emotions from the chakras, these energy centres can normalise and regulate the smooth flow of Prana, thereby improving and possibly reversing a condition entirely. A series of treatments may be required for effective results, though in some cases a miraculous outcome could occur.

A Pranic Healing treatment involves two people being present, yourself and the Practitioner. At the consultation they will discuss your problem with you and help alleviate the symptoms as they are trained to treat physical and psychological ailments safely and effectively with a prescribed method.

Pranic Healing is non touch, thus treatments can be done in the same room or even remotely.

Pranic Healing is a complementary therapy and does not replace medical treatments. Pranic Healing Practitioners are not medical doctors and do not make a medical diagnosis. It is best to consult a medical doctor for a diagnosis and provide the Practitioner with this. Pranic Healing methods do not interfere with medical treatment plans, and is safe to use alongside prescribed medical treatments.

What we think we radiate – what we radiate we attract. Ever wondered why you keep attracting the same situations or people of a similar nature into your life? Why you keep experiencing repeated patterns? The energy centres, chakras, are the blueprint for our mind and our health. By transforming the chakras we can break the cycle of the old patterns and manifest our true greatness.

Pranic Healing and Arhatic Yoga are designed to do just this.

Some of the conditions Pranic Healing is used for include:

• Headaches, Migraines
• Flu
• Ulcers
• Back & Chronic Pain
• Asthma
• Mental Illness
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Strokes & Heart Conditions
• Infections
• Sport Injuries & Accidents
• Gastrointestinal disorders

Past life Karmic Regression Therapy takes you back to past reincarnations and allows you to deal with problems that arose long before you were born in your current incarnation.

Many people feel this therapy makes sense for them because there appears to be no reason why they’re living with fears, guilt feelings, difficulties, and illnesses. This technique has proven to be effective on hundreds of people all over the world regardless of their Age, Gender, Personality, Physical Symptoms, Religious Beliefs or Cultural Backgrounds.

Past life / past event regression therapy seeks to resolve significant past events believed to be interfering with your mental and emotional health in the present. The mind is uniquely prepared to experience the continuity of time. It’s true that we should always try to live in the here and now, but still, we all wander into the past or future.

Your memories and imagination are more powerful than you could possibly imagine. Even those who remember every detail of their lives can’t necessarily remember how those details affected them on a deeper level, but the mind automatically filters out certain experiences from normal memory.

Regression hypnotherapy allows you to look deeper into conflict and other potentially negative aspects of your life to identify the cause of negative emotions and address them in a more coherent way.

In a session a therapist will access and recover memories of both your present and past lives and/or incarnations of your past lives and access your subconscious mind with hypnosis to retrieve information that could be valuable for your self-worth as well as understanding where a limitation exists. It can take you on a spiritual journey towards eliminating problems in your mind that keep you from enjoying a happy, fulfilling life.

In the hands of a skilled hypnotherapist, hypnosis and regression therapy can help remove blockages and start you on a path towards healing and ending your suffering.

The process can vary in length, as it depends on several factors. Diving beneath the surface to uncover the truth could take considerable time and effort to achieve results. Regression hypnotherapy can help anyone with any of the following experiences:

According to the American Psychological Association, Hypno-analgesia may reduce acute and chronic pain for most individuals and may save them from having to undergo painful and invasive surgical procedures. The use of hypnosis as an analgesic has been successful in a number of interventions in many clinics, hospitals, burn care centres and dental offices and effective in various medical and psychological. Pain relief is one of the most researched areas when it comes to hypnotherapy, as seen in a 2000 study.

Some of the conditions regression therapy can assist with:

• Psychological aspects of pain
• Fears Or Phobias That Have No Recognised Cause
• Feelings Of Guilt And Shame That Seem To Have No Explanation
• General Relationship Issues
• Intimacy Issues
• Sex Therapy
• Chronic health issues with seemingly no origin
• Inspiration of past life to live a more
• Break bad habits
• Reduce feelings of anxiety and increase productivity

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine-based approach to treating a variety of conditions by triggering specific points on the skin with needles. It has been practiced in the West for over 30 years now.

Fine needles are inserted, by trained professionals, into specific points on the body to stimulate the flow of energy along meridian lines or energy pathways to clear blockages. The body’s immune system is stimulated. Blood Circulation and detoxification is promoted allowing wound healing and pain relief where required.

There are 12 principal meridians that carry the body’s energy, each corresponding to an organ or a function of the body and 2 main meridians. The number of needles and placement depends on the ailment being treated and generally left in place for up to 45 mins. During the treatment the patient should lie still and allow the needles to do their work. The process of inserting and removing them is painless, and you should not experience any discomfort throughout the treatment.

What’s the philosophy behind acupuncture?

The Chinese philosophy behind acupuncture is based on the belief that the human body is filled with an invisible life-giving force called ‘qi’ (pronounced ‘chee’) and when the qi was flowing well and going to all the right places, then a person would experience good mental and physical health. When the qi was flowing incorrectly (blocked or deficient) that would result in illness. Acupuncture is thus designed to direct this qi in the right way in the body for reversing health issues by creating balance in the body.

Some common issues Acupuncture is known to be good for

• Allergies
• Chronic pain, often in the neck, back, knees, and head
• Menstrual cramps, PMS & fertility problems
• Anxiety and depression
• Hypertension
• Migraines
• Osteoarthritis
• Insomnia
• Morning sickness
• Strokes
• Addictions
• Sprains
• Skin problems
• Stress relief

Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment which has been around for thousands of years. Cultures like China, India, Egypt & Persia started using aromatic plant components in resins, balms, and oil for medical and religious purposes and for both physical and psychological benefits. French and German doctors recognized the role of natural botanicals in treating illness.

Aromatherapy is the practice of using highly concentrated plant oils, essential oils, to promote health and well-being. When inhaled, the scent molecules in essential oils travel from the olfactory nerves directly to the brain and especially impact the amygdala, the emotional centre of the brain.

Essential oils can also be absorbed by the skin. A massage therapist might add a drop or two of wintergreen to oil to help relax tight muscles during a rubdown. The most common use of essential oils lately is the inclusion in bath salts which can deliver the most wonderful aromas and relaxation in the bath or to add one or two drops directly into the water. The oil coats and penetrates the skin as you lie in the bath.

Fragrance is the key element of aromatherapy because smell has a direct effect on the brain and central nervous system, influencing our moods and feelings, relaxing the body and mind, and promoting self-healing. The oils can be used to fragrance a room by means of a vaporizer or oil burner. When you use essential oils are used directly on the skin this should always be diluted.

When used in massage, you additionally benefit from the stimulation of the acupuncture/acupressure points, the blood, and the lymphatic circulation, as well as the calming of the nervous system. In addition, oils applied directly to the skin are easily absorbed into the bloodstream and efficiently metabolized by the body.

What are essential oils?

Essential oils are basically plant extracts. They’re made by steaming or pressing various parts of a plant (flowers, bark, leaves, or fruit) to capture the compounds that produce fragrance. It can take several pounds of a plant to produce a single bottle of essential oil.

Although best known for promoting relaxation and a sense of well-being, aromatherapy can also be used to treat illness. Each essential oil has a highly complex pharmacological structure, with a wide variety of uses. Some oils are anti-inflammatory and sedative; others stimulate the circulation or have anti-viral and immune-stimulating properties.

Aromatherapy has had good results in treating:

• Wound healing
• Chronic fatigue
• Anxiety
• Skin conditions such as acne
• Neck and back pain
• Colds and flu
• Menopausal & menstrual complaints
• RSI (repetitive strain injury)
• Respiratory problems
• Insomnia
• Poor circulation
• Stress and headaches.

Some of the most popular essential oils include:

Lavender oil

Relaxing – often used to help relieve stress and anxiety and promote good sleep

Tea tree oil

Mainly wound healing – commonly used for acne, athlete’s foot and insect bites

Lemon oil

Mood booster – It’s also often used in homemade cleaning products

Yes! Massage therapy is an AHT.

Massage is generally used to induce relaxation and as relief from sore muscles but the benefits on the mind should not be discounted as massage is highly beneficial in reducing the effects of stress, anxiety, or depression.

The history of massage therapy dates back to 3000 BCE (or earlier) in India, where it was considered a sacred system of natural healing. Used by Hindus in Ayurveda “life health” medicine, massage therapy was a practice passed down through generations to heal injuries, relieve pain, and prevent and cure illnesses.

Massage therapy involves the manipulation of the soft tissue in the body, usually after applying oils, which may or may not be scented.

My best massage was one where the therapist used peppermint and rosemary essential oil – this was a crystal massage. A Crystal massage is something I would definitely recommend!

Massage therapy is also beneficial just for the comfort and relaxation it brings to one’s body and is a regular self-care routine addition, a person could adopt. It is best known for treating neck and back pain, especially for those who spend long hours working at a computer keyboard and is one of the best ways to prevent the onset of stress-related illnesses or injury from sport and exercise.

Generally considered part of integrative medicine and not a substitute for mainstream medical treatment, it is excellent for treating a range of conditions like:

• Reducing stress and increasing relaxation
• Reducing pain and muscle soreness and tension
• Improving circulation, energy, and alertness
• Lowering heart rate and blood pressure
• Improving immune function
• Elimination of Toxins

Massage is also good to assist with these disorders:

• Anxiety
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Digestive disorders
• Nerve pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Soft tissue strains or injuries
• Headaches
• Sports injuries
• Insomnia related to stress
• Temporomandibular joint pain

Interesting Fact - Have you heard of a Marma Massage?

The Ayurvedic Marma massage consists of pressure and stimulation of marma points all over the body and major dynamic, draining and enveloping manoeuvres (smoothing, kneading) with hot oil.

The purpose of this massage is to re-balance these points and energy centres to prevent diseases and treat imbalances (related to stress, acute emotions, poor lifestyle, etc.) while bringing a lot of psychological and muscular relaxation. A powerful treatment to harmonize body and mind.

Homeopathy is a 200-year-old form of alternative medicine that stimulates a healing response and strengthens the body’s ability to heal itself. It is widely practised in Europe, India, the US, and South Africa by conventionally trained physicians.

In order to cure a particular ailment, homeopathy introduces a remedy that mimics the symptoms and does not treat the symptoms itself, thereby building up the body’s resistance.

Homeopaths aim to treat the whole person, taking into account personality, lifestyle and hereditary factors, as well as the history of the disease. Since all people are unique, homeopathic medicines are prescribed to treat individuals.

Homeopathic remedies use extracts from plants, minerals, salts, and animals. These extracts are dissolved and then diluted many times in alcohol or water (using a special technique) to form the remedies. Although you can buy some homeopathic remedies over the counter, a homeopath will devise a remedy specifically for you, and it may contain a combination of substances.

Recently I had a serious digestive and reflux issue which general antibiotics and medicine could not help resolve. After seeing a wonderful homeopath I was cured. This did take 3 months to resolve and I received some great advise and direction also in terms of diet and healthy lifestyle choices to follow.

Homeopaths treat people, rather than diseases. Homeopathic medicine is suitable for both acute and chronic conditions even babies however please refer to a homeopath before using shelf bought remedies. A homeopath can prescribe remedies for babies suffering from problems such as colic, administering the medicine via a sweet pill, a powder, or a liquid.

Homeopathy can be used to treat a wide range of conditions and is especially effective for:

• Tiredness and chronic fatigue
• Depression
• Ear Infections
• Skin complaints
• Breathing difficulties
• Hay Fever
• Hormonal & menopausal complaints
• Stress and anxiety
• High Blood Pressure
• Allergies
• Asthma

Reflexology is an ancient therapy involving the application of pressure to points on the feet with the principle that – similar to acupuncture – each pressure point on the sole or sides of the foot corresponds to a particular function or part of the body.

This is a complementary therapy to help reduce symptoms and improve someone’s quality of life, much like massage.

When pressure is applied to these specific points the corresponding part of the body is stimulated to improve its functioning and to get rid of toxins, allowing the body to heal itself.

Reflexologists use foot charts to guide them as they apply pressure to specific areas and is sometimes combined with other hands-on therapies which may be offered by chiropractors and physical therapists, among others.

Several studies indicate that reflexology may reduce pain and psychological symptoms, such as stress and anxiety, and enhance relaxation and sleep and is regarded as complementary medicine.

The theory of Reflexology is based on the ancient Chinese belief in qi (pronounced “chee”), or “vital energy which flows through each person. When a person feels stressed or goes through some trauma, their body blocks qi.

This can cause an imbalance in the body that leads to illness. Through reflexology points the energy, qi, is directed through the body until it reaches the area in need of healing.

A reflexology session may also help to calm the central nervous system, as nerves connect the skin and internal organs promoting relaxation and other benefits just like any form of massage.

Reflexology is linked to many potential benefits: reduce stress and anxiety:

• Reduce pain
• Fight cancer
• Correct hormonal imbalances
• Lift mood
• Get over colds and bacterial infections
• Boost fertility
• Improve general well-being
• Clear up sinus issues
• Improve digestion
• Boost their immune system
• Recover from back problems
• Ease arthritis pain
• Treat nerve problems and numbness from cancer drugs (peripheral neuropathy)