The Healing Space

Keeping you up to date with complementary health news, views, advice and support 

5 good habits to maintain rather than January good intentions

2020 good intentions

Our naturopathic nutritionist Rhi Hepple shares five simple good intentions that ought to be not just to put on your January halo – but to maintain for the rest of your life January is usually a time to put some good intentions in place and, although you may not be grabbing detox and gym regimes (…)

The signficance of the year 2020

The symbolism of 2020

2020 is set to be an important year. The 20th year of the third millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, the first year of the 2020s decade and a leap year. In numerology, the universal ‘language’ of numbers, it is believed that each number has a meaning, a natural order – and a (…)

How important is sleep to our health?

The art of napping

In the New Year the temptation is to get doing. Clear, sort, organise, go for it, get things done, make lists and then feel fried or guilty when we’ve not managed to work through them… But, says our polarity therapist and meditation teacher Jane Seaman, all that frenetic activity goes against the natural rhythms of (…)

Red Tent women's circles

Red Tent Lymington. 18 October

Red Tent women’s circles are a worldwide movement where women meet around the time of the new moon each month. It celebrates and cherishes the monthly cycle and allows women to connect and nurture each other   Red Tent women’s circles honour the menstrual cycle and the cosmic cycles that resonate with it, particularly the (…)

Sound bath using Himalayan sound bowls

Sound bath with Sonja Gundry. 20 October

Deliciously relaxing, releasing and revitalising,  Sonja Gundry‘s sound bath will clear your mind, soothe away your cares, melt anxieties and give you much needed inner glow and renewed purpose! Sound therapy is proven to reduce our levels of the stress hormone cortisol, balance our sodium and potassium levels, ease pain and inflammation, and put you into a state (…)

Sound bath using Himalayan sound bowls

Sound bath with Sonja Gundry. 10 November

Deliciously relaxing, releasing and revitalising,  Sonja Gundry‘s sound bath will clear your mind, soothe away your cares, melt anxieties and give you much needed inner glow and renewed purpose! Sound therapy is proven to reduce our levels of the stress hormone cortisol, balance our sodium and potassium levels, ease pain and inflammation, and put you into a state (…)

Red Tent women's circles

Red Tent Lymington. 15 November

Red Tent women’s circles are a worldwide movement where women meet around the time of the new moon each month. It celebrates and cherishes the monthly cycle and allows women to connect and nurture each other   Red Tent women’s circles honour the menstrual cycle and the cosmic cycles that resonate with it, particularly the (…)

Sound bath using Himalayan sound bowls

Sound bath with Sonja Gundry. 8 December

Deliciously relaxing, releasing and revitalising,  Sonja Gundry‘s sound bath will clear your mind, soothe away your cares, melt anxieties and give you much needed inner glow and renewed purpose! Sound therapy is proven to reduce our levels of the stress hormone cortisol, balance our sodium and potassium levels, ease pain and inflammation, and put you into a state (…)

Red Tent women's circles

Red Tent Lymington. 13 December

Red Tent women’s circles are a worldwide movement where women meet around the time of the new moon each month. It celebrates and cherishes the monthly cycle and allows women to connect and nurture each other   Red Tent women’s circles honour the menstrual cycle and the cosmic cycles that resonate with it, particularly the (…)

Frankincense essential oil

Frankincense: for Christmas cheer

Renowned as one of the most prized and precious essential oils, frankincense has extraordinary health benefits. As well as being famed for one of the scents brought as a gift by the three wise men to Jesus in the crib, the Babylonians and Assyrians burned frankincense in religious ceremonies and the ancient Egyptians used frankincense resin (…)

Demystifying some of the misconceptions about ashtanga yoga

Why choose ashtanga?

Forget the myth that ashtanga is hard! Our ashtanga yoga teacher Zoë Porter demystifies some of the misconceptions about ashtanga yoga. With its set sequence of rhythmic poses, this traditional form of yoga means you know exactly what your class holds in store – go with the flow of the sequence and you relax into (…)

Acupuncture can be an effective alternative to antibiotics for a common cold

Choose acupuncture for infections

Our acupuncturist Richard Newman explains how acupuncture can be used as an effective alternative to antibiotics to treat infections On the 13 October 2017 England’s chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies, issued a call to action, warning that antibiotics have been over-prescribed in recent years – resulting in the potential to become ineffective. If antibiotics (…)

acupuncture for headaches and migraines

Acupuncture for headaches and migraines

Richard Newman’s acupuncture offers instant relief from the pain of headaches and migraines. It works by treating the cause of the pain so the headaches do not return   ‘It works immediately, no waiting for five or six sessions to see results – very impressed.’ Katie Platt ‘I went to see Richard on Friday and (…)

Graphites, the lead in pencils, a homeopathic remedy for eczema

Homeopathy for eczema: graphites

A top homeopathic remedy for eczema is graphites – available both as a cream or tablets. Homeopath Sue Leach explains when it would be appropriate to use graphites Graphites (made from the ‘lead’ in your pencil) is a very useful homeopathic remedy for eczema. It is particularly recommended for eczema that is crusty, moist, yellow and (…)

Wild child: demonstrating the type of child who needs the homeopathic remedy sulphur

Homeopathy for eczema: sulphur

Sue Leach explains how homeopathy works to treat eczema. Here she recalls a girl whose eczema improved after being given the homeopathic remedy sulphur Emma bounced into my clinic, hair all over the place, breakfast still round her mouth. She held up her hands and, at six, told me straight out about her eczema. Her skin (…)

Woman scratching hands because of eczema

Probiotics can prevent eczema

A growing amount of evidence shows that skin conditions such as eczema (atopic dermatitis) and psoriasis can be linked to an imbalance of good and bad bacteria in the gut. So if you are prone to eczema or you have a family tendency to eczema we would strongly urge that you supplement your diet with (…)

Girl drinking a glass of milk to show it could be causing her eczema

Top foods linked with eczema

Our naturopathic nutritionist Rhi Hepple gives the lowdown on foods linked with eczema. If you are an eczema sufferer these foods could be triggering, or aggravating, your flare-ups   Top foods associated with eczema: dairy eggs gluten sugar high-histamine foods like alcohol, fermented foods, dried fruit fruits, particularly citrus some grains deadly nightshade family of (…)

Young girl applying steroid cream to eczema on her arm

5 reasons to avoid steroids for eczema

Topical steroids really help eczema, no doubt about it. But they don’t always work, and often their effect is only short-lived. Here are five reasons to avoid using them – don’t go for the easy fix! Come and see one of our experts for natural, drug-free solutions to eczema. We work on solving your eczema (…)

The word eczema highlighted in a dictionary

Eczema Awareness Week

This week is Eczema Awareness Week (14-22 September). Do you or any of your loved ones suffer with eczema? At The Hub our team of experts offer natural, drug-free alternatives to treating eczema. We work by looking holistically at the whole picture of why you suffer from this debilitating skin condition. We believe in finding the (…)

Woman thinking about new year resolutions, having a lightbulb moment

Get your act together September!

Kids back at school, weather nippier, getting dark earlier. Welcome to September. September is like a New Year: time to take a pause – and reflect. Bet there are a few things you’d like to change in life. Now’s the time to do them. Let The Hub help you get your act together in September! Autumn (…)