Jacky and Jayne set up the Nottingham local group in 2007 and are proud to have won the first FHT Coordinator of the Year, in 2015. Jayne has now retired from coordinating and Jacky would be glad to hear from anyone who would like to help her in that role.
Our meetings are open to everyone; FHT members, members of other therapy associations and the general public. Some of the talks lead onto workshops for those wishing to take topics further. We arrange outings and share lifts to therapy conferences such as Holistic Health and Therapy Expo. We also have a Therapy Exchange Register for members who wish to swap treatments.
All talks are in Arnold Library Meeting Room, NG5 7EE on the fourth Tuesday evening of the month – every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November), 7.30-9.30pm. Please arrive at 7.15pm for a prompt 7:30 start.
Meetings and events
Date: 22 January 2019
Time: 7.30pm
Venue:
Topic: Sarah Spencer – Unlock nature’s secrets to happiness, health and wellbeing – think like a tree
Have you ever stood in a forest and marvelled at how healthy, resilient, and long-lasting the trees are? That’s no accident – millions of years of evolution have laid the foundations, and all living things share common principles that make them successful. In this talk Sarah will explore with the group some of the natural principles. She will share her story and how her courses incorporate the natural wisdom into a design framework that can help us take control of our lives, our health and our wellbeing. Like us, every tree in a woodland is unique, so this process allows us to find our own way, guided by the natural world.
Date: 26 March 2019
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Arnold Library Meeting Room, NG5 7EE (enter through Leisure Centre)
Topic: Herbal Medicine and Hormones with Katherine Bellchambers
With over 10 years experience working with people in all areas of health and wellbeing Katherine has found her niche as a Medical Herbalist working with women experiencing hormonal disruption and problems conceiving. She trained at the College of Phytotherapy and later at the University of East London and serve as a director of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. Her passion lies in helping women to experience womanhood without the trials of PMS, PCOS and infertility. She enjoys sharing the knowledge of herbs and medicine making. This introduction to Medical Herbalism or Modern Western Herbal Medicine will explain how it differs from Traditional Chinese Medicine, homeopathy and old-fashioned herbalism. Katherine will give an overview of some of the common herbs used and introduce us to the preparations a Medical Herbalist uses when treating people and an overview of controlled herbs. She will bring fresh and dried medicinal herbs for us to taste and smell and some tinctures and salves for us to try. She will also give a brief introduction to functional infertility and the work she does helping women and couples to conceive.
Date: 28 May 2019
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Arnold Library Meeting Room, NG5 7EE (enter through Leisure Centre)
Topic: Myofascial Release with Ruth Duncan
A Facetime presentation. This is a unique opportunity to learn about Myofascial Release (MFR) techniques from an internationally recognised professional and benefit from her experience and skill. Ruth says ‘MFR is not just about learning a technique. It’s about refining your kinesthetic touch, understanding imbalance and dysfunction and then using those skills to create, pain-free, structural integrity’. Ruth graduated as a clinical massage therapist in 2000 from the Humanities Centre School of Massage in Florida, USA. She has explored direct and non-direct fascial approaches from various different modalities including Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains and Meridians, Kinesis Myofascial Integration (level1), Erik Dalton Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques, Jean-Paul Barral Visceral Manipulation, and Liz Kotch, who specialises in core awareness and the psoas muscle. Ruth has participated in human dissection workshops to learn more about human anatomy, function and dysfunction. Ruth has a personal interest in treating those with chronic pain, debilitation and exhaustion, particularly fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and chronic myofascial pain syndrome. She understands the emotion coming from the physical and the physical creating the emotion from first hand experience.
Date: 23 July 2019
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Arnold Library Meeting Room, NG5 7EE (enter through Leisure Centre)
Topic: Working with clients who have M.E/CFS and Fibromyalgia with Suzanne Smith
Date: 24 September 2019
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Arnold Library Meeting Room, NG5 7EE (enter through Leisure Centre)
Topic: Reproflexology with Barbara Scott
This session will include a remote session and demonstration on Reproflexology with Barbara Scott - http://www.serennaturalfertility.co.uk/
Date: 26 November 2019
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Arnold Library Meeting Room, NG5 7EE (enter through Leisure Centre)
Topic: TBC
Additional information
The entrance fee is £5 for members, £8 for non-members and £3 for students. Refreshments available.
Should you have friends who might be interested please bring them along. Pre-booking is not required.
Free parking, entrance through Arnold Leisure Centre.
Visit our group's website: http://fhtnottinghamlsg.org.uk
Coordinator
Name: Jacky Huson
Tel: 01636 815739
Email: jacky@touch-therapy.co.uk
