STEP Live webinar schedule

Monday 4th MARCH, 11.00

Using Nutrition to Tame Your Sabre toothed Tiger - Helen Kimber, Hero Lifestyle

Focus on stress and how nutrition can have an impact on both physiology and psychology. Attendees will be given information and easy to use tools they can start to use straight away to help them cope with the stresses they encounter in their daily lives. Helping them feel stronger and more resilient potentially reducing sickness and attrition and increasing morale.

With a Masters’ degree in nutritional medicine, additional studies focusing on disordered eating and eating disorders and an Ayurveda lifestyle diploma. Plus teaching yoga and fitness, Helen has been involved in nutrition education for over 30 years. She runs a private clinic as well as delivering workshops and seminars to groups and businesses focussing on nutrition, yoga and fitness.


Tuesday 5TH MARCH, 11.00

The Benefits of Becoming Dementia Informed in Your Practice - Nicolle Mitchell, Massage for Dementia

Explore why becoming more dementia informed can help you meet the needs of a client living with dementia within your practice and community.
Consider why becoming more inclusive in your practice can be rewarding, increase your skillset as a therapist and open opportunities working with people who may find it hard to ask but may benefit hugely from therapeutic touch.

Nicolle is an award winning massage practitioner with a mission to train therapists, carers and HCPs in becoming dementia friendly in their practice. She works in a trauma informed way combining her personal and professional experience equipping therapists with an immediately useable toolbox to integrate into their own unique style. She also tends a permaculture food forest in Cornwall. #meetmewhereiam


tuesday 5th MARCH, 14.00

Why Acupuncture is a MUST for Health and Wellness Practitioners - Carl Clarkson, Breeze Academy

We will explore the science behind acupuncture, how it is used in modern day clinics, and why it is one of the most sought after treatment modalities within the UK.

Dr. Clarkson has taught acupuncture to healthcare professionals for over 15 years. As CEO of Breeze Academy, Carl leads the academic development and quality assurance of our Acupuncture, Sports Massage, S+C and Yoga teacher training courses.


wednesday 6th MARCH, 11.00

Reflexology Lymph Drainage - Sally Kay, Reflexology Lymph Drainage

In this seminar you will learn how to apply positive and directional language in your therapy business, including Reflexology Lymph Drainage (RLD), a focused treatment on the lymphatic reflexes of the feet (and hands). The aim is to cause an effect on the drainage function of the lymphatic system in the body. RLD teaches us how a reflexology treatment enables tangible and intangible outcomes to be measured, and why data collection and analysis is beneficial to our profession.

Sally Kay, internationally acclaimed reflexologist and best selling author, who created, researched and developed Reflexology Lymph Drainage from first principles through extensive clinical practice. This innovative approach to reflexology has attracted national and international awards and wide spread recognition. Sally is the proud winner of the FHT Excellence in Practice Research Award (2012), the first to acknowledge this outstanding achievement.


thursday 7th MARCH, 11.00

Recording Information Accurately During Consultations and Obtaining the Most Information Through Effective Consultation - Venia Byrom, Venia's Health Hub

Gaining the most vital information through an effective consultation process. Realising something innocuously could be vital to the outcome of effectively treating them. Years of recruitment experience and effective interviewing has given me the ability to communicate and actively listen to my clients’ needs. Sharing techniques and wisdoms to gain the most out of the consultative process.

Venia runs Venia's Health Hub, an award winning Wellness Hub. Professional and fully qualified Sports Massage and Holistic Therapist, Acupuncturist, Cryosurgery expert, Beauty specialist, Skin clinic and Award winning Fitness professional with over 15 Years International experience. Former Emirates airline senior recruiter, recruiting in over 120 countries as well as former Organisational development specialist with 12 years industry related experience.


Thursday 7th MARCH, 14.00

Influencing Client Outcomes: Positive Communication and Self-Care - Dr Kate Beaven-Marks, Hypno TC

In this seminar you will learn how to apply positive and directional language in your therapy business, including applications in your business promotion and marketing strategies and working with clients. You will be able to use these methods to enhance your clarity of communication, build rapport and boost client engagement, both in your session and for any self-care.

Dr Kate Beaven-Marks is an energetic, enthusiastic, experienced clinical hypnotist, hypnotherapy trainer, international presenter and author. She applies her extensive practical and theoretical knowledge and significant therapy experience to her teaching, including in NHS hospital environments and has a busy London-based hypnotherapy practice. She is passionate about helping each therapist develop to their fullest potential.


Friday 8th MARCH, 11.00

Creating an Online Business as part of your Practice - Victoria Salomon, Ixchel Therapies

Learn how to support your clients 24/7 and get paid for it. Creating or using online tools and health resources that can work for you, whilst educating and supporting your clients. Understanding how you can create or use a specific online system with practices and educational resources to give your client a structure for prevention and recovery.

I'm a published author and creator of The Ixchel System and the Get Into Your Body Methodology. My knowledge and experience in clinic has given me a thorough knowledge of pathologies, pain conditions, orthopaedic assessment and rehabilitation for the joints and muscles in your body. I’m now running a ITEC accreditation practitioner training program to educate therapists internationally.