With a long term interest in health I have completed many courses, trainings, workshops and retreats that have led me to the role of holistic health coach. My specialities now are Yoga, Aromatherapy and BodyTalk. All three respect the natural intelligence we have in our bodies and the body's own healing abilities. In all three we can attend to the body at different levels encompassing the physical, and the pyscho-spiritual. There's a time when one aspect needs to be addressed more than others and there are times when only addressing one aspect will not help. So I bring knowledge and experience from all the therapies I have studied to free the body/mind and to help people find a state of being well.
YOGA
I started practising yoga in 1989. My osteopath recommended I try yoga and I never went back to him. At first it was a way to keep fit and to unwind from the pressures of working in multimedia. As time went on it became my therapy, my health coach, my personal development and now my third career. I started with Astanga Vinyasa yoga, and later discovered Scaravelli Inspired yoga. In 2002 -3 I trained with Sophy Hoare and John Stirk the leading exponents of this approach in this country and have been teaching since then. I regularly attend workshops and retreats with Diane Long who trained directly with Vanda Scaravelli for 23 years and is based in Italy.
Working with Diane Long in Italy
I am grateful to all my teachers for everything I have learnt and in particular to Sophy Hoare and Diane Long for being such fabulous role models as teachers.
Working with Diane Long in Italy
I am grateful to all my teachers for everything I have learnt and in particular to Sophy Hoare and Diane Long for being such fabulous role models as teachers.
In Feb 2011 I completed a Svastha Yoga and Ayurveda programme on yoga pyschology for personal transformation with the Mohans in India.
A G Mohan and Indira studied with Krishnamacharya for 18 years. Their course was a very knowledgable and entertaining examination of what the yoga sutras say about how the mind works (which is surprisingly akin to many modern day pyschotherapies such as CBT) how yoga can be used to free the mind and the use and the importance of the breath in the practice.
I teach mainly on Retreats abroad for now.
AROMATHERAPY
Aromatherapy became my passion in early 1990s and I have completed many courses and workshops since then, exploring different approaches to the use of Essential Oils, including Chinese Medicine, and different kinds of bodywork that complement the oils, including massage and acupressure. All my teachers have inspired in me a love and respect for the potency of Essential Oils, in particular Gabriel Mojay of the Institute for Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy, who wrote 'Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit' and Dr Penoel in France who introduced me to Quantum Aromatherapy in 2009.
I offer Aromatherapy sessions on all my Yoga Holidays.
BODYTALK
In 2003 -20005 I set up a yoga retreat in Cyprus. I lived alone up in the hills behind Coral Bay and on the next hill I discovered one of the senior European teachers for BodyTalk. I couldn't resist such serendipity and before long I became a convert and qualified as a BodyTalk practitioner myself. BodyTalk introduced me to Quantum Physics and the new model of healthcare that is evolving as a result of research in this field. It perfectly complements the work I do with Essential Oils and my yoga practice. I offer BodyTalk sessions on all my Yoga Holidays.
Shirley Price Foundation Certificate 1993
Shirley Price Aromatherapy Practitioner Diploma 2003
ITEC Diploma in Anatomy, Physiology and Massage 2003
Joined International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists IFPA 2006
Advanced Certificate in Aromatic Energetics and the Five Elements 2006 (Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy)
Advanced Certificate Acupressure Massage and Oriental Bodywork 2007 (Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy)
Advanced Certificate in Essential Oil Energetics and Oriental Diagnosis 2008 (Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy)
Quantum Aromatherapy with Dr Daniel Penoel France 2009
BODYTALKSYSTEM QUALIFICATIONS
MODULES 1, 2, 3, 4/7, 6, Mindscape, Bodytalk Interactive with John Veltheim.
NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING
Certified NLP Practitioner 2003
NUTRITION FOR COMPLEMENTARY THERAPISTS
ITEC Certificate 2003
INSURANCE
Fully insured for teaching yoga and for all the therapies I practise with Balens Ltd.
First Aid Certificate fully up to date.
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email: fairlie@freeingthebody.com
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