Profiles of The Holistic Healing Centre

Anne Collins has been working with Kinesiology since 2003. She later advanced her training in Nutri-Kinesiology, receiving certification from the Naturopathy Institute in P.R.A.N.A. (Polarity, Reflex Analysis and Nutritional Assessment) and Advanced Kinesiological Techniques. Anne continued studying hand reflexology, chakra-balancing and healing, also becoming a Reiki master. To compliment working with the afore-mentioned, Anne was certified in the “Eat Right for your Type” programme as devised by Dr. Peter J D’Adamo.

"I am satisfied I now have a complete ‘Package’ of therapies to offer my clients which is evident from the success I have had to date"
Anne Collins.

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Ann Tierney has been a Complementary Therapy Practitioner for the past 16 years.

She holds professional qualifications in:

• Aromatherapy
• Reflexology
• Hot Stone Massage
• Indian Style Head Massage
• Reiki Master Practitioner and Teacher

Her aim as a therapist is to help bridge the gap between sickness and optimal health.

Many illnesses are the result of stress, anxiety and poor dietary habits which reduce the body’s vital energy. Relaxation, which a healing massage, reflexology or a combination of both, helps bring about the body’s natural healing energy.

Benefits of a therapy are as follows:

• Reduced Stress
• Calms the nervous system
• Reduces Muscle Tension
• Provides a complete change of pace helping the body, mind and spirit to relax and re-energise

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Deirdre McGreevy

• Acupuncturist
• Sports Injury and Sports Massage Therapist
• Holistic Massage Therapist
• Indian Head Massage Therapist
• Reiki Practitioner

Deirdre McGreevy, Licentiate in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a graduate of the highly regarded College of Integrative Acupuncture, Galway, under Linda Heffernan, one of the longest practicing lecturers and practitioners of Acupuncture in Ireland. Deirdre qualified with honours and also completed extensive clinical placement primarily at the Pu Shan Chinese Medicine Centre in Dublin operated by the highly recognised Dr. Wang.

Deirdre is a registered member of AFPA (Acupuncture Foundation Professional Association). Acupuncture Treatments are approved and reimbursable with BUPA, VHI, Quinn Healthcare and many other insurance schemes.

Deirdre is also a qualified Sports Injury Therapist and typical injuries she treats include muscle strain, tendonitis, ligament damage, groin strain, shoulder injuries, tennis/golfer’s elbow, shin splints, etc.

In addition to the above Deirdre practices Reiki, Holistic Massage and Indian Head Massage.

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The Work
What is The Work?
The Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. It's a way to understand what's hurting you, and to address your problems with clarity.

People who do The Work as an ongoing practice report life-changing results.

• Alleviation of depression: Find resolution, and even happiness, in situations that were once debilitating.
• Decreased stress: Learn how to live with less anxiety or fear.
• Improved relationships: Experience deeper connection and intimacy with your partner, your parents, your children, your friends, and yourself.
• Reduced anger: Understand what makes you angry and resentful, and become less reactive, less often, with less intensity.
• Increased mental clarity: Live and work more intelligently and effectively, with integrity.
• More energy: Experience a new sense of ongoing vigor and well-being.
• More peace: Discover how to become "a lover of what is." See www.thework.com
  Triona is a graduate of The School for the Work 2008

BodyMind Balancing
BodyMind Balancing is a combination of therapy techniques. It uses these to re-establish communication within the bodymind system: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. The techniques used are Applied Kinesiology, Hatha Yoga and various physical and energy systems.

Applied Kinesiology uses muscle testing to communicate with the bodymind. By using this technique we can tap into the body's own internal intelligence of its condition and of its needs. The muscle indicates a 'Yes' or a 'No' prioritising areas of the bodymind that are to be addressed. Then we turn to a simple technique of re-establishing communication, Hatha Yoga.

Hatha Yoga involves deep breathing and tapping of the head and sternum. This technique has been used for centuries by Indian yogis to stimulate the brain into re-activating particular areas of the body thus re-establishing communication between aspects of the bodymind.

The combination of these two techniques allow us to communicate with the bodymind on all levels to find out its needs. Whatever the system indicates is isolated and we then put the body's own healing mechanisms to work. This is why BodyMind Balancing is such a safe and at the same time powerful therapy.

Benefits
Bodymind balancing works on the whole bodymind system treating at a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level.

The treatment has the ability to address many issues. Common disorders that BodyMind Balancing helps are:

• Learning: dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, and left/right brain confusion
• Immune System: chronic viruses and infections, poor immune functioning, many cases of allergies
• Physical: general physical dysfunction
• Emotional: addressing stored emotions that are still active in the system
• Thinking: addressing thought patterns that are active in the system and which keep us limited
• Energy: system imbalances

Because the body's own energy is used BodyMind Balancing is a safe and effective therapy which yields remarkable results.
Triona is a certified BodyMind Balancing Practitioner and Teacher

Reiki
Reiki is a powerful but gentle "hands on" healing art.
Reiki restores balance and harmony to mind, body and spirit.
Reiki is a natural healing treatment that can benefit everyone.
It has been proven to be of great benefit to a broad range of conditions that include Stress, Depression, Asthma, ME and Back Pain.
Triona is a certified Reiki Teacher and Practitioner.

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Charlotte Farragher is a yoga practitioner and Pilates instructor.  Charlotte holds five diplomas in yoga instruction and is a current member of I.H.C.A., Y.T.T.C.  She is also a fully qualified Pilates instructor and a member of P.A.I.  She has been teaching yoga for nine years and Pilates for six years.  She has helped many men, women and children learn to breath correctly, improve their posture, increase their flexibility and deal more efficiently with daily stress both mentally and physically.

Charlotte has completed training courses for children’s yoga with Yoga for Kids, New York City.  She has also trained in Edinburgh, London, India and Thailand.  She is fully qualified in Pregnancy Yoga and has most recently completed advanced training in this area with Y.T.T.C

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Caroline Donnellan MNRRI has a diploma in Reflexology and is a member of the National Register of Reflexologists(Ireland). Caroline enjoys spreading the word about the many benefits of reflexology, which she first learned of many years ago herself, and which inspired her to train as a Reflexologist A reflexology treatment takes about one hour. Many people attend a practitioner simply for stress relief, a little "me" time, others may be looking for help with a particular health issue.

The main thrust of reflexology is that it helps to 'unblock' energy paths, assisting the body in its attempts to heal itself.

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Christina Rushe has a background in sport and recreation management that eventually led her to train in Sport massage and remedial therapy. Remedial therapy involves soft tissue manipulation of dysfunctional tissue and rehabilitation of minor soft tissue injuries of the neck, shoulders, back or limbs.

Christina is also a member of the National register of reflexologists (NRRI). Reflexology is the holistic understanding, study and practice of treating points and areas in the feet that relate to corresponding parts of the body.

Reflexology is suitable for all ages and throughout every stage of life. This gentle therapy may bring relief from a wide range of both acute and chronic conditions.

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Nicole Lordan is a Fully qualified Massage Therapist / Reflexologist, Dip Wellness Trainer and Relax Kids Teacher.

Originally from Zurich, Switzerland, Nicole came to Ireland in 2008. Her interest in Massage and Complimentary Therapies started many years ago. In 1992 Nicole attended her first Massage Course, but it was not until 1998 (after a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies, work experience and lots of travelling) that she decided to put more energy and time into a new career. Nicole completed a two year Wellness Trainer Diploma Course, which is a combination of Relaxation Techniques, Nutrition, Fitness Training and Massage.

She also completed a Diploma Course in Reflexology, Swedish / Sports / Therapeutic / Deep Tissues Massage and Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology..

Nicole further trained in Thai Yoga Massage (in Chiang Mai, Thailand) and Traditional Thai Massage, Yoga, Metamorphic Technique, Cupping, Pranic Healing after Master Choa Kok Sui, Aromatherapy, Dorn Spinal Therapy, Ear Candling, Biotensor and Pendulum and Shiatsu-Massage Namikoshi.

Nicole is a member of the Irish Massage Therapists Association and the National Register of Reflexologists.

In 2008 Nicole completed the Relax Kids Teacher Training Course in London. Children are under a great amount of stress from school, exams, peer pressure and the media. At Relax Kids, it is believed that teaching relaxation techniques to young children, gives them all the tools they need for a life of health, happiness and balance.

A Relax Kids Class includes dance and movement, games, stretches, massage, breathing exercises, affirmations and visualisation.

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Mags Furey Corcoran is a qualified Reiki/Seichem Master and Teacher, a qualified Homoeopath from the Burren School of Homoepathy, an EFT Practitioner and a channel of Universal Energy, a wife and mother.

She has worked as a healer for a number of years facilitating group workshops and on a one to one level and has helped many people to find peace and direction in their lives together with emotional and spiritual well being and purpose.

Therapies offered by Mags at the Indigo Holistic Health Centre include Reiki and Five Element Seichem, Emotional Freedom Technique, Distant Healing, Chakra Balancing, Karmic Healing, Cutting of the Ties, Group Meditations and Children’s Healing Circles.

She offers a complete training system of Energy Healing up to Master Level.

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Teresa Smullen, ITEC, CThA Dubln Rd., Tuam, originally of Oranmore completed her Diploma in Physio, Anatomy and Holistic massage in July 2006 through the Institute of Massage and Sports Therapy. She further completed her Post Graduate in Stone Massage Therapy through Aria Sweeney of Athenry. Leisure Centre and sees clients on home visits.

She is a fully certified member of the chartered therapists Association *Embody for You.

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Lloyd Malcolm is a Galway native and began studying Amatsu in Jan 2000. Under the tutelage of Christine Duffy and D.O. William Doolin, Lloyd achieved his diploma in Amatsu medicine in October 2002. In 2004-2005 Lloyd also completed a further post grad in the more advanced aspects of Amatsu by studying with D.O. Dennis Bartram in the U.K. Lloyd has returned several times to the U.K. since 2005, to further his training with D.O. Dennis Bartram in the principles of natural movement and Cranial balancing.

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Sheelagh Jacobs

• Quantum Biofeedback
• Reflexology
• Aromatherapy
• Positional Release
• Lymph Drainage
• Rife Therapy

Sheelagh worked as an accountant for many years and started her alternative path in 1988 when she did her first reflexology course as a hobby, this became a passion and numerous courses followed. In 1992 she started her own whole health clinic and left the business world behind. She purchased her Quantum Scio (biofeedback) in 2000 and this has been her main focus since then.

Sheelagh has South African and Irish citizenship and settled in Ireland in 2004. Sheelagh has numerous qualifications, consisting of the following:

• Chartered Secretary and Administrator- ACIS -1985
• Industrial Relations and Human Resources -1986
• Short Course in Marketing -1987
• Reflexology and Basic Meridian Therapy- 1989
• Wholistic Massage and Advanced Massage -1989
• Aromatherapy and Advanced Aromatherapy -1990
• Anatomy and Physiology -1992
• Meridian Therapy and the Five Elements-1992
• QXCI- Biofeedback/ Stress Reduction and Energetic Medicine 2000
• Counselling Diploma-1999
• Naturopathic Nutrition Institute of Complementary Integrated Medicine 2007

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Kaz has been working with shiatsu since 2001 and after qualifying, established a healthy business in Liverpool, UK. During this time, Kaz worked with people with MS, women from the local Somali community and at a women’s health & information centre in the city centre, as well as providing private treatments both at her home and house calls.

In addition, Kaz loves to dance and has been working with the 5 Rhythms™ for many years; she also enjoys days out in the wilderness of the land.

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Eilish Brady is a Certified Holistic Massage Therapist. She has lived in San Francisco for 14 years and is a graduate of "The World School Of Massage and Holistic Healing Arts" and the "San Francisco School Of Massage".
Eilish is a fully qualified practitioner and has been operating her own private practice since 2004.  Combining schools has enabled her to create her own personal profile while gaining powerful knowledge and exceptional experience.  Eilish believes in the body's ability to heal itself.  Her motto is" Those who believe, receive".
 
Eilish's therapies include

• Swedish
• Deep Tissue
• Sport
• Hot Stones
• Vibrational Healing Massage - (wear light loose clothing) the session begins with a postural assessment encouraging being fluid in your body, letting go of learned tensions and daily stresses.  It combines vibrations, rocking, light stretching, and energy work.
• Pregnancy and Postpartum (suitable from 12 weeks onward). This therapy is done in a side-lying position, supported by pillows and bolsters where necessary.  Helps to prepare and repair the body while your baby is on board.

Since returning to Ireland, Eilish has opened her own practice.  She also provides Holistic Massage Therapy in a Cancer Care Centre, working with patient’s pre and post treatment.
Eilish is now available at the Indigo Healing Centre ,Tuam

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Grace Light is a member of the Reiki Federation, Ireland and a Reiki master since 2004.

Grace had a spiritual awakening in 2002 and finds Reiki a wonderful tool to keep balanced. Grace helps clients by working with her hands mainly off the body, clearing, cleansing, strengthening, balancing and protecting their mental and emotional aspects. The client is asked if there is any focus for the healing session and they are assisted in their own process of change by the channelling of energy. Things that no longer serve for good can be cleared away making space for more positive ways of living, feeling calmer, stronger and freer.

Grace enjoys painting, sculpting, illustrating, jewellery making, gardening, dancing singing, reading, sleeping, music, food, love and life!

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Fiona Rooney is a Reiki and Bodywork Practitioner and is a Teacher of Dancing the Rainbow. She combines all her experience to teach participants how to recognise the healing wisdom of the body as it relates to illness, emotion, imagination and creativity. She runs workshops and weekly classes on learning how to live a more authentic, creative life through body awareness, movement, energy work, sound and art.

Fiona continues to inform her movement practice with Authentic Movement and BodyMind Centering. She is part of the Ongoing Professional Development Group, BodySoul Europe(Marian Woodman Foundation).

Reiki and Bodywork Fiona is available for one to one sessions, tracking the energy in the body, by working with symptom. And finding creative ways to help move the energy, to restore health and wellbeing to the person.

Dancing the Rainbow – Holistic wellbeing through Movement Experience the joy of holistic wellbeing as we journey through the chakra’s (energy centre’s of the body), using meditation, visualisation, movement, dance, colour, voice, ritual and creativity.

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Marie Murphy is formerly from Co. Monaghan and began karate at the age of 7, continuing until she was 16 yeards old.. She moved to Galway in 1996 to go to college and studied as a Montessori teacher.
Today she is married to Malcolm with two children aged 6 and 7 years old. After becoming a mother she returned to karate.
 
Marie studies Shotokan Karate under the guidance of Senesi Kato 9th dan, head of the IJKA, Sensei Brian Toomey 6th dan and Sensei Stacey Kelly 2nd dan.
 
Marie is a professional childcare provider, registered with Galway City and County Childcare committee, Garda vetted, HSE Certified in child protection and has child specific first aid training.
 
Being a competitive Martial Artist, her achievements for 2009 include IJKA National Championships medal winner, East Coast International Karate Championships runner up, IMAF European Championships (Germany) runner up, IMAF World Championships (Belgium) runner up  and after placing 1st in the IMAF Irish Championships has already won her place on the 2010 Irish team.
She also trains in kickboxing, self defence and freestyle karate.
 
Marie has spent many years trying to find suitable classes for her own children within the martial arts but could only find classes in galway city and these classes did not always provide what she wanted.
So she has decided to research and develop her own system of teaching martial arts for children using her experiance within childcare and martial arts and promote it for the first time here in Tuam"

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Born in 1965, Malcolm was a schoolboy International athlete in Track & Field.
In 1985 he started Karate in Monaghan with the only club at the time and as a beginner won his first National Tournament outright. Taking category combat winner, Overall combat winner and Team combat winner.

In 1986 he moved into Mugendo Kickboxing in which he holds the rank of 1st Degree Black and trained with the local club of which he was a founder member and later instructor. He also trained privately with the founder of Mugendo, 'Prof. George Canning'. By 1988 he had founded another two clubs in the North Monaghan area.

It was around this time he began working in Hotel Security as a doorman. There were no systems or courses available at that time so drawing on his Martial Art training and encounters in the hotels devised a basic system for Response & Restraint which he taught to all that worked with him.

Owing to a change in his main employment conditions he moved to Private Martial Art Instruction and furthered his own development with studies of Muay Thai, Bio-Energy. Diet & Nutrition and the incorporation of Sound Athletic Principles to Martial Art Training.

1996 saw a move to Galway where he continued to train alone and over the following years spent considerable time in the gym, Tri-athlon and Marathon training. After competing in a number of marathons and other events he returned to Karate.

Malcolm now trains in Tuam Karate Club under the instruction of Sensei Stacey Kelly 2nd Dan and also travels to Cork to train with Sensei Brian Toomey 6th Dan several times per year and attends Seminars four times per year under the World Head of IJKA Sensei Sadashige Kato 9th Dan.

Malcolm returned to competition in 2009 and won the Irish International Karate Championships in the Kata division. He has a hectic schedule for 2010 beginning with the foundation of a new club 'Faolchú Martial Arts Club' in January his 1st Dan grading in March, European and World Championships by May and then training seminars and local competitions through the rest of the year.

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After qualifying as a Homeopath, Claire trained through Doula UK and is an accredited member of the Doula Association of Ireland.  She offers a unique service as both a qualified Homeopath and Doula. 

As a mother of three and through her work, as a qualified homeopath, Claire fully realises the beauty and challenge of childbearing and the impact an empowered experience can have on all aspects of life.  

Claire’s approach is to encourage and promote informed healthcare in which the client engages fully and participates in the amazing benefits of constructive life style choices, utilising the process of homeopathic treatment, EFT and counselling with accessing resources on any aspect of childbirth and pregnancy. 

Experienced in birth support during labour in Galway and Castlebar hospitals, Claire can offer individual consultations and/or Antenatal, Birth and Post Natal Doula support either in your home, at the hospital or at her practice room.

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