Traditional Oriental Medicine believes good health comes from maintaining a state of dynamic balance within our body and our environment.
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Traditional Oriental Medicine believes good health comes from maintaining a state of dynamic balance within our body and our environment. Illness occurs when our equilibrium is upset through such things as excessive or prolonged stress, insufficient rest, trauma, worry, poor diet, constitutional weakness or environmental conditions.
"Energy imbalance - its excess or insufficiency - is the root of illness; it’s absence is death." Yoshio Manaka, M.D.
Symptoms are distress signals sent out by the body alerting us to an imbalance of energy or Qi. Acupuncture and shiatsu aim to restore this natural balance by regulating the flow of Qi in the body through the insertion of needles, massage (shiatsu) and the application of heat (moxibustion). Appropriate treatment combined with the right exercise, the right diet, sufficient rest and right thinking can bring about a deeper sense of relaxation, an improvement in energy levels, a reduction in pain levels and a healthier approach to the stressors in your life. As illness arises through an imbalance of energy, acupuncture and shiatsu are very affective when used as a preventative treatment aimed at maintaining health on all levels.
Treatments are tailored for your specific needs and particular sensitivities. I use a very gentle approach so that I can assess how your body is responding to the treatment and can make adjustments in order to provide you with the best results.
Treatment methods include:- Acupuncture,
- Moxibustion,
- Shiatsu,
- Sotai,
- Cupping,
- Auricular Acupuncture,
- Intradermal Needles & Press Tack Needles,
- Facial Revitalisation Acupuncture,
- Japanese Facial Massage & Ear Candling.
About Your Practitioner
I first became aware of the dynamic flow of Qi through the body after taking up Tai Qi in 1995 and this subsequently lead me to study oriental medicine. I initially trained in Shiatsu Japanese bodywork at the London College of Shiatsu and then sought to broaden my skills with TCM acupuncture.
More recently, I have undertaken further postgraduate training in Japanese Acupuncture and Sotai structural alignment which provide an ideal complement to my Japanese bodywork training. I have found acupuncture and shiatsu extremely supportive and nurturing for the body, mind and spirit and are therefore very effective for emotional issues such as anxiety, insomnia or depression as well as for specific localised issues such as back pain or frozen shoulder.
My clinical experience includes working in the Pain Clinic at the NHS Whittington Hospital in North London, with HIV patients as part of the Complementary Health Trust, and for the CNWL NHS Womens Service for drug and alcohol related problems.
I am a fully qualified acupuncturist and shiatsu practitioner having trained for four years in the UK with additional and on-going professional development courses including Manaka’s Yin Yang Balancing System, Classical Based Shiatsu, Shiatsu for Pregnancy, and a clinical apprenticeship with the Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine. I am a member of the Acupuncture Society (MAcS), the Shiatsu Society UK (MRSS) and practice according to their high standards.
About the treatment
During your first consultation I will ask you a range of questions concerning your current health and history. Then I will examine you through palpation of the abdomen and pulse to feel for constrictions or imbalances and ask you for feedback. This will be the groundwork in selecting the appropriate treatment for you and we can discuss any questions or concerns you may have.
If acupuncture is appropriate, needles are inserted at carefully selected locations. I may also choose to use additional techniques depending on your individual needs, such as cupping, moxibustion (warming herbs), shiatsu, or sotai. People often feel a sense of calm and wellbeing during treatment, immediately afterwards and even for a few days following treatment.
Some points to remember:- Eat a light meal at least one to two hours before treatment so you will have energy available for the treatment and be grounded
- Bring or wear loose fitting clothes if you are having shiatsu.
- Try to avoid strenuous activities for the remainder of the day
Service Categories
Acupuncture, Cupping, Ear Candling, Shiatsu, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
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