February

'We should not have to wait until we are sick to be well' - This is a quote from Diane McLaren one of Canada's top natural health practitioners. It poses some interesting thoughts when exploring the benefits of complementary therapies. Here at the Centre we believe in not just restoring but maintaining health long term. Conventional medicine has made huge progress in the last 100 years and it can be a fantastic tool in restoring health, however it is often used as a solution to a problem rather than to prevent the issue arising in the first place, or repeating itself. We believe by combining an holistic approach to health, alongside conventional medicine, wellbeing throughout the mind, body and spirit can be achieved and sustained throughout our lives.

Therapist Of The Month

Emma Gilmore APNT BCMA IMFT - Sports Injury Massage & Myofascial Release

Tel: 07711656011
Web: http://www.schoolofbodywork.com/therapists/emma-gilmore/
Email: emma@schoolofbodywork.com

Emma is an advanced bodywork therapist with many years of experience who specialises in injury management, chronic disorders and pain relief. Emma’s training in Myofascial Release Therapy & Sports Injury Massage give her the tools to treat the physical and emotional component of an injury at its source, allowing the patient to heal at the deepest level.

Myofascial Release (MFR)- Fascia is a strong connective tissue that runs like a 3D web throughout the body. In healthy patients the fascia is relaxed, providing a cushioning, supportive mechanism, allowing us to move safely without restriction or pain. Physical and emotional trauma, poor posture and surgical procedures all scar and harden fascia in the affected area and along tension lines imposed on it. This causes the fascial network to loose its cushioning mechanism, and internal structures are pulled out of alignment. MFR is an extremely effective therapy in the treatment of chronic injuries, pain and dysfunction. One restriction in the fascial network can lead to another, the job of the therapist is to peel off the layers and get to the root of the problem.

Volunteers Needed!

Our volunteers all have key roles to play in the day to day running of the Centre, they're the heartbeat of the organisation and so we are always grateful for the work they do. We are currently looking for volunteers to help on reception Wednesday mornings, Thursday afternoons and Fridays. If you would be interested in becoming part of this community based charity give the Centre a call on 01297 32331 or just pop in and have a look around.

Cancer Information Cafe

The Cafe is open every Thursday afternoon between 1:30pm and 4pm. It offers people living with or affected by cancer a place to come and gather information and support from our Macmillan trained volunteers and our Macmillan library. The library has a range of books and leaflets containing all the Information you could possibly need. The Cafe also offers refreshments and free WiFi.

Audio Essences talk by Brian Pearsons

Friday March 7th
7:30pm - 9pm
£3

Audio Essences is a revolutionary new process for capturing subtle vibrations on to MP3 files, so that you can receive these vibrations just through the act of listening. In this interactive talk, we will be using Audio Essences to explore how to: Change our feeling state, access states of deep relaxation, visualise and manifest situations and people who align with our core vibration, work with our meridians and chakras to align and balance our own energy system and create healing spaces for other people and our planet.

For information:
www.audioessences.com
info@samarpan-alchemy.co.uk

**Facial Revitalisation Acupuncture**

£10 off treatments throughout February and March
01395 578050
www.facialacupuncture.org.uk

We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to East Devon District Council for their incredibly generous donation of £5000 to the Centre. The donation was given in recognition of the assistance we have given to people in crisis in the local area.






Finally we would like to offer this short quote for you to think about as we move through February. 'Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.'  ~World Health Organisation, 1948