Changes Start with... THE SPARK "at the heart of the alternative west country"

Lightning Process™ and NLP practitioner. Clinical Hypnotherapy and Life Coaching. M.E? Fibromyalgia? Chronic fatigue? Depression? Anxiety? Low self esteem? 'With Clare's training in the Lightning Process I now have a tool that I use to get my life back on track. Where I used to orientate everything around fears and anxiety, coping rather than enjoying my life, I now get on with relishing my family and my work. I am beginning to feel like I did when I was nineteen again, full of hope, vigour and enthusiasm. Thank you.' Colin.

01453 750382 getbetter@therightplace.net www.getbetter.me.uk

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Hypnotherapy & NLP

Weight, smoking, stress, phobias, anxiety, confidence.

Christine: 0845 095 1311 www.mytherapies.co.uk

Become A New You With Psych-K

Move through challenging periods of healing, growth and change with confidence and clarity. Enjoy making significant psychological and emotional shifts quickly and easily. Experience an incredible sense of freedom as you create your new life.

Liz Artingstall, Psychotherapeutic Support & Advanced Psych-K® Facilitation. Call 01275 392241 or visit www.psych-kbristol.co.uk

M.E.? Chronic Fatigue? Fibromyalgia? Anxiety/Stress? Depression? O.C.D.? Insomnia? I.B.S.? Pain? Weight Issues? Low self-esteem? Autoimmune conditions? “I had Chronic Fatigue, depression and anxiety for years and had a very limited life. Since training in the Lightning Process I have a full working, sporting and social life. I have never felt better.” Practitioners in the South West with personal experience of rapid and permanent recovery from chronic health issues using the Lightning Process.

Pippa Adamson 0117 965 8459 www.newleaf-changes.co.uk Hilary Allen 0117 953 3430 hilaryallen8@googlemail.com Clare Hudman 01453 750382 www.getbetter.me.uk Ben Oakley 01275 848258 www.oakleycentre.co.uk Davina Watson 0779 069 7814 davina@watsonclinic.co.uk

Psych-K®

Counselling, therapy, EFT, Psych-K, coaching. Based in Long Ashton. £45 per hour.

For a free telephone consultation contact Tina Malhotra on 0795 124 6890

Amazing Weight Loss

Discover how to lose weight and keep it off using psychotherapy and hypnosis to create subconscious healthy eating patterns. Now in Bristol.

qmpsychotherapy@googlemail.com phone 07539 783614

Isabel James Lic.Ac, MBAcC, MRCHM

• Traditional Chinese Acupuncture • Chinese Herbal Medicine • Experienced children’s practitioner • Gentle effective treatment. Fully qualified practitioner with 10 years’ experience in successfully treating a wide range of conditions, both physical and mental/emotional.

Bishopston, Bristol. Tel: 0117 924 1188

Tuesday from 12pm until 3pm Inspired by wanting to make acupuncture more accessible, the affordable Acupuncture clinic is a low cost service for the masses. Using the popular Chinese multi-bed system, patients are seen together in a stunning studio space overlooking the garden. Screens are used for privacy and music for relaxation. Perfect for a multitude of health problems, including back pain, migraine, women’s health, coughs, colds, IBS, anxiety, stress and many more. Initial appointments £30/Students £25. Follow up £20/students £15.

For appointments and enquiries please call 0117 370 1177 or visit www.theberkeleycentre.co.uk

Knowing someone you care about is using drugs and alcohol to cope can be devastating to loved ones. Concerned others often display psychological and physical stress symptoms such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, poor concentration, anger, teeth clenching, back pain, stomach cramps and many more. These symptoms often impact other family members and give rise to a general feeling of powerlessness for all concerned. If you or someone you know is in crises and affected by someone’s drug and alcohol misuse, whether it’s your partner, good friend, sibling, parent or child you are worried about, we can provide a range of support for you.

KWADS 0117 953 3870 info@kwads.org.uk http://kwads.org.uk/

Addictions Counselling

Are you struggling with your own or another's drug or alcohol use? I am an addictions counsellor trained in various up-to-date evidence-based techniques. Steve Glover FdSc Addictions Counselling, accredited with FDAP.

For information about any aspect of my work, including costs, please call 0117 955 6736 or 0796 029 0943

Stiff neck? Rounded Shoulders? Backache? Are you stressed out, fed up with over-reacting or just feeling stuck? Would you like to learn how to get rid of muscular aches and pains and be calmer and more reasonable? How about sitting more comfortably at your desk or improving your performance in sport or leisure activities? If so the Alexander Technique may be just what you are looking for. Come and find out at a free introductory lesson. I offer individual/group classes in Southville and at Neal’s Yard Therapy Rooms in Clifton. I can also come to workplaces to run Introductory workshops/classes.

0117 966 4797 / 07791 785 850 veronica@right-thing.co.uk www.alexandertechnique-itm.org

Activate You Alexander Technique

Jennifer Mackerras ITM. Feel tied in knots? Learn to free your body and mind. Courses at Folk House, Bedminster, Shirehampton, Cotham.

0117 966 3394 www.activateyou.com

Reduce pain, improve posture and performance with this simple and practical method for self-improvement. Through increased awareness of how you think and move you can gain ease, poise & balance. Everyone can benefit. Medical research demonstrates that STAT-taught Alexander Technique dramatically reduces back pain with lasting, measurable benefits. STAT-registered teachers complete a full-time three-year training. See www.STAT.org.uk (Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique) for more information.

To find your local qualified teacher or make an enquiry: 0117 924 3628 or www.AlexanderTechniqueTeacherBristol .org.uk

Bristol Alexander Technique Training School Association - BATTSA

STAT registered

"Lessons in the Alexander Technique have long term benefits for patients with chronic back pain." Follow link from BATTSA website. Learn to help yourself and teach others. BATTSA offers a 3-year accredited teacher training course. 3rd year trainees give supervised lessons for £8.

Caroline Chalk, 01761 439904 caroline@battsa.co.uk www.battsa.co.uk

Alexander Technique Bath

Hellie Mulvaney MSTAT. Improve your posture and natural poise, relieve pain, tension, enhance relaxation. Individual lessons. Oldfield Park.

01225 353397 helliemulvaney@blueyonder.co.uk www.helliemulvaney.co.uk

Advice and Design and Build on extensions, loft conversions, alternative layouts, kitchens, bathrooms and more… I can talk through any project with you: the cost, the feasibility or the best solution; negotiating those unexpected extras; solving those unforeseen problems. ISS offers technical advice together with troubleshooting ongoing jobs. Also together with a selection of recommended builders, ISS oversees your design, construction and paperwork… and the builders get on with the job. • ISS gives you a personal manager and experienced designer • ISS enables the builders to concentrate on the job • ISS provides a clear chain of command for everybody.

ISS: 0117 914 3311 or 07785 933 993 E: henry@iss-bristol.co.uk www.iss-bristol.co.uk

The practice, formed in 1984, has specialised in community buildings, doctors’ surgeries, private houses, and many small-scale extensions and alterations. No job is considered too small and all designs are unique and specific to their client and situation. Special consideration is given to sunlight, view, ecological materials, context, inclusive access, to produce quality solutions that the users will cherish. Vic Love Architects Ltd operates a sliding-fee scale and offers a service to suit, from initial ideas to the full service including designs, drawings for regulations, building contract management and site inspections. Nearly all the commissions have come from referrals from satisfied clients, reflecting the close working relationship and service provided as well as the character, design and quality of the completed buildings. Vic Love Architects Ltd has completed over 1000 projects throughout Bristol and the immediate area. If you have any architectural projects in mind of whatever size, we welcome you to ring us or pop in to the shop for an informal chat.

“Vic Love Architects Ltd” 188 Bedminster Down Road, Bristol BS13 7AF Tel: 0117 963 3007 Fax: 0117 963 3007 e-mail: viclove@viclove.co.uk

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Feng Shui Architecture

Expert Feng Shui architects with 10 years’ experience.

www.fengshuiagency.com or Call 0800 458 7267

Inside Out. Eco-Decorators, Organic Gardeners

• Quality decorating with beautiful colours and affordable, non-toxic paints. • Garden maintenance and design - pruning, composting, strimming, fencing, hedge laying. Free estimates. Established 2000.

Tel: 0779 272 8012 / 01761 452495

Love Decorating? We Do!

Specialising in non-toxic paints, Love Decorating is the complete, conscious, quality decorating and building service.

For friendly advice, call Dan. 0778 774 0100 www.lovedecorating.com

Let us bring something different to your extension, loft conversion, summerhouse, garage or eco-build. We are a small dynamic company who bring our long experience of hands-on skills in timber framing and carpentry, together with the latest computer design, to offer you a complete design & build package for traditional and contemporary timber frame buildings. Based in Bristol we also undertake projects more suited to an urban environment and are happy to work with your architect if you already have a design. Contact us for a free initial consultation and estimate.

Tel: 0117 377 0804 mobile: 0790 542 1413 e-mail: johnsfl@lineone.net

With 15 years’ experience, Richard Sweet Floor Sanding can transform your old floorboards into a practical, attractive and durable floor using one of your home’s often hidden resources. Top quality environmentally-aware finishes used, also re-sanding of existing floors and small repairs. Competitive prices, free consultations, references available.

Call me on 0117 972 1219 or 0794 417 8572

Sam Hurt: Handyman

No job too small. House/garden maintenance; green alternatives.

Quotes: 0117 914 3191 / 0786 648 3950

Sierra EcoCarpentry

Plywood, MDF and chipboard-free carpentry. Only real wood used. Reclaimed when possible, FSC softwood or British hardwood otherwise. Cupboards, wardrobes, kitchens, benches, tables... Speciality small or awkward spaces (attics, understairs, corners, vans, boats...). Also garden furniture, sheds and summerhouses built. Natural finishes. Solid, beautiful and durable designs. Free quotes and very affordable rates. References available.

0777 238 8628

Eco Self-Build Communities

Bright Green Futures Ltd is an ethical enterprise recently launched to create Eco-Self-Build Communities. We do the land deal; sell plots to self-builders and then support them in setting-up their communities and building their own sustainable home. If you wish us to look for land for your self-build, please sign up your details on www.brightgreenfutures.co.uk/homeand plotbuyingenquiries.html

Tel: 0117 942 8996 www.brightgreenfutures.co.uk

Spruce Up Your Loo!

Registered, insured and able plumber. I’d rather repair than simply replace. Quotes for a cuppa.

Call Geoff the Plumber (and tiler). 0117 902 4814 or 0785 577 6030

Licensed to Drill

Will Brown and Steve Rose

Garden maintenance, landscaping, fencing, decking, paths, patios, ponds - floor sanding, internal and external decoration, environmentally friendly loft insulation, bathroom installation, hen houses and chicken runs, etc. Competitive rates, free quotes and good work - generally wonderful.

0117 971 7397 or 0776 324 0158 www.licensedtodrill.net

Aromatherapy, Holistic Massage & Hot Stone Therapy

Tracy Rees Dip.BSA MAAPA. Tailor-made treatments using an holistic approach.

Contact me on 0750 208 1594 tracy.reestherapies@live.co.uk

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Make Your Own Glass Beads!

Fire Works teaches glass beadmaking in our inspirational workspace providing one-to-one tutorials and group courses.

Visit www.fireworksjewellery.com or call 0778 387 9435

Allow the Beauty of Music to Awaken You. Music Imagery Therapy involves listening to pre-recorded music in a deeply relaxed state. The music evokes imagery, which includes visual and other sensory images, emotions, memories, insights or body sensations. It brings the unconscious to light in an aesthetic healing way. I guide and support this unfolding journey, facilitating connection with the music. It is gentle, creative and powerful as music touches straight to the heart. I am a registered music therapist with over 15 years’ experience.

Tel: 0775 993 8803 e-mail: helen.musicimagery@yahoo.co.uk