Nicky Jarrett - Balance and Breath

BALANCE & BREATH

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I began my journey of personal discovery in 1987 – developing my skills in counselling and gaining a degree in Anthropology. During the 1990’s I took a post graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy. I worked as an Occupational Therapist, in the NHS, with adults with mental health concerns until 2004.  In 2003 I started focusing on mind/body and spiritual healing and I became a Reiki Master, teaching and offering 1:1 treatment sessions. From 2009 – 2015 I shared my time between my Reiki practice and my part time job at Bromley Mind.

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For Bromley Mind I worked as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner teaching people in both 1:1 and group settings how to develop new coping mechanisms using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills and Techniques until I left to work again part time for Croydon Psychological Therapies until 2019.

 

In 2016 I became a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist as a way of complementing my previous knowledge with a new skill.

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In 2017 I joined Family Mosaic, now Peabody Housing Association, where I work one day a week supporting their residents through Reiki and Relaxation.  My sessions help to reduce our customer's stress levels, increase their personal energy, improve their motivation, confidence and sleep difficulties.  Reiki   empowers my clients to be in a better position to problem solve challenges, decide what they want out of life and make changes to reflect this by starting to volunteer, exercise, look at their diet, and focus on things they enjoy doing which often get forgotten when life becomes too stressful or overwhelming.  

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I am involved with supporting A Touch Of Gentleness, a non-profit charity bringing hand massages to the public.  It is the dream child of Helen Prosper. 

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What else might you be interested in? Cycling is one of my main passions and I regularly take part in the London to Brighton and Ride 100 with my club LEC. I am the Co-ordinator for Unique Cycling which is part of LEC.  We provide weekly sessions, in a safe environment, for riders of all abilities to enjoy the freedom, independence, chance to exercise and make new friends using a wonderful selection of adapted bikes, at Sutcliffe Park Sports Ground in South East London.  I have been singing with Make a Noise Choir too, musicals and it lightens my spirit.  

 

I have a dog, Ash, can't help mentioning him, who gets us out of bed for a walk each morning and gives us the best welcome when he sees us.

 

I think you will be interested to hear what other people have experienced when they came for sessions with me