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Did you know that even a minor ankle sprain can affect your whole body forever?

Sounds dramatic doesn’t it…but it could be true.

Services available from Nov 5th 2020

From Thursday 5th November 2020 we will remain open for the following services:

Hair Advice from Lisa Gilbey

Hi guys, it’s been a while since our last post as we have been so busy in clinic helping you all, and of course concentrating on all the extra admin that goes with it behind the scenes (it’s never just your 1 hour appointment time!)

Lactation Consultant Service

There are other health professionals who can support you with breastfeeding your baby, both in the hospital and at home. These include midwives and health visitors. Whilst they are able to assist you with feeding support you may not receive continuity of carer and this sometimes leads to conflicting or inconsistent advice. Midwives and Health Visitors are often challenged by time constraints and heavy workloads.

Hand Protection Offer For The Whole Family

A new normal for the whole family

Welcoming Mahala Patel - Physiotherapist

We are delight to announce that Mahala Patel is joining us in the first week of September as our new Physiotherapist. 

Covid 19 Clinical Safety courses

We take your wellbeing seriously, to ensure that we are meeting the requirements of government and Public Health England we are all competing Covid 19 Clinical Safety courses (from various sources) Therapists who have completed the training courses are: The Craniosacral Therapy Clinic Petra Traynor CToddChiropractic Charlotte Todd Kim Bullock Boost bodymind Kim Bullock Aleksandra Therapies Aleksandra Kolesnikova Tanyia Turvill Gifted Healing Tanyia Turvill Sarah Cayton Psychotherapist, BWRT, Hypnotherapist, Hypno-Band Practitioner Dominic Rushmore: Tai Chi & Qigong in Northants Denise Richardson Holistic Therapies

EARTHING ON EARTH DAY

EARTHING ON EARTH DAY!

The sun is always shining, even when the clouds get in the way

Given the daily landslide of frightening news updates and panic-stricken, angry social media posts, anyone would find it difficult to stay in touch with reality and remain placid. Irrespective of race, nationality, religion, family background or social status, Covid 19 has levelled the global playing field. Suddenly, we’re all equally vulnerable.

Covid-19 Centre Update

Until further notice: all therapies are suspended from the centre with the exception of:

Post Viral Back Pain

A lot of viruses are taking rounds this year again and many of my clients are needing help with back pain during and post-illness recovery. Muscular tension is one of the natural responses of the body when we don't feel well, mentally or physically. Cough, disturbed sleep and lack of quality movement put extra pressure on the body, especially the spine as all breathing and core muscles are attached to it. Massage therapy and some simple breathing exercises will help the body expand again where it needs to, relax and re-activate soft tissues and take the pressure off the spine. Sometimes it can take several days or even weeks to feel healthy and strong again. General therapeutic and remedial massage can be great for relaxation after a long week at work or physical performance too.  If you need help get in touch!

Mother's day 2020

Mother's Day, Sunday 22nd March 2020. Spoil that wonderful lady with her favourite treatment or buy her a Gift Voucher to choose whatever she would like.

Buy Organic

*Neal's Yard Organic Defence Hand Spray 50ml*

Free Shiatsu Session

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enjoy and try a free session of Shiatsu with Alan.

30 minute NMT sessions

Throughout the whole of January 2020 Denise Richardson Holistic Therapies is offering 30-minute sessions of NMT (Neuro-Muscular Transmission) for only £25.00! Call us on 01933 224454 to book your appointment.

Taster Session Saturday 25th January

Don’t forget about our first taster session of the year with Shirley Marriott

Christmas Holiday Opening Hours

On Friday 27th December:

Tongue Tie

For a baby to be able to feed properly they need to have a full range of movement in their tongue.

Pure Relaxing Full Body massage

A message from Natalia Bowles 

Gemstone Jewellery & Gifts

The Gemstone Jewellery I make is all Reiki tuned to enhance the energy of the stones. This means that the jewellery has lasting healing energies that work whether worn or not. I work with a lot of Agate stones that are also grounding stones. This means that the wearer will benefit from healing both mentally and spiritually. it is a protective stone that guards against negativity, excellent for fraught relationships at work or at home. for health issues, Amethyst and fluorite are two of many gemstones that have proven themselves to be effective both physically and emotionally. The gift of giving continues with Gemstones as the powerful energies within continue to be effective.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)

MLD is a very special type of skin massage designed to stimulate the lymphatic system.The lymphatic system is part of our vascular system and an important part of the immune system. It comprises of a network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes that carry a clear fluid, called lymph, from our tissues back towards the heart.

Hot Stone Massage Offer

What is a Hot Stone Massage treatment? Have you never received it? Wondering if it's good for you? The following information may help you to answer the questions.

Quick, Easy, Tasty After-School Snacks

New term, and lots more new besides; perhaps a new school, uniform, friends and teachers but one thing remains the same – the desire to eat on walking through the door at the end of a busy day. That ‘wanting something NOW’ feeling leads straight to the snack cupboard for something, in fact anything to satisfy the hunger. The snack gap between finishing school (or work!) and the next meal is probably the main time for fast, easy fillers like crisps, sweets, cake and biscuits. You can only steer yourself and your charges away from these by having an alternative available RIGHT AWAY, so here are a few ideas for healthy snacks that you can prepare beforehand or make quickly and easily.

September Offers

This September we have 3 offers running:

What is Odontophobia?

Dental pain and a fear of going to the dentist may not be a great combination; if only there was something you could do to help with the fear of going to the dentist!

Buy 3 save £20!

Aleksandra[therapists/view/aleksandra-kolesnikova] is offering a Package of Multiple Treatments which can include:

Craniosacral Therapy with Petra Traynor

We are delighted to announce that Petra[therapists/view/petra-traynor] has joined us offering her services as a Craniosacral[therapies/view/craniosacral-therapy] Practitioner.

Are you Over 60?

Aleksandra Kolesnikova Is offering 10% off all treatments for the over 60's, they include:

Introducing Alan Perkins-Hatton

We are delighted to announce that Alan has joined our team as a Shiatsu Practitioner. Please click on links for more information.

Urinary Incontinence and Accidental Bowel Leakage

Urinary incontinence, accidental bowel leakage are often symptoms (if medical issues ruled out) of pelvic floor muscles dysfunction.

£30 minute sessions for only £20.00

OFFER NOW EXPIRED

Mother's Day Special Offer with Janette houghton

*OFFER NOW EXPIRED*

Emotional Freedom Techniques with Sue White

Sue White will be offering Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), also known as ‘Tapping’ within Kinesiology, Bach Flower and Nutritional Therapy treatments or as an individual therapy.

All you need is….. LOVE

according to The Beatles. With Valentine ’s Day just around the corner, I’m pondering love and all things related and wondering how only needing love actually works in practise…..given that you can’t buy it or trade it.

25% Off First Acupuncture Appointment

If you’re thinking of building yourself up ready for springtime, it’s worth considering acupuncture. The right kind of prescription will act as a stimulant, strengthening your winter immunity and increasing your energy in time for the arrival of the lighter months. And, of course, acupuncture can do so much more than that, alleviating winter’s low moods, treating the aches and pains it brings, and resolving all manner of other seasonal health issues. If you’re curious about acupuncture, phone consultations are free and book your initial appointment and get £25% off. Give José  Lacey a call on 07969866549 to find out how acupuncture can help you this winter.

Frugal Food

We have landed in 2019. Happy New Year!

January Massage Offer

*OFFER NOW EXPIRED*

Holiday Opening Times

We close on Saturday 22nd December and reopen on Wednesday 2nd January 2019.

Treating Temporomandibular Joint disorder and Trigeminal Neuralgia with acupuncture

These problems come under the umbrella of Facial Pain, though the exact presentation varies greatly from person to person. Of the two, TMJ appears to respond best to acupuncture.

5 Essential Oils to help ease coughs and colds

Eucalyptus* essential oil*

Blackberries

Mother Nature is donning her autumn cloak but the sunny rays of summer are hanging on, just like the last few juicy blackberries remaining on the brambles. Pick them before they go!

Stoptober is almost here

If you're ready to stop smoking  Sarah Cayton can help you quit for good. She specialises in helping people stop smoking. She uses a powerful combination of cognitive behaviour techniques, positive psychology and hypnotherapy to help people stop smoking. This method she uses has a 92.5% success rate.

Looking Good At University

There’s the obvious things such as getting to know a new town or city, making new friends, and adjusting to life away from home but there are also less obvious things, such as your general health and condition of your skin, hair and scalp.

Chronic Pain?

Are you suffering with chronic pain? What if you could learn new coping strategies to help manage pain, call us today.

Reiki Level 1

Reiki Level 1 training coming up soon with Liz Tailby (Reiki Master)

50% Off

*OFFER NOW EXPIRED*

Flip- Flops and Your Feet

Many experts believe they are one of the most dangerous shoes you can wear! The lack of support causes numerous problems with heels and the arches of the foot. Drier skin, cracked heels scrunching toes ( to hang onto the shoe!) is very common. They can actually alter the way we walk by making us take shorter strides which all contributes to hip, leg, knee and back pain.

Essential oils - the natural way to help with bites and stings.

Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Lemongrass, Peppermint and Tea Tree, diluted in appropriate carrier oils can be applied directly to the bite or sting to help give relief

Are your feet ready for summer?

Are your feet ready for summer?

25% off Reiki or NMT with Tanyia

*OFFER NOW EXPIRED*

£30 Offer with Aleksandra

*OFFER NOW EXPIRED*

Father's Day

Go on spoil your Dad!

Summer Smoothies

As the summer approaches and temperatures creep up, thoughts turn to cooler, lighter foods: crisp fresh salads and juicy plump fruits. One of the real pleasures of longer, warmer days is enjoying a cool thirst-quenching drink and smoothies made from fruits and vegetables are not only refreshing and nutritious but a great way to boost health and vitality.

Yangsheng – the Chinese approach to promoting Wellbeing

Clean Up Your Diet For Summer

Are you ready for Summer?

Finding Personal Space in a Couple Relationship

Being in a couple relationship can be very rewarding, but is not always easy! The ability to be part of a couple – whilst still maintaining a sense of individual identity – is challenging for all of us. At the heart of it, being a couple means grappling with a core dilemma: between being too close on one hand, and too far apart on the other. Being too close can bring claustrophobic feelings of being engulfed or taken over by the other, whilst being too far apart can lead to powerful fears of abandonment.

Freshen up for Springtime!

For April only, Shirley Marriot Therapies brings luxury facial treatments within your reach.

Keep Warm and Eat Soup!

Soup doesn’t have a glamorous reputation; it’s often just a warm-up act to the main event, or a tin in the ‘stand by’ part of the cupboard - something better than nothing if you’ve no time or inclination for anything else. There’s certainly an increase in fresh soups available, and they are often made of nutritious-sounding ingredients, but it’s really easy to make your own.

Natural help for Winter Coughs and Colds.

Hopefully we have not moved too far away from spreading peace and joy now the holidays are over, but we are also into the season of indiscriminately spreading coughs, sneezes and airborne germs.

Welcome José Lacey

 José Lacey is joining our clinic this January as part of the Acupuncture team with Dominic Rushmore.

Christmas Holiday Opening Hours

We are open until *Saturday 23rd December until 1pm* and then reopen on *Tuesday 2nd January 2018 at 08.30 am*.

Tips for healthy hair

It has to be said that hair has such a huge psychological influence on our emotional wellbeing. A bad hairstyle, let alone to experience hair loss or thinning can make us feel extremely self-conscious, embarrassed and not want to go out the house. In some people it can lead to anxiety, depression and severe detrimental negative thoughts so you can appreciate how important our hair is as one of our main characteristics of our appearance.

Free Prize Draw!

Visit our Facebook page to enter the competition to win either 60 minutes of Reiki or NMT with Tanyia Turvill

Squeeze in a Squash…

Technically a fruit, and just as healthy, colourful squash abound at this time of year; and I love the sight of carved pumpkins decorating garden walls, house porches and windows. Lit up for the spooky night and eagerly sought out by trick or treaters.. One of the greatest treats for your body though is in cooking this most nutritious, colourful food and benefitting from the super-high levels of beta carotene, along with vitamin C, minerals and fibre it contains. Don’t be scared – no need to wrestle a super-sized pumpkin into your oven; look out for the smaller squash like the green/yellow acorn squash or the small bright orange onion squash. All you need is a sharp knife (to get through the skin..!) and a bit of time to roast or steam it. The best squash I ate was on a chilly Autumn holiday in Vermont where it was split in half, filled with butter and maple syrup and roasted in the oven until soft and super-sweet, eaten with friends in a log cabin in front of the fire… Often cut in half, stuffed and roasted for about an hour, they are also really versatile once cooked in wedges or cubes - transform into soup, eat as an accompaniment with your roast dinner, add to risotto, stir fry and salads. They make a great snack cubed, roasted with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, cooked until the skin has a crispy-softness and the bright orange flesh has a warm, creamy texture. Equally delicious hot or cold.

Welcome Mike Ejenas

We are delighted that our McTimoney Chiropractic clinic is expanding to every Wednesday and Saturday from 1st November 2017 with the addition of our new Chiropractor, Mike.

Free Consultations

 We're always wondering how we can improve our services for you, our customers? So we asked the question, and here's what you told us:

Organic September

Organic YOUR September is the message from the Soil Association in their annual campaign to raise awareness of all things organic in this month of mists and mellow fruitfulness. So, here are a few suggestions….

Den's memories....

This therapy centre opened 18 years ago, on the 9th of the 9th 1999 at 9.09 in the morning.

Happy Retirement Maggie!

After 17 Years as a dedicated therapist for Oxford Street Therapy Centre, we reluctantly waved Maggie Patterson off in August, to enjoy spending more time in pursuit of her many other interests. We'll miss her skill, uniqueness, experienced eye and of course, humour.. yet look forward to regular catch-ups and learning of her latest adventures. Enjoy yourself, Maggie!!!

Beautiful on the inside…….

Tufty, rough and sludge-green/brown in colour they may be, but once you slice into a kiwifruit a whole new vibrant lime-green world studded with soft black seeds opens up to greet you. Most people peel them first but kiwi skin can also be eaten and is full of nutrients and fibre.

The depressing thing about anti-depressants.

It is well known that over recent years there has been a significant increase in the numbers of people being prescribed antidepressants by their GP. It is clear that many people find benefits in using these medications. However, whatever the reasons that lie behind the increase in their use, or indeed the assistance they can bring, there are other questions which trouble many people who take these anti-depressants (they are often called SSRI's, although there are a number of different kinds of anti-depressants with a range of different names. 

Craniosacral Therapy & Angelic Reiki Offer

Maggie Paterson is offering 25% off Craniosacral Therapy & Angelic Reiki until 30th June 2017 for new and existing clients alike.

Progress on Sports Injury Clinic

A busy two weeks again, seeing more clients coming though with a range of injures from their sporting or leisure activities. The 'run up' to the marathon saw lots of local runners doing extra training with some inevitable problems including stress to knee and ankle joints. We've been happy to refer to our bio-mechanic therapist and combine ultra-sound healing furthered with orthotic prescriptions to limit injury and improve performance.

Introducing Oxford Street Sports Injury Clinic

We have recently re-structured our approach to *Sports Therapies* at Oxford Street Therapy Centre and are delighted to introduce our *Sports Injury Clinic* which comprises a team of experts from differing fields and schools of thought.

The Unconscious Reasons that Opposites Attract

Author Albertina Fisher

Hidden Hearing

Hidden Hearing will be joining us on Friday February 3rd.

Open on Sundays

We are delighted to announce that we are open on Sundays for pre-booked appointments. It will not be a walk in service but you will be able to contact the therapists available if you need an urgent appointment.

Christmas Opening Hours

Xmas hours

Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas is rapidly approaching us and the thoughts turn to what gifts to buy for your friends & family. We think we can help, there are Gift Vouchers available in reception. You pay for the amount to wish to spend and your loved ones can choose which therapy they would like. You may want to indulge in a relaxing Hot Stone Massage, Holistic Facial treatments, Crystal therapy, Reiki, Massage, the list is endless.

Organic September

Organic September

How to Lose Weight and Stay Slim for Life

We all know that too much food and not enough exercise can make us fat. Now recent research has uncovered something else, which is contributing to excess weight.

Back Pain Guide

Back pain guide[http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Back-pain-guide.aspx]

Help for anxiety

The experience of anxiety is very common, but it can be a debilitating condition with severe physical and emotional effects.

Acne and Rosacea - A Dietary & Nutritional Approach

by Faye Baxter www.ingredients4health.co.uk[http://www.ingredients4health.co.uk/]

April Offer with Shirley Marriott

Shirley is offering a *25% discount* in April for Saturday appointments only. Therapies include:

Mother's Day 2016

Sunday March 6 is a date in our diaries when we celebrate Mothering Sunday. This should apply whether you are a biological mother, step mother or a mother figure as you all are special ladies.

Valentine's Day

Spoil your loved on or maybe even spoil yourself for Valentine’s Day this year. We have some amazing therapies on offer that you can choose  to relax, rejuvenate or pamper.

Taster Treatment Day January 30th 2016

We have some amazing therapies on offer which can be relaxing, pampering, energizing or therapeutic and this can be your opportunity to try something new. The Taster  days are very popular so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment.

Shirley Marriott

We would like to warmly welcome Shirley as the latest new therapist to our team. Shirley offers many therapies, some of them are new to our centre:

November Offer

Tanyia Turvill is offering a 25% discount for both new & existing clients during the month of November. If you wish to experience deep relaxation, restore wellbeing for your physical and emotional harmony then why not try Reiki or NMT. Tanyia is available every Monday and Wednesday. Call 01933 224454 to book your appointment.

Macmillan coffee morning

Come and join us Friday 23rd September for a cuppa, cake & a chat. From 09.30 on-wards (all day event) to help support Macmillan coffee morning.

Chiropractic August Offer

This August Charlotte Todd is offering an hour consultation and treatment for the reduced price of £45.00 (normally £65.00) Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment to fill out consultation form. Contact Charlotte: 07526 761998 or 01933 224454 Email: c.todd.chiropractor@hotmail.co.uk

Body self healing after massage

After receiving a therapeutic massage our bodies may be able to start to heal and repair themselves. To explain this I will point out some massage therapy benefits first.

Reflections

Twelve months after our taking-over at Oxford Street Therapy Centre the idea this ‘place’ was now part of our lives was still new and strange. Now, another year has passed and the feeling is the opposite, it feels as if, somehow, it has always “been”.

Taster Treatment Day

We have some amazing therapies on offer which can be relaxing, pampering, energizing or therapeutic and this can be your opportunity to try something new. The Taster  days are very popular so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment.

Mothering Sunday

*“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” —Robert Browning*

Happy New Year 2014

Happy New Year 2014

October 2014

Oxford Street Therapy Centre  continues to blossom with new changes in all corners of the building, from new art work, ornaments and  freshly decorated rooms. It is a joy to see clients and staff alike who appreciate the metamorphosis of this beautiful building and to see their smiles whenever they spot something new.

Racing to success

“I get to race all over the world. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world most of the time,” says Maria.

June 2014

June 2014

February 2014

February 2014

Oxford Street Therapy Centre

As many folk are already aware, the Therapy Centre at Oxford Street has now transitioned from being operated by the Callistherapy Foundation to a new ownership, to be run as a commercial enterprise but one that is acutely mindful of all the valuable work that is to continue here.