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Going to a Festival this Summer?
Going to a festival this summer? Why not book yourself a treatment with our Shiatsu and massage therapist Leonie Klein or our massage therapist Cath Mowbray Leonie Klein will be working in the healing areas at the following festivals: Womad – 25th-28th July,...
Time for Lunch! Boosting your Mental Health
Probably one of the most important things you can do for your stress levels, and in order to become more active in your intellectual mind (the source of creativity, problem-solving ability and rational thought), would be to take a proper lunch break of an hour every...
Special Offer on Hot Stone Massage
This month we have a special offer on a hot-stone massage with Cath Mowbray. Here Cath outlines what this type of massage could do for you: For the month of May: 1 hour Hot Stone Massage for targeted Back, Neck and Shoulder tension Only £45. Deeper massage The...
Natural Ways to Treat Anxiety
Anxiety can take many forms – from the apprehension before an event such as an exam or job interview, through to the debilitating everyday effects of the more long-lasting illness of anxiety. As well as having a negative impact on our mental and emotional health,...
Craniosacral Therapy and Power of Touch
Touch is important to our wellbeing, writes Tara Silverthorn, as she explains how craniosacral therapy uses the power of touch to improve your body's balance and health. In a culture where touch is becoming increasingly regulated and sparse, our need for contact is...
Spring 2019 – The Season of the Wood Element
By Julie Kelham, Acupuncturist At the core of Chinese Medicine is the principle that nature is governed by Yin/Yang and the five elements, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Each season is associated with a different element and with the energy system of different...
Craniosacral Therapy to support the IVF process
Tara Silverthorn explains how craniosacral therapy could help put your body in full balance so you are ready for IVF Using gentle hands-on contact, craniosacral therapists support the healing process by working with the body’s inherent capacity for self-repair...
Helping you through IVF
Whether you are having IVF already, or are considering it as an option, there are many therapies we offer at the Alma Vale Centre that are here to help you along this journey IVF – or in vitro fertilisation to give it its full name – has helped many women who...
Position available as Centre Manager of the Alma Vale Centre
The Alma Vale Centre is a multidisciplinary complementary therapy centre in Clifton. We house a group of experienced practitioners of acupuncture, Chinese herbs, massage, yoga, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and more. We provide a professional, friendly and safe...
Taking Charge over Stress
Stress is such a common part of life these days that we can too easily become complacent about it – but don’t let it take control. Find out how to take charge and boot stress out of your life Stress is often known as the silent killer. When we are under stress,...
Acupuncture to Treat Colds, Coughs and Flu
Feeling laid low by a stinking cold, troublesome cough, or full-on flu? Acupuncture can help alleviate your symptoms and achieve a quicker recovery – find out how from our acupuncturist Tiffany Black At this time of year at the Alma Vale Clinic we often get...
Winter – Season of the Water Element
In Chinese Medicine, Winter is governed by the Water Element – Acupuncturist Julie Kelham explains what this means for our health and wellbeing At the core of Chinese Medicine is the principle that nature is governed by Yin/Yang and the five elements: Wood,...