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Matariki Adventure

We are off in search of big skies and snow in celebration of the Maori New Year. Signified by the Matariki cluster of stars reappearing in our night sky, this is a time to reflect on the past year, celebrate the present, and plan for the year ahead....

The Old Ghost Road

A must do for any tramper....

Menopause Musings

As I sit and ponder my own time of transition (I will be 44 this year), I consider that I am entering into the phase we call peri-menopause. I reflect on everything my female centre has provided for me. Everything my female centre has seen and endured. I slow down. There is no need for fast and furious. With transition comes great wisdom. I embrace all that is to come. There are many ways we can embrace our own transition and ease our passage to the next phase - To clear the energy of our pa...

Help in Pregnancy and Beyond......

We look to the comfort of the mother for the comfort of the baby. The baby will take the position that is most comfortable for him/herself at the time using the space available. Looking anatomically to the ribs and thoracic diaphragm will relieve/solve a lot of heart burn and nausea. We look to the position of the uterus and cervix - a strong indication is where women are told (often during smear tests) that they may have an retroflexed/retroverted or anteroflexed/anteroverted uterus and cervix...

A West Coast clinic is born!

*** COME SEE ME IN KUMARA *** I have long wanted to set up a clinic on the West Coast. After spending another delightful summer there and time in Kumara, I have taken the plunge and collaborated with lovely Kate of Greenstone Retreat Kumara to host the new clinic. ...

A Short Story

Young lady, aged 6. Pelvic discomfort. Trouble running.  A little wonky.  Ah yes, I see the problem.  There you go, all sorted.  Yay, I can run again. Happy Day. Thank you. Sometimes it really is all fluffy clouds and unicorns. ...

Mountains are Magic.

Get up at 6am and drive to Nelson Lakes....

It's never too late!

I have been honoured to hold space for a strong wahine this last week.  Having not had any kind of internal examination and treatment since her hysterectomy many moons ago, she took the decision and gave her whole hearted consent for me to hold this space for her. Comfortable connection in this manner is always informative at the very least and life changing at its very best. To hear her at the end of our session - OMG I can feel my vagina, I haven't felt it in years - is music to my ears.&...

The Great Escape

When the world is feeling a bit bonkers - take a deep breath and run for the hills....

Winter Holiday - The Far North

I kept hearing through patients that the far north of beautiful Aotearoa was winterless so in a bid to check out the truth of this statement, we each packed 5kg and headed that way for the winter school holidays. We flew out of nelson as the sun rose....

Distant Healing - Places

Places hold and emit energy just like humans. The first time I performed one - my higher self astral projected to my own place of work and cleared the entire building.... My higher self appears as a whirling ninja/sufi warrior who spins through your place, banging a golden staff of white light into the ground which, on connection, emits a super sonic boom of energy clearing all in its path. Suffice to say - these are So. Much. Fun.  As with the other Distant Healings - The healing goes wher...

Distant Healing - Animals

Animals are a joy to treat - they too can be weighed down by fear, anxiety and traumatic experiences - just like humans. The session will follow the same vein as the human session but they generally have less to clear. Animals, like babies, are very responsive. So if you have (for example) a dog in discomfort, an anxious bird or a depressed cow: Contact Kelly to book them a Distant Healing. As with the human session, you will need to send me a RECENT picture of your animal - face on - showing sp...

Distant Healing - People

During this session, my energy field connects with your energy field, distance is no object. I can feel you as if you are right here with me. A beautiful cord of golden light connects your toroidal energy field to mine.  It is stunning. During the session - the healing does what the healing needs to do and this covers anything from: The Physical Body Energy Bodies - Etheric, Emotional, Mental or SpiritualPast LivesAncestral Lines Clearing - Removing - Stabilising - Repairing - Bal...

Healing Services

I have been blessed with some incredible gifts but since the beginning of my healing journey - the ability to perform Distant Healing for others completely flummoxed me. I could not understand that even though I could see, feel and move energy - I could not perform Distant Healing. As soon as I attempted it, a wall came up....

Clinical Case - Azoospermia

A patient had been diagnosed Azoospermia, producing sperm but the sperm unable to make it to the semen for ejaculation. This couple had endured rounds of IVF to achieve pregnancy but in light of no underlying systemic issues, I considered:   Why was the sperm not making it there?Is there a potential blockage?If so, what?What is the missing link here?How are the structures governing the function? Is there good mobility of bone, muscle, ligament, tendon, viscera, blood, lymphatic, n...

Rise of the Sex Hormones

How about we teach our young ladies all about their vaginas and their monthly cycle.  Personal Experience - I remember when I was younger fearing that I had forgotten to take my tampax out - I must have been 13. I was terrified that I couldn't find the string and that there would be a rogue Tampax somewhere IN MY BODY. I had no idea of the confines of my Vagina and my mum took me to the docs to have them investigate. What a distressing palaver - no Tampax. The donut after made me feel ...

Time Flies

Exactly one year ago today we flew into Nelson. What an adventure it has been. The children have settled really well in their schools. The eldest has just started at Nelson College for Girls, one left at Nelson Intermediate and a little one still at Hardy Kids - in fact - you can see him on the Hardy Kids front page....Ginger hair, ginger jumper....All of the children LOVE their schools.  The eldest is particularly academic and she is thriving at college - coming from the UKs academica...

Holy Moly

Ladies!  How often do we consider the energy we allow (or not) into our vaginas? Or the legacy of energy which remains there? When we have an intimate encounter, any encounter:  What is their/our intention?Do they/we have our best intentions at heart?Are they/we coming (pun intended) from a place of Kindness and Love?What do they/we leave?Love or Trauma? How do they and most importantly, we, feel during the exchange?  Excited? Happy? Loved? Blissful?Fearful? Angry? ...

Cable Bay Walkway - and back...

We have been wanting to do this stomp for a while. Last time we attempted it, the cloud cover was too dense to continue and as we were unsure what lay ahead (didn't want to lose anyone over a cliff just yet) we turned back.  Another gorgeous weekend (Waitangi) here in Nelson so we took the plunge; only this time poor John had a dodgy knee (someone call that man an Osteopath) so he stayed back with the boy. This was a perfect opportunity for the girls and I to test out our new packs (Me...

Teenage Contraceptive

As a mother of a pre/peripubescent girls this is a conundrum. Let's start with young girls 11+ having the contraceptive pill / depo provera shot / implants due to irregular / painful / heavy periods and/or acne.  At this very moment in clinic I am treating two ladies who have blood clots on the lungs which do not self resolve - according to medics,  they will have them forever - due to long term use of the contraceptive pill.  At this very moment I am also treating a lady who has ...

Men Matter

I'll slip this in early via the Blog Posts - It's not all about the Women you know. Personal Experience.  After a short while (6 months) of trying to conceive - and yes, this is a short while but previous experience of falling pregnant quickly plus now being classed as a geriatric mother (terrible term, fertility does decrease with age but in reality I was a pretty fit 38 year old), this situation raised a flag of concern for us. As I already had two older children we focused on John. We pu...

Easy Squeezy

Everyone know what the Kegel exercise is? The "squeeze everything down there and hope I'm doing it right" exercise - have you just done it? - commonly given to expectant mothers so that "their pelvic floor will be alright" after birth. Rightly or wrongly, lets have a think and break it down a bit. We have four main central diaphragms: Diaphragm Sellae: Inside our heads.Cervical Diaphragm: Involves your tongue and the muscles in you neck.Thoracic Diaphragm: The diaphragm we all know, separates th...

The Energy of the Blog

Kia Ora,  Welcome to my blog. I am a specialist Womens Health Osteopath from the UK who has recently relocated to Nelson, New Zealand. Promptly thrust into COVID19 lockdown, which aside from being a bit of a shocker, has served as a great opportunity to get my website straight(er) and set various wheels in motion. Ideas that have been bubbling under the surface for some time now are finally seeing the light of day. I am feeling extraordinarily creative. Exciting times are ahead. I am in my ...

Abel Tasman Coast Track April 2019

For years I have wanted to emigrate to New Zealand. Just ask my kiwi friend Claire Romanos of "Can You Dig It?"  fame. I was all talk but unable to take any action......UNTIL NOW. The universe has spoken, planets have aligned and in March 2019 we made it over for the holiday of a lifetime with a view to make contact with other Osteopaths and Model Makers in New Zealand. We landed in Auckland, picked up the awesome van that I had secured through Your Drive for just under $1000 for nearl...