The good looking one is Toby. Now eleven years old and a rescue dog from Battersea Dogs Home.
I have from a young age always been interested in health related services. Only to be told, as a child, that a nurses life was not for men!
I started helping by introducing a relaxation technique in pallative care as a volunteer at The Florence Nightingale Hospice at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire.
During this time I became interested in The Bowen Technique and trained with the ECBS. Apart from finding out how wonderful the technique is, I was keen to be trained in something that required expertise in the human anatomy and the understanding of how the body operates.
I ‘m a member of BTER and have achieved a diploma in Anatomy and Physiology.
I have also taken the ECBS advance course in the Bowen Technique, attended various courses including;
Vodder MLD, full CDT qualification
Bowen and Parkinson's,
Anatomny Trains body disertion with Tom Myres
Advanced Anatomy core stability disection of the spine.
Full 5 day disection of the human body with Gil Hedley Phd,
Modern (gentle) Myofascia Release (John Barnes technique)
ECBS posture and alignment (Anatomny Trains)
ECBS Bowen & Asthma
ECBS Shoulder and Pelvic course
Apointed First Aid for therapist
Moving on, I wanted to treat more clients who had suffered the effect of cancer and trained in the Dr Vodder technique of manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) This is widely recognised as the standard treatment method for lymphoedema.
It is a very demanding course to take and the final qualification allows the therapist to treat pathological conditions and incomplete lymphatic systems. I'm a full CDT member of MLD uk
You are required to be reassessed every two years to maintain your qualfication.
The Vodder method also enables the therapist to treat less severe conditions (please see the MLD page)
NHS registered Complementary and Alternative Practitioner
I'm the one in the background with the big ears!!