“The greatest miracle on Earth is the human body. It is stronger and wiser than you may realize, and improving its ability to self heal is within your control.” ~Dr Fabrizio Mancini

What to expect

You have taken an important first step to improving your health.

My aim is to provide a quiet, reflective time in a safe, warm and peaceful environment and to assist you on this journey.

On our first meeting, I will take a comprehensive and confidential consultation which can take up to 30 minutes to complete, so please allow for extra time on your first treatment (1.5 hours).

If you would like to print and complete this form at home and bring it with you on the day, I can email a copy to you prior to your appointment.

This consultation has two aims.  It will provide me with:

• a clinical assessment of your current needs, requesting details on your medical history, current ailments, symptoms, medication and diet and lifestyle.  Essential oils are selected for their therapeutic actions for example, whether they are antiseptic, analgesic, nervine, sedative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antispasmodic etc.

• a Five Element Cycle assessment & diagnosis based on the Traditional Chinese Medicine approach looks to identify any weak or strong elements and focus on either tonifying/strengthening, sedating or dispersing Qi to bring balance back  to the cycle.  Essential oils are selected for their energetic properties to further balance the Elements and the flow of Yin and Yang energy.

Using this information, we can agree treatment goals together and formulate a truly holistic treatment plan by selecting the appropriate essential oils and massage techniques to provide maximum therapeutic benefit.

Please note that as massage and the use of certain essential oils are prohibited for some medical conditions, it may be necessary, after the consultation, for me to contact your GP for written permission before we can begin treatment.  

To avoid the disappointment of turning up and not being able to have a treatment on the day, if you have a history of, or are currently dealing with any serious ongoing health condition/s, I would advise you to please check with your GP or Medical Specialist and request written permission before booking an appointment. 

It is vital you fully inform your therapist of any health conditions that may affect your treatment.  Please see the contraindications page for further information.   

Once the paperwork is done, you will be asked to change behind a privacy screen and put on a wrap.  Your privacy will be maintained at all times. Draping with towels will be used during the session so that only the area being worked on will be uncovered.  It is essential that you feel safe, relaxed and comfortable.

This deeply relaxing and regenerating treatment will last 60 minutes combining your individually prescribed blend of essential oils with whichever massage techniques best suit our agreed treatment aims.  Depending upon your current needs and medical history, this holistic massage can include elements of:-

• Acupressure and meridian work
• Swedish Massage
• Deep tissue work

At the end of your treatment you may be given advice on how to use essential oils at home to enhance and further complement the treatment, such as a bath blend or a vaporising blend and important information on after care.

Please note that healing takes time.  It is important to be realistic in your expectations.  If you have been living with a chronic complaint, one treatment is unlikely to resolve the issue in the long term.  You will undoubtedly feel more relaxed and refreshed after one treatment and may well sleep better that night.  However, to effect real long term lasting changes, a course of regular treatments and real lifestyle changes will likely need to be made.  Be patient with and kind to yourself, your journey begins with a single step. 

“The root of all health is in the brain. The trunk of it is in emotion. The branches and leaves are the body. The flower of health blooms when all parts work together”. ~Kurdish Saying