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Remedial Massage – bonus for new clients in the Bayside area: Wynnum, Manly, Lota, Hemmant, Carindale, Carina, Capalaba…

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Remedial Massages (with our Musculo-Skeletal Therapists) currently discounted at New Leaf Natural Therapies, Wynnum:  save 30%!

Our remedial massage therapists are both Musculo-Skeletal therapists…  Katherine Lynn & Nathan Leach have both completed degrees in MST, this means they are exceptional massage therapists and can work towards helping you and your musculo-skeletal health problems effectively.

  • fibromyalgia or muscle aches and pains
  • arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, joint aches and pains
  • neck, back and shoulder problems
  • foot, leg and ankle pain
  • hip and knee alignments
  • cranial issues, headaches and migraines.

Call us on 3348 6098 and ask about our current specials with Katherine & Nathan.  Available Monday to Saturday

Remedial Massage in Wynnum, Brisbane. Benefits of Regular Remedial Massage

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Current Bonus:  30% off your initial massage with both Katherine & Nathan – mention this website!!  Our beautiful natural therapies clinic in Wynnum, Brisbane, has a fantastic remedial massage team: the key practitioners being Ms Katherine Lynn & Mr Nathan Leach.  Other therapists with additional skills in naturopathy, kinesiology, frequency specific microcurrent and testing procedures such as live blood analysis and cellular analysis include Madonna Guy ND, Jacqueline Dekoke ND & Linda Hoggard ND.  We also have Reiki sessions available with Gabby Graham.

Remedial Massage is very different today than it was 30 years ago.  Today is becoming more and more recognised as a way of repairing muscles and tendons:  these can be damaged through many problems in daily life – the product of overuse, trauma or bad posture.

Remedial massage involves a number of applied techniques involving deep pressure, trigger points released and longitudinal strokes on shortened and tight muscles to allow proper function and restore muscle strength.

Remedial Massage Technique: It uses several specialised techniques to locate and repair damage and to support and speed up the body’s own repair mechanisms. The massage is applied directly to the skin using a lubricating medium, usually oil, which ensures that the muscles associated with the disorder and mobilisation of the joint are deeply penetrated. Passive stretching moves are also used.

Benefits of Remedial Massage

Key benefits of Remedial Massage include: the stimulation to the blood supply allowing toxins in the muscles to be removed; the calming of the peripheral nervous system to ease pain and discomfort; and the toning and relaxing of muscles to improve joint mobility. An improvement to the health of the cells, the repairing of tissues, and the easing of stiffness and tension can also be experienced through therapeutic relaxation.

Muscular and skeletal dysfunctions often addressed with Remedial Massage include Fibrositis, Spondylitis, Arthritis, frozen shoulder, muscular cramps, Whiplash, muscular atrophy, sports and dancing injuries.

Ring and ask about our specials – we often have great bonuses available for first time clients!

Madonna Guy, Naturopath, Wynnum, Brisbane
New Leaf Natural Therapies

Remedial Massage Loyalty Programme: Wynnum Natural Therapies Clinic, Brisbane, Australia

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Are you looking for a natural therapies clinic who has a Remedial Massage Loyalty Programme? Well, we’ve never seen one which is as good as ours!  Our well-trained therapists Katherine Lynn & Nathan Leach have training in many areas such as:

  • remedial massage
  • sports massage
  • deep tissue massage
  • hot stone massage
  • reflexology
  • lymphatic drainage
  • pregnancy massage
  • cupping techniques
  • massage for pure relaxation
  • natural facials
  • structural alignment and balancing

The benefits of massage in our clinic are:

  • fully enclosed, private rooms
  • 100% organic towelling (warm, safe, healthy, non-toxic)
  • supplements available for muscle pain, stress, cramps, injury repair
  • naturopaths and kinesiologists available for complete health care
  • full reception team – your therapist has the full-allotted time for your appointment
  • fully qualified, experienced therapists
  • all towels are cleaned after EVERY client
  • pure water available before and after your massage

Our therapists are currently available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays.

Our massage loyalty bonuses are as follows:

  • book within 1 week and save 30% off recommended retail price
  • book within 2 weeks and save 20% off RRP
  • book within 3-4 weeks and save 10% off RRP
  • health fund rebates available

OR pay for a remedial massage monthly (for 9 months) and ALWAYS receive 30% off your massages!!!

For those on our monthly payment plan, there are additional bonuses such as discounts off infrared saunas, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER BONUS!!

Book this month and save 30% off your initial massage with BOTH Nathan & Katherine!

Talk to Gabby or Helen about these savings!

Madonna Guy
New Leaf Natural Therapies
Chief Clinician/Owner
Naturopath, Wynnum, Brisbane, Australia

Naturopaths, Kinesiologist & Remedial Massage Therapy: Wynnum, Brisbane

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

If you are looking for a Natural Therapies Clinic, which has everything you need:  Naturopathy, Remedial Massage, Kinesiology, Live Blood Analysis, Structural Balancing…  look no further.  Our Naturopathic Clinic is in the Brisbane Bayside, Wynnum, which is close to Manly, Lota, Hemmant, Manly West, Gumdale, Carindale, Redlands, Birkdale, Belmont or Tingalpa, then look no further!  Our naturopaths are Madonna Guy ND, Jacqueline Dekoke ND & Linda Hoggard ND. All of our naturopaths do kinesiology, remedial massage, structural balancing and emotional work.

Our kinesiologists not only include Madonna Guy ND, Jacqueline Dekoke ND & Linda Hoggard ND, but also our MusculoSkeletal Therapist Katherine Lynn.

Our Remedial Massage therapists include Katherine Lynn (MusculoSkeletal Therapist) and Cherice Day (Adv.Dip.Mass.Therapies) and these girls offer a fabulous Remedial Massage Loyalty Programme which is available Monday-Saturday.  Presently we offer a 50% off your initial massage with both Katherine & Cherice: limited spaces, book soon!

Our professional clinic in the Wynnum Shopping Centre, Bay Tce Wynnum, has everything you and your loved ones will need.  We have a combination of well over 50 years experience in the fields of naturopathy, kinesiology, structural remedial massage and testing procedures such as live blood analysis.

Madonna Guy
Naturopath, Wynnum, Brisbane
3348 6098 / 0417 643 849

Testimonial for Remedial Massage, Wynnum, with Cherice Day & Katherine Lynn

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Hi.  I’ve had massages with both Cherice Day and Katherine Lynn in the past few weeks in order to sort out (mainly) a lower back issue.  No surprise was that they found other areas needing work as well.  Cherice did Chinese cupping & remedial massage.  I found she could easily massage deeper after allowing the ‘cups’ to do their work.  I’ve also had a hot stone massage from Cherice in the past, which is just bliss!

The past few days I’ve had 2 massages with Katherine Lynn and she’s worked through much more than my lower back.  Katherine has used techniques to.  It feels that we’ll need to do more work on my lower back, although I’ve already felt quite a big improvement. loosen my shoulders, my neck and my back and hips

Madonna, Manly West

Remedial Massage Notes… Cherice Day & Katherine Lynn

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Remedial Massage notes from the desk of Cherice Day and Katherine Lynn.

Massage therapy is an art.  It’s a skill and it needs to be a passion.  Good remedial massage therapists meet a client and create a plan of attack in order to solve a physical problem; frozen shoulder; knee issues; back or neck or shoulder pain – whatever the problem, it needs skilled hands to sort it out.

Clients often come in thinking that an issue will be sorted out in one session.  Then it comes down to what has caused the problem in the first place as to how long it takes to fix.

What causes chronic pain?

  • muscles being too acidic (therefore you probably need a high quality magnesium such as fibroplex powder) from lactic acid;
  • muscles being too dehydrated (most Aussies don’t drink enough water!)  Coffee, tea, soft drinks, white sugar and flour products all dehydrate our bodies;
  • structural problems: sitting badly, sleeping badly, exercising badly, not stretching, not being able to relax, nutritional deficiencies…
  • immune activation within muscles such as fibromyalgia (the immune system attacks the muscle fibres); auto-immunity in problems such as Rheumatoid Arthritis

These reasons give us an idea why 1 massage isn’t always the only answer.  Cherice & Katherine will put together a plan of attack so that you can start healing from the inside out.  If there’s more of a health picture that needs naturopathic attention, you will be referred to Madonna Guy ND or Jacqueline Dekoke ND.

Yours in health
Cherice & Katherine

Meditation Classes at New Leaf!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Are you stressed out? Frazzled?  Needing a push in the direction of relaxation?  I understand!  Having run my own business for 18 years I know how difficult the mix of life, work, kids, relationships can be.  I know consciously that meditation is good for me, but to actually sit down and do it seems impossible.

Well, we now have the answer…our classes allow you to take that time out of your busy life and – just be… be yourself.  Be relaxed.  Be conscious.

All new!  Meditation Classes at New Leaf: it’s been a few weeks since we introduced meditation sessions with Chris Shana.  Chris has been a meditation facilitator for many years…she has many other healing skills and brings her vast experience to New Leaf within these sessions.

Benefits of meditation include:

  • increased relaxation
  • improved blood pressure and cholesterol levels
  • better sleeping patterns
  • less stress
  • better moods

Our classes are on Tuesday and Thursdays:

Tuesday: 9.45am for 10am start
Thursday: 6.45 for 7pm start

Bookings are essential for room set-up!

See you there…

Madonna
New Leaf Natural Therapies

Our Services at New Leaf Natural Therapies: Massage; Kinesiology & Infrared Saunas

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Besides our specialist programmes (Our Services) we also offer many other treatments for clients including massage, kinesiology and infrared saunas:

Massage Therapies:

  • hot stone massage
  • remedial massage
  • relaxation massage
  • reflexology
  • shiatsu
  • lymphatic drainage
  • pregnancy massage
  • hydrating and relaxing facials: mini, basic & deluxe

Structural Kinesiology Processes (with Linda Hoggard ND, Jacqueline Dekoke ND & Madonna Guy ND) which test and treat:

  • Food sensitivity treatments, challenging and assessments
  • Chemical sensitivity treatments, challenging and assessments
  • Whiplash
  • Scolisosis
  • Jaw & Hip problems
  • Cranial Injuries (past and present)
  • Shoulder pain
  • Bicipital tendon pain
  • Dural torque (from spinal injuries)
  • Knee, foot and hip corrections
  • Foot mobilisation techniques

Emotional Kinesiology Processes (with Jacqueline Dekoke ND, Madonna Guy ND & Linda Hoggard ND)

  • LEAP Learning Enhancement Advanced Protocol
  • Diffusion of survival switching patterns
  • Re-connection of areas of the brain such as memory centres, logical and creative pathways and more
  • Counselling kinesiology
  • Cranial kinesiology
  • SIPS: Stress indicator points system

Frequency Specific Microcurrent (Jacqueline Dekoke ND & Madonna Guy ND): we have successfully used FSM for:

  • advanced injury repair
  • fibromyalgia
  • chronic pain
  • nerve pain
  • spinal cord pain
  • chronic disc pain
  • knees pain
  • hip pain
  • foot pain
  • dizziness
  • arthritis
  • osteoarthritis
  • memory improvement
  • insulin resistance
  • liver and gut stress
  • shingles
  • irritable bowel syndrome

Infrared Saunas: Our saunas detoxify instantly it is turned on, it doesn’t wait for you to heat up before working.  We deliberately chose non-toxic saunas (many are lacquered which makes them toxic when heated); we use organic towels (so you’re not breathing in toxins in our clinic) and we give you a meditation CD or music to listen to.  It’s amazing how fast 1/2 hour goes in one of these…

Madonna Guy ND
Chief Clinician

About Jacqueline Dekoke ND

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Jacqueline Dekoke ND is a wonderful therapist who’s been working at New Leaf Natural Therapies since 2008.  Having over 20 years in the massage industry and adding naturopathy and kinesiology to her skillbase, she’s a well-balanced practitioner who is passionate about health.

Jacqueline has helped many people through conditions such as pain relief, with our Chronic Pain Programme (using Frequency Specific Microcurrent); Infrared sauna therapy, Bowen Technique and Kinesiology techniques which balance our structural problems.  Using our FSM equipment particularly she has seen huge improvement with chronic foot, knee and hip problems, spinal issues such as chronic disc pain and more.

With kinesiology Jacqueline has been working for many years testing for food intolerances, along with chemical sensitivities.  She uses a combination of natural therapies and kinesiology in order to boost immunity and balance food intolerances.

Using N.O.T. Neural Organisational Technique, as developed by Dr Carl Ferrari, she uses a technique to boost the immune system and/or endocrine system, and then uses this technique to assess sensitivities and intolerances.  Severe sensitivites and intolerances can create full-blown allergens the more depressed the immune system is.

By working with the body as a whole, Jacqueline has seen many people recover fully from food sensitivities.  With Live Blood Analysis she can tell whether or not the body is in an allergic state, or whether kinesiology and food sensitivity testing and balancing and treatments will create the improvement people are after!

Regardless of the health problem, Jacq’s passion for nutritional improvement in people’s life, helping them cope with the stresses of daily life and her calm and gentle manner help to make her an excellent therapist who may be just what you’re looking for!

Madonna on Radio 4BC: chronic sinusitis, magnesium and iron deficiency

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

I did another session today on Radio 4BC with Alex Bernard: the callers asked about chronic sinusitis; magnesium deficiency in the soil (and foods) and a wife with iron deficiency. 

The poor girl with the chronic sinusitis has been treating it medically for sometime, with lots of doses of anti-biotics.  The problem with anti-biotics is that although it helps in the short-term it doesn’t help the long-term problem – the immune system isn’t functioning properly.  Rhinocort and claryntyne seem to work in the short term but long term the problem simply returns – the cause of the inflammation hasn’t been found.  What can we do?  We can do a live blood analysis and determine how active the immune system is, along with the gut.  If there is leaky gut that needs healing before the sinusitis can ever be healed.  We can do some food or environmental sensitivity testing and immune balancing with kinesiology.  We would also provide some supplementation to really kick the body into action, reduce the inflammation of the sinuses and prevent further damage of the gut.

Another gentleman asked why Australian soils are magnesium deficient.  It is my understanding that it’s not just magnesium, but many other minerals as well that are very deficient, and that over 70% of Aussies are magnesium deficient – of course lots of other things deplete this mineral such as coffee, tea, stress, insomnia as well as many drugs.

And with the lady who has long-term iron deficiency, it was asked if liquid iron tonics were better than tablet iron supplements.  This may be true except that it’s more ‘dodgy forms’ of iron which cause constipation (the concern) so when naturopaths prescribe iron we use good forms such as ‘diclycinated iron’ which is absorbed without causing constipation.  If the stomach or small intestine are not working properly, we don’t absorb iron very well either…we break it down firstly in the stomach and then absorb in the small intestines…

Until next week,

Madonna Guy ND

Another caller asked about iron supplements