Philosophy

The philosophies and perspectives of the practitioner will always influence how they practice and who it is that seeks out their expertise. Our own unique orientation to life will colour our approach to what we do. Given that my life has been primarily oriented to exploration, it naturally follows that this is my most comfortable approach to treatment. That is to say, I am less interested in removing symptoms as I am in using symptoms as catalysts for growth and the discovery of deeper levels of our life and being. I seek to work with the client, in communion, rather than on the client.

To truly heal — perhaps — is to become Whole. We see this in the etymology of the word “heal”, coming from Old English “to make whole”. This is a guiding notion of my practice, and certainly one that informs craniosacral biodynamics, if not Chinese medicine. Our desire to be “healthy” may have deeper roots than the mere absence of symptoms, and it is these roots that I attempt to contact in my practice. It is here that we can move gradually out of fragmentation and into a more wholesome way of being. It is my perspective that as we do so, we simultaneously heal our community and indeed our planet.

However, it is also the case that pain, sickness and disease cause suffering, and it is the medico’s task to alleviate this suffering. So all aloof philosophies aside, I fundamentally seek to provide the necessary care, attention, energy, knowledge and skill to achieve whatever degree of alleviation I may be able.