December 2021: Farewells and Final Words

Farewell and good luck to Susan Farwell It is over a decade since noted Osteopath Susan Farwell moved to Oxford with her family, as her historian husband, Nick, became a fellow at All Souls College.  We at Helix House were very happy to offer her a professional home and she has become a valued part…

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June 2021: Changes at the Top & Near Death Experiences

A Turning Point This month marks a turning point for Helix House. After a two-year change-over period, which we never expected to include a global pandemic, Clive and Kerstin are now stepping down as owners and directors of the practice.  Many of you will have met Yan-Chee Yu over the last five years as a…

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February 2014

February Blog 2014 Lies, Damned Lies and Snollygosters Have you notices how ‘good’ the lies and deception are getting these days? There was a time when common or garden chicanery was of the blatant kind, of the  ‘Elvis found on the moon’ fun kind of nonsense, that is supposed to be seen through, but over…

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September Blog

What is my motivation? This is often a refrain when actors are trying to get under the skin of their character in working up a part, but it is also a useful question that we can ask ourselves in life. This month I want to remind you to look again at what and how you…

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July Blog: Dementia

July Blog This month I want to think with you about the important and disturbing subject of dementia. But don’t think it is all doom and gloom, because there is encouraging evidence that we may be able to start preventative action now to reduce the risk of this miserable condition. Back in the day, (now…

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February Bonus 2013

Asian Travels January 2013 Normally these blogs have a distinct health and wellbeing theme. This month, because, as some of you may know, during January I was away in Asia working and playing, this is an un-ashamed travelogue month, when I share with you where and what I was up to. So if you could…

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February Blog 2013

Greetings From Tokyo 東京 View of Shinjuku skyscrapers and Mount Fuji as seen from the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo, January 2009, image by Morio and sourced from Wikipedia.org. As the largest metropolitan area in the world, (32.5m) Tokyo takes some getting used to, even though it was my home for a year, forty years…

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October Blog 2012

Big Food: the Olympic Scam      The other week  I enjoyed the last day of competition at the Para Olympic Aquatic Centre. Like many this summer, I was surprised at how powerfully positive the whole long summer  of sport redefined, at least  for ourselves, and perhaps for  other countries who may have noticed, who we are…

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September Blog 2012

New Face in the Office This summer we welcomed Sarah Wilkinson who joined us in July  to replace Amelia Hall. We are very happy to have Sarah’s new skills and cheerful energy join our team. Sarah also runs her own practice, The Quantum Room, specialising in Past Life Regression, Future Life Progression, Reiki and Shamanic…

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