Holistic Health uses a natural medicine approach to healing and well-being. It combines various traditional and alternative medicine modalities to make healing faster and more effective. It is also educational to prevent the re-occurrence of symptoms. It is a person-centred process; during the Holistic Health Consultations and Therapy sessions, the practitioner works with the client rather than “on the client” to achieve desired heath outcomes.
What conditions and symptoms can be treated using Holistic Medicine?
Mental health issues have at least two things in common: negative mental chatter and body tension. Addressing both at the same time using the combination of talking therapy, hypnotherapy and bodywork would greatly reduce the time of recovery. On top of that, adding carefully selected supplements to support adrenal function, homeopathic remedies to increase vitality or Batch Flower remedies to support change would enhance the recuperation further. Biofeedback is also beneficial as it teaches how to calm the mind and mental resilience. Every person will be different, and the combination of selected treatments will also vary.
When it comes to physical health, it is really important to understand what the root cause of the symptoms is. The common contributors to physical health are tension which restricts blood flow (blood carries nutrients and oxygen), immune system or nervous system issues, toxicity and stress. Depending on the assessment, the combination of following approaches will be considered: talking therapies, bodywork, detoxification, supplements, homeopathic remedies, biofeedback and exercise. The treatment for bad back will be very different from Parkinson’s.
Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear. – Hippocrates –
What happens during the Holistic Health Consultation?
During the Integrative Holistic Health Consultation we will try to answer the following questions:
- Why is your body not healing?
- What can we do to nudge it back to healing?
- What therapies, techniques and modalities would be the most useful?
- Start the healing process using the combination of approaches listed below.
Holistic Health approaches:
Understanding the issue from a holistic perspective
- Iridology is one of the most amazing natural sciences allowing a trained practitioner to almost literally "see into" the body and its health through the iris of the eye.
- Trace minerals test to establish if there is any heavy metal presence in the body and any trace mineral deficiencies.
- pH testing to determine how acidic your body is and how well your body responds to stress
- Questionnaire about the lifestyle and symptoms to understand the environmental and psychological effects on your current condition.
Treatment approaches - Body
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) affects the charge of the cell membrane, rebalancing it so that membrane channels open up. These channels are like the doors and windows of a house - by opening them, oxygen and nutrients are better able to enter the cell, and more carbon dioxide and waste are more easily eliminated from the cell. This helps to restore and rebalance optimum cell function. The machine used is a high-intensity one (up to 12,000 gauss). Most other providers use low to medium intensity (up to 1,000 gauss), meaning that the therapy has to be repeated once or twice a day for the therapy to show results.
- Bowen Therapy is a gentle touch technique that encourages the body to respond by carefully stimulating the body’s own innate ability to heal. During the treatment, the therapist uses their fingers or thumbs to move over muscles, ligaments, facia and joints (and occasionally directly over the nerves) to elicit a healing response in the body. Nothing is imposed, manipulated or forced. It is widely used for musculoskeletal issues, to enhance the immune system and release stress.
- Denas (Dynamic Electro Neuro Adaptive Stimulation) therapy uses a device to recover lost connections between the central nervous system and internal organs, launching a process of self recovery in the human body, acting in a natural way by supporting its regenerative capacity and therefore helping the body to release its own healing potential.
- Auriculotherapy is a form of natural medicine which treats the auricle (the outer portion of the ear) as a microsystem reflecting the entire body. It works on the same bases as reflexology or acupuncture, but instead of using hands or needles, a device called Pointselect is used to stimulate the reflex points.
- Qi Gong is a gentle movement practice that promotes flexibility, relaxation and vitality.
- Reiki is an energy healing therapy that works with the body's energy systems and fields.
- Breathing techniques to optimise the oxygen and energy circulation in the body
- Meditation to calm the body and mind and reach a state of balance and harmony
Talking approaches
- Talking therapy is a psychological treatment to help with emotional and mental issues such as stress, anxiety and depression. It also includes traumatic experience release (e.g. EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and others)
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) on the language we use daily. Language can either be motivating or disempowering. For example, consider the difference between "I want to go swimming" and "I have to go swimming". "I want" is motivating and "I have to" carries pressure.
- Hypnotherapy is a therapy which uses a trance-like state to help with relaxation, phobias, anxiety and other negative mental states.
Body-mind approach
- Biofeedback through own body responses teaches how to deal with mental chatter, change stress into relaxation, and therefore, enabling mental resilience in challenging times.
Homoeopathy, herbs, minerals and detox approach
- Homoeopathy is a system of natural medicine based on the principle of treating like with like. Without using any chemical substance, it can gently nudge the body back into healing mode.
- Herbs have been used for healing purposes for thousands of years and is the grandparent of modern medicine. Many of today’s pharmaceuticals try to replicate what nature provides. So, why not use what Mother Nature has to offer in its natural form?
- Cell (Tissue) Salts Therapy uses specific minerals to readjust the metabolic deficiencies in the body.
- Supplements and Minerals are often required to replenish the body's natural resources to facilitate faster healing.
- Detoxification programmes help to cleanse the body from toxicity, harmful organisms and heavy metals to aid healing.
In person or online
Integrative therapy can be received in person, online or both; it all depends on the combination of treatments selected. The bodywork, of course, can only be received in person. If you are not living in my areas, I have extensive network of bodywork therapists that would be able to do the body treatment who would also co-ordinate your progress with me. So, you will be receiving a full holistic treatment.
The costs
Integrative Therapy (combined sessions) or stand alone therapy sessions prices are listed below. If are not sure which approach to take, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Integrative Natural Medicine appointments
- Holistic Health Consultation - £125 - New Client
- Holistic Health Consultation - £75 - Existing client
- Holistic Health follow up - £60
- Integrative Therapy Session - £75
- Home consultations are available within 7 miles radius at additional £25
Stand Alone Therapy sessions
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) + Bowen Therapy (combined session) - First session - £95, treatment session - £75
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) - First session - £75, treatment session - £45
- Facia Release Massage - £55 for 60 min and £75 for 90 min
- Bowen Therapy - First session - £75, treatment sessions £55
- Denas Therapy - First session - £75, treatment session £55
- First Iridology consultation - £125, full report (if required) additional £50. Follow up iridology consultations £75
- Homoeopathy - £55 in person and online. Remedies charged separately (£5-20)
If you are unwell but cannot afford the prices listed, please let me know. I have a couple reduced price and case study places.
If you have any questions please drop me a line at info@rutagabalis.co.uk.
FAQ: Integrative Natural Medicine
How do we heal?
You may have noticed that some people heal faster than others, and some people with the same genetic predisposition become ill, and others do not. It depends on your body’s resources: energy and nutrients/minerals for the cells to repair themselves.
It also depends on how good the circulation system is. In the case of poor circulation, nutrients and oxygen are not delivered efficiently enough for effective cell repair. Furthermore, waste removal from the cells is also impaired, leading to cell degeneration and death.
Can the damage be repaired?
Yes, it can. Remember, your body’s priority is to survive; therefore, your body’s priority is to heal. If you can provide the resources and improve circulation, your body will heal itself.
Where do we get the energy from to heal?
We get the energy from nutritious food, breathing and movement. We can also tap into the universal energy pool, via the particular type of meditation as well as generate extra energy by thought alone (not many of us know how to do that). So, if you are leading a stressful life, don’t move and have an inadequate diet, at some point your body’s energy recourses will be depleted and the symptoms (fatigue, pain, dis-ease etc.) of your body’s struggles to balance itself start to appear.