Acorn Health Blog

By Jadwiga James – Homeopath & Herbalist, Access Bars practitioner

Do you go to work you might not enjoy, come back home just
to sleep and to go to work again… and nothing ever happens or changes?

Do you feel like you are stuck in a role of just being a
carer for everyone?

Are you ending one abusive relationship just to enter
another one which soon proves to be no different?

Are you trapped in a circle of losing weight just to put it
back on?

Whatever your loop is, I have some good news for you: you
created it and so you have the power to change it.

How do you do that?

By changing the pattern you identified yourself with at some
point in your life and then decided to follow. This pattern might have been
present in your family for generations and ingrained onto you or you might have
created it from scratch as a response to one of your life’s events.

You can compare it to an electrical circuit which is always
turned on and running in the background of your life.

Talking about electricity… Did you ever notice the
difference in the air during the power cut? Could you hear the silence? It’s
surprising how we actually learn to live among a constant electrical hum and
come to believe that it’s not there, we don’t listen out for it, yet notice
straight away the echo it leaves when it’s absent.

Did you ever notice that your thoughts are just as constant
as the humming appliances? Always there in the background, each of them running
its own cycle in an endless loop:

About things you’ve done.

About things you didn’t do.

About things you were supposed to do.

About things you would like to do.

About things you need to do in the future, etc.

Each of these thoughts is broadcasting an emotional charge.
You might not even notice you are carrying it within yourself until an outer
circumstance brings it up to the fore, causing an upheaval.
What would it feel like to turn the constant buzz of your
thoughts off? Would you be willing to experience the silence? …and in that silence
recognise a space, space which would provide room for you to make different
connections, thoughts and decisions?

What if that space and silence would allow you to break the
ever-playing loop and create something new, something which would serve your
purpose?

Would you allow yourself to relax, feel at peace with
yourself and even fall asleep?

What if I told you that most of the people I see end up
dozing off or falling into a deep sleep during my Access Bars sessions?

That’s because Access Bars has the ability to change brain
waves into Theta frequency, a frequency which we normally experience very
briefly in the time before we fall asleep and which is linked to activation of
your creativity and intuition.

What could you create in your life if you allowed yourself enough
space and silence?

I offer Access Bars taster session £20, Access Bars focused clearing £30 and Access Bars full transformation. Get in touch to find out more or book your place.

By Anne Marie Allen Reflexologist, Reiki Practitioner & Massage Therapist

I’m really excited to announce a new treatment coming in April 2019!

It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do – your mind and your thoughts always go with you. As a person who’s suffered from otherthinking and anxiety in the past, I know how miserable and debilitating it can be.

Sometimes you just wish there was an off switch – this treatment is it!

It has been designed for people who suffer from anxiety and overthinking, to help you take control, let go, switch off, calm your thoughts and help you overcome your anxiety.

This new treatment is called – the Anxiety Combo, as it combines wonderful reflexology with the magical powers of aromatherapy and reiki.
During your hour and a half appointment, you’ll recieve a full reflexology treatment using especially selected aromatherapy oils. Whilst you drift your session will be rounded off with some deeply relaxing yet incredibly powerful reiki.

This new treatment is £40 for 1.5 hours. More booking details to follow shortly.

By Sally-Anne Marler – Intuitive Card Reader & Angelic Reiki Practitioner

I work with many clients who are experiencing various
difficulties or challenges in their lives to help them understand what is going
on for them energetically and how energy is connected in with our emotions,
thoughts, physical body and spiritual connection.

Here are some of the problems my clients are
typically experiencing:-

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Inner conflicts (overthinking or analysing a
situation)

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Loss of Inner sense of security Lack of confidence

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Feeling under psychic attack

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Lack of confidence

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Survival issues – fear based thoughts

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Loss of Identity with self

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Difficulty in receiving or accepting good things

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Feeling Stuck

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Unable to move forward

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Lack of direction in life

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Lack inspiration or drive

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Anxiety or panic attacks

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Frustration at lack of achievement/success

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Inability to manifest

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Feel you can’t cope

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Continually picking up other peoples negative energy
or issues

What I want to help the clients achieve, is more flow
with their energy – this helps overcome blocks within the energy that might
have an emotional or mental connection – and more balance so that energy
centres are working together collaboratively and in harmony with each
other.

Clients often comment about feeling a sense of
release or peace of mind or clarity they hadn’t felt before – especially the
clients that have tendancies to overthink or overanalyse.

Also the process helps the clients connect into
their intentions – work out their ‘why’ in life and feel more connected to
their true or authentic self. During the healing session they may see colours,
have sensations or feelings that come to the surface which may or may not
trigger an emotional release. There are lots of different responses but all
have a connection and purpose for the client as the healing is carried out for
their highest good and in alignment with what they need now – linking in with
intention.

In addition I might pick up other information
from spirit guides or angels – sometimes spirit animals or see past life events
that might be relevant to the clients healing journey.

At the end of the session I encourage the client
to pick an oracle card or a soul practice that might add some extra insight and
help clarify a few things.

We are starting to realise that we are made up
of more than we initially thought – people are awakening to their gifts and the
possibilities in life. Energy healing isn’t woo woo – it’s scientifically been
proven that we have energy and interact with it. We might not be able to prove
the exact workings of it here in the western world – but the eastern world have
been practicing energy healing for over 5000 years now.

I’ve had some fabulous feedback from clients
after their session – you can go to my facebook
page and read the reviews there to find out
more.

This month (March 2019) I’m offering a £10 discount for anyone that books in
for an Angelic Reiki and Energy Healing session,
making it £30 for 1.5 hours. You’ll
also receive an email after your healing session summarising the results and
any insights gained during the session. Please quote ANGELHEALING10 in the
redeem code section.

Look forward to seeing you if you book in and if
not – stay energy savvy, look after your needs, don’t overcompromise yourself
and be uniquely and creatively you!

By Jadwiga James – Homeopath
& Herbalist, Access Bars
practitioner

Dealing with death of a loved one is never easy, and one of the most difficult and heart-wrenching experiences is the loss of a child, whether it’s through miscarriage, stillbirth, illness or an accident.

Grief is a complex and confusing process, involving a whole array of different and conflicting emotions. We are told that there are 6 stages of grief:

• Shock and denial

• Pain and guilt

• Anger and bargaining

• Depression

• Reconstruction

• Acceptance and hope

But the truth is that grief is such a personal experience, that it cannot be classified nor put within any time frames. Each bereaved person carries a completely unique story. Although some of us might be sharing the same circumstances, their scope and impact on each one’s life can vary dramatically and will depend on a whole range of different factors.

It’s very important to be able to open up to someone about what you are dealing with but, ultimately, grief is a very lonely state. Some people find dealing with loss so difficult that they cut themselves from it completely, whilst others become stuck… paralysed by grief and devastation, becoming incapacitated and unable to carry on living a life they knew before. Some people are not willing to ask for help and want to deal with loss on their own. They might feel that doing anything to lessen their heartache lies on par with betrayal of the memory of their loved one. In the end, we are rarely the same people after grief.

How can homeopathy help?

In choosing a remedy for grief, a homeopath takes into account the person’s experiences and their reactions to them. Being of belief that the mind, body and emotions are interconnected, homeopath looks for specific pattern hiding behind the suffering, the very thing that makes the person’s experience so individual to him.

As homeopathy has been around for over 200 years, its remedies have an equally long history of practical and clinical verification. Thanks to the sheer volume of their usage, some of the preparations became widely-known for their specifically useful action when it comes to dealing with effects of grief, shock and trauma.

The most commonly prescribed homeopathic remedies for dealing with grief and loss are:

Aconite: a remedy for shock; not only for those who experience the loss themselves but for those who may have bore a witness to it, e.g. the nursing staff. Aconite is most useful when a person suffering loss becomes convinced of approaching death, experiences panic attacks and palpitations. It’s a sudden and active response. Aconite can be considered as a first-line remedy.

Calcarea Carbonica: a remedy for over-identifying with the deceased; people needing Calcarea Carbonica are very easily affected by tragic stories, might start imagining what it’s like to be dead and become either easily startled and oversensitive or suffer from dullness and confusion of thoughts as a result.

Ignatia Amara: a remedy for recent grief or grief which is felt with the same intensity despite the passage of time; people needing Ignatia might suffer from sudden, uncontrollable bouts of tears, laughter, anger and despair, all of which are very intense in their character; very commonly there is a sensation of a ball stuck in their throat as well as frequent sighing and yawning.

Natrum Muriaticum: a remedy for chronic effects of grief which was never allowed to be expressed fully; it’s a very common occurrence that people need to cut-short their time of bereavement on account of work or family commitments, which can result in semi-permanent state of unresolved feelings; the grief becomes like a secret wound which needs to remain hidden from others and never shared, thus people needing Natrum Muriaticum are very often closed emotionally and find it difficult to cry, especially in front of others.

Phosphoric Acid: a remedy for burn-out after a death of a loved one; people needing Phosphoric Acid might experience hair loss as a result of grief as well as complete apathy, emptiness and physical, as well as mental, exhaustion.

Staphysagria: a remedy for unexpressed grief with feelings of anger; especially suited for when the loss involved further surgical intervention which might have aroused feelings of having been violated; people benefiting from Staphysagria very often blame themselves for what has happened.

Homeopathy doesn’t interfere with bereavement. It will not prevent anyone from experiencing or processing the pain and loss in a balanced and healthy way. It can simply aid in release of emotions and ensure one does not become stuck in any part of the grieving process, whilst providing support in dealing with it in a gentler and more conscious manner. Homeopathic remedies are non-toxic, don’t cause any adverse side-effects and can be taken on their own as well as a part of any other type of treatment; there is no age limit to their usage, which makes them safe to use in every stage of life.

My name is Jadwiga James and I offer a free 15/20 minute consultation either over the phone or in person at Acorn Natural Health Centre. Please get in touch to find out more.