Aromatherapy is respected and widely practised as one of the most popular complementary therapies. A typical treatment consists of an hour-long massage using essential oils and can bring about a dramatic improvement in well-being and general health. Stress, muscular aches and pains, skin disorders, coughs, colds, migraines, menstrual problems, depression, indigestion, constipation and insomnia are just some of the conditions that can be helped by Aromatherapy.

Hypnotherapy can be incredibly effective for anyone wishing to give up smoking, lose weight, gain confidence, or overcome a phobia. Addressing the subconscious directly, it can enable the client to change habitual behaviour very quickly and effortlessly. Hypnotherapy can also induce positive effects on health and wellbeing, conquering anxiety and reducing stress.

Reiki produces a feeling of peace and relaxation and can relieve conditions such as stress, insomnia, depression and anxiety. It can also reduce and in some cases eliminate pain and can speed up the healing of cuts, sprains and other injuries. Reiki has been known to alleviate altogether some chronic complaints and serious illnesses.

Reiki is not massage. The practitioner's hands are placed gently on the body and remain still at numerous positions. The treatment is carried out with the patient fully clothed and lying down. Each treatment lasts about ninety minutes.

Reflexology is based on the theory that every part of the body is represented on an area of the foot and can be accessed through precise pressure points. When these points, or reflexes, are stimulated, they trigger energy flow to related muscles, glands and organs of the body. This surge of energy encourages the body to heal itself. Reflexology is a natural, drugless therapy which works on all systems of the body.

Reflexology relieves stress and tension by relaxing the body. It improves circulation and aids the elimination of toxins.

Almost all conditions, such as Backache, Sciatica, Fluid Retention, Infections, Diverticulitis, Constipation, Stress, Insomnia, Cystitis, Sinusitis, Asthma, Bronchitis, PMT, Menopause and Prostrate Problems will benefit from Reflexology Treatments, but please discuss beforehand if you suffer from Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, are pregnant, or have suffered a Thrombosis.

It is recommended to have three weekly treatments initially, to see how your body responds. At your first session we will talk about your family, diet, lifestyle, current medication and take a full medical history.

How does CranioSacral Therapy help you?

Each of us produces our own different reactions to trauma, stress and loss of healing capacity, so we each present own unique combination of ailments, pains and dysfunction. Because CranioSacral Therapy helps clear the way for our self-healing mechanisms to be more effective, its scope is very wide indeed.

CranioSacral Therapy may help chronic pain, reduced mobility ("stiff joints"), low energy, headaches and migraines, jaw problems, neuralgia, learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyscalclia, menstrual and menopausal problems and clumsiness. In newborns, infants and children, colic, hyperactivity, feeding and sleeping problems are often helped. Routine evaluation of newborns often reveals and permits the easy release of strains and restrictions that may, if left, lead to chronic dysfunction in later life. This applies not only where birth has been difficult, but also with 'normal' deliveries.

At your first appointment, which includes detailed medical and life history, you will be asked about any accidents, falls, dental work etc.

Jan Attkins has completed CranioSacral Therapy 1 & 2, Paediatrics, Somato Emotional Release 1 & 2 and Visceral Manipulation 1 with the Upledger Institute UK.