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The Arcturus Clinic
INDEXWelcome .................................................................... 3Totnes Cancer Health Centre ..............................4, 5Dr Stephen Hopwood ............................................... 6Barbara Wren ............................................................ 7Matthew Manning ..................................................... 8Osteopathy ................................................................ 9Neurolinguistic Programming ................................10Traditional Chinese Medicine ........................ 11, 12Medical Qi Gong ......................................................13
Clinic Shop ...............................................................13Psychotherapy & Counselling ......................... 14, 15The Trager Approach ..............................................16Colonic Hydrotherapy .............................................16Homeopathy & Meditation .....................................17Integrated Bodywork ..............................................17Blood Microscopy ...................................................18Craniosacral ............................................................18Clinical Kineseology ...............................................18Massage & Craniosacral ........................................18The Bowen Technique ............................................19
Shiatsu & Pilates ....................................................19Atlas ProFilax...........................................................19Thai Yoga Massage .................................................19The Metamorphic Technique .................................20Energy Healing ........................................................20Homeopathy ............................................................20Open Support Groups ............................................20The Float Centre .....................................................21Faith Luke-Fennell ..................................................22Float Centre Massage Team: Alex, Karen, Adelia ...23Disclaimer ...............................................................23
The Arcturus Clinic and Totnes Cancer Health Centre are located in the innovative town of Totnes. This centre of expanding consciousness has become globally recognised as a leading light in the transition to resilient community sustainability.
Our unique contribution to this shifting paradigm is the communication of a fundamental understanding of the core principles of holistic health cultivation. This is a revolution in health awareness and an indispensable foundation for self empowerment.
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The Arcturus Clinic
Welcome to The Arcturus ClinicThe Arcturus Clinic is one of Devon’s leading holistic health centres. Established in 1995 in the heart of progressive Totnes, the Clinic offers a full range of Professional Holistic Health Services.
These natural holistic therapies are offered by experienced practitioners to complement conventional medicine and support the cultivation of your sustainable health.
At the core of our clinic is The Totnes Cancer Health Centre (TCHC). With weekly workshops, residential retreats, annual conferences and specialist consultants, the TCHC is a new, vital, rapidly expanding community resource with its own website.
The Arcturus Clinic specialises in offering Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as well as Psychotherapy & Counselling. Also, there is the ‘Oasis Float and Massage Centre’, which provides individual specialist massage and floatation room therapy.
The teams of practitioners of each of these disciplines meet regularly to assist each other in supporting you. The Clinic therefore hosts a full range of professional practitioners who provide a complete spectrum of holistic health care therapies and services. Most of our practitioners offer a free 20 minute introductory consultation to discuss your needs.
The Clinic is supervised by a qualified and experienced medical practitioner, Dr. Stephen Hopwood, who has brought together a caring and integrated team. They are committed to communicating effectively, referring appropriately and offering a breadth of expertise that ensures you will receive the very best in holistic medicine.
The Arcturus Clinic is now a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC), which offers a Community Outreach programme and a ‘Health without Wealth Fund’ to support those in need. Situated on Fore Street above The Arcturus Bookshop, the clinic has a south facing front terrace, a public garden to the side and a Japanese courtyard to the rear. It has a light and spacious atmosphere and with its comfortable reception offering complimentary refreshments, it is an island oasis in the town centre.
Visit us soon – we look forward to meeting you.
You’ll receive a warm welcomefrom all the clinic staff
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Welcome to Totnes Cancer Health CentreIn response to the alarming global increase in cancer rates and the concerning lack of constructive cancer health care information in the public domain, we have expanded the Arcturus Clinic to offer some real alternatives to the conventional approach to Cancer Health Care.
There is another way of understanding, preventing and approaching this disease. We believe cancer is ultimately caused by a weakened and dysfunctional immune system where our body’s own natural capacity to self-regulate and self-heal has been compromised. The solution lies in the cultivation of our health and the strengthening of our immune system by using certain core principles and practices. In short, Cancer Health Care is a new form of specialised therapy designed specifically to cultivate the health of people diagnosed with cancer.
In contrast to this holistic approach, the practice of conventional medicine is to focus on treating the pathology rather than the patient. Consequently it treats cancer almost exclusively with radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery. Little information is offered about the causes of the disease or constructive advice on prevention. Our approach of ‘patient empowerment’ is centred around providing realistic practical knowledge and support, and developing our natural healing capacity by restoring a healthy immune system.
We believe this is the true holistic foundation for not only preventing but also addressing the disease.
At The Cancer Health Centre Dr. Stephen Hopwood offers 20 years of experience as a Medical Doctor, Holistic Physician and Chinese Medical Practitioner. Barbara Wren has over 30 years experience as a Holistic Clinician and director of a national school of nutrition. Barbara is also a best-selling international author with her acclaimed book “Cellular Awakening”. Matthew Manning is a world-renowned healer and an international author of many celebrated books on the healing arts.
All three are now specialising in Cancer Health Care here at the TCHC. The clinic has practitioners of all disciplines and a website hosting documentaries and articles from doctors and specialists from around the world. This thoroughly well grounded and integrated approach makes The Totnes Cancer Health Centre a powerful and unique British resource – showing another way.
We provide:• Health Cultivation Protocols• Cancer Health Care Protocols• Complementary Therapies• Support for You and your Carer• Education and Information.
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your understanding of the healthy ways forward and the various means of supporting your body and mind’s capacity to heal.
Our annual Cancer Health Care Conference is an exciting opportunity to learn from exceptional international speakers and is intended to expand our knowledge base, consolidate our mutual understanding and build an integrated network of like-minded professionals.
Our website articles and videos present you with a comprehensive understanding of both ancient and modern alternative healing approaches. This holistic perspective is well founded in good science, extensive research and rational analysis. With study and support, the picture of how to cultivate your health becomes clear and you can begin to trust what to do and why to do it – all of which will increase your ability to return to complete sustainable health.
Welcome to Totnes Cancer Health Centre. We will do all we can to help.
Totnes Cancer Health Centre
The Totnes Cancer Health Centre Offering excellence in Cancer Health Care in your community.We are a broad-based team of practitioners with an exceptional depth of experience. We have been brought together by a mutual understanding of the core principles of cultivating health.
We aim to look after all aspects of the human being – physical, energetic, emotional, mental, spiritual and social – and not just address cancer as an isolated disease. We focus on offering the means for restoring and maintaining our natural health – empowering people to take informed action.
The TCHC aims to offer a comprehensive spectrum of complementary holistic Cancer Health Care information and support in an accessible format so that people can easily use these principles and practices to restore their health.
An initial assessment with one of our directors will establish your individual needs, build a personal programme and refer you to the appropriate practitioners. In addition, we offer regular weekly Cancer Health Care support groups and workshops led by different practitioners. This allows for peer group emotional support and provides a platform to learn about the latest practices and techniques.
Cancer Health Care weekend retreats, designed for both patient and carer, offer a significant opportunity to deepen
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psoriasis, poor circulation, gout, thyroid disease, recurrent infection and fibromyalgia all also traditionally respond well.Chinese herbs, dietary advice, vitamin/mineral supplements, Tai Chi exercises and good counselling all complement a course of acupuncture and facilitate a truly integrated approach, which allows for a whole range of conditions to be effectively treated. Dr Hopwood will outline a clear health care protocol, with supporting information, detailing which herbs, minerals and supplements you may need to take.
In recent years, with the rising incidence in cancer in our community and in his clinical practice, Dr. Hopwood has developed a specialist interest in working with patients that are suffering from cancer. Combining health cultivation protocols with specialist cancer health care therapies and integrating the oriental principles of health development, Dr. Hopwood has come to a specialist understanding of the disease.
Dr. Stephen Hopwood is a unique medical practitioner with decades of experience combining the best of western medical knowledge with the wisdom and insights of both ancient and modern holistic integrative medicine - providing exceptional individually tailored health care.
Holistic PhysicianDr. Stephen Hopwood is an Holistic Physician, having qualified in 1986 from Bristol University with a degree in medicine. He has worked as an NHS hospital doctor, an NHS General Practitioner and privately as a Holistic Physician for twenty years. Dr. Hopwood has studied acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in China (1983) and the U.K. and has been registered with the British Acupuncture Council since 1989.
Working together, Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs are an excellent, tried and tested way to treat symptoms and deal with the underlying causes of disease. Dr. Hopwood is a specialist in using Acupuncture for pain relief. He regularly sees people with back pain, sciatica, arthritis and other muscular-skeletal conditions.
Acupuncture is also often frequently used to treat headaches, neuralgia, period pain and digestive discomfort. Depression and anxiety, stress and fatigue, insomnia and high blood pressure, premenstrual tension and menopausal symptoms all frequently respond to his approach. Asthma, eczema,
Traditional chinese medicine has been practised for over 3000 years
( 07779 870 415
Dr Stephen Hopwood MB ChB Lic Ac MB AcC
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Holistic ClinicianBarbara Wren is the principal of The College of Natural Nutrition and has been the director of an holistic nutritional college since she first founded the College of Dietary Therapy in 1982.
Barbara uses her vast experience as a principal clinician to offer a broad range of
constructive innovative health advice, with specialist support in detoxification techniques featuring largely in her work. Her approach emphasises the need for nutrition to be the means by which people prepare themselves to occupy their full rightful position between heaven and earth. She sees the human body as manifesting within it everything which is manifested outside of it in the Universe. She sees healing away from a state of disease as a journey to bring a person back into full resonance with all of the natural energies and vibrations of the universe.
Her work has always referenced the philosophy of Eastern Medicine, where return to complete resonance with the natural universal energies is cultivated rather than any opposition developed to the disease state, which is the common philosophy and practice of modern Western Medicine.
One of the main features of Barbara’s approach is her understanding that to achieve wholeness a person needs to
be able to both receive and also produce light in the form of ‘bio-photons’. She sees her work as being a facilitator to help a person reconnect with their own inner wisdom and manifest the true meaning of “enlightenment”. A person’s journey is seen to be totally individual, ultimately enabling them to absolutely fulfil who they really are in the universal scheme.
Barbara has guided thousands of students through her unique understanding and approach to healing, which places the emphasis on the patient getting back into their own driving seat, by understanding their own personal journey. Empowerment through knowledge is the most direct way for people to lose their fear.
The work though has to be undertaken by the patient to change their own body biochemistry, through a supported and guided process which changes how they respond to everything on all levels of their being.
Her practice has spanned forty years enabling her to notice the patterns and predispositions which often seem to manifest before the onset of the present day diagnosed diseases.
Barbara is a truly integrated holistic practitioner with a depth and breadth of experience that is virtually unparalleled.
( 01803 868 282
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“In his book ‘The Healing Journey’, Matthew Manning cites plenty of proof that emotional health enhances physical health. The NHS could do itself a long-term investment favour by handing out a free copy to every patient.” - Publishing News (Books of the Year) 2001
“Matthew has a remarkable track record of working at the interface between body and soul. His knowledge is outstanding in both breadth and detail.” - Professor Karol Sikora, Professor of Cancer Medicine at Imperial College and Consultant Oncologist at Hammersmith Hospital, London.
“Matthew Manning is an extraordinary man. I have seen many patients who have previously attended Matthew for healing and every one of them has gained considerably from their meeting with him. My many years of training as a doctor and anaesthetist have taught me how much we do not know about the body and its’ healing processes. Matthew’s powers are not discussed in medical textbooks but I can verify their efficacy from those of his patients I have met.” - Dr. Brian Roet, formerly of Charing Cross Hospital, London.
Matthew is a world class healer with an unprecedented reputation.
Holistic HealerMatthew Manning is a world-famous healer who has lectured and demonstrated his gifts all over the world. He has been involved in more scientific research and testing than many other healers and has addressed the Royal Society of Medicine and spoken to MP’s in the Houses of Parliament about his work.
“Patients come from all over the world with problems ranging from back pain
to secondary cancer. To give you an idea of the breadth of his constituents, the healer has been consulted by figures including John Cleese, Prince Philip and Maureen Lipman. Manning is modest, unpretentious and engaging. When he put his hands close to my back, the effect was like a two kilo-watt electric fire. The heat was coming through two layers of clothing and the canvas back of the chair. I turned instinctively to see if he was holding anything - he wasn’t.” - Robert Chalmers (Independant on Sunday)
“Matthew’s abilities are literally beyond belief.” - Sir David Frost
Matthew Manning
[email protected] www.matthewmanning.net ( 07956 231 554
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OsteopathyAs an Osteopath, I primarily treat the structure and alignment of the body by combining “Specific Adjustment Technique” (or S.A.T. - a very effective method for totally releasing trauma from the body) and Cranial Osteopathy to create a very powerful and potent mixture of therapies. This treatment can address problems that may have their roots in a past injury of some kind, which has been triggered by a recent stress or strain.
It is often the compensatory areas of the body which cause the most problems. S.A.T. provides simple resolution of chronic and acute problems through the release of old traumas, often with no ongoing follow up maintenance treatments being required.
Patients frequently find that not only do they return to normal after a short course of treatment, but also that their posture has been dramatically transformed.
I also treat a wide variety of problems such as headaches, whiplash injury, birth trauma spinal and lower back pain, sprains, arthritis, IBS, asthma and sports injuries.
As a practitioner with 25 years experience, there is a strong ‘healing’ element to my work and, depending on the needs of the patient, I may receive help from specific guides or non-specific higher intelligences that relate to the individual requirements of the patient being treated.
I see all ages from the newborn to the elderly and also run regular psychic/intuitive development workshops in Totnes.
This is a testimonial received from a past patient:
“Sarah has a unique and intuitive approach to her practice, quite unlike my previous experience of osteopathic treatment. In just two sessions she resolved a long-standing issue in my shoulder following a riding accident, and also gave me very effective healing for another chronic condition that I have had for years. I’d highly recommend her, especially if people are nervous about osteopathic treatment.”
Sarah offers osteopathy that is gentle, powerfully effective and safe.
( 01364 643 033
Sarah Sidoli D.O.
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Your facilitator:
Master NLP Practitioner Dr Claudius van Wyk has practised the discipline within the framework of holism for over twenty years. In respect of NLP applications to wellness, he is a member of the Natural Healers Association (SA) as a registered practitioner of Ethno-medicine and holds a Doctorate of Science in Alternative Medicine. He holds two further Masters degrees in Applied Ethics and Organizational Behaviour.
Dr van Wyk is a recognized authority on both holistic and complexity science having published articles in, for example, the Journal of Holistic Science and contributed chapters to books such as ‘Diamonds in the Dust’, ‘Quantum Leap’, and ‘Moving Forward with Complexity: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Complex Systems Thinking and Real World Applications’
Dr van Wyk has presented papers, facilitated workshops and addressed groups on subjects of complexity and emergence, holistic science and psycho-neuroimmunology in the United States, South America and Europe, and throughout Southern Africa.
Neuro Linguistic Programming
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the art and science of exploring your habituated thinking patterns and the associated feelings and thereby making new conscious choices. These insights will help you to access the generative potency of your mind. This new consciousness can then be applied to:
• Healing – supporting your natural healing systems to regain wellness. The academic study of the mind’s influence in supporting or undermining wellness is called psycho-neuroimmunology (PNI)
• Relationships – helping to reprogram your thinking patterns about yourself and consequently your relationships with others. Our internal ‘self-talk’ is a key element
• Joyful being – creating a powerful and meaningful attitude towards your personal relationship with the world and existence. Re-investigating your basic beliefs about life, sometimes unconscious, enables changing what we focus on – a key step to happiness.
( 07873 979 [email protected] www.claudiusvanwyk.com
Dr Claudius van Wyk D.Sc. Alt Med, M.Sc. Organizational Behaviour, M. Phil. Applied Ethics, NLP Master Practitioner Neuro-linguistic Programming, Ethno-healthcare Practitioner
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Chinese Medicine looks at health and disease in a fundamentally different way. By really valuing the broader context of your life, by analysing your physical and emotional states, your diet, exercise and lifestyle, the acupuncturist can draw on
a huge diversity of information to create a more complete picture of your state of health and disease. Chinese Medicine also uses a unique blend of systems for categorising disease signs and symptoms so everything you are experiencing can support the weaving of an understanding of your personal diagnostic pattern, on which a treatment plan is based.
Our Acupuncturists work together as a team and provide expert coverage and continuity by regularly attending team meetings and referring appropriately. Each member of our clinic team has an individual specialty and unique personal approach.
Acupuncturists are trained to recognise disease often long before people are aware of any significant problem. Hence the importance of TCM in preventative health care. The primary tools for preventative medicine are Qi Gong/Tai Chi (exercise) and nutrition (diet therapy). However, when we are injured or unwell, then acupuncture, herbal medicine, Tui Na (Chinese medical massage), cupping and moxibustion are often used to treat the patient. All of these modalities are now available at the clinic.
We also offer a special service to those suffering from cancer, where you will receive TCM nutritional advice and emotional support and a tailor-made course of treatments to best suit your needs.
Chinese Medicine at the Arcturus Clinic
Acupuncture and Chinese Medical Massage Tim Sullivan is an integrative practitioner of Classical Chinese acupuncture, Tui Na (Chinese medical massage/acupressure), Chinese aromatherapy, Chinese nutrition, Reflexology, Shiatsu, and Qi Gong.
He has been teaching since 2004, initially at the London College of Traditional Acupuncture and he now teaches at the College of Integral Chinese Medicine and runs post graduate courses in Classical Chinese Acupuncture, Tui Na and Massage Therapy.
Tim specialises in muscular skeletal injuries, emotional trauma and spiritual/personal development. Wei Ke is the specialisation of external injuries in Chinese Medicine. These techniques are powerful in pain relief and are effective with short and long-term injuries and trauma e.g. sciatica, frozen shoulder, whiplash, sports injuries, restrictive movement, tennis elbow, arthritis, RSI and neck/shoulder and back pain.
By running various multi-bed acupuncture and Tui Na clinics, Tim is very experienced and effective in treating these conditions.
Tim is currently studying for a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under Daoist Master, Jeffrey Yuen, and has trained extensively with him for over 7 years, learning specialities such as Muscular Skeletal conditions, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Cancer Health Care, Chinese Psychology, Chinese Aromatherapy and Alchemical Acupuncture. By fusing these ancient teachings with the modern integral approach of Ken Wilber, Tim is a great catalyst for those who want to work with greater personal and emotional transformation.
( 07906 513 642
Tim Sullivan Lic. Ac, MBAcC, Dip Tui Na, Clin Cert Tui Na (Hangzhou), MAR
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AcupunctureZoe Prendergast is a fully qualified Classical Chinese Acupuncturist specialising in women’s health. After completing a 4 year diploma in Chinese Medicine, Zoe ran busy pregnancy and mother and baby clinics before training in fertility acupuncture at the Shen Dao Institute in Barcelona, where she later practised. Zoe is also a certified HypnoBirthing educator and is currently completing her 5 path Advanced Transformational Hypnosis training at the Banyan Institute.
A woman’s body goes through many cycles in the course of a lifetime, from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, and with many years of menstruation in between, our bodies are in a constant state of change. Using a combination of acupuncture, herbs, deep relaxation techniques and diet and lifestyle advice Zoe offers holistic, safe and effective treatment to harmonise cycles, ease transitions, and to restore balance and overall vitality to women of all ages.
Some of the more commonly treated conditions that Zoe treats include loss of menstrual flow, irregular menses, PMT, infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, miscarriage prevention and recovery, pregnancy related conditions, turning of breech babies, birth preparation, post natal depression and menopausal discomfort. Zoe is very pleased to have joined the Arcturus Clinic team and offers consultations in English, French, Italian and Spanish.
( 07429 492 [email protected]
Zoe Prendergast M phil (cantab), Dip.Ac, CHBE
Clinical Hypnotherapy and AcupunctureAntoinett has a multi-disciplinary approach to working with individuals. She is a fully qualified Classical Chinese Acupuncturist and Tui Na practitioner and a member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnotherapy, first qualifying in 2004 and subsequently studying Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy. Antoinett combines a wide range of therapies to integrate traumatised/unaware parts of the personality and bring mind/body healing.
Her expertise is in working with individuals who have pain, fear, stress and anxiety related disorders, and she has been able to give support and bring insight and healing, specifically to patients with terminal illnesses like cancer and the process of death and dying.
Over the last 10 years she has been able to help many people combining touch and her intuitive distillation of therapies that affect the mind and emotions. She believes that the state of awareness that caused the discomfort/illness cannot be the same state of awareness that creates healing.
Also Antoinett has amazing results in facial revitalisation acupuncture/massage. Like reflexology, the face is a map of the body and facial revitalisation not only illuminates one appearance, but tunes the whole system and perhaps, more importantly, raises confidence and connection with self.
( 07886 036 [email protected]
Antoinett Bruin BSc (Hons) Ac, Dip Hyp, Dip Tui Na, BSCH
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Medical Qi Gong could change your life
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A local online shop dedicated to service your primary holistic healthcare needs.Dr. Stephen Hopwood has put together an essential range of low cost, high quality herbs, vitamins, minerals and supplements, specifically designed to cultivate and maintain sustainable health.
• Strengthen your immune system • Support your body’s nutritional needs • Cleanse toxins and nourish your blood
Holistic Cancer Health Care products are also available
Call: 01803 868 282 Or order on line… www.theclinicshop.co.uk
Are you suffering with Arthritis, MS, Parkinson’s, Paralysis or a Stroke ? We are looking for patients to take part in Clinical Trials to…
• Reduce or eliminate pain• Prevent further degeneration• Reduce or stop taking medication (with doctor’s consent) Specialist Clinics now available at ArcturusMedical Qi Gong is being used alongside Western medicine in hospitals in China as part of mainstream medicine to successfully treat a wide range of medical conditions. Please Contact: Michael Newman D.Ac LCSP (Phy)Sea Of Chi - School Of Chinese Medicine. Telephone for details of our specialist Medical Qi Gong Clinics, Courses & Workshops. Tel: 07846 614 420 Email: [email protected]
•Vitamin D3
•Magnesium
•Iodine
•Alkalising salts
•Essiac Tea
•B17 - Apricot kernels
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At the Arcturus Clinic, we have Psychotherapists & Counsellors offering a wide range of therapeutic disciplines which includes the following approaches:
Person Centered Approach, which is based on the Counsellor’s openness, empathy and deep acceptance of you the client. Receiving therapy in this way this fosters a deeper acceptance of your self which allows for a new way forward to emerge. Core Process Psychotherapy is a mindfulness based approach that helps people to become more present in the ‘here and now’ and supports them to build a stronger inner resource and develop a deeper connection with themselves.
Non-violent Communication focuses on empathy and the language of needs. It gives us the tools to understand what triggers us, to take responsibility for our reactions and to deepen our connection with ourselves and others.
Psycho-dynamic work considers the importance of the unconscious and our early experiences and the way in which they affect our lives and influences our current perspectives.
Integrative Approach draws upon a number of different approaches and integrates these to best support the needs of the individual.
The importance of the therapeutic relationship is central to all of the approaches and the presence of a caring relationship enables practitioner and client, to work collaboratively together towards happiness and a shared understanding of the clients issues and concerns.
Please call any of our Psychotherapists or Counsellors and arrange a free confidential initial appointment.
Psychotherapy & Counselling at the Arcturus Clinic
Counselling PsychologySharon has been in psychotherapeutic practice since 1997 and has provided psychological counselling at the clinic since 2006 offering individuals, couples or groups the opportunity to achieve more positive and productive lifestyles. She works from a relational model of counselling psychology which places an emphasis on developing strong therapeutic relationships to empower client change and growth.
Sharon integrates the core Humanistic principles of genuineness, empathy and acceptance with Psychodynamic processes of analysis, interpretation and interpersonal awareness-raising alongside elements of CBT, Solution Focused, Gestalt and Family Systems Therapy. Her overall approach is holistic and she has particular interests in the importance of attachment theory, mindfulness meditation and the use of the body in the therapeutic encounter.
Sharon has a wealth of experience to draw on having worked in a variety of settings with different client groups including in a residential rehabilitation unit for adults with alcohol and drug dependence, in NHS adult mental health and learning disability teams and in further education. She has worked for many years with criminal justice agencies and in psycho-legal practice providing psychological assessments, group and individual therapeutic interventions and supervision and is also a Chartered Forensic Psychologist.
Sessions last 50mins.
( 07865 996 080 [email protected]
Sharon Mayer C.Psychol (Foren), MSc Couns.Psych, BSc (Hons), PGCE(FE)
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Counselling & Reconnective HealingLouise brings a gentle but effective presence to all her work, helping you get to the heart of the matter and move towards living with increased freedom, choice and aliveness. In essence, she works with you as a ‘whole’ (over and above the issues you bring), yet is able to harness a deep awareness in working with anxiety, bereavement and spirituality.
Louise is an Accredited Counsellor with The National Counselling Society, has been in private practice since 2004 and gained experience in NHS, University and Hospice settings. Louise taught counselling in a large FE college and, in other roles, has worked with disabled people, stroke survivors and carers. She currently works with users of Mental Health Services.
Louise is also qualified in the ‘Endorphin Effect – a Breakthrough strategy for Health Management and Spiritual Wellbeing’, having been trained by its originator William Bloom. She can coach you specifically in this approach, so you can gain the energetic and psychological benefits.
As a Reconnection practitioner, Louise enjoys sharing the benefits of these new and impressive healing frequencies that bring balance and harmony. In addition to individual healing sessions, she can perform for you ‘The Reconnection’ to align you with your life purpose.
( 07720 706 [email protected]
Louise Lewis
MCS (Acc)
Psychotherapy & CounsellingI use an Integrative, Person Centred, Mindfulness based approach.
Each person is unique and bring their own personal issues and concerns and I aim to respond to this diversity with presence, openness, and flexibility. My intention is to support you to heal, gain insight, build inner resources, overcome difficulties and move on constructively with your life.
I will work with you at your pace, adapting my approach to your individual needs. I offer a safe, empathic space, where you will be met with support and understanding. I work with a wide range of issues, that includes trauma, bereavement, stress, depression, anxiety, anger and relationships.
I draw upon proven models in the field of process work that includes Core Process Psychotherapy, Focusing, Somatic Experiencing and Non-violent Communication (NVC).
I have been in private practice since 2005 and I am a psychotherapist in the NHS, as well as a bereavement counsellor at a local hospice.
I am also a Certified Trainer in Non-violent Communication and I been involved in spiritual inquiry and personal growth work since 1988, which has included being, for a number of years, a Theravada Buddhist Monk.
( 07861 782 303
Michael Forrest MBACP Adv. Dip
www.counsellingdevon.co.uk
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‘The Trager® Approach’‘The Trager Approach’ is a profound bodywork and movement education form, which utilizes gentle rhythmic movements to facilitate the release of stressful physical and mental patterns. Such patterns can be the result of emotional trauma, accidents, illness, poor posture and movement habits. These patterns and the stress they evoke can result in stiffness, pain and functional limitation.
Trager work consists of various elements one being table work, where the client is passive and gently moved by the practitioner either lying prone or supine or on their side. A further element is done off the table where the client actively participates in a range of self-care exercises embodying the experience of the table work, known as Mentastics Movement Education. In this the client is encouraged to explore how fluid and open their body can be. Essentially, Mentastics teach adults to play again, and are great fun to do.
Adrian qualified as a ‘Trager’ practitioner in 1998 and continues to find it a privilege to offer its benefits to clients whether it be for their remedial needs or pure pleasure. The meditative approach by the practitioner underpins the technique resulting in a deep sense of harmony engendered within the client, a pre-requisite for a response for the healing process to take place.
To research more information on ‘The Trager Approach’ go to www.trager.co.uk and for the international perspective see www.trager.com
( 01364 642 [email protected]
Adrian Antrum Licensed Trager Practitioner, MCTHa
Colonic HydrotherapistHealth begins in the colon so it is important to keep it clean and functioning well. The colon is five+ feet long and a big muscle. Few people eliminate regularly or thoroughly enough, ideally twice or three times a day. Without regular emptying, decay, stagnation and formation of unhelpful bacteria occur. High toxin levels lead to halitosis, irritability, low energy levels, inflammation, low moods etc.
During treatment, warm filtered water is gently introduced into the colon stimulating peristalsis and eliminating waste. Muscle action is improved, pockets in the colon are emptied and it begins to work more efficiently. Gentle abdominal massage may be performed to encourage releasing.
This gentle and deeply effective hydrating technique can enhance the body’s ability to cleanse, rejuvenate and heal, re-establishing hydration, relaxing tense tissues and enhancing wellbeing.
The body eliminates toxins from the cells into the lymph, the blood, the liver, the bile into the colon. If the colon becomes too acidic, accumulates toxins or manifests inflammation then this will be like a caravan for the vehicle of the body to tow. Immunity will be impaired, the body will become stressed and an internal environment created where candida may flourish. If you have cancer, it is particularly important to cleanse your body well and colonic hydrotherapy is a highly effective and safe way of supporting this process.
( 07971 484 [email protected]
Jenny Stewart SRN
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Homeopathy & MeditationHomeopathy is a safe and powerful form of natural medicine that stimulates your body’s self-healing ability. Homeopathy affects many layers: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Consider Homeopathy when you want a non-toxic treatment or your test results were normal but you still feel unwell, when you want other treatment alongside conventional treatment or if you want a holistic, whole person therapy, bringing harmony to mind body and spirit.
Laura is passionate about helping people understand why they are ill, what life event or emotional state has depleted the physical or mental body enough to cause dis-ease. Homeopathic medicines act as a catalyst to release and energise, restoring balance and bringing a new level of health and awareness.
Laura is an experienced Homeopath offering a safe and relaxed space for you to discuss your symptoms. Laura has completed a 4 year professional Licentiate and alongside a busy private practice, spent 5 years working for a world renowned Homeopathic Pharmacy, making and prescribing homeopathic remedies and essences. She has treated a wide range of physical and emotional conditions in adults, children and babies.
Aware of the spirit realms since a child, Laura has studied meditation, healing and spiritual development since a teenager and runs meditation groups and workshops including ‘Awakening your Light Body’, a life changing course of transformation and growth.
( 07757 622 495 www.soulremedies.co.uk
Laura Bull LSECH IIHHT
Massage and Integrated BodyworkThe integrated bodywork approach offers a powerful and effective environment in which optimal health and healing is promoted on all levels.
Working deeply yet with a gentle sensitivity, Luka responds to each individual with a uniquely tailored range of holistic therapeutic modalities. These include a variety of massage techniques from an array of traditions, synergistically blended high quality essential oils, Reflexology, Reiki, energy work, Polarity, breathwork and counselling.
Specialising in deep tissue work, women’s health, back, neck and shoulder pain, emotional healing and the clearing of energetic blockages. Luka works intuitively from the heart, listening carefully to the body, whilst holding an impeccably safe, warmly empathic and deeply nourishing space for each client.
With a background in meditation, personal development, dance, yoga and nutrition, Luka has a well-developed understanding of the human body together with many years of experience in working with a wide range of physical conditions, emotional health issues and general health maintenance. A fully insured and registered member of the FHT, her professional development is ongoing as she undertakes further training and research.
( 07989 528 [email protected]
Luka CarlisleMICHT. IIHHT Dip. VTCT Dip. Reiki Master
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Inner Dialogue KinesiologyInner Dialogue Kinesiology utilises a non-invasive muscle feedback system in combination with a non-verbal language called mudras to bypass the conscious mind and access the subconscious more knowing aspects of your being.
This therapy goes underneath the dysfunction to reveal what is truly being said. To find real health, love and joy this inner communication needs to be heard, thus lifting the veil on the body’s own remarkable healing potential. Together we reveal the essence behind an issue, discovering the root of a problem and how it is to be resolved.
Paul has been practicing for over fifteen years and has found this therapy to be particularly effective with spiritual, emotional and psychological issues. Physical symptoms can equally be addressed; allergy testing and nutritional evaluation are also available.
Craniosacral TherapyCraniosacral therapy is a gentle, profound system of bodywork that is deeply relaxing and allows the client’s own inherent health to be expressed. It is helpful for anyone who suffers from physical disease, pain, stress-related conditions or emotional disturbances.
The gentle approach of craniosacral therapy is suitable for all ages, from babies and children to the elderly.
Sarah is a biodynamic craniosacral therapist, graduating from the Karuna Institute. She is a trained medical doctor and holds a degree in Psychology. Sarah’s background as a medical doctor ensures a safe, full understanding of any medical conditions brought to the session.
Massage and Craniosacral Therapy
With its roots in Osteopathy, this therapy is a gentle yet deep, non-invasive form of healing, which assists the body’s natural capacity for self-repair. It assists all conditions, physical and emotional. Craniosacral therapy is so gentle that it is suitable for babies, children, and the elderly as well as adults.
Nandan works with both Altai (Deep Tissue) Massage and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage. Both of these bodyworks assist the body to relax and de-stress, encouraging the body to return to its natural harmonic state.
Nandan has been working with holistic treatments for over 10 years. She listens to the body and works intuitively to give you and your body what you need. She has a strong and deep healing touch, which enables you to relax and surrender. She is qualified in a variety of treatments and is a registered Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist after graduating from the Karuna Institute in Dartmoor.
( 01803 840 567 ( 07825 447 860
( 07834 978 560
Sarah Beauchamp MBBS BCST BSc
Paul Morton Dip IDK Nandan O’leary RCST
www.innerdialogue.co.uk
Live and Dried Blood AnalysisMarianne Greenwood has gained over 17 years experience in the NHS working in Blood Sciences. She is trained and certified by leading international microbiologist Dr Robert O Young.
Microscopy is probably the most cutting edge preventative tool available and is one of the most inspiring and motivating steps you can take to improve your health. The condition of your blood has a direct impact on your present and future health.
You will leave the consultation with the motivation and the tools to make your health goals a reality. You will receive a 30 page report (approx) and also the means and the mechanisms to put you on the path to ultimate wellness and vitality.
( 01803 868 282
Marianne Greenwood
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Atlas ProfilaxMarie-Agnès Casalini has been educated and certified by the Atlas Academy®, Switzerland, in 2007 and became one of the first practitioners in the UK trained to apply the AtlasPROfilax®. Since then she has treated more than 1,100 patients.The Atlas is the first cervical vertebrae [C1] and in most of us the Atlas is generally out of alignment from birth. AtlasPROfilax® is a safe and gentle realignment to safely and permanently correct a displaced Atlas with just one application. A self-healing process will then start as many pathways running through the neck will be realigned, such as: blood circulation, nerves, optical nerves, lymphatic system and the body’s life force [kundalini]. We have observed great results with problems of the neck, spine or joints, also dizziness, headaches, TMJ, migraines, vertigo, whiplash, trapped nerves, scoliosis and sciatica.
Shiatsu and PilatesJilly is a highly qualified and extremely professional Shiatsu practitioner and Pilates instructor with many years of experience. Shiatsu (Japanese physiotherapy for body and mind or acupuncture without needles) uses compassionate, supportive and therapeutic touch to restore, reset and relax. Clients living with cancer and its treatment report finding Shiatsu beneficial. Jilly is a Member of the Register of the Shiatsu Society and assures you of non-judgemental confidentiality.Pilates is gentle, non-aerobic exercise, which strengthens, lengthens and tones musculature and improves joint mobility. Performed regularly, balance and posture is seen to improve and in some cases it helps reduce lymph oedema. Individual exercises are given and accuracy of movement is carefully monitored. It is suitable for any level of fitness.
The Bowen TechniqueThe Bowen technique is a non-invasive light touch complementary therapy. It does not attempt to inflict the will of the therapist or a specific outcome onto the individual. Instead, it offers the body the opportunity to restore structural integrity and alignment. The technique consists of a series of moves across muscle, tendon and soft tissue.It can be highly effective for treating a wide range of conditions including back pain, frozen shoulder, neck pain, sciatica, asthma, hayfever, sports injury…often when nothing else has helped.Andy was inspired to train in Bowen due to the positive effect it had on a longstanding low back and shoulder problem. He has also been teaching Pilates for the last 5 years, and is passionate about empowering people with exercises to help strengthen and prevent re-injury.
Thai Yoga MassageParitosh is an experienced and qualified yoga teacher and yoga therapist.Yoga and Meditation have been a constant and two of the big loves of her life. Thai Yoga Massage became a next natural step in sharing a physical practice that is both rewarding for the practitioner as well as the receiver.An ancient art as well as an energy based bodywork, Thai Yoga Massage concentrates on 10 important energy pathways of the body called ‘Sen’ lines. During the massage movements of gentle rocking, stretching and rhythmic compressions works on both the superficial and deeper layers of muscles, ligaments and joints. The overall effect is one of deep relaxation, rejuvenation and physical wellbeing.Thai Yoga Massage is a great body maintenance therapy.
( 01342 303 279 ( 07704 123 076
( 07989 887 717( 07976 912 909
Jilly Russell BSc (Hons), PGCE, Dip Shi, MRSSAndrew West ECBS
Marie-Agnès Casalini Paritosh Peachey CthA
www.marieatlas.co.uk
www.shiatsuandpilates.co.uk
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Homeopath and Natural Health PractitionerVeronica’s training began as a wholefood chef at Tyringham Naturopathic Clinic in Buckinghamshire. Good dietary practice using food as medicine, together with a foundation of Buddhist values are at the core of her approach to health.
During her many years living and working in India, Veronica became a qualified Homeopath and Reflexologist.
Veronica successfully transformed her own health after a cancer diagnosis, and she now offers Holistic Cancer Health Care using a unique twelve step integrated approach which covers all aspects of body, mind and spirit. She uses a unique combination of Homeopathy, Food as Medicine, Reflexology, Relaxation, Meditation and Wholefood cookery. Veronica runs a Cancer Health Care group each month at the clinic.
The Metamorphic TechniqueMuriel is a holistic practitioner offering The Metamorphic Technique, which is a unique tool for personal growth and transformation. The Metamorphic Technique involves a light touch along the spinal reflex points of the feet, hands and head.
The Metamorphic Technique helps dissolve old patterns that are preventing us from moving forward and achieving our potential. The Metamorphic Technique is especially useful during periods of change, such as moving home, marriage, divorce, bereavement and during illness. It particularly works well during pregnancy.
Muriel has also been working in the field of energy healing for over ten years. Muriel is a Reiki IV Practitioner and has studied Spiritual Healing, meditation, dowsing and nutrition. She is also devoted to animal healing. In addition, Muriel has been practising Transcendental Meditation since 1988.
Healer PractitionerJayne is a registered Healer Practitioner with The Healing Trust and has over 10 years’ experience in healing and complementary therapies.
Healing with Jayne is gentle, non-invasive and completely natural and can be helpful with a wide range of conditions, sometimes to a remarkable degree. It is a process of revitalisation, relaxation and release at a profound level, bringing balance to mind, body and spirit. Healing can be especially helpful in a crisis situation and with terminal illness.
Jayne helps clients with conditions ranging from stress, and cancer to hormonal problems. While others just enjoy a regular boost of healing energy and an overall sense of well-being.
Individual appointments are for one hour. Jayne has also established a healing group offering weekly drop-in sessions.
( 01364 654 339
( 07787 938 958 ( 01803 862 788
Muriel Benjamin MA Practitioner Member of the Metamorphic Association
Jayne Pearl MNFSH
Veronica King Dip Hom HMD Open Support Groups
www.wix.com/jpear7/jayne-pearl-harmony-healing
The Arcturus Clinic hosts a variety of ongoing open support groups in our “Open Space Group and Therapy room”:Sundays - 7.00 pm - Adult Children of Alcoholics. ....Tel: 01803 847 693
Mondays - 7.30 pm - Alcoholics Anonymous. .............Tel: 01752 791 111
Tuesdays - 7.30 pm - Narcotics Anonymous. ..............Tel: 0300 999 1212
Wednesdays - 7.30 pm - Over-eaters Anonymous. ..........Tel: 01803 867 341
Thursdays - 7.45 pm - Baby loss support group...........Tel: 07811 412 271
Fridays - 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm - Devon Healers. ......Tel: 01803 862 788
Please call either the clinic or the contact numbers provided before attending the groups to check times, availability and for further information.
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Floatation Therapy “The Ultimate Experience in Deep Relaxation!”Floatation Therapy is a relaxation and detox technique. The session takes place in a small purpose built pool filled with 400kg of Epsom Salts and water. Floating enables you to relax deeply whilst lying comfortably as if in a warm gentle sea. The ambience and the perfect temperature allow your mind to quieten, your emotions to balance and your body to unwind. People often report experiencing a deep inner stillness and sense of peace during the 60 minute float, the benefits of which can remain with you for some time. There is always an attendant present to support you. The senses can be stimulated by soft light and quiet music, if you choose. Strict hygiene standards are maintained and the water is cleaned and filtered between each session.
The BenefitsFloating reduces levels of stress-related biochemicals, such as adrenalin and cortisol, and stimulates the production of endorphins: the body’s natural opiates and painkillers. Floating helps release aches and pains in joints and muscles including headaches, neck and back pain and even arthritis and rheumatism. Floatation Therapy has been a prescribed treatment for these conditions in Australia for over 20 years. Even just a monthly float will gradually allow you to strengthen your inner resources and become less affected by stress.
Also available at Oasis Float and Therapy Centre
•THERAPEUTICMASSAGE •AROMATHERAPY •LYMPHATICDRAINAGE
•POLARITYTHERAPY •INDIANHEADMASSAGE •THAIMASSAGE
•HOTSTONEMASSAGE •HOLISTICCOUNSELLING •REIKI
For bookings and gift vouchersTelephone: 01803 866 608 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: 01803 866737for more information please visit www.arcturusclinic.co.uk
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Bodywork techniques range from light gentle touch to deeper invigorating pressure point work.
Where appropriate, this work can be a powerful tool for personal integration. Polarity Therapy can help alleviate symptoms of: trauma, stress, tension, back pain, neck and shoulder pain, headaches, PMT, menopause, digestive problems, anxiety, depression and much more.
In 1997 Faith received her teaching certificate in Polarity Therapy and currently offers continued professional development to all those involved in the healing arts. She also offers supervision for groups or individuals.
Faith is a Director of the Arcturus Clinic CIC and Clinical Director of the Cancer Health Centre. She offers 1 ½ hour consultations for people wanting advice and support with the Cancer Health Care protocols and techniques, she suggests appropriate referrals and helps clients build individual therapy plans. Faith also practices and teaches Oncology Massage principles at Oasis.
Polarity TherapyAlso CPD Trainings, Supervision for body workers, Polarity Yoga and Dance, Manager of Oasis Float and Therapy Centre.
Faith worked as a registered general nurse within the NHS for 16 years. Saddened by the degree of chronic illness and suffering she witnessed, and her role as only a temporary rescuer at times, she felt inspired to study the causes of illness and to work as an educator.
She studied Remedial Massage, Reflexology and Shiatsu – her studies culminating in a three-year diploma training in Polarity Therapy in 1990.
Polarity Therapy integrates Ayurvedic principles of bodywork, diet, cleansing, yoga and body-mind-emotion awareness. It helps rebalance the body’s electromagnetic energy system through the nervous system, and the cranial, spinal and musculo-skeletal systems.
( 01803 866 608
Faith Luke-Fennell SRN
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( 07592 566 087
Karen is a qualified Holistic Swedish massage therapist; she approaches each individual holistically, supporting balance and integration of mind, body and spirit through the healing art of touch.
Guided by the client’s needs, a natural healing of the body is enabled through a series of rhythmic massage movements and techniques which promote well-being, experienced as relaxing, restorative and energizing.
In addition to her work at Oasis, Karen also works as a massage therapist at a local detox retreat. As part of her continued professional development Karen is currently studying Polarity Therapy, which uses touch to work with the body’s subtle energy system.
Karen Tashana ITEC Dip, BA (Hons)
( 07835 516 188
Adelia originally came to massage from a background in mime and movement where she had become intrigued with the connections between mind, body, and emotions. She has practiced massage for over 20 years, integrating a variety of professional techniques into her practice.
She believes that each massage differs from the last – some clients need a gentle, nurturing touch, whilst others benefit from a deep and vigorous massage; she may also employ remedial techniques for certain problem areas, or utilise passive stretches, thus tailoring her work to each individual, and intuitively working with their needs.
Adelia is a qualified Sports Massage Therapist, who incorporates Focussing Skills and mind-body dialogue where appropriate; she also offers Reconnective Healing therapy for those who may benefit.
Adelia Tisdall ITEC Holistic Massage & Sports Massage
( 07747 137 448
Alexandra has been working the field of Holistic therapy since 1996. Her gentle intuitive nature allows clients to feel safe whilst receiving nourishing treatments as they let go of stresses and pain.
She offers a wide range of skills which enable her to tailor each session to her client’s needs; a combination of therapeutic touch and counselling may help uncover the underlying cause of ailments. Alexandra gives advice on general health and well-being, with equilibrium being her primary goal.
She offers Reiki Healing, Therapeutic Massage, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Thai Yoga Massage and Metaphysical Counselling.
Alexandra Williams BA (Hons), ITEC IEB
www.adelia-tisdall.co.uk
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