ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

KORINA BIGGS
BScEcon MSTAT

The Alexander Technique helps you change the way you think and respond to your environment and restores balance in the way you use yourself. It is a simple and practical method which helps you to move and use your mind and body with freedom and ease.

What conditions can it help?

• Back and neck pain
• Knee/hip or joint problems such as arthritis
• Conditions such as RSI (repetitive strain injury)
• Asthma/breathing problems
• Stress or the inability to relax
• Performance / co-ordination skills

The Technique will help to free you of back/neck pain and general muscle tension and will improve your sense of well-being and your quality of life. At work the Technique can help you to relax, manage your time and energy and stay calm in a crisis. Those who work at computers will learn to sit in a more effective way and avoid RSI. Performing artists and sportspeople find it helpful for breathing, voice production, balance and co-ordination. It improves stamina and reduces "stage fright". After operations, illness or injury, the Technique aids rehabilitation. Mothers find the Technique helpful during pregnancy, childbirth and managing their posture when caring for their baby.

About Korina Biggs

Korina is a member of STAT (the Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique). For more information visit www.stat.org.uk
Since 2001 she has a busy practice teaching individuals, and giving talks and workshops to a variety of groups and organizations. She is an active participant in STAT's continuing professional development program, and is also the South East regional Alexander teachers' representative.

More information about Korina and the Alexander Technique can be found at her website www.korinabiggs.co.uk

BOWEN TECHNIQUE

SARAH YEARSLEY
MBTER ECBS ITEC.

Sarah began her training as a Complimentary Health practitioner in 1997. Sarah trained as a Bowen Therapist at the European College of Bowen Studies. She is a member of the Bowen Therapists European Register, the professional association for qualified Bowen therapists, which means that she is fully insured and abides by formal codes of ethics and conduct. 

Bowen Technique is a manual therapy involving very gentle movements of the therapists hands and fingers over muscles, ligaments and tendons where there is injury or pain. This  stimulates sensory nerve endings at the sites of injury to relay information back to the central nervous system which in turn sends appropriate messages back to correct and adjust the tensions at the injury site, thus speeding recovery and reducing pain.
Bowen Technique is suitable for all ages including babies and the elderly.

Common conditions treated:

"Sarah is a star! She has helped keep my body together despite taking a continual bashing climbing up mountains and through jungles filming a new Channel 4 Survival Series - I am a convert!"

Bear Grylls - Everest Climber, Channel 4 Presenter & Best-Selling Author

Booking a treatment.
As a general rule acute conditions respond quicker and need less treatments  than chronic (long term) ones. Sometimes, one treatment is enough to relieve the pain of an acute condition.

Fees
Initial treatment 60 - 90 minutes: £50
Follow up treatments 45 - 60 minutes: £45

Fees for OAPs, students and children under 16
Initial treatment 60 - 90 minutes: £40
Follow up treatments 45 - 60 minutes: £35

For more information please visit www.bowentechnique.org.uk/

For appointments tel: 01273 475 735 or mobile 07710 329 449

COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

TRACY FULLER
UKEAPC accredited, MBACP

I am an accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor and trainer. I have over ten years of experience of counselling adults, children and young people. I am an accredited practitioner with UK and European Association of Psychotherapeutic Counsellors UKEAPC and a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy BACP.

I aim to create a safe and respectful therapeutic relationship where difficult feelings can be held and managed successfully. Whatever you need support with, together will we find your strengths, explore your options to feel more whole or help you to move forward. My approach is relational; combining humanistic core values with psychodynamic thinking about the influence of early relationships. I emphasise the value of a trusting therapeutic relationship in promoting personal growth and empowerment. I offer a safe and confidential space to explore your feelings with somebody who will not judge you. I believe that our experiences in childhood influence how we feel about ourselves in relating to others now. In exploring this, you can move towards feeling more confident and develop your vitality in the ‘here and now’, rather than being bound by your past.

Creative arts: Sometimes words are not enough therefore I also offer an arts-based approach for those clients who want to work in this way. By representing our feelings symbolically using images we can explore areas that we may not feel able to talk about. This can maximise the possibility of change and healing.

Child and Adolescent Counselling: I also offer a specialist service working with children and young people. I have many years of experience of working therapeutically with children including working for the NSPCC and working as a Schools Counsellor in primary and secondary schools. Children naturally use stories, symbols and play to express their thoughts and concerns. For children and young people I offer a play or arts based approach using sand tray work with miniature figures and animals, clay, paint as well puppets and mask making. I aim to create a safe space to help children express and make sense of difficult or powerful feelings that may be troubling them or causing them to feel isolated or stuck.

My qualifications include an Advanced Diploma in Counselling (1999), a Masters in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (2005) and an Intermediate Certificate in Therapeutic Group Work skills (2007). I also train others to be psychotherapeutic counsellors at the Faculty of Education, Cambridge University.

Fees:
£30-£40 per appointment. Initial session is half price.

For more information visit www.traceyfuller.co.uk
Contact me on: mobile 07899963546 or email trayfuller@btinternet.com

CAROLINE WHITTICASE
Dip. C

Counselling offers a safe place, separate from your daily life, where you can explore issues or feelings which are causing you difficulty.

What issues do people bring to counselling?
Anything and everything!
You may have difficult thoughts, feelings or behaviour to deal with (your own or others), or may want to discuss responses to recent or past events and experiences. Whatever the issue, counselling is increasingly shown to be of lasting benefit. You don't have to feel you've reached crisis point before seeking help.

What sorts of areas can be helped by counselling?

• Relationship, family or personal issues
• Loss, including separation, bereavement or redundancy
• The trauma of abuse
• Low self esteem or confidence
• Stress related ill health, depression or anxiety
• Inner conflict
• Addiction problems & eating disorders
• Self-development & personal insight

Caroline's Approach to Counselling
Caroline works with individuals, couples and families, for long-term and short-term work. As an Integrated Counsellor, Caroline often encompasses several different strands of therapy according to the needs of the client and to the nature of the issue.

As a counsellor Caroline will not usually offer advice (as such) but will aim to work with you to provide an opportunity to explore and understand issues which are impacting negatively on your life. Caroline believes that the answers lie within us all. Through counselling Caroline can help you find your own solutions that will empower you to move forward with greater understanding of the person you are and the person you would like to be.

Caroline holds professional indemnity insurance and she attends regular clinical supervision sessions. Her practice follows the codes and ethics as laid down by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Fees
Caroline always offers an initial consultation free of charge.
Any subsequent sessions are charged at £37.50 per hour for an individual or £40.00 for couples.

Contact Details
For further information, to make an appointment, or to have an informal chat, please contact: 07747 062623 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)

“Caroline never judges, she listens and absorbs, she unravels the nonsense in my life and hands it back to me in an easy to understand package, everything makes so much sense once I’ve talked to her.”

REMEDIAL AND SPORTS MASSAGE

PAM HEWITT

Pam has been practising remedial massage since 2000. This involves a range of remedial and optimisation techniques involving a variety of deep and shallow strokes, soft tissue release, muscle energising, neuromuscular facilitation, acupressure and joint manipulation.

She trained in holistic massage in 1999. Since then she has trained in deep tissue, sports massage and use of sports therapy equipment, Indian head, and kinesiology (Balanced Healthy).

Pam can tailor a massage to benefit those suffering pain from injury, over-use, repetitive strain, stiffness, sluggishness and tension. Through muscle testing she can help find causes of energy imbalance.

Pam is a member of the CThA

Fees
Treatment fees: £40 per hour.
For appointments tel. 01273 475735

MASSAGE AND REFLEXOLOGY

BARBARA PALLONI

I have been a holistic therapist since 2003.  I am fully qualified in Aromatherapy, Advanced Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Crystal Therapy and Swedish Massage.  My qualifications (MAR, MICHT, ITEC) also include an Honours degree in Linguistics and a teaching certificate in further and adult education.

I am a member of the Association of Reflexologists (Aor) and of the Federation of Holistic therapists (FHT).  I work as a holistic/massage therapist with the charity organization Active LightWorks, which aims to raise public awareness of complementary therapies to communities and groups who cannot afford them, or are not aware of them.

I work for Lewes and Wealden District council as a mobile massage therapist to elderly people in their own homes.  I run a clinic in Lewes at the River Clinic on Wednesday afternoons.  I have my own private mobile practise offering complementary treatments throughout Sussex.

At present, I provide aromatherapy treatments to the staff, nurses and doctors at the hospital cancer department.  In addition, I am offering low cost massages to single mothers and unemployed people at the unemployment centre in Brighton with other therapists from Active LightWorks, together with providing holistic treatments to primary teachers as part of a research project.  The aim of the research project is to prove that holistic therapies improve teachers' performance at work and reduce absenteeism by relaxing and nourishing body, mind and spirit. 

I believe that integrating complementary medicine alongside orthodox methods of diagnosis and treatment provides a more holistic approach to the prevention and cure of illness.  Stress is the cause for 75% of today’s diseases and it can be reduced by promoting complementary therapies among the public, together with a more balanced diet, exercise and relaxation techniques.

My timetable:
River clinic: Wednesdays 2-6pm

I can also provide holistic treatments at your home or place of work.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

TERESA GANE

Monday Meditation sessions
Do you ever feel you want to press pause for a minute? Come along and practice mindfulness meditation in a calm space and allow time for stillness. Drop-in sessions at River Clinic run from 6.15pm - 7.15pm every Monday. Payment is by donation. Please ring the bell outside to be let in and arrive at least 5 minutes before the practice begins.

About Teresa Gane
Teresa has been teaching insight meditation and mindfulness techniques to groups and on a one-to-one basis for three years. She completed the teacher training at the Centre for Mindfulness at Bangor University and attends retreats and groups on a regular basis.

Her particular interests are the application of mindfulness for compassion fatigue, and how incorporating mindfulness techniques in the workplace can help reduce stress and anxiety in our everyday working lives.

About Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness is defined by Jon Kabat-Zinn as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” It is therefore a way of being able tap into, and sit with, whatever is most present for you at any given time. It involves compassionately moving towards our experience, in order to give us the best chance of opening up to it fully. Mindfulness approaches can help people deal with stress, anxiety, depression and pain more effectively.

For more information please email: teresagane@gmail.com or phone 07957 858583.
Alternatively, contact River Clinic on 01273 475735.

Information on mindfulness meditation - www.mbct.co.uk

NUTRITIONAL THERAPY

TANYA BOROWSKI

Welcome to Nutritional Values.

Overview
Stress, pollution, poor diet - the impact of everyday living can deplete the body of vital nutrients and disrupt its physiology, leading to chronic complaints such as IBS, digestive disturbances, PMS, weight gain, allergies, fatigue as well as more complex diseases such as diabetes & autoimmune conditions.

It is now also widely documented by The World Health Organization that our current diet & lifestyle habits are the leading cause of the chronic disease epidemic we face. Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, elevated BP, metabolic syndrome, overweight & obesity, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis have never been more prevalent and all have poor nutrition as a significant component.

Based at River Clinic in Lewes, Nutritional Values helps to restore equilibrium through addressing nutrient deficiencies or system imbalances through the application of nutritional science.

My Approach
My approach to Nutritional Therapy comes from application of the functional medicine model which focuses on identifying and addressing nutritional and system imbalances that underpin chronic disease and health concerns. Treatment is dynamic, addressing the root cause of health complaints not just an isolated set of symptoms. Time is spent understanding the patient’s medical & genetic history, dietary patterns, and assessing environmental factors that may have influenced their long-term health. I use a combination of a detailed case history, in-clinic body composition testing using cutting edge reporting technology and on occasion functional laboratory tests e.g. blood, urine, stool) are recommended to pinpoint underlying dysfunction such as hormone profiles, IBS screen, or an inflammatory gut marker test. All combined this allows me to provide the most targeted and factual nutritional advice for each individual client.

About Tanya
Following a successful career in the travel industry I decided to follow a long standing passion and retrain as a nutritional therapist. Starting my training in Sydney I then returned to the UK and completed a three year diploma in nutritional therapy with the College of Naturopathic Medicine London. As a member of BANT & The Functional Institute of Medicine my approach combines evidence & insight, into an individualized, patient-centred treatment plan.I am often consulted about how to lose weight, gain more energy and have a specialist interest in nutritional solutions for digestive complaints such as candida, parasite overgrowth or IBS having gained a wealth of experience working for Biological Testing Services (BTS), the UK representative for the leading German microbiological Dr Hauss Laboratory. As a mum of a six year old I particularly welcome consultations with children and parents to help with strengthening immunity manage behavioural issues or simply just ensuring good foundations of health are established at a young age.

Please feel free to call me for a free initial 10-15 minute chat about your health concern & discuss my approach, or visit my website at www.nutritionalvalues.co.uk

PILATES

The River Clinic has 2 Pilates practitioners:

LIZ BUSSEY

BusseyBe founder Liz Bussey is one of the UK’s leading movement practitioners and international health and fitness presenters. She is also a Senior Educator for Polestar Pilates UK, with over 15 years of bodywork experience.

Liz runs a Pilates movement therapy studio in London, and a Pilates rehabilitation studio in Lewes, East Sussex. She is a qualified Reiki and NLP practitioner and has completed Trager level one with Dean Juhan and stage one of the KMI Structural Integration training with Tom Myers. She is also currently in training to become a Shadow Work practitioner.

After a decade of personal development, research and bodywork training, Liz recognised the immediate need for simple, user-friendly, non-labeled products to unlock the body’s true physical potential and re-balance its relationship with the mind.

Her rich, extensive knowledge of the body, combined with a life-long wealth of experience within the health and fitness industry, Liz personally created and developed BusseyBe.

BusseyBe offers cutting-edge products that serve to educate, revive and totally transform your health and fitness within moments. The BusseyBe portfolio provides you with the ultimate toolbox to unlocking your full potential and become the guru of your own well being.

The BusseyBe Pilates Studios
Each studio brings you the very best in Pilates equipment, customer care and teaching expertise. State of the art Pilates machines combined with highly skilled movement therapists guarantees a safe, professional and rewarding environment for all BusseyBe clientele.

Our BusseyBe studio philosophy maintains the original core principles of Joseph Pilates method, ‘Contrology’, as well as incorporating the latest scientific health and fitness research to ensure the successful evolution of the technique to this very day.

Our team of qualified Pilates practitioners and instructors cater for all ages, cultures and needs. Their in-depth knowledge and personal skills allows a focused level of service that fully caters for all your personal wishes and goals. Specialised personal programming in 121 or small group sessions is our priority.

“BusseyBe is not yet another brand selling you yet another trend or technique. But a brand that reminds you that your body already has all the answers to achieving a life of complete health and happiness.”
Liz Bussey, 2009

SANDRA CHITTY

Classes are based on the individual needs of the client, including clients with differing back care needs/conditions. Classes provide differenciating levels of exercise. I offer individual attention and adjustment to support the client.
All classes end with a Mindfull Meditation practice to rest and end well.

Sandra Chitty is an experienced Pilates Teacher. She is warm and mature and was one of the first Teachers to qualify over 12 years ago with Body Control Pilates. She is qualified in Matwork as well as Machine (Reformer).
She trained and worked with senior teachers at the Brighton Studio for many years, as well as visiting NYC to study there. She has worked with children as well as adults.
Originally a Dancer she has studied a variety of body forms, including Alexander Technique, Yoga, Tai Chi, Contemporary Dance, Jazz and Ballet. Currently studying Mindfull Meditation.

She is also an MBACP Accredited Counsellor, Creative Arts Counsellor (for children & parents) and a group facilitator.

Fridays 1.15-2.30. (Other classes may be available.)
Please contact River Clinic for availability, venue and bookings