I am totally committed to self-help and personal growth and development through self-awareness; this allows me to pass on my experience to others in a non-judgemental way. My aim in life is to encourage people to become interested in their own well being. When individuals begin to improve their own lives, others around them begin to change and life improves for everyone.

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Training and Self Development:

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Creative Writing Training 

 

Jan 97 – 2000  Ongoing Weekly training with SPS       

Facilitators Courses with Donna Campbell / Larry Butler 

 

 Feb 98 Weekend Training with Gillie Bolton     

 

Dec 98  3 day Training on Board Membership and Directorship 

 

Jan 2000 3 Courses Training on Public Speaking and microphone use. 

 

July – Oct 02 3 days Training on M.C. course  SPS 

 

Sept.2002 Advanced Therapeutic Writing Facilitators Training Course – Edinburgh – SPS –   

Ted Bowman (American Poetry Therapist) and Larry Butler.   

 

Nov 2004 4 day residential course by Ted Bowman / Larry Butler 

 

Jan  05 2 day training with Graham Harthill/ Larry Butler Lapidus. 

 

Jan 05 Weekend training with Graham Harthill / Larry Butler    Elders in Society. 

 

2006 - present  Various  facilitator training 

 

2012 – present  Yearly residential facilitator training and  advanced training at different sites and last four years at Whatton Lodge near Edinburgh 4 days per year on advanced facilitator training  

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2015- 2018 Chair of Lapidus Scotland charity  

( Therapeutic writing for health and well being – words work well for all ) 

 

 

Training and Self Development 

 

Usui Reiki Ryoho Association 

 

Nov 05 Shoden (level one) Reiki Master Caroline Connie 

Mar 06 Okude (level two)    

Oct 08 Shinipen (Master / Teacher) 

 

 

Louise Hay (you can heal your life workshops)  

Tirnanog Holistic Therapy Centre. Drymen    

 

Inner Child workshops course one to advanced  

 

Training Courses at Optimum Health Centre Newlands Cottage  East Kilbride. 

 

2004 - present 

.   Touch for health (releasing sabotaging programmes)  

    1 and 2 

.   Introduction to NLP 

.   Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) courses 1 2 3 

.   Chakra Healing Fire walks 

.   Hand Reflexology 

 

NLP SCOTLAND LIMITED 

Training and consultancy in NLP Coaching Hypnotherapy 

The Pentagon Centre 36 Washington Street Glasgow G38AZ 

July 09 NLP Practitioner Certification / 09 Plus home hours and follow up sessions at Washington Street.  

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Hypnotherapy training – Alistair Campbell

February 2020 The Hilton Hotel Glasgow 4 day training plus 6 weeks online courses

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