Louisa Henderson Osteopathy

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Louisa Henderson Osteopathy

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  • What to expect
    • First session
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About Louisa

Hello

I’ve been practicing as an osteopath since 2013, working in East Dulwich since 2014.  I moved to Devon in September 2020 and  work from two osteopathy clinics in the south, but still travel to London for a week a month to see patients there. I qualified from the British School of Osteopathy (now called University College of Osteopathy) and went straight into studying post grad cranial osteopathy courses with the Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy (SCCO) and a diploma in  women’s  health  in  osteopathy  with  the  Molinari  Institute  of  Health  from  2013-2015.  This  proved  to  be  very  formative,  as  I’ve  gone  on  to  specialise  in  ante  and  post  natal  issues  for  women.  I  continue  to  do  regular  courses  with  the  SCCO,  and  this  year  am  co-editing  their  yearly  magazine.

I  received  my  ITEC  qualification  in  Sports  massage  in  2010,  while  studying  osteopathy,  and  have  been  working  as  a  sports  and  deep  tissue  massage  therapist  since  then too.  I’m  registered  with  the  General  Osteopathic  Council  and  am  a  member  of  the  Institute  of  Osteopathy.

There’s  a  strong  community  of  people  supporting  women’s  health  in  East  Dulwich,  and  since  last  year  I’ve  been  part  of  a  collective  called  Bloom,  offering  services  such  as  yoga  and  hypnobirthing  and  providing  regular  talks  for  pregnant  and  post  natal  women  (see Osteopathy  - Useful  links).

Since  having  Alexander  techniques  lessons  when  I  was  a  teenager,  which  improved  my  mood  as  well  as  my  posture,  I’ve  had  an  interest  in  mind/body  interactions.  This  led  me  to  do  an  introductory  course  in  Process-Oriented  psychology www.aamindell.net/process-work in  2017/18,  where  we  looked  particularly  at  how  chronic  physical  symptoms  relate  to  beliefs  we  hold  about  ourselves  and  emotions  we  don’t  allow  ourselves  to  feel.  I’ve  been  interested  in  trauma  work  for  many  years  and  keep  up  to  date  with  the  latest  research  (see Osteopathy  -  Useful links)  into  how  traumatic  memories  are  held  in  our  bodies.  This  puts  osteopaths  in  a  crucial  position  in  the  resolution  of  trauma,  alongside  psychologically  based  therapies,  as  we  provide  a  safe  space  for  the  body  to  relax  and  develop  resilience  before  other change  can  take  place.

I’m  passionate  about  working  with  people  to  look  into  why  their  symptoms  may  have  developed  in  the  first  place  and  what  small  changes  they  can  make  in  their  lifestyle  that  can  make  a  big  difference  to  their  experience  of  being  in  their  body.

This  passion,  as  well  as  a  desire  to  get  to  know  my  own  body  better,  led  me  to  do  a  2  year  yoga  teacher  training  between  2017  and  2019  https://www.vajrasatiyoga.co.uk . I  can  now  offer  people  detailed  advice  on  what  kind  of  stretching  and  strengthening  would  help  them,  and  offer  classes  too.


In  the  past  few  years  I’ve  also  worked  collaboratively  with  friends  to  put  on  workshops  and  events.  The  photo  on  the  left  is  me  leading  a  movement  and  yoga  nidra  session  as  part  of  a  day  workshop  with  Sounding  Bodies  Trio.  It  was  a  day  focused  on  listening  and  how  it  can  help  us  be  better  at  being  present  to  ourselves.  Emmanuel  Spinelli  https://emalorienweb.webs.com started  the  day  with  a  sound  walk  and  Portia  Winters https://portiawinters.com  followed  with  a  vocal  workshop.  I’m  fascinated  by  what  happens  when  we  slow  down  and  tune  into  our  bodies.  There  is  a  world  of  helpful  information  waiting  for  us  if  we  can  get  to  that  still  but  vibrant  point  in  ourselves.

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