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WORCESTERSHIRE HOSPICE SEEKS VOLUNTEER THERAPISTS The Primrose Hospice is looking for qualified volunteer holistic therapists who can offer treatments to families in north east Worcestershire at a time when they need it most. The charity provides free care and support for people with life-limiting conditions, their families and bereaved adults and children. Volunteers will be fully supported at all times to give them confidence to work in this specialised setting. Anyone who practises therapies such as massage, aromatherapy, reflexology, acupuncture, Indian head massage or reiki should call Julie Guest, complementary therapy coordinator, on 01527 889799. You can also find out more about the hospice at www.primrosehospice.org.
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HOLISTIC THERAPIST 2021
INDUSTRY-WIDE CLIENT SURVEY Have your complementary therapy treatments helped to
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE NOW EXPORTED TO ALMOST 200 COUNTRIES AND REGIONS
improve the
According to a report in Chinese media
physical, mental
source XinhuaNet, more than 13,000
or emotional
foreign students come to China to
wellbeing of your clients? If so please
learn Traditional Chinese Medicine
share a short new survey with your
every year. Furthermore it was reported
clients. The survey, which is being run
at the National People’s Congress
by the FHT, but which is open to clients
Standing Committee that TCM had been
of all holistic therapists, is called ‘How
introduced to 196 countries and regions,
complementary therapy has helped me’.
with over 30 TCM centres established
It’s designed to gather data directly but
outwith China. It is believed that more
anonymously from clients that can be
than a million people had received TCM
presented to the media, government and
treatments in these centres.
health and care agencies, to demonstrate
Pan Ping, director of the academic
the benefits holistic therapies offer to
department at the World Federation of
health and wellbeing and how it might
Chinese Medicine Societies, commented,
work alongside conventional healthcare
“TCM did not take root in these countries
and alleviate the pressure on the NHS.
in a day. It has spread overseas along
Please visit www.fht.org.uk/public-
with the footprints of Chinese immigrants
survey where you can find a link to copy
over the past few centuries and has
and paste to give to clients.
proved its value.”
holistictherapistmagazine.com
