Meridian
Professional Training in Massage. Providing training
in massage in Birmingham, the Midlands and in
Devon, from Introduction to Diploma level
and Continuing Professional Development Courses for
Qualified Practitioners. |
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Massage
Training in Birmingham, the Midlands and Devon with Meridian
Professional Training in Massage |
Welcome
to
Meridian Professional Training in Massage.
Meridian
Professional Training in Massage is a highly experienced, dedicated
organisation with the goal of bringing educational excellence
to those seeking knowledge in complementary health, operating
in Birmingham,
the Midlands and Devon.
This
website strives to fulfill three goals:
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For
those with an interest in complementary therapies, to
offer a free source of general information including national
developments. |
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For
those seeking treatment, to describe the treatments offered
by the Founder
and Co-Director of Meridian Professional Training in Massage,
Lorraine Horton. |
Hopefully
you will find what you're looking for here,
but if you have any comments or questions, if you need any
help or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact
us.
Our Approach and Philosophy
At Meridian we are passionate about massage
and we want to share this with you in our Diploma course because
we really believe it can seriously support us in so many ways.
Holistic Massage Practitioners have a deep fascination with the
human body and its endless potential at all levels - physical,
mental, spiritual, psychological. We work on the basis that nurturing,
respectful touch is fundamental to all of us and want to make
it as accessible to as many people as we can. If you are too
and enjoy working from your heart as well as your head, you may
be interested in learning the art and science of Holistic Massage.
It offers a unique path for your individual creativity and personal
growth - and can be a fascinating journey - as well as an extremely
satisfying career. Read more about our approach
MASSAGE
PRACTICE DAYS - A chance for ALL to try Massage Therapy -
We hold Clinical Practice Days where you can be a client
to one
of our
Massage Diploma Students for just £8. So if you need
to relieve tension, ease aches and pains, want to treat yourself
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contact Meridian on 0121 444 8130. Dates are held in April
and
May each year. If
you know of any Community
Groups
or
organisations who would like to take advantage of these days
- please contact us.
THE
NEXT PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA COURSE IN HOLISTIC AND REMEDIAL
MASSAGE THERAPY starts in October 2010
and recruitment to this course has started! If you
are interested in
finding out more please click here click
here.
OPEN
EVENING - FIND OUT MORE - for more
information why not come along to our open evening
on Friday 10th September
2010 between
7pm
until
9pm. Alternatively contact
us for more details. |
Recent Developments at Meridian
- Lorraine
Horton, Founder of Meridian, has recently been elected as
Chair of the Massage Training Institute, a national Professional
Association "MTI has always been committed to
supporting the development of the highest quality massage
- both practice
and training, and I am excited and very much looking forward
to contibuting to this" For
more information see the Newsletter section.
- Julie Linton and Lorraine will be forming a Partnership
to further manage and develop Meridian - we're growing
and are very excited
about it - more about Julie on the Meet the Team Page
NEW
COURSE...
New Course at Meridian - Introduction to Indian Head Massage, opening to
all - and for existing Massage Practitioners - this leads on to a Diploma
course - click here for details |
Newsletter
Meridian has recently started producing its
own Newsletter commenting on the national scene of massage. If
you'd like to read these newsletters, please click HERE.
| Useful
Links |
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| National Organisations: |
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| Massage
Training: |
www.massagetraining.co.uk |
| General
Council of Massage Therapy |
www.gcmt.org.uk |
| Association of Reflexologists |
www.aor.org.uk |
| Manual
Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) and Combined
Decongestive Therapy (CDT) |
www.mlduk.org.uk |
| The British Lymphology Society |
www.lymphoedema.org/bls |
| Lymphoedema
Support Network |
www.lymphoedema.org/lns |
| Metamorphic Technique |
www.metamorphicassociation.org |
| Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council |
www.cnhc.org.uk |
| Prince's Foundation for
Integrated Health |
www.fih.org.uk |
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| Local Complementary Health Centres/Therapists |
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See the Treatments section of
this website for details of Massage,
Reflexology and Reiki sessions
offered by Lorraine Horton,
Founder of Meridian based in
Kings Heath, Birmingham |
www.lhmeridian.co.uk/massage.htm |
Massage and Movement, Julie
Linton. Local practitioner based
in Hall Green Birmingham and
co-director at Meridian |
www.massageandmovement.co.uk |
The Natural Health Centre at
Kings Norton - Birmingham's
longest established centre
offering many therapies in
Kings Norton, Birmimgham |
www.naturalhealth-centre.com |
Centre Aum for Natural Health
and Emotional Wellbeing in
Billesley, Birmingham |
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Sam
Bloomfield - Practitioner and teacher of Metamorphic
Technique,
Body Reflexology and Sound & Energy Work,
Gloucester |
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| Volunteering Opportunities |
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| British
Red Cross - Therapeutic Care for anyone who is tense or
anxious, eg
a patient waiting for treatment, a carer or
someone who has recently suffered a
trauma or stress. Therapeutic care
volunteers offer gentle massage, through
clothing. |
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| Artwork |
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Maggie Davies, Artist who designs
our displays - and very original they are too! |
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| Directories |
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| Healthy Pages |
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| Holiday/Retreat |
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A
holiday cottage that really does look after
you! In beautiful North
Devon. |
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