Holistic therapy groups near you!

The FHT (Federation of Holistic Therapists) has the largest network of therapy groups in the UK and Ireland. Local groups are a valuable hub for all those with a passion for therapies. Come along to hear from speakers on various topics within the fields of complementary, beauty and sports therapy. The benefits of attending a group are numerous:

Meet other like-minded therapists, students, and those interested in their own health & wellbeing

Listen to excellent speakers, on a range of topics, covering the latest therapies and treatments

Attend local therapy workshops, fairs and events

Take part in outings and social events

Enjoy treatment swaps and sharing best practice

Feel part of a large therapy community – and have fun!

Find your local support group

The Eastbourne and South Downs Local Support Group are based at the Victoria Drive Bowling Club, BN20 8NH (next door to Sainsbury’s and opposite the Co-op in Green Street) (Turn into Victoria Gardens, and then first right for clubhouse parking).

The meetings are held on Monday evenings (one per month) from 7 – 9pm.

The 2016 schedule of events is as follows:

Monday 8th February – A Journey through Bach Flower Essences with Joanna Harper
Joanna is a qualified, fully insured Naturopath and Nutritional Therapist. She trained at the College of Naturopathic Medicine, where she has lectured and helped to train students in Naturopathic Nutrition. By using her own fusion of therapies, skills and wealth of experience she can help you achieve your health potential and make changes you are looking for in your life. Joanna’s holistic approach combines traditional therapies with sound scientific principles and research.
healingpowerofnature.co.uk

Monday 7th March – Acupuncture; talk, mini-consultations and treatments with Leon Chiu & Natalie Scialo
Acupuncture is an ancient oriental practice, which involves inserting fine needles into the skin at specific points on the body. It is based on the principle that energy – known as ‘qi’ (pronounced ‘chee’) – runs through the body along meridians or ‘channels’, all of which correspond to a particular organ or part of the body. If this energy is free-flowing and balanced within the body, the individual is believed to remain in good health. However if qi becomes blocked, impaired or imbalanced, then it is said that mental, emotional or physical illness may follow. Acupuncture aims to rest the balance of qi in the body, by inserting fine needles to stimulate specific ‘acupoints’ that run along each of the meridians.
leonchui

Monday 4th April – An insight into Numerology with Michaele Wynn-Jones
Michaele is a well-known speaker presenting to a diverse range of groups, and teaches numerology in the UK, Holland, and Tuscan, via an intuition training company – Diamond Bridge Initiative She also works with a London based corporate branding company, advising on the numerological implications of names and colours.
michaelewynnjonesnumerologist.com

Monday 9th May – The Power and Importance of Touch with Helen Prosper
Helen aims to improve people’s health and sense of wellbeing through therapeutic touch, relaxation and nutritional supplements. She works with people of all ages, from babies to the elderly, and believes that whatever our age massage, relaxation and good nutrition can positively impact our emotional and physical wellbeing. She enjoys teaching people of all ages and walks of life, how to give an appropriate massage to one another and connect through touch.
helenprosper@ yahoo.co.uk

Monday 6th June – An introduction to Foot Reading with Pam Hardy
Pam has been running the local Eastbourne & South Downs Support Group for three years. She is an holistic beauty therapist, and will be speaking about the power of foot reading and how it can bring new clients through your door. This is a pre-cursor to the weekend workshop to be held by Jane Sheehan on 1st and 2nd October in Eastbourne.

Monday 4th July – Sukshma Marma with Marek Lorys
Marek became a teacher of Transcendental Meditation in his twenties. He also studied the natural healthcare system – Ayurveda – and heard about the revival of a gentle, yet extremely powerful Marma Therapy whilst in India in 2013. Curiously, the next Sukshma Marma training course was not in India, but in the UK, starting the evening that his plane from India was due to land at Heathrow – so he went on the course straight from the airport! Marek is now a qualified Sukshma Marma therapist, has treated clients in the UK, USA and Italy, and has recently translated the principal textbook on this technique into English.
mareklorys@ gmail.com

Monday 5th September – The Balance Procedure with Yvonne Zackim
So why is being in balance so important? When our bodies are balanced both physically and emotionally dis-ease can be healed, and we are able to create the life we want rather than the life we don’t want. The Balance Procedure activates the Language of the Universe with nine symbol cards, each representing a geometric symbol, affirmation, colour, number, zodiac, gemstone, element, planet, chakra, and physical aspect and how, when all is balanced, it is the unconscious mind. TBP is an energy technique that does not require an understanding of theory or precise disciplines, but is learnt through practice. Knowing how it works is not as important as doing it. Rather than using the rational, intellectual level of consciousness, it requires the development of flexibility and expansion of consciousness. It is not the procedure itself that brings about the results, they are merely catalysts. It is the life force working inside each person that brings about the transformation.
The Balance Procedure

Monday 3rd October – An insight into Apothecary with Amanda Saurin
Amanda Saurin is the founder, plant grower, gatherer, distiller and maker at AS.AP She is a traditional Apothecary, and has worked with herbs and homeopathy for many years developing effective, gentle, bespoke preparations. Whilst living in the Levant, she learnt and gradually perfected the art of distillations to create exquisite aromatics and essential oils from plants she collected in the gardens of Sufis, the mountains of Kyrenia and the citrus groves bordering the Mediterranean. An appreciation of the transformative nature of scent, the rhythm of the plants, of their terroir, of landscape and the inter-connectedness of us all, are pivotal to the philosophy that underpins and informs Amanda’s work. Through AS.AP she brings together her love of plants, growing, making, healing and collaboration to produce beautiful products that capture the essence and vitality of plants with the benefit of illuminating and rejuvenating your own natural beauty.
www.asapoth.com

Monday 7th November – The Bowen Technique with Lauren Henty
Lauren is an experienced and accredited practitioner of the Bowen Technique, having trained at the European College of Bowen Studies in London and with over five years hands-on experience. The Bowen Technique, developed by Australian Tom Bowen in the 1950’s, is a gentle, hands-on therapy that addresses all types of musculoskeletal pains, and is designed to stimulate the body’s innate healing ability. It has been hailed as one of the fastest growing and most successful treatment methods in the country. The technique uses a specific set of gentle rolling movements with the forefingers and thumbs on precise points on the body. These delicate rounded motions trigger impulses in the brain to stimulate healing, release blocked energy and improve blood flow and lymphatic drainage.
laurenhenty.co.uk

OPEN DAYS
Lordington Lavender in Chichester
13th-17th July from 10am-4pm

Lavender and Rosemary Nursery in Kent
Sunday Afternoon Summer Tours
There are tours of the display garden, nursery and small field at 3pm on 17th July, 24th July, 31st July and 7th August.

WEEKEND WORKSHOP
Saturday 1st October – Day 1: Solestry – The Art of Foot Reading Theory with Jane Sheehan
£80

Sunday 2nd October – Day 2: Foot Reading Practical Workshop with Jane Sheehan
£80

Jane has been practicing foot reading since 1999 at foot reading parties, exhibitions and pamper evenings around the country. She now runs a series of workshops on the fascinating subject of food reading and will be returning to Eastbourne where you can learn more about how to read the feet.
www.footreading.com

If you’d like to learn more about the events, costs, and more detailed information please contact Pam Hardy – the Local FHT Co-ordinator for Eastbourne and South Downs
comeinno11@ gmail.com

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