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Tuesday 27 September 2011

Giles is back

Giles has now returned from teaching paediatric level one in Edinburgh, this course was a hughe success with 15 students attending. He is now preparing for his next trip to Finland where he will be teaching 3 courses over 10 days to over 50 students. for course information and dates please visit intergratedosteopathicstudies.com

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Reiki Workshop

Bronwyn Ward- Reiki master will be running a Reiki level 1 Attunement workshop at the Chandos Clinic . The workshop will be held on the 30th October 2011 from 10am until 4pm. This will be a day of discovery with the Usui method of Reiki healing. You will learn about the history and principles of Reiki and be attuned to the first level of healing,the level of self healing. For further information or to book your place please contact the Chandos Clinic on 0117 9745084 or email Bronwyn on aroma_enquiries@yahoo.co.uk. A 50% deposit will be required at the time of booking , the cost of the workshop is £100.00 which includes the following.

Training manual,
Introduction to Reiki
Level 1 Reiki Attunement certificate
Practical methods of giving reiki to yourself and to others
Lunch.

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Paediatric course

Giles is about to start his first of five courses in Edinburgh. The course will run from 16th of September through to the 18th of September in which he will be teaching Paediatric level one , for further information and other course dates and information please visit www.integratedosteopathicstudies.com

Tuesday 6 September 2011

DRIVERS AT RISK OF WHIPLASH

15 MILLION DRIVERS AT RISK OF WHIPLASH DUE TO BAD SEATING POSITIONS

Drivers who fail to wear seatbelts correctly are at risk of injury according to the British Osteopathic Association (BOA). While most people are fully aware that wearing a seatbelt saves lives, the majority are not aware that the way they sit in a car plays a huge part in their personal safety.

The results of a survey by the BOA has found over one in ten drivers (13%) sit too far back for their seatbelt to offer effective protection in a frontal crash. To be effective, the belt should be sitting over the bones of the pelvis and not the stomach preventing internal injuries and in contact with the shoulder to prevent serious neck injury. Sitting too far from the belt can often lead to submarining - where the occupant slips under the belt which can cause catastrophic injuries.
Half (45%), 15 million3, of all UK drivers do not drive in a position where their head is close enough to the head restraint or they sit too far back for their seatbelt to be effective, so that in an accident, they would be at risk of sustaining a serious whiplash injury. Furthermore, only 6% of people adjust the head restraint regularly, despite the fact that most people travel in a variety of vehicles (as drivers, passengers and in taxis for example) and half of all drivers surveyed (51%) said they never adjusted their head rest at all.
For the full survey findings please see www.osteopathy.org/OHJS6489921