For today’s interview I caught up with Oxfordshire Performance Coach Toby Fletcher. Armed with a handful of questions, I wanted to get to the bottom of what Performance Coaching is and how we could use it, should we find ourselves wanting  to. Let’s see what he had to say… Q.Can you explain what a Performance
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Homeopaths in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory For today’s interview I caught up with Oxfordshire Homeopath Susan Irvine. Armed with a handful of questions, I wanted get to the bottom of what Homeopathy is and how we could use it, should we find ourselves wanting  to. Let’s see what she had to say… Q.Can you explain
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Chiropractors in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory For today’s interview I caught up with Oxfordshire Chiropractor Stephen Connolly. Armed with a handful of questions, I wanted get to the bottom of what a Chiropractor is and how we could use one, should we find ourselves needing one. Let’s see what he had to say… Q.Can you
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Kinesiologists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory I have heard various things regarding Kinesiology over the years. Some bits in favour and some pieces to the contrary, however I keep a open mind as it obviously benefits a lot of people. Today I caught up with Oxfordshire based Kinesiologist, Carole Love to find out more about
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Osteopaths in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Not having met an Osteopath before, I was a little light on knowledge as to what Osteopathy was and how it could help people. I seem to remember a friend telling me about visiting someone locally, but can’t remember the details. So to correct my lack of understanding, I
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Alexander Technique Teachers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Since I have been conducting all these interviews in the ‘Meet the Professionals‘ section of Challenge Oxfordshire, I have come across some very interesting people and some fascinating approaches. Today’s interview was no different. Today I caught up with Oxfordshire Alexander Technique Teacher, Reynold Greenlaw, who is
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Yoga Instructors in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory I read some time ago that people who regularly practice yoga have a higher levels of GABA, a rather funky amino acid, that could help you to feel more chilled and less anxious. Last year, I took an 7 week yoga course and from the get-go I could
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Mindfulness Teachers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy or MBCT for short, is both the ‘new kid on the block’ and an ancient art. Recent studies have shown it being very effective in helping with issues such as depression and anxiety, but the mindfulness story goes back thousands of years. Today, I
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Oxfordshire Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT) in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that I personally have a lot of interest in. Since it became popular during the 1970’s in America it has helped many thousands of individuals with a whole host of problems. I myself made use of this
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Personal Trainers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory This is my second interview in a week on Personal Training, but I wanted to include both as I thought that both trainers were worth it. Last week I caught up with Oxford’s Rebecca Wilson and today I catch up with Witney based Personal Trainer, Carl Whitehead. Let’s
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I’m going to be straight with you right from the start! I had to really work on being open-minded to write this article. Some people even suggested that ‘Healing’ didn’t fit with the ethos of Challenge Oxfordshire, but we decided that in order to best serve Oxfordshire we needed to be open and offer advice
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Massage Therapists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory A massage has always been one of those things that I have always thought that I would like to get, but have never actually taken the plunge. I guess many people are like this, so I thought it time to learn a little more about the subject. I
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Personal Trainers in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Those that know me well know that I am a bit of an exercise junkie. The main reason for this is that I have seen just how getting fit has helped both my physical and emotional health and well-being. As a therapist I often recommend that my clients
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Physiotherapist in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Being a keen runner myself, I have made good use of Physiotherapists over the years to help me through injuries and to give me advice to prevent future problems. So for me it was really interesting to be able to catch up with Banbury based Physiotherapist, Helen Taylor, to
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It’s really frustrating when you toddle off to your family doctor with some sort of complaint only to be told that it’s something that “we don’t know enough about to be able to cure”. At times like these, many people seek alternative help from those not typically in mainstream medicine. I did this once when
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Acupuncturists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Today I caught up with Oxfordshire Acupuncturist Jacqueline Mangold to find out a little more about acupuncture and her Oxford city center practice. Personally I already knew a little about acupuncture, as my wife went to have treatment with Jacqueline Mangold when we were trying to conceive our son,
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Nutritionists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Nutrition is a topic that I up until recently I thought was just about making sure that you had your 5-a-day and maybe a multi-vitamin now and again. That was until I started to search around for some more information on the subject to help me with some health
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Reflexologists in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory So, we could all do with a foot rub at the end of a long day in the office or after a days shopping in Corn St, but could our feet hold the key to our health? Reflexology has interested me for a long time, although I have never
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Find Life Coaches in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Life Coaching has certainly made its mark in the self-grow and personal development industries, but how many of us know what a Life Coach actually does and how we could use one? I was first introduced to the world of coaching in this manner by an American
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Find NLP Practitioners in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory Neuro-linguistic Programming or NLP has gained much exposure since the late seventies and has shown potential in helping many people overcome many psychological issues. There is also plenty of anecdotal evidence that it can alleviate some physical conditions that have a psychological element. Today I caught up
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Weight Loss & Slimming Consultants in Oxfordshire Check Our Directory For this first article in the series Meet The Professionals, I caught up with Oxfordshire Weight Loss Coach Paddy Landau who is based in Kennington, just on the outskirts of Oxford. I was armed with 8 questions that hopefully would help me to understand just
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