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the best out of life: Patricia is also a founding trustee of VisionZambia. You run your own natural health practice, Vital Well Being. Do you specialise in certain therapies or are you able to blend different therapies and offer something truly unique to your clients? “Each client is unique and my starting point is always to understand his or her overall health first so that I can tailor-make a programme that best supports them. Most of my programmes include EFT and Bach Flower Remedies as these go hand-in-hand perfectly. Many of my clients have physical health issues, so management of past trauma and life's stressful challenges need to be part of their programme. Of course, I always recommend introducing Raw Juicing into their diets too. I offer the juicing workshop to show how easy it can be to regularly juice at home.” I am very excited about the future. Together with a friend we’ve created a new company - LARIMAR
COURSES, which brings together our experience and knowledge in a two day inspirational workshop. Anyone who’s at a crossroad in their lives will rediscover ancient and new practices that effectively clear blocks to their abundant futures on all levels. We have secured a fabulous venue - The Royal Overseas League in St James’s from November this year.” What do you think natural health therapies' future in our society and with our health care providers looks like? “Our NHS already embraces natural therapies, especially in cancer care. There are whole departments that offer complementary therapies. Around four times a year I volunteer at the cancer centre at West Middlesex Hospital running Bach Flower and EFT programmes. There is a similar centre in Kingston Hospital too. Many GPs now embrace complementary therapies, many of my EFT and Bach Flower colleagues work alongside traditional medical carers. There have been many doctors on the Bach Flower course I have facilitated. Initially, I started teaching Bach Flower Remedies to health professionals and, thanks to my nursing background, I was invited to become a trainer and have regularly taught all around the country and the world. I feel that I’m part of bridging the gap between traditional and complementary therapies.”
Patricia in Zambia with Mainess, who runs the savings and loans groups
Can you tell us more about your work with VisionZambia? “Our strapline is Friends Helping Friends. We are a group of volunteers based in the UK connected with a Zambian community of about 20,000 people who live in a compound just outside Lusaka. Our link in Zambia is a British lady called Cossie, also one of the trustees. She was working with a Zambian hospice which we’ve helped to raise funds for in the UK. After receiving many generous donations we needed to register as a charity in order to show accountability, of course. The charity just grew organically really. We now have match-funding in place and the money we raise is used to help run a hospice, a health centre, a girls football team, a school, clean water projects and women’s groups that educate and empower women to look after health as well as loans and savings schemes in their communities.” Visit: visionzambia.co.uk for details & how to support the charity. For more information about Patricia's work, visit: www.vitalwellbeing.net
darlingmagazine.co.uk | sept – oct 2016
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