Every year on 21 March World Hypnobirthing Day is celebrated across the globe. But what is hypnobirthing, is it for everyone and can it help with any anxiety we feel about childbirth? We don’t tend to give much thought to how we’re going to give birth to a baby before we actually get pregnant but…

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Reiki, ancient Japanese holistic treatment that is excellent to relax and revitalise you

Our reiki practitioner Katharine O’Callaghan is fed up of people dismissing reiki as out there! Here is her down-to-earth, straightforward explanation of what exactly reiki is and what her treatments entail   Reiki is quite difficult to describe to people without sounding a bit ‘woo woo’. But I’m going to try to answer some of…

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family laughter protection holidays summer

When the children break up from school it finally seems like summer has arrived – nothing quite like the sound of kids’ laughter as they play outdoors to say hello to the holidays. Fingers crossed we continue with this good run of fabulous weather! Whether it’s staycation or vacation for you this year, we’ve got…

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Probiotics Do Not Need Enteric Coating

There is a lot of mythology bandied around about probiotics – and one of the biggest misconceptions is that many are destroyed by the acid in our stomachs so they don’t reach the intestines to do their work. The assumption is that a good-quality probiotic needs a special coating to ensure its transition to the…

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