The Wren Centre for Natural Health and
Counselling - improving the health and well-being of those who live and
work in the City of London by bringing complementary therapies to the
heart of the City.
From Monday 22nd
March, in association with FTC, we shall be offering HSE Approved
"Emergency First Aid at Work" courses. These comply with
HSE Regulation (First Aid) 1981 and are compulsory if you have more
then 5 but less than 50 employees and your business is not
classified as higher hazard. It is also suitable for the appointed
person. Participants will be qualified Emergency First Aider
at Work upon successful completion.
The full cost of
the course is £125 - it runs from 10am to 4pm and is held at the
Wren - incredibly convenient for many local businesses! We
plan to run these courses once every month. If you are interested,
please let us know and we will advise you of future course dates.
To book your place
call Reception on 020 7283 8908.
Latest courses
REIKI ENERGY HEALING
The Reiki Level One
beginners' course is a wonderful opportunity for you to improve your
personal health and to learn ways to help friends and family. Our Reiki
Master & Teacher Michael Kaufmann runs a Reiki Level One course every
month. Upcoming dates are 21 March, 18 April, 16 May, 13 June and 11 July.
For more information and to book a place, please go to
www.reiki-meditation.co.uk
or call The Wren on 020 7283 8908.
MEDITATION
The
next "Silent Mind" self-help meditation course will be taught in two parts
on two Saturday mornings 20 March and 17 April. The course fee is still
£129 only. Course manual, Audio CD and support after the course are
included. This course has been designed specifically to ensure success for
beginners and also to enhance the practice of experienced meditators with
a new and effective combination of techniques. For more information,
future course dates and to book a place, please go to
www.reiki-meditation.co.uk,
call Michael Kaufmann directly on 07801 284073 or The Wren on 020 7283
8908.
Noah Karrasch, our resident
Rolfer, will be leading a
workshop based on his book "Meet Your Body" at the Wren Clinic on
Sunday, 23 May from 1 to 5 pm.
The cost of £60 includes an autographed copy of the book. If
you’re interested in reclaiming your body and feeling better for longer,
please phone the Wren to register.
Company programmes
DO YOU WORK IN HUMAN
RESOURCES OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES?
The current financial climate has led a
lot of companies to downscale both their personal development and
occupational health programmes and even stop
them altogether. This is counterproductive as it undermines morale
and causes succession problems.
The Wren can offer a wide range of
help for organisations; incl. stress-busting days run in-house with many
treatments on offer, support for staff wanting to improve their health
(incl giving up smoking, reducing alcohol intake, and losing
weight), meditation classes that focus on creativity and
problem solving, leadership mentoring, career planning, networking
masterclasses, team-building activities, voucher schemes, and so on.
As we are a charity, our
costs are often VERY competitive! Why not speak to one of our team
and see how we might help you? Contact Reception on
020 7283 8908.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
KNOW MORE?
Lot's of people ask
questions about the background to the therapies at the Wren.
You might like to watch this
introductory lecture given to medical students at the University of California.
Click on the screen to start it, and again to open it in a larger
window!
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Featured practitioner of the
month - April 2010 - ANNE SAMUEL
Anne is a
Naturopath-Herbalist who also practices N.A.E.T. (allergy,
intolerance and sensitivity identification & treatment),
ThetaHealing and 'Fertility Solutions'. As a Naturopath,
Anne’s approach is from the basis of your diet and digestion to
ensure your optimum health. However, it is her holistic
approach that appeals to many of her clients...
Anne is also qualified in
Reflexology, Celloid Mineral Therapy, Iridology, Ear acupuncture,
Bach and Bush Flower Remedies, Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine,
Applied Kinesiology and JMT, any of which can be called upon if your
condition indicates their use.
A member of
the Complementary Medical Association and the Unified Register of
Herbal Practitioners, she has a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in
Health Psychology and previously worked for the NHS and Department
of Health in research.
Are you interested in
Gyrotonic & Pilates?
We have a reciprocal
arrangement with Studio 74 who offer equipment, lessons and mat
classes in Bermondsey Street. Give them a call and mention
"The Wren".
We are currently looking for a fully
qualified physiotherapist with at least three years experience
post-qualification. Could this be you?
Are you a
complementary health practitioner?
If you are an established
practitioner looking for rooms to rent in
the City of London, on a regular or ad hoc basis, we may be able to help.
Give us a call on 020 7283 8909.
Did you know we are a
Registered Charity?
The Wren
Clinic was established in 1990 with support from The All Hallows House
Foundation Development Trust.
All profits go to
The All Hallows House Foundation for
Education, Prevention and Research into Holistic Care (Registered Charity
no. 1003809).
The
Foundation is affiliated to
All Hallows by the Tower Church
and its Business Houses Council, which share the aim of enhancing the
well-being of people living and working in the City.
The Trustees of the
Foundation are Dr Graham Wilson, Jemma Lawley and Gillian Hamer.
IN THE NEWS (a
round-up of snippets about complementary health)
Move over starving
diets and strict exercise regimes -- the key to weight loss could
simply be eating lots of tomatoes, experts believe. According
to researchers, the fruit leaves the eater feeling satisfied, and
thus suppresses the urge to snack, which is one of a slimmer's main
pitfalls, reports The Daily Express. It is thought that
tomatoes are rich in compounds, which alter levels of appetite
hormones, making them an easy way to keep off hunger pangs. To
reach the conclusion, researchers at Reading University in London
fed 17 women sandwiches made with white bread, bread enriched with
carrots or with tomatoes. The tomato bread proved the most filling,
the researchers found. Project leader Dr Julie Lovegrove said:
"We can't yet say what the crucial ingredient is, but the results
were statistically significant."
One out of four
cases of ADHD eliminated. It almost sounds too good to be true.
Nevertheless, a report in the preeminent journal Pediatrics suggests
it's possible. What needs to happen for this to occur? Some
new miracle drug or radical kind of psychotherapy? Nope. All it
could take is treatment of children's snoring. ADHD is defined
by a list of symptoms, so if a kid has those symptoms, then he
likely has the disorder. But what causes those symptoms may vary
from child to child. And sleep disorders could be one of those
causes. University of Michigan professor Ronald M. Chervin is
one of the world's leaders in investigating sleep's role in ADHD.
According to Dr. Chervin, unlike adults who suffer from sleep
problems, sleep-disordered children are hyperactive. The version of
this we're all familiar with is the crabby toddler who skipped his
nap. When it gets more serious, as in the case of the kids Chervin
sees in his lab, they are "bouncing off the walls. We treat these
kids with a stimulant. Giving them a sedative just makes them worse.
That showed that something else was going on."
