ABOUT
Hello and welcome to Touch Holistic Aromatherapy
I am Heather. An IFPA registered clinical aromatherapist and founder of Touch. I am based in and around Heathfield, East Sussex.
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Before becoming an aromatherapist I was a full-time athlete, playing badminton professionally for over 12 years, travelling all over the world experiencing many different cultures and ways of life.
A career as an athlete was always fast paced. Training, travelling, planning the next competition, there wasn't always a lot of time to ‘switch off’. However, when I did travel, particularly on long haul flights I often got a bit of down time and had a chance to explore. This sparked my interest in holistic therapies after experiencing many different types of therapeutic treatments, from Thai massage to reflexology in China. I loved how in that moment my racing thoughts would calm and I could just relax and ‘be’.
Alongside growing up with Lavender being the answer to any spot, scrape or restless night. My curiosity into these magical bottles of oils grew.
Touch was created to bring together the ever-important need for contact and the healing power of essential oils.
What Is Aromatherapy?
A holistic healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote health and wellbeing of the mind, body and spirit. A range of different pressures and massage techniques are applied to help press the essential oils into the body, providing natural healing benefits both externally and internally. It can help to enhance both physical and emotional wellbeing and will have therapeutic benefits, whether from the essential oils themselves or from the calming and relaxing nature of massage.
Areas in which Aromatherapy can support:
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Inducing deep relaxation
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Relieving mental and physical fatigue
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Improve digestion
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Low mood/Anxiety
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Disperse many types of headaches
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Muscular aches and pains
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Sleep
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Arthritic/Rheumatic conditions
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Stimulate lymphatic system
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Help release suppressed feelings, in a safe environment