Sarah Bristow
Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Yoga
I am based in Sussex, having been working in clinical practice since 1986, including London, Hampshire, and abroad over the years.
Acupuncture
I enjoy being able to offer both Five Element and Traditional Chinese Medicine approaches to treatment, drawn from my training at The College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, with a BSc (Hons) science degree. This includes the practice of Moxibustion, Cupping, Guasha and Tuina alongside the use of the very fine needles.
I love working with a broad range of health issues including muscular skeletal injuries, pregnant and menopausal women, migraines, anxiety and stress, digestive and respiratory health to name but a few.
I have developed a unique approach and personal style drawing on my two other main strands of experience as a Yoga instructor and Shiatsu practitioner, with a deep understanding of Oriental Medicine and philosophy. This interfaces with my personal development with psycho-therapeutic processes and as an artist.
Shiatsu
This is a deeply nourishing and effective hands-on therapeutic treatment (fully clothed), originating in Japan. Having qualified in 1989, trained with some of the leading practitioners both here in the U.K. and Japan, my love of working directly with the body has never waned.
Shiatsu connects directly with the nervous system and the muscular skeletal structure of the body. This offers remedial treatments to a wide range of health issues, as well as being a very pleasant way to relax, and maintain good health and well-being.
At The Open Door I offer Shiatsu on the couch rather than the tradition of being on a futon at floor level. This gives much versatility to the treatment, and those used to receiving Shiatsu on a futon, are very pleasantly surprised at how deeply effective it is.
I continue with advanced professional training and supervision, offering an informed and compassionate approach to patients.
For more information and to book, please call me for an informal chat, visit my website:
t: 07736546821
Or book through reception.