Complementary Therapies for Staff and Students
SOAS is pleased to offer its staff and students Acupuncture and Ayurvedic treatments.
The low-cost consultation is operating as a joint initiative with the Student Counselling Service. The clinic is open to both students and staff of SOAS.
Acupuncture
Student Services are offering Acupuncture at a discounted rate for students. Acupuncture as practiced in Chinese Medicine treats a wide range of conditions and is a form of treatment which seeks to treat illness and disharmony through balancing the body, namely to reduce what is in excess and to tonify what is in deficiency and works by promoting the bodies’ natural healing mechanisms in order to treat illness. As a holistic treatment, Chinese Medicine addresses both the body and the mind and both the symptoms and root cause of a condition and every treatment is focused on the needs of the individual.
During a treatment, Acupuncture may be used alongside other techniques such as Cupping, Moxibustion (application of heat to certain points) or massage. Techniques and suggestions which allow you to improve your own health may also be given through dietary and lifestyle advice, special exercises relevant to your condition or Qigong (translated as Energy Exercise).
Tyler Phan is a fully trained Acupuncturist and provides Acupuncture in the Vernon Square Campus on Tuesday's 1pm-6pm.
If you would like to know more about how Acupuncture may be able to help you or arrange an appointment then please contact Tyler:
Mail: info@unitedacupuncture.org
Web: www.unitedacupuncture.org
Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a holistic system of healthcare. This approach is based on the body and mind being strengthened by removing damaging habits from the patient's life and by the application of purifying diet lifestyle and health promoting herbs and treatments. Success of the treatment depends completely on the involvement of the patient.
It is successful in treating
- Stress
- Poor concentration
- Respiratory conditions
- Constipation
- PMT
- Skin conditions
- Depression
- Low energy
- Digestive problems
- Irregular Menstrual cycles
- Body aches
and Also helps in the control of:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Cholesterol
The Consultant: Alexandra Day holds a first class honours degree in Ayurveda from Thames Valley University. In addition, she completed a full internship at SDM College and Hospital of Ayurveda in Karnataka, India. She is a full member of the Ayurvedic Practitioner Association in the UK.
Consultation: Alexandra is available at Vernon Square on Monday's between 9am-12pm.
For further information and an appointment contact alexday@btinternet.com
The initial session which includes an extensive case history lasts for more than 1 hour. Follow up appointments will be shorter in duration. She may recommend a tailor-made plan for you that could include herbal remedies, diet and lifestyle changes and cleansing procedures as well as massage.
Student Services Department
Room V302
3rd Floor
Vernon Square
