Louise at The Green Therapy Room

Holistic Health with Heart

Once upon a time there was a little girl who’s parents moved to the Middle East (Dubai to be precise) and her whole world changed. Gone was the rain splattered pavements of grey London, replaced by slightly sticky, shimmering, black tar pavements, red sandstone and mud built medina’s and vibrant, smelly and loud souks. It was here that I first fell in love with the exotic scents of the spice and perfume souks. The smell of a real sandalwood box, ceder of lebanon chess pieces and the calming mint tea and the spicy cardamom tea - all served with a smile and a stroke of our blond hair - for luck - by tea-boys who looked older than my father. We had an Indian maid (a mother of two boys who used to be our companions in fort building and sand dune surfing and rolling) who practiced aruvedic medicine and massage. It was here at her side that I learned that health is a choice, and a passion for learning was ignited. Roxana is probably long gone but her insistence on looking at the whole person, the lifestyle and what was normal for that body stood me in good stead bringing up my own family.

Life always throws challenges at us and I have not been immune. Through nurturing myself back to wholeness from depression, anxiety and a near death trauma I have learned how amazing our bodies and minds are. I believe that we hold the key within to manage our own human condition and that we are guided by ourselves to wellness, if we would just stop and listen a while.

I offer treatments that nourish the mind/body connection and I wholeheartedly believe in the power of touch being a simple but profound human need that we often neglect in our hurry for the next item on the list. Aromatherapy has the capacity to connect with our inner being and calm the storms that may rage in our subconscious. More pragmatically who hasn’t used vicks or olbas oil when treating a cold? Essential oils are man made aromatic compounds distilled from plant material. As such they are powerful essences, that should be treated with respect and knowledge. An aromatherapist such as myself would take a consultation and then look at what we feel you would benefit from and blend a prescriptive oil just for you and your treatment such as massage therapy or a salve for an achy joint for example.

Our treatment room is located on the Moseley/Balsall Heath border and is a tranquil escape from the busy city. We are an ethical business and working towards being carbon neutral. All our products are organic and ethically sourced and we are proud to stock Oshadi Organics and Neals Yard Remedies - as they are carbon neutral and have been from 2008, long before it was on many beauty brands radars. Our energy is sourced 100% from a green energy suppler and our towels are organic cotton. We don’t use disposable products where we can avoid this - We believe that our health and happiness shouldn’t cost the Earth and we are constantly striving to be a more sustainable business because we believe that by putting sustainability at the heart of what we do we live our values everyday.