Harmony Centre News The perfect setting for healing, learning and development Spring 2008 No. 6 ith the New Year come some positive changes at the Harmony Centre. One most welcome development is that we now have receptionist cover full time at the centre, from Monday to Friday. Generally, our reception Wwill be manned from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm, five full days a week. If you call, someone will be there to help with your query. Also, if you would like to drop into the centre, it is open to welcome visitors. Our receptionists Lucietta, Tricia, Val and Janet are there to help with your queries. The centre has had a couple of additions to practitioners, see below for what sounds like some exciting new work on offer. The Harmony Room continues to host classes, meetings, workshops and courses. It is a spacious and inspiring room, so why not consider it for your next function. Finally, Thursday evening events are back! See the pull-out sheet inside for details of events up to Easter. Wishing you health and happiness in 2008. New light for ME and chronic fatigue ate Simpson and Steve Kate had ME for nearly five years and used the Lightning Fawdry have recently joined Process to get well. She also used it to recover from depres- Kthe Harmony Centre. They sion and anxiety caused by childhood traumas. Steve used the specialise in teaching the Lightning Process to clear the fatigue he had since having glandular fever Process which enables sufferers of as a teenager, and then went on to use it to recover from hay ME and other chronic conditions to fever and asthma too. So they decided to completely change clear their symptoms completely. careers, trained with Phil Parker and have been practising in clinics in Suffolk since last summer. Developed about seven years ago by Phil Parker, the Lightning They believe it is entirely reasonable to be sceptical about the Process combines aspects of Lightning Process as it clearly challenges current thinking that neuro-linguistic programming, hyp- so many of these chronic conditions are incurable. They active- notherapy and osteopathy. The patient learns how to use a ly encourage people to find out as much as possible about the powerful combination of physical and mind-based techniques Process. You can get lots of information and recovery stories on to change neural pathways in their brain. This enables the their website (www.simpsonandfawdry.com) or talk to people immune system to reassert itself who have used the Process themselves. Kate and Steve are and their body to start clearing the also giving free half hour consultations at the Harmony Centre. symptoms in a matter of days. Total If you want to have an informal chat on the phone or make an wellness is achievable no matter appointment at the Centre, contact them on 01728 831997. how debilitated the patient. Even bed-bound patients have recovered using these techniques. Recovery times can vary from a few days to several months. A few people have difficulties and require extra coach- ing but most get fully well. The Lightning Process is unusual in that it is not a treatment or therapy. Rather than trying to manage or treat the symp- toms, the Process requires the patient to apply themselves fully to a programme designed to get to the cause of the problem. Because it teaches us how to re-pattern the brain, it has been shown to be effective for many other chronic condi- tions as well as ME and chronic fatigue. Thousands of ME sufferers are now well, but also patients with depression, fibromyalgia, IBS and OCD are benefiting. A few MS patients are starting to try it as well and report improvements. © The Harmony Centre 2008. Tel: 01986 784500 The Harmony Centre, Walpole, Halesworth IP19 9BB www.theharmonycentre.com Practitioners Headaches, a pain in the neck Chiropractic, Cranio-Sacral ecause headaches are so com- ing with too many pillows are not good Therapy mon, many people believe getting for our necks. Paul Parolin Ba headache is a normal part of Emotional Freedom Technique life. Headaches are a sign something is Accidents or injuries that lead to Marian Mills wrong. If you are one of the millions of whiplash type movements of the neck headache sufferers in the UK then help can leave people with long-term prob- Health Kinesiology is at hand. Due to the emergence of lems. Many babies suffer due to the Frances Arnold chiropractic and craniosacral therapy compressive forces place upon their Homeopathy there are thousands of people in upper cervical vertebrae during Karen Preece this country alone, who now no the birth process. These Lightning Process longer experience this some- forces can leave the baby Kate Simpson, Steve Fawdry times debilitating condition. with head pain which may Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, be expressed as irritability, Counselling A frequent and overlooked sleeplessness or feeding Tim Mills and Marian Mills cause of headaches is mis- difficulties. alignment or locking of spinal Mental and emotional stress Psychosynthesis-Psychotherapy bones in the neck. When normal can play its part also, by ampli- Sue Holland position or motion are lost, sensitive fying existing spinal segment dys- Reflexology nerves and blood vessels to the head function. Irritation to the nerves and soft Tricia Maguire can be affected. The nerves and related tissues increases thereby pushing the Shiatsu, Indian Head Massage, tissues become stretched and irritated body further into pain and suffering. Myofascial Release and can produce throbbing headaches. Trish Dent Drugs may cover up these warning Chiropractic and craniosacral adjust- Swedish Massage, Hopi Ear signs, but do not correct the underlying ments can help correct spinal joint dys- Candling, Indian Head Massage cause. function created by the various physical, chemical and emotional stresses in our Chloe Sadd A lot of neck problems arise from poor lives. Many clients report fast relief. 5-Element Acupuncture posture. Sitting for long hours in front of Others find that symptomatic relief can Caroline Shepherdson a screen be it computer, television or take a little longer. game consul, especially if the screen is qualification, be registered and insured, not directly in front, can create neck mis- Chiropractic is now recognised by the as do craniosacral therapists. alignments. Doing repetitive movements British Medical Association and each over long periods of time or even sleep- chiropractor must have a recognised Paul Parolin DC, CSTA The Year of the Rat ebruary the 7th 2008 their energies can be scat- FOCUS ORGANIC LTD sees the start of the tered by their over ambitious FChinese New Year. It tendencies. The Rat is a lover represents the biggest holiday of money and hates waste. Specialist Gluten/Wheat Free Products celebration of the year for more than 25% of the world's Famous Rats, alive and dead, population. 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During a crisis patible with the Ox, Dragon 14,Thoroughfare, Rats come into their own and Monkey but tend to have Halesworth IP19 8AH because they are level head- a turbulent relationship with ed and intuitive, but often the Horse. Tel: 01986 872899 [email protected] Please note: The views expressed in this Newsletter are not neces- sarily those of the Harmony Centre. Anyone seeking health advice should consult a qualified practitioner. Hay fever and allergies, a homeopathic view s we look forward to spring, such as allium-cepa or euphrasia can Workshops warmer days and the awakening help a streaming nose and itchy, watery Aof plant-life around us, we may eyes, or a mixed pollen remedy may also be waiting for the awakening of hay help minimise hay fever symptoms in & courses fever and allergies relating to the very general. These remedies can be bought same plants! Hay fever is an allergic from chemists/health shops so you can Introduction to Shiatsu response to the pollen from trees, grass- treat yourself; there are many self-help Saturday 8th March 2008 es and plants, particularly homeopathic books to affecting the mucous refer to. If the hay fever membranes of our noses, or allergy is more severe A one-day workshop, introducing eyes and air passages and chronic (long-last- participants to the joys of giving and which then results in ing), a qualified receiving Shiatsu. You will learn how symptoms of runny noses, Homeopath may recom- to give subtle healing touch, using sore and itchy eyes and a mend constitutional treat- straightforward hand and finger general irritability from ment to strengthen pressure and begin to appreciate these! It may be that you underlying imbalances how to connect and work with the are only allergic to specific and pollen sensitivity. subtle energies that flow through the pollens, for instance grass Ideally, treatment needs pollens cause most prob- to begin before the hay body and beyond.