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Centre for Integral Health

Shropshire's first Integral Health Centre.

Developing the concept of Integral Health to allow more effective work between conventional and non-conventional methods of health management to maximise the ability of individuals to remain healthy.

18/11/2025

Self Care Week 💖

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes .. including you.”
(Anne Lamott)

This Self Care Week, remember: self-care isn’t a luxury - it’s essential.

When was the last time you slowed down, reconnected with your breath and truly rested?

🌿 Therapies such as Therapeutic Yin Yoga and Bowen Therapy, to EFT (Tapping) and Wellbeing Coaching - are all designed to help you relax deeply, reset your energy and restore balance to your nervous system.

Every session is an opportunity to tune back into your body’s innate wisdom and nurture your wellbeing from within.

✨ Prioritise yourself this week. You give so much to others - it’s time to refill your own cup.

Contact Tracey-Anne Holloway via our page or website and schedule in some nurturing self-care
https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/tracey-anne-holloway/

15/11/2025

Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
It’s okay not to be okay.

Men often feel pressure to stay strong, keep it together, and push through, even when stress, anxiety, or low mood start to take their toll. But your mental health matters just as much as your physical health.

Every day, we see how emotional strain can show up in the body, tight shoulders, headaches, poor sleep, or a constant sense of tension. Acupuncture offers a quiet space to rest, reset, and rebalance both body and mind.

Regular treatments can help to calm the nervous system and reduce stress, relax muscle tension linked to anxiety, improve mood and emotional resilience, support a deeper, more restorative sleep, and boost energy, focus, and motivation.

Acupuncture isn’t just about needles, it’s about helping you feel grounded, clear, and more like yourself again.

Taking care of your mental health isn’t weakness, it’s strength. 💪

Whether you’re struggling or just need a moment to breathe, support is here.

🌐For more information, please contact Philippa Brant here https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/philippa-brant-1/

12/11/2025

When Power Hides in the Prostate

Men rarely talk about their prostates. Mention it, and suddenly everyone remembers a meeting they forgot to attend.

Yet this small, walnut-sized gland quietly tells a big story — about power, control, worth, and intimacy.

From a Biodecoding view, when the prostate swells, it isn’t rebelling — it’s confessing. It’s the body’s way of saying, “I’m tired of proving, protecting, and pretending I’m fine.”

Many men who face prostate problems share a pattern: they’ve spent a lifetime being the protector. Always giving, rarely receiving. Always in control — until their own body calls their bluff.

The prostate sits at the crossroads of creation and vulnerability. When a man loses his sense of relevance — after retirement, rejection, or change — his body may act out what he can’t say: “I still matter.”

And culturally? We haven’t helped. Society tells men to be strong but sensitive, successful but humble, dominant yet gentle — basically emotional acrobats in a suit. Add a drizzle of guilt about s*x (thank you, Western upbringing) and you’ve got the perfect recipe for tension turning into tissue.
But healing doesn’t start in the doctor’s office — it starts in honesty.

When a man stops performing and starts listening to himself. When he redefines power as presence, not pressure.

So if your body whispers — through discomfort, fatigue, or midnight bathroom trips — maybe it isn’t betraying you. Maybe it’s teaching you to trust again.

Because the real strength?
It’s not in the muscle or the pay-check.
It’s in the man who can laugh, love, and let go when it’s time.

If you would like to learn more about how Biodecoding can help with Prostate issues, contact Agnieszka here https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/agnieszka-kozak/ or message us

11/11/2025

Protect Yourself from Autumn & Winter Colds
As the weather cools and the days get shorter, many of us become more susceptible to the common cold. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, colds are more than just colds, they are separated into two categories, Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat. How you treat them is very different.
✨Wind-Cold (common in chilly, damp weather)
Some of the symptoms of a Wind-Cold are chills, stiff neck, clear runny nose, sneezing, body aches, and aversion to wind or cold. When you have a Wind-Cold, try sipping warm teas like ginger, cinnamon, or lemon. Keep your body warm, especially feet and neck. Eat light, warming foods like soups and stews. Gentle movement can help to circulate Qi.
✨ Wind-Heat (can appear even in cold weather if you’re exposed to sudden heat or infection)
Some of the symptoms of a Wind-Heat cold are fever, sore/red throat, yellow mucus, swollen glands, and thirst. The sore throat is a sign that there is Heat that is trying to escape.
For a Wind-Heat cold you need cooling foods and teas, like mint tea and congee, vegetables and fruit, but avoid ginger as this is warming. You will need to rest and avoid overheating and keep hydrated.
🌿 How acupuncture can help:
By identifying your specific pattern, acupuncture can help to strengthen your body’s natural defences and restore balance to your Qi, this can help you recover faster and reduce susceptibility to future colds
I combine Five Element Acupuncture, cupping, and moxa to support you through the colder months, keeping your body resilient and balanced.
Learn more by contacting Philippa here https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/philippa-brant-1/

10/11/2025

Why Don’t Men Talk About Their Mental Health?

Research shows men often heal through purpose and action, not endless talking.

Imagine your mind as a car with a slowly deflating tyre. The steering gets harder, some pull over and ask for help, others push on. But unless you find why the tyre’s losing air, it’s only a temporary fix.

When you learn the root cause, you fix it for good. You take action. You grow. You help others.

That’s what Make Your Life Count by Marcus Matthews is about, guiding men and women to uncover why they feel the way they do and then mentoring them on how the mind really works

Free Webinar

https://makeyourlifecount.co.uk/freewebinar

08/11/2025

International Stress Awareness Week

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
(Lou Holtz)

✨ Stress doesn’t only live in your mind - it settles in your body too.

During International Stress Awareness Week, take a gentle pause and check in with yourself.

You don’t have to carry everything alone.

Through Hypnotherapy, EFT (Tapping), Therapeutic Yin Yoga, and Bowen Therapy, you can release tension and restore balance - calming both mind and body.

When you release the stress your body holds, you create space for peace, clarity and energy to flow again.

💫 You deserve to feel light, calm and centred.
This week, give yourself permission to breathe deeply and let go.

Book your stress-release session today - your journey back to calm begins here.

https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/tracey-anne-holloway/

04/11/2025

Use Your Common Sense Day

“The body has its own wisdom - if you listen closely, it will tell you everything you need to know.” (Unknown)
Sometimes the simplest truth is also the most powerful:
💚 Your body knows how to heal. Your intuition knows what you need.
On Use Your Common Sense Day, pause and listen - not to the noise of the world but to your inner wisdom.
Through EFT (Tapping), Hypnotherapy, Wellbeing Coaching and Bowen Therapy, reconnect yourself to your inner knowing.
Together, we will release emotional blocks, calm anxiety and restore your natural sense of balance.
🌿 Healing doesn’t have to be complicated.
Start small. Trust yourself.
The path to peace begins with one mindful step at a time.

Contact Tracey-Anne via the page or the website for further support https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/tracey-anne-holloway/

02/11/2025

Who’s Really Bugging You?
A Biodecoding Take on Parasites and Boundaries

That sounds great, but please stay with me. In Biodecoding, parasites aren’t random invaders — they’re actors in your emotional theatre, performing scenes about blurred boundaries, quiet domination and the energy you keep giving away.

When a heavy conflict ends, your body calls in its clean-up crew — microbes that rebuild and repair. But if grief, anger or shame still sit quietly in the corner, the show never ends. Symptoms are just the encore until you get the message.

So maybe the question isn’t “What’s wrong with me?” Maybe it’s “Who’s been dining on my energy — and why am I still serving?”

• Who drains your peace, your time, your spark — and wraps it in guilt or love?

• Where do you nod along while every cell whispers please stop?

• Which family rule still echoes — be neat, be nice, stay small?

Kids act it out too. Persistent worms can mirror pressure to perform, to stay spotless, to please. Their bodies shout: “Let me live my own rhythm, not yours.”

Each microbe family has its taste:
• Fungi → grief. They feast on things not yet mourned. Let something old go.
• Bacteria → anger. They bloom where truth is swallowed. Speak one boundary today.
• Viruses → shame. They thrive on fear of judgement. Trade critics for mirrors that see your light.

A quick reality detox:
1. Name your “parasite” — person, pattern, idea.
2. Draw a boundary circle: Inside = mine. Outside = not mine.
3. Practise a crisp “no” and mean it.

This isn’t medical advice. It’s emotional hygiene — because sometimes the hardest parasite to remove is the one disguised as obligation.
Reflection: Maybe healing isn’t killing the bug. Maybe it’s finally saying — enough.

If you would like to explore the Biodecoding approach further, get in contact with Agnieszka via the website or the page
https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/agnieszka-kozak/

29/10/2025

Does Your Skin Tell a Secret Story?

Unravelling Psoriasis Through Biodecoding

Ever wondered if your skin might be trying to tell you something?

In Biodecoding, our skin isn't just an outer layer; it's a living boundary that reflects our inner world and how we interact with others. This fascinating perspective suggests that persistent skin conditions like psoriasis are often more than just physical – they're a manifestation of unresolved emotional conflicts, particularly those centred around separation and the deep-seated fear of being hurt.

Imagine your skin as a shield. The thickened, inflamed patches of psoriasis are seen as your body's attempt to create a protective barrier. It's a physical representation of an internal struggle to guard a deeply sensitive core from perceived threats or emotional wounds. This can manifest as a fear of being abandoned, or even a desire to isolate oneself from situations or people that might cause pain.

It's a paradox: a longing for connection, yet an instinctive urge to build walls.

Central to this understanding is the concept of a "double separation" conflict. This isn't about one simple event, but often two overlapping experiences of disconnection.

Perhaps an early life experience of perceived abandonment, layered with a later feeling of separation from a loved one or even from one's own sense of identity. When one conflict begins to heal, another might emerge, keeping the cycle going. This creates a continuous, often unconscious, feeling of being unattached or alone.

The location of psoriasis on the body can also offer clues. Psoriasis on the scalp, for instance, might relate to feelings of intellectual inadequacy or a strained relationship with a paternal figure. On the hands, it could link to work or connection, while on the elbows, it might signify a push-and-pull dynamic – a desire to assert oneself, yet a reluctance to fully engage.

While conventional medicine focuses on managing symptoms, Biodecoding invites us to explore the emotional roots. By understanding the underlying conflicts of separation and fear, it suggests a path towards deeper healing. It’s about more than just skin deep; it’s about acknowledging your true feelings, releasing old patterns, and ultimately, embracing self-acceptance.

Could understanding your skin be the key to unlocking your emotional freedom?
If you would like to know more, contact Agnieszka to learn more via our website or page

https://centreforintegralhealth.com/about-us/our-practitioners/agnieszka-kozak/

27/10/2025

National Mentoring Day – Who Guides You?

Therapy heals the past.
Coaching moves the present.
Mentoring lights the path forward.

On National Mentoring Day, I’m proud to share how lived experience creates powerful breakthroughs.

If you’re stuck, don’t just look for titles look for someone who’s walked the fire and made it through.

What kind of guidance do you need right now?
Why do you believe you must do this alone?

Strip away the mask and meet the guide within.

In "Taking Off the Mask"*, I break down the 4 areas you need to pass through and if you need a guide get in touch

Remove the label, feel the truth beneath

Join the free webinar and ditch the diagnosis:

https://makeyourlifecount.co.uk/freewebinar

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Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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