About Me

My Story

I had no life-affecting health challenges  – or so I thought. Or so I thought.

I had things that I was told, well you will have just have to live with that. Such as:  Menstrual Pain that led to me being wiped out and taking 13 Panadol for 2 days a month from the ages of 10-30. Yep, that is pretty life affecting when I think about it.

What was I offered via the GP route – being put on the pill at 14 (so I could cope with exams and school) made no difference. The offer a hysterectomy in my 30’s. An offer I did not take up. Different times I know.

General free flowing anxiety. Again, I didn’t know I had it – I assumed having Panic Attacks was something that just happened in life. Feeling overwhelmed – isn’t everyone? It was the Panic Attacks that started me looking at the workings of the mind in response to stimuli. I gave some damn good talks to school kids on how to manage their panic levels.

I now realise these symptoms are not, NOT to be taken for granted; we do not have to just suffer them – they are the symptoms of a system out of balance.

Thriving not surviving

I began my Shiatsu Training in 1998. I hadn’t even heard of Shiatsu. I knew I wanted to explore … something… to do with bodies and health, massage maybe (problem was, I didn’t really like massage .. all that oil and getting chilly). When I was introduced to the Chinese way of seeing health it was like getting reacquainted with a language, or a long forgotten song. It kinda made beautiful sense. And guess what, as I trained (3 years) and we worked on each other, my health improved too – funny that. And so did the people I worked on – wow.

Then I learnt the Bowen Technique – so gentle, so simple, so profound at releasing muscles.

Followed by Energy Medicine (err, que??) in 2003. Yes, I know, but what else do you call something that is focused on moving your own energy, vibe, blood, electrics, from somewhere where there is too much (hint – it causes pain) to somewhere else where it is needed (hint – it feels weak).

About 5 years ago I started to help teach Eden Method Energy Medicine in Frome. And my work started to change from working ON someone to working WITH someone. There is a difference – one is where the receiver lays down and lets you get on with it and walks away feeling better. The other is pretty much the same EXCEPT they go away with the tools to keep them feeling better. And tools they can use on family and friends. Now THAT is exciting for me.

When we look at pain –any pain (knee, hip, emotional, spiritual, menstrual, foot, immune system) and see it in terms of excess and deficient – well, not so helpless now are we, not so ready to reach for the medicine cabinet to cover up the issue. You can’t overdose on your own energy, your own energy doesn’t have harming side effects.  I find that so bloomin exciting.

I show you the way but real sustained change happens when you keep your own energies humming. We tune up our cars, our heating systems – why not ourselves. And the best thing – IT’S FREE. Once you know it, it’s the best investment you can ever make for yourself. What’s not to love?

Qualifications

British School of Shiatsu-Do 1998-2001 (Qualified 2001).

European School of Bowen Technique 2005-2006 (Qualified 2007).

London School of Thai Massage – Qualified in foot massage 2005.

Donna Eden Energy Medicine, Qualified, 2015

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