We are a holistic therapy and training centre near the sea front in Bognor Regis West Sussex.
Welcome!
Our aim is to help you overcome and combat the stresses that modern life and past bad habits can bring about. We want to guide you towards a life of health, vitality, balance and positive thinking bringing a sense of wellbeing whilst encouraging you to fulfil your potential. We offer individual tailor-made sessions with high level practitioners who with their experience and enthusiasm will encourage your personal development, growth and rejuvenation.
Freedom Therapies is situated in a calming healing tranquil centre. As soon as you enter you will feel relaxed and upon leaving feel rejuvenated. It is a completely peaceful and private area where our focus is completely on the well being of the client and total confidentiality is respected at all times.
About your Practitioner - Anna Gatland
Anna has been practising complementary therapies since 1998 when she had her first Reiki attunement and from then knew she wanted to help others make positive change in their life. She studied with Thai Buddhist monks in Thailand in 1999 and worked in a retreat centre in California as the on-site therapist whilst she travelled and lived abroad. Prior to that Anna had been working in London for a variety of corporations from the media to banks.
Anna is married and has two boys born in 2008 and 2009 which have given her the opportunity to work close at hand with children for massage, aromatherapy and reflexology helping them for different problems like constipation, allergies, sleeping, muscle aches, toothache and many other symptoms. Anna has trained with the Massage in Schools Programme to teach children at school to massage each other and is a qualified baby and infant massage instructor.
I have been at Anna's therapies and her therapy session really loosened the tension my shoulders. I would definitely recommend to this place to anyone. She is very good and her prices are very competitive
Rochelle Coutinho
Anna is a very experienced and competent therapist. She has helped me with my shoulder tension and is extremely professional and knowledgable. I would thoroughly recommend her treatments.
Nicola English
Anna is a wonderful and compassionate therapist. I have had many varying treatments and in all these treatments Anna treated me so well I put my whole trust with Anna.
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Massage therapy
Massage therapy is recognized as one of the oldest methods of healing, with references in medical texts nearly 4,000 years old. In fact, Hippocrates, known as the "father of medicine," referenced massage when he wrote, in the 4th century B.C.: "The physician must be acquainted with many things, and assuredly with rubbing." Now days, in addition to "rubbing," massage therapy, often referred to as bodywork, refers to the application of various techniques to the muscular structure and soft tissues of the body.
Therapists can be trained from basic to advanced levels and here we are trained to advanced levels in all we do using our years of experience and knowledge to tailor make the massage to the client’s needs and specifications. No two massages are the same. We listen to your requirements and do a thorough consultation of your medical health and analyse your posture and range of movement when necessary. We listen to your needs and adapt the routine to what is needed for the client for that day. You will leave feeling satisfied and looking forward to the next visit.
Types Available:- Swedish Massage
- Aromatherapy Massage
- Indian Head Massage
- On-site Massage
- Manual lymphatic drainage
- Hot Stone Massage
- Sports Massage
- Deep Tissue
- Massage In School Programme
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a unique but remarkable form of healing. It is at the cutting edge of personal development releasing any negative thoughts and feelings helping to free you from all of unwanted life patterns. Based on impressive new discoveries involving the body's subtle energies, EFT has been clinically effective in thousands of cases.
It centres around the profound effects of the body's subtle energies using the theory that "the cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system." Accordingly, EFT is an emotional form of acupuncture except that we don't use needles. Instead, we tap with the fingertips to stimulate certain meridian energy points while the client is "tuned in" to the problem.
The subtle energies that circulate throughout the body have been largely ignored (until recently) by western scientists. As a result, our use of them for emotional and spiritual healing has been sparse at best. With EFT, however, we consider these subtle energies to be the front running cause of emotional upsets. As a result, we generate results that are FAR beyond those of conventional methods.
EFT is not just remarkable, but an absolutely non-invasive fantastic form of emotional healing.
EFT CAN HELP:- release negative emotions
- reduce food cravings
- reduce pain
- implement positive goals
Indian Facial Rejuvenation
This treatment is a fusion of ancient ayurvedic and modern western techniques. It was devised by Kundan Mehta (whose husband, Narendra introduced Indian Head Massage to the West) and offers a gentle non-invasive approach to looking younger.
A wonderful hour-long treatment – suitable for both women and men - that works gently over every centimetre of the face, lifting, smoothing, toning, draining, relaxing and healing. Only fingertips are used - no oils, potions or lotions.
It is lovely as a one-off treatment that leaves the recipient looking and feeling great. However, as the effects are accumulative, a course of 8 to 10 weekly treatments is usually recommended to fully appreciate the benefits – with monthly maintenance treatments thereafter. The results are subtle – clients usually notice a tighter feel to the skin, a more toned refreshed and radiant look, lines softened, under eye bags and general puffiness reduced, a happier more relaxed expression.
Apart from any visual benefits the treatment relaxes on a very deep level, encouraging the body’s own healing ability and leaving the client with an increased sense of well-being.
Hopi Ear Candling
Hopi Ear Candles are an ancient healing technique used by the Hopi Native Indians centred in Arizona, in the South West of the United States. I include this technique with an Indian Head Massage for those people needing some ear treatments or those just interested in this wonderful ancient process.
How the candles are said to work:
The candle is lit, and gradually its ingredients vaporise and are drawn, by convection, down the hollow centre of the candle into the outer portion of the ear. The herbal vapours circulate within the external parts of the ear, soothing irritation, softening wax, stimulating blood supply, massaging the ear drum by gentle suction, helping the lymph glands and immune system to function efficiently.
The cylindrical candles are about 22cm long and 0.5cm in diameter, and are hollow. They each contain a filter which prevents residues from the candle from entering the ear.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy has been used for many thousands of years with recorded evidence of it being used in the Egyptian times. Recent clinical research projects prove not only that it works but that it is one of the most beneficial and effective methods of personal transformation available in the world today.
Hypnotherapy is when the practitioner using relaxation techniques brings you into a heightened state of awareness which makes your body feel totally relaxed but your mind is focused, alert and aware. Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state in everyday life, happening often every day. You would have experienced this 'trance' state before as it is also similar to daydreaming.
Hypnosis is the key that can induce this state of mind so you can gain access to the greater wealth of your unconscious mind and solves a whole range of physical and emotional problems and brings a greater sense of purpose and well-being.
The following can be treated:- Stop smoking in an hour
- Stop bad habits e.g.: nail biting
- Public speaking
- Speed reading
- Deep relaxation
- Insomnia
- Relationships
- Weight loss
- Get over phobias e.g. fear of flying, water, heights, spiders, dentist
- Stress management
- Improve concentration
- Past life regression
- Pain relief
- Jealousy
- Eating disorders
- Forgiving and forgetting the past
- Boost self esteem
- Improve confidence
- Self hypnosis
- Post natal depression
- IBS
- And many others
Life Coaching
The Dalai Lama once said "the purpose of our lives is to be happy", and that is the real purpose of life coaching - to help you find happiness. What happiness actually means will differ for everyone and sometimes you do not even know what it is that will make you happy - this is the job of a life coach - to help you find the parts within your life where you are not satisfied and by exploring ideas and encouraging actions through a plan you will make gradual changes to take control and reach your goals.
We will use an initial exercise to become clear about where you are now and where you want to be. We will use a step by step plan where you will change your limiting beliefs and surpass the obstacles that have stopped you always being and doing what you wanted to. The past is the past and should not dictate what you do in the future so allow a life coach to help you explore all possible options to find the ones that give you a better quality of life in every way.
Benefits of life coaching include;- Posture analyses
- Clarity about what you want, why you want it and how you can get it
- Bridging the gap between where you are now and where you want to be
- Strategies and techniques which facilitates you to reach your goal faster
- Overcome obstacles, low confidence and insecurities
- Explore and evaluate all possible options available
- Dedicated time, support, encouragement and motivation
Reflexology
REFLEXOLOGY is an ancient Chinese holistic therapy dating back to 5000 BC used to maintain health, harmony and balance within the body. Used regularly as a prevention as well as a cure reflexology is a study of the reflexes of the feet corresponding to every part of the body and working on these reflexes releases tension, blocked energy and hel ps the body seek its own equilibrium. Reflexology activates the body's own healing mechanisms. The therapist using her hands will apply gentle pressure to the feet and stimulate a complex system of nerves in the feet to reach all major parts of the body.
Reiki
We all are made from energy and energy is what the universe is made from so it makes sense that it can heal us.
Reiki is an ancient Japanese form of healing which encourages the body to find balance, by unblocking stagnant energy and heal physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Reiki means “Universal Life Force” and the practitioner is acting as a channel through which the energy reiki flows. It is a very non-invasive, extremely effective form of healing aiding all ailments from migraines, backaches to broken bones.
You can even be initiated into reiki and become your own healer and heal others including family, friends and even pets and plants – anything with a life force.
HEALING SESSION
The client will stay fully clothed and become comfortable either lying on a massage couch or sit in a chair and the practitioner can either lay the hands on or slightly above them. Then usually an hour session takes place where the practitioner moves down the body working on the main chakras of the body and intuitively wherever they feel attention is needed. Also they may ask the client to turn over so that they can work on the back.
Heat may be felt from the hands and slight tingling in areas of the body which is the energy flowing to an area that needs some attention. The client will feel a total sense of peace and may fall asleep during the treatment. Upon awakening they may feel tired and need sleep or feel vibrant and full of energy as reiki gives the body whatever it needs. Also the client can have a clearer sense of direction and feel emotionally nurtured. Alternatively there may be a healing crisis where the body is ridding itself of toxins, so a little after the treatment the client may temporarily feel a bit under the weather, but it is all good as physically and emotional a clearance has taken place.
Reiki
tress is a normal part of life and in some instances can be positive such as the buzz of excitement or the sense of concentration which helps you to do your best when faced with a new of challenging situation such as an interview.
On the other hand stress is very negative when it is a sense of anxiety, fear, depression or tension you experience when you feel you cannot cope. These experiences occur when there is a confliction between the demands placed on us and our perceived ability to cope with the demands. It is the difference between how we view the demands and how we think we can cope with the demands that determines whether we feel no stress, “good” stress, “bad” stress. Often a person may not be aware that they are stressed as the pressures they are under have become an everyday occurrence and it takes a friend, relative or a doctor to notice the warning signs. Stress is the biggest killer of our day and is the highest reason for absenteeism in the work place.
The process we use to deal with stress includes:- Relaxation (through Massage, Reflexology. Reiki or Seichem)
- Positive Thinking
- Diet Advice
TAKE CONTROL AND REACH YOUR GOAL - Call us today to book your first appointment!
Service Categories
Aromatherapy, Beauty Therapy, Corporate Massage, Ear Candling, EFT, Hypnotherapist, Indian Head Massage, Infant Massage, Life Coaching, Mobile Service Massage, NLP, Stone Therapy Massage, Swedish Relaxation Massage
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