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Coaching is a process centred on you and the future you envision for yourself. It aims to motivate, support and empower you in achieving your goals.
Coaching can:
- boost confidence
- help to identify strengths and build on these
- enable you to identify and realise your goals
- allow you to notice what it is that is holding you back
- help you find creative solutions
- keep you on track and support you
Coaching focuses on the future and getting you from where you are now to where you want to be, in the way that is best for you. Often we know what it is we want to achieve, we just get stuck somehow. A coach is someone who can shine a light on that difficulty, enabling you to identify any problems and helping you find solutions which are perfect for you. Coaching has your personal wellbeing at its centre. This is a supportive and encouraging process with no need for guilt and no recriminations. You set your own goals and agree with your coach what actions you will take during the coaching process. However it is through implementing those actions during the time between sessions that you will see dramatic results.
Put simply, coaching works because you get to spend time working on things you feel are important with the help and support of someone who can see your potential to be extraordinary.
Coaching can be tailored to fit into your life conveniently, most coaching usually takes place over the telephone, although it is also possible to arrange face to face coaching or email coaching if that is required. Costs vary depending on the type of coaching and the number of sessions required so if you would like more information, without obligation, please get in touch.
What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a 200 year old system of medicine that uses safe, natural remedies which work by gently boosting the body's natural efforts to heal itself. Homeopathy relies on the 'law of similars' and matching a substance in nature that most closely fits the symptoms you are expressing. For example, someone suffering from sleeplessness that is accompanied by an overactive mind, alertness and restlessness might be prescribed a remedy made from potentised coffee.
Homeopathic remedies are given in highly diluted form, making them non-addictive and completely safe. They are an ideal treatment for people of all ages, including babies, children and even during pregnancy and childbirth.
What can be treated?
The homeopaths view is that the body, mind and emotions are not separate and distinct. We are fully integrated, complete individuals and the symptoms a person experiences are just different aspects of one underlying disturbance. As a result homeopaths seek remedies that fit all of a patient's symptoms, treating the whole person, rather than any one particular disease. This means that people suffering from all kinds of illness can be helped by homeopathy to regain their health. Examples include:
- asthma, allergies, hayfever, sinus problems
- depression, anxiety, stress
- eczema, psoriasis and skin conditions
- menstrual, menopausal, fertility and pregnancy issues
- behavioural difficulties in children, aggression, violent outbursts
- sleeplessness, nightmares, tiredness
- arthritis, rheumatism, injury
- bedwetting, urinary infections and disorders
- recurrent infections, for instance, ear or throat infections
- candida, fungal infections
- constipation, diarrhoea, digestive problems
- when no diagnosis is found for your symptoms but you know something is wrong
What happens in a consultation?
In order to find the best remedy for you I need to understand you and the symptoms you are experiencing. It is important to take all aspects of your health into consideration and so I will ask detailed questions about your symptoms and how they affect you, your likes and dislikes, how you react to different situations or environments. I will also ask about your medical history and that of your immediate family. This information all forms a unique picture of you, which I use in the selection of a remedy.
Consultations take place in a peaceful and private consulting room and many people feel significant benefit from being listened to in a calm, unhurried homeopathic consultation. Initial consultaions usually last up to 2 hours and follow-up consultations around 1 hour.
Homeopathic Treatment
Homeopathic remedies are given as tablets or a liquid with instructions. The remedies do not cause side effects and you will not become addicted to them because only a minute amount of the active ingredient used.
Homeopathy encourages the body to heal itself from within and so you can expect to experience improvement on all levels, not just the disappearance of your initial symptoms. Many people experience a feeling of wellbeing, optimism and increased energy.
How long treatment takes will depend on the type of illness you have and the other individual characteristics of your case. It is not realistic to assess this until it can be seen how you respond to remedies. However, acute illness such as infection or flu is likely to improve almost immediately, whereas long standing chronic complaints are likely to take longer to resolve, although there may be some improvement within the first few months.
Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a Japanese name consisting of two words, Rei and Ki and means 'Universal Energy'. It is the energy that animates all living things and is found all around us. Reiki Healing is a form of healing where this 'universal energy' is channelled through the practitioner's hands to the client. Reiki helps to harmonise mind, body and spirit.
What conditions can be treated?
Reiki is often used by people who just want to 'recharge their batteries', feel energised and stress free. However it can also be used to help people with all sorts of ailments and conditions including:
- reducing stress
- relieving pain
- headaches
- back problems
- asthma and respiratory problems
- PMT and menstrual problems
- anxiety
and many more ....
What to expect during a treatment
A treatment takes place with you relaxed, fully clothed and either lying on a couch or seated in a peaceful, comfortable environment. The practitioner places her hands gently on or just above you, in a series of positions on or over the body.
The energy flows wherever it is required and the client draws only as much as she or he needs. The energy is used in whatever way is appropriate for the client at that time.
Reiki can be felt as a flow of energy, mild tingling, warmth, coolness or sometimes nothing at all. Reiki is deeply relaxing, eases stress and is a calming, soothing experience.
There are also some techniques I use in my practice which originate in systems such as Brain Gym and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). These techniques rely on stimulating the body's energy meridian system, which is the system of pathways by which energy travels in the body. The energy meridians are the same as those used in the other forms of healing such as Reiki, acupuncture, acupressure and reflexology.
The techniques I use rely on the client themselves moving in a certain way or tapping/rubbing certain points on their face or body and are easily taught. Once learned the client can continue to use these techniques anytime he or she feels it would be helpful.
These techniques can be particularly useful when someone is stuck and unable to progress in some way as they can be used to free up the blockage, whether this is physical, mental or emotional.
They can be especially useful for people wanting to improve skills, including sports, for children with learning difficulties, to relax and calm someone before an exam or interview, or for anyone wanting to make changes such as to lose weight or improve relationships for example.
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"Life Coaching was just the support I needed to create some space in my life for me. In just two coaching sessions I'm able to focus my energy on making real change in my life. Sue's coaching motivated me to address issues and solve problems in all areas of my life. She was able to take my thoughts about what I wished would change but thought might be impossible and help me turn them into action plans to initiate real change."
M Forest, Somerset.
"I used to have very bad problems with my back. I couldn't touch my toes or put on my socks. My chiropractor told me to give up my job because every few weeks I was going there messed up. It went on for 7 or 8 years. Pain makes you feel down and depressed. After the first time I'd seen you the chiropractor said whatever you've been doing this month carry on, you're the best you've been. It's certainly changed my life. I can do things. I've no pain, I'm happy in myself and if something major happens it's alright, I'm very calm now. Nothing really bothers me. It has changed my life, I feel so much more confident, better in myself. You've certainly made me better."
M Bufton, Oxfordshire
J came to see me because he was having terrible nightmares and struggling at school. After homeopathic treatment his mother wrote "his behaviour greatly improved, getting good reports from school, doing well in exams, sleeps better with no nightmares and eating better."