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Artists at Shine, N16

Hair | General | Beauty | Health | Art

All of the artwork that we have at Shine, Newington Green are by local artists or photographers, invited to exhibit their special talents for our clients to enjoy. The full amount of each Sale goes directly to the artist, as we want to support the arts as...

Why do I procrastinate?

Hypnotherapy | Health

Why do I procrastinate? How can we stop this cycle? It is essential first to become aware of the lack of trust you might have in your own capacity to do things. Do you genuinely believe that you can do this? If you have doubts about your abilities, can you...

Acupuncture and Pain Management

Acupuncture | Pain Management | Health

Here at Shine, Newington Green, we have highly skilled Acupuncturists with over 25 years experience of treating many forms of pain. Valeria Frank shares with us the current Scientific and Medical research building and backing support of Acupuncture's...

How To Work a Demanding Desk Job and Not End Up in Pain

Alexander Technique | Health

Dealing with Desk Job Aches, improving posture and finding workable solutions at Shine, Stoke Newington Church Street with Sarah Warman, Alexander Technique Practitioner.

5 Tips To Achieve Your New Year’s Fitness Goals

Osteopathy | Pain Management | Self Care | Health

Decide what it is you’re wanting to achieve and tailor your program towards it. Do you want to lose weight? Get fitter? Tone up? All three? Get expert advice in the London N16 area, shaped around your body type, goals and needs.

Skin, Hormones and the Menopause

Beauty | Ageing | Health | Menopause Blogs

The final big event in terms of hormonal changes is menopause. Find out more here.

Understanding our emotions and how they manifest in the body.

Acupuncture | Health

In TCM, excessive emotions act as stimuli, which disturb the Mind and Soul, alter the balance of the internal organs and the harmony of Qi (energy) and Blood, which can be a cause of disease. For this reason, emotional stress is an internal cause of the...

Forgotten Feet

Reflexology | Pain Management | Self Care | Health

Self-Care experience and advice post ankle surgery and why reflexology is Hayley D’Arcy’s chosen treatment for rehabilitation. As an ex gymnast, I have sprained my ankles several times. I sprained and dislocated the peroneal tendon in my right...

Fibromyalgia – The Facts As We Know Them

Osteopathy | Health

Written by Resident Osteopath, Andrew Doody.Although fibromyalgia has long been known to exist, it has only recently begun to be fully accepted and recognised as the chronic debilitating condition that it can be. The NHS and the Department of Work and...

Naturopathic Treatment of Lupus

Nutrition & Naturopathy | Health

Written by Lloyd GeeMay 10th is World Lupus Day and is promoted to raise awareness of the disease and improve our understanding of its impact.Lupus is an autoimmune disease and if left untreated, severe cases of Lupus can cause permanent organ...

A casual chat, some serendipity and new adventures

Cranial Osteopathy | Health

Apropos of a brief light-hearted conversation two months ago this particular Stoke Newington Osteopath is not currently in chilly N16. He is on the island of Tobago in the Caribbean. This is a spit from Trinidad, which in itself is a spit from Venezuela on...

Much more than just a massage

Massage | Health

Thai Yoga Massage – “Have you ever tried it? If you haven’t, I strongly recommend you do…. I guarantee you will fall in love!” Danila, Thai Massage Practitioner at Shine, Newington Green.  My love story with Thai Massage...