Articles from our regular columnists

Note about this page: The authors listed on this page are writing or have written regular columns for us over the last few years. The columns are listed by date order, the first one shown being the latest (or final) in their series.

Subjects on this page:

Aromatherapy : Bodywork : Counselling : Environmental Health : Herbal Medicine : Homeopathy : Integrated Medicine : Nutrition : Psyche & Spirit : Psychotherapy : Reflexology : Wholistic Healing : Yoga

Aromatherapy

The Aromatherapy Fragrance Garden
Barbara Payne About the author  Barbara Payne is an aromatherapist and aromatologist. For many years she taught clinical aromatherapy for School of Health, University of Hull and in most hospitals of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Barbara has made many radio broadcasts and has appeared on national and regional television including BBC Gardener’s World. Her clinic opened in 1990 working with GPs and consultants. She instituted her college of aromatherapy in 1992 and also facilitates workshops for the Herb Society. She has served as the Chair of Education for ISPA and now works as an examiner and inspector for the IFPA. She can be reached on Tel: 01482 830466; barbara@herbseason.fsnet.co.uk

Barbara Payne

Bodywork

A Licence to Touch
Clare Maxwell-Hudson About the author Clare Maxwell-Hudson is considered to be one of the most interesting and practical authorities and writers on massage alive today. She has achieved international recognition for her contribution to the health sciences. Her six best-selling books sell in their millions in 22 countries. Established in 1980 and situated in a quiet location off Baker Street in London's West End, her school The Clare Maxwell-Hudson School of Massage offers a wide range of courses with the best tuition available to prepare the student for a rewarding career in the fast growing field of complementary therapy. She can be contacted on Tel: 020 7724 7198; admin@cmhmassage.co.uk; www.cmhmassage.co.uk

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Bodywork
Mario-Paul Cassar DO ND About the author Mario-Paul is well established as a practitioner and teacher in osteopathy, bodywork, clinical massage and sports therapy. He has also written several article and books including the textbook: Handbook of Massage Therapy published by Butterworth-Heinemann (available from leading bookshops or direct from the author). He is available for lecturing in the UK and overseas. He can be contacted via mariopaul@cassar-93.freeserve.co.uk

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Mind the Body, Embody the Mind
Joël Carbonnel About the author Joël Carbonnel is unique in combining the disciplines of the Alexander Technique (STAT), the Mézières Methode (AME), Morphopsychology (SFM), and Natural Hygiene (ISI). From this synthesis he has developed Orthomorphics which is centered around the close relationship of Use, Form and Function. He practises in London and Haywards Heath, and can be contacted at joelcarbonnel@hotmail.com or on 020-8747 8583.

Allan Rudolph, Ph.D. About the author Allan is a Rolfer and Feldenkrais practitioner and trained with both Dr Rolf and Dr Feldenkrais. He has a practice in London and teaches at seminars for massage therapists and other bodyworkers. He can be reached on 020-7388 6567.

Clare Maxwell-Hudson

Mario-Paul Cassar

Joël Carbonnel

Counselling

Connecting to Spirit
Vivienne Silver-Leigh About the author Vivienne Silver-Leigh had a career first as a speech therapist, and then became a lecturer in English and counselling. She trained counsellors for five years, and now has a private practice, working as a psychotherapist, from a humanistic/integrative perspective. Following a strong interest in spirituality, she learned yoga and various forms of breathwork and meditation. She can be contacted on e-mail: vsilverl@aol.com

Vivienne Silver-Leigh

Environmental Health

Lisa Saffron About the author  Lisa Saffron is a health researcher and writer with a particular interest in the effect of environmental pollution on health. She has a Masters in Environmental Technology and a first degree in microbiology.

Lisa Saffron

Herbal Medicine

The Herbal Garden
Anne McIntyre About the author  Anne McIntyre FNIMH is a fellow of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists and has been practising as a herbalist for 20 years. She has also trained as a remedial masseuse and an aromatherapist, completed three years of training in counselling, two years in homeopathy and three years formal study in Ayurvedic medicine. She is the author of several books on herbal medicine, including The Complete Woman’s Herbal (Gaia), The Complete Floral Healer (Gaia), The Herbal for Mother and Child (Element), The Apothecary’s Garden (Piatkus), The Good Health Garden (Reader’s Digest), and Healing Drinks (Gaia). She has three children and spends as much time as she can in her herb garden. She practises at Artemis House, Great Rissington, Gloucestershire, Tel: 01451 810096 and at The Ayurvedic Shop, 299 King St, London W6 9NH, Tel: 0208 563 0303. Or email annemcintyre64@hotmail.com

Anne McIntyre

Homeopathy

Homeopathic Case Studies
Dr Jones About the author  Dr Angela Jones works in NHS general practiceand also privately, using homeopathy alongside conventional medicine. Dr Jones can be contacted via the Faculty of Homeopathy on Tel: 020-7566 7800.

Homeopathic Casebook
Dr Neil Slade About the author  Dr Neil Slade BSc(Hons), PhD, LCH, CBiol., MIBiol. Neil is a senior lecturer at two leading complementary therapy colleges and has two busy homeopathic practices. He is the Deputy Director of Pure Medicine in London’s Harley Street. He regularly contributes articles to the national press, radio and television. Neil can be contacted on Tel: 020-8543-7948; slade3@supanet.com

Dr Angela Jones

Dr Neil Slade

Integrated Medicine

Mark Kane About the author  Mark Kane is an osteopath, naturopath and acupuncturist working within the NHS at the Marylebone Health Centre and in private practice.
     He is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Community Care and Primary Health University of Westminster and the course leader for the MSc in Complementary Therapy Studies. He is also a Researcher at the British School of Osteopathy.

Leon Chaitow About the author Leon Chaitow is a Naturopath, osteopath and acupuncturist. He practices in the UK (privately and NHS) and Greece.
     He is the author of approximately 60 books on health topics including text books on soft tissue manipulation, acupuncture and nutrition, and is the Editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Churchill Livingstone).
     Leon regularly teaches in the US, Israel and Ireland, and is a Senior Lecturer and Module leader, University of Westminster, on masters and undergraduate courses.

Brian Isbell About the author  Brian Isbell Ph.D. is the Director of Health Sciences at the University of Westminster and Principal Lecturer and Scheme Leader of the BSc Complementary Therapies courses.
     Brian is an Osteopath and Naturopath and has worked within the NHS at the Marylebone Health Centre. He is a clinic tutor in the University's Polyclinic and also works in private practice.
     For further details of the degrees of the Complemenatary Therapies Scheme please contact the Admissions Office on 020-7911 5883.

Dr David Peters About the author Dr David Peters directs the Complementary Therapies Unit at Marylebone Health Centre. The unit was set up in 1986 to develop new approaches for the inner city.
     His team is researching the impact of complementary therapies on NHS family medicine. A former GP he is also an Osteopath and trained in Homoeopathy. He is Director of the Complementary Therapies Programme at the University of Westminster, where a new complementary therapy research and service delivery clinic opened in October 1998.

Mark Kane

Leon Chaitow

Brian Isbell

David Peters

Nutrition

Food for Thought
Penny Crowther About the author  Penny Crowther is a qualified nutritional therapist with a private practice in SW London. She deals with a wide range of health problems and has a special interest in fertility. Her approach to nutrition is holistic and takes into account environmental and emotional influences as well as dietary ones. She writes regular articles and is a member of the BANT (British Association of Nutritional Therapists) ethics committee. Penny can be contacted on Tel: 020 8767 3893.

Nutritional Approaches
June Butlin About the author  June M Butlin is a trained teacher, nutritionist, kinesiologist, aromatherapist, fitness trainer and sports therapist. She is a writer, health researcher and lecturer and is committed to helping people achieve their optimum level of health and runs a private practice in Wiltshire. June can be contacted on 01225 754924. nutexcel@zoom.co.uk

Nutrition for Health
Judith Price About the author Judith Price R Cert NC, ITEC, RIPHH (Hons) trained in Nutrition at the Raworth Centre and Guildford College. She is a registered Foresight Preconception Clinician, and a qualified hypnotherapist, believing that the body and the mind need to be in balance before healing can be fully achieved. She can be reached on Tel: 01424 436587 jude@bodymind.org.uk

The Nutrition Practitioner
Kate Neil About the author Kate Neil, RN RM DipION, is a trained nurse, midwife and nutrition consultant. Kate practises nutrition in Harley Street and Berkshire and specializes in women’s health and children within the learning disorder spectrum. She is Director of NS3UK’s Centre for Nutrition Education, which provides exclusive training courses in Clinical Nutrition as well as workshops for the public. She is author of Balancing Hormones Naturally and Editor of the professional journal The Nutrition Practitioner and can be reached on Tel: 01344 360 033; kate@ns3.co.uk

Prevention or Cure
David Taylor About the author David Taylor, BSc(Hons) Cert Ed, MCIPD, is a psychologist with a background in psychopharmacology and development. From working with children he developed an interest in the effects of environmental factors, particularly the effects of nutrition, upon mental and physical health. He is co-director of Optimum Nutrition North East in Durham City, with his wife Sandra, a health psychologist. They take a holistic approach to health and wellbeing focussing upon nutrition, stress and lifestyle.
For more information about Optimum Nutrition North East and the services and products available Tel: 0191 3849088; E: dtaylor@onne.freeserve.co.uk; W: www.foryourhealth.co.uk

Nutritional Therapy
Linda Lazarides About the author Linda Lazarides is a nutritional health expert, founder of the British Association of Nutritional Therapists, and worked with a GP for several years to develop her treatment methods. She is author of seven books, including the Amino Acid Report and Treat Yourself with Nutritional Therapy. Visit Linda’s website at www.waterfall2000.com

Penny Crowther

June Butlin

Judith Price

Kate Neil

David Taylor

Linda Lazarides

Psyche & Spirit

Vera Peiffer, BA (Psych), FAACT, MABCH, MHS (Acc), Ptcouns, has been in private practice as an analytical hypnotherapist and health kinesiologist for fifteen years. She is an international speaker and the author of a number of self-help books on positive thinking, fears, stress control and hypnotherapy. Vera can be contacted on tel: 020-7467 8497.

Psychotherapy

A Glimpse of the Psyche
Beata Bishop About the author  Beata Bishop is a writer, lecturer and psychotherapist in private practice, working along Jungian and transpersonal lines. Her special interests include the role of the spiritual dimension in all kinds of healing, and the body-mind link in sickness and health. Her book, A Time to Heal (Penguin Arkana1995, 1996), describes her journey from life-threatening cancer to robust health using an unorthodox nutritional therapy. She can be contacted on e-mail: beatabishop@clara.co.uk.

Psychologist's Corner
Sheldon Litt About the author  Dr Sheldon Litt is an American psychologist who trains professionals in modern methods of psychotherapy. He has taught at many universities in northern Europe. He was trained by Fritz Perls at the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy.S. Litt, Inedalsgatan 25, S-11233 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +468 651 2489
Email: sheldonlitt@hotmail.com.

Understanding Ourselves
Dorothy Rowe About the author  Dorothy Rowe is a clinical psychologist, well known for her work on depression. She has written 12 books, each concerned with how we create meaning, and is a frequent contributor to newspapers, magazines, television and radio. Her website is www.dorothyrowe.com.au

Beata Bishop

Sheldon Litt

Dorothy Rowe

Reflexology

The Art & Science of Reflexology
Mary Martin About the author  A qualified teacher, Mary Martin established her School of Reflexology in 1987. She founded the Association of Reflexologists in 1984 and is an honorary life member. Previously she practised as a Gerson therapist and managed her own health shop. Mary belongs to a network of therapists attached to the cancer centre at Mount Vernon Hospital. She has had a busy practice in Ruislip since 1983. Tel: 01895 635621; e-mail: marymartin.reflexology@virgin.net

Mary Martin

Wholistic Healing

Doctor / Healer
Dr Daniel Benor About the author  Daniel J. Benor, M.D. is a psychiatrist in New Jersey who blends wholistic, bodymind approaches, spiritual awareness and healing in his practice. He is the author of Healing Research, Volumes I-IV and many articles on wholistic, spiritual healing. He appears internationally on radio and TV. He is on the Advisory Council of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychotherapy (ACEP). He is editor and producer of the International Journal of Healing and Caring ­ On Line www.ijhc.org See more by and about Dr. Benor at: www.WholisticHealingResearch.com

Daniel Benor

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Spirit of Yoga
Ruth White About the author  Ruth White is an established yoga teacher, who was taught by BKS Iyengar. She has two centres for Yoga, one at Fetcham, Leatherhead and the other at Cheem, Surrey. She has produced an entire range of Yoga Videos and DVDs useful for everybody’s needs or abilities. Ruth conducts Teacher Training Certificated Courses and Workshops throughout the UK. She can be reached on Tel: 020-8641 7770; info@ruthwhiteyoga.com; www.ruthwhiteyoga.com

Ruth White