Iridology is the science of analysing the delicate structures of the iris of the eye. The iris is that portion of the eye that carries the colour.
Iris was the goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology; she was also messenger of the gods in the lliad.
Under magnification, the iris reveals itself to be a world of minute detail, a land of many features.

The eyes have been proclaimed throughout the ages as the "window of the soul". We now acknowledge them as the mirror of the body.
Manifestations in and about the eyes have long been used to gain insight into a persons state of health.
Today it is realised that the information revealed in the eyes is greater than was formerly imagined.

The iris is connected to every organ and tissue of the body by way of the brain and nervous system. The nerve fibres receive their impulses by way of their connections to the optic nerve, optic thalami and spinal cord. They are formed embyrologically from mesoderm and neuroectoderm tissues.
Both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are present in the iris.

There is evidence that the ancient Egyptians analysed the iris to ascertain the spiritual potential of candidates for the priesthood and other important positions.
The Chinese have references to iridology over 600 years ago, and there are eye charts or grids which cross reference with acupuncture meridians.


Fascial Kinetics

Fascial Kinetics is a very effective but gentle system of soft tissue manipulation. Fascial kinetics is the name given to the work taught by Russell Sturgess and is based on the soft tissue philosophy of Mr Tom Bowen.
It is also known as the Bowen Technique after the person who developed this unique and amazing modality.

It addresses fascial and connective tissue mobilisation in a much more gentle and less intrusive manner than the traditional deep tissue techniques. It thus avoids any possibility of over treating and tearing fascia instead of stretching it. Not only is Fascial Kinetics more gentle on the client but it is also ‘user friendly’ for the therapist, and without compromising results.

Fascial Kinetics can be used to treat musculo-skeletal problems, sports injuries and a wide variety of conditions such as Asthma, Migraine, Hayfever, Colic, Bed wetting, Prostate and Arthritic symptoms. It is safe and highly effective to use for acute injuries as well as longstanding chronic complaints. It stimulates the healing response of the connective tissue, reducing inflammation, swelling and pain significantly and increasing mobility. It is suitable for everyone from babies to the elderly, from athletes to the immobile..


Massage

Massage is probably the oldest healing art known to man. Its history can be traced as far back as three thousand years before the birth of Christ.

Ancient China, India, Egypt, Persia, Greece and the Roman Empire all had well developed systems of massage.
In 450BC Hippocrates was one of the first to study massage scientifically and he began classifying the movements and noted the direction the strokes should take for the best results.
Amazingly, it was nearly 2000 years later that any real knowledge of the circulatory system was understood.

Swedish massage was developed by a swede called Par Henrik Ling who travelled to China and brought back some remarkably effective techniques. He synthesized his system from his knowledge of gymnastics and physiology and from Chinese, Eygptian, Greek and Roman techniques.
Swedish massage and Japanese Shiatsu are the most popular methods used today in the west.
Perhaps it is time for us to look deeper and consider the very real qualities of touch. Highly developed in some civilisations, people in western societies have most difficulty in feeling comfortable with touch, either giving or receiving

This phenomenon had is roots back in the Dark Ages when any body pleasure was considered sinful. Other civilisations had no such restriction, and healing through touch became highly evolved in many cultures throughout the world.

The Victorian era certainly cast its shadow on our acceptance of bodies as beautiful, and today England is considered the most touch deprived country in the world.

In New Zealand we have inherited much of this and sadly influenced the Maori population with a false sense of modesty and inhibition regarding touch. Previous to this influence, massage - especially baby massage, was a highly regarded and integral part of the Maori Culture.

It is with great joy that many people welcome the opening of the Aquarian Age, and touch amongst other forms of natural healing is rapidly being given its rightful acceptance.

People are discovering that it is just as beautiful to give a massage as receive one. To give love in this way is to give and receive a most precious gift. One that not only released physical and emotional tension, but also gives us the space to discover the beauty of other dimensions within us.

Massage manipulates the soft tissue of the body. It is most effectively performed with the hands and applied for the purpose of producing beneficial effects on the nervous and muscular system, and the circulation of blood and lymph. It is the skilled use of the hands for producing or regaining elasticity of the muscle tissue, releasing tension, and producing relaxation.


Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is an ancient, worldwide system of medicine using plants to prevent and cure disease.
To the medical herbalist, a herb is any plant of medicinal value. There are at least 350,000 known species of plants.

The use of plants to cure disease is older than man himself. Animals ate plants of certain kinds when they fell ill and indeed they still do.
Man has always been dependent on the plant world for his nutritional survival and especially so as three of the fatty acids essential for life (linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acids) are found almost exclusively in the plant world.

Ever since records have been kept, there have been herbal medicines.
The Chinese had sophisticated pharmacopoeias (list of useful drugs) in 3000 BC.
In 1963 the contents of a grave in Iran revealed that plants were used medicinally as long ago as 60,000 years ago. William Caxton printed hundreds of medical textbooks in the fifteenth century and as more people could read and learn about herbalism, interest grew until the publication of probably the greatest work in English on this subject, Nicholas Culpeper’s Complete Herbal, in 1653.

The death knell of herbal cures was probably sounded by Paracelsus, the Swiss physician, who lived in the sixteenth century. He and the other ‘alchemists’ that followed put their faith in inorganic remedies such as mercury and antimony in addition to herbal cures. This was the birth of the chemical approach to medicine that we live with today. The fashion in drug treatment was to concentrate on inorganics and as a result herbal remedies became quaint oddities.


Bowen Technique

Bowtech - Bowen Therapy, gently balances the body to allow it to heal itself. The work consists of a series of precise moves on specific points of the body. These moves are light and can be done through clothing.
There are frequent and important pauses between each series of moves giving the body time to benefit from each. The technique uses positive moves that initiate positive energy flow and negative moves that isolate this energy in a specific area. Every body is better with Bowen.

There should be no other treatments for four day's before Bowen, or up to five days after Bowen treatment as the other treatment may interfere with the effectiveness of Bowen.
But Bowen does not interfere with the effectiveness of other disciplines.

No heat or ice on the areas worked on, no massage or rubbing of areas. If there is pain it will usually will be in the first 24 - 48 hours and is a sign that the body is realigning itself.

When there is pain, drink water and walk.
If sitting after treatment at home, work or in the car, do not sit for longer than 30 minutes without taking a short walk.

Allow five to ten days between treatments. One week is ideal. Bowen treats numerous conditions including:=

Back Spine and neck problems
Depression
Angina and other heart conditions
High and low blood pressure
Frozen shoulder
Migraines
Digestive problems
Constipation
Women's problems
Asthma and other lung conditions
Kidney
Liver
TMJ, ears, eyes
Oedema
Sciatica
Tennis elbow
Knees
And much more ...


Holistic Pulsing

Holistic Pulsing provides tremendous benefits to sufferers of physical or emotional problems, as well as those who need deep relaxation from stress, more pleasure and playfulness in their lives, or are seeking self discovery.


Reflexology

Reflexology is the art of restoring the body to health through special massage techniques to the feet. Massaging the reflexes of the feet increases the blood circulation thus relaxing the tension throughout the nervous system which restores the normal energy flow.


Urine Analysis

Urine Analysis indicates state of mucous membranes and organ function/health.


Haemaview

Haemaview is a blood analysis, one drop on a microscope slide, will give information on blood fat levels, state of health of red and white cells and deficiencies.)