Biography
I am very passionate about the possibilities for transformation through bodywork. I have been a practitioner for over 13 years - initially massage, then shiatsu and now cranial and chiropractic. My shiatsu training lasted 3 years and gave me a very strong background in Japanese and Chinese understandings of energy medicine. I went on to study chiropractic and a more detailed understanding of western anatomy and physiology over 4 1/2 years at the University of Westminster and then the McTimoney College of Chiropractic.
However the most powerful bodywork paradigm I have found is biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Is is a very beautiful and profound way of working. Biodynamic craniosacral work is an opening of perceptual abilities to a direct experience of health as a living, breathing, experiential process. By deepening our relationship to our bodies and our environment we can support our inherent intelligence and its continual seeking for stillness and balance.
My background includes 8 years working with people with mental health problems, 13 years of various styles of yoga and 10 years or varying meditation practice. I endlessly comeback to Zen and Taoist thought as ways of making sense of my experiences. I have a degree in mechanical engineering. I currently live in Geneva which allows me to do some great skiing and spend lots of time in the mountains.
My Training
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
- Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist (BCST) registered with IABT.
- Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST) with CSTA.
- I trained with the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust (CTET – main teachers Michael Kern, Franklyn Sills, Katherine Ukleja, Mij Ferret) graduating in 2000.
Post graduate cranial training:
- Birth Process with Claire Dolby 2009
- Embryology with Katherine Ukleja 2005
- Mother and Babies with Ged Sumner 2004
- Birth and Birth Process One with Franklyn Sills 2002
- Organ Dynamics with Franklyn Sills and Michael Kern 2002
- Shock and Trauma with Franklyn Sills 2001
Chiropractic
- Registered Chiropractor (reg no 1926) with the UK General Chiropractic Council (GCC). I trained for 4 1/2 years at the McTimoney College of Chiropractic, graduating in 2002.
Post graduate chiropractic training:
- Proprioceptive Medicine with Dr Simon King, 5 days 2006
- Extremity Adjusting with Dr Mark Charrette, 4 days 2005
- Chiropractic Neurology with Dr Russ Hornstein, 6 days 2002/3
Shiatsu
- Member of the Register of the Shiatsu Society (MRSS) 2000 to 2005. I studied shiatsu for 3 years with the British School of Shiatsu-Do (main teacher Ray Ridolfi) graduating 1999.
