OUR PRACTITIONERS
Your Wellness Professionals
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SUSAN WINCHESTER
BA (HONS)
MFHT ACST ITEC CMT
Sound Therapist and Spa Consultant
Susan is an accredited Sound Therapist, working with a variety of instruments and techniques to re-tune and rebalance the human frequency.
She has worked in the wellbeing industry for over 20 years, living and working around the globe, studying healing traditions, developing holistic treatments and training programs for 5 star hotels, spas and leading product companies.
Recently she has been based in the Pacific Northwest of the United States working as a sound healer and teacher. Before this, Susan worked at Royal Hospital for Neurodisability and in the Oncology ward at St George’s in London offering holistic services.
She also has treatment rooms in Oxford and has worked with Oxford University using Sound Therapy to aid mental wellbeing for their students.
She is passionate about creating unique wellness experiences at Periton House.
HELEN JENKINSON
BA(HONS)
PGCE MFHT ACST
Sound Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage, Yoga and Meditation teacher, Crystal Sonic Rejuvenation, Bio-dynamic practitioner, Weleda Wellness Advisor – natural health and skincare.
A Trauma-Informed Practitioner.
Helen has worked across both professions of wellbeing and education
for over 25 years. She works with a multitude of modalities, giving her a unique range and depth
of understanding of the human body and being. Her broad training perspective gives her the ability to treat not just the physical body in isolation, but the whole human being – body, mind, soul and spirit.
Helen has trained in various yoga traditions and offers an approach to yoga which facilitates a practical understanding of the body’s subtle energies. She designs
courses to aid spiritual understanding, mental health, as well as body strength and mobility.
Her Trauma-Informed training underpins her therapies and provides
an insightful, supportive approach to all her therapeutic work. She
lives and works at the centre,
is an advocate of bio-dynamic gardening and is passionate about
sharing her knowledge of nature’s cycles to give people a way of connecting more deeply with the forces around them. Her moon cycle sound baths have become a key part of the centre, offering a regular rhythm of community and sound healing.
Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Kinesiology & more
EMMA RICKARDS-TILLEY
Emma graduated, after studying for 4 years, from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, Berkshire, obtaining her degree in acupuncture. She then went on to train for a further year in paediatric acupuncture being taught by the world renowned paediatric acupuncturist Julian Scott. The college is one of the largest and most well respected colleges in the world providing an integrated approach to training where the strengths of both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element Acupuncture is combined.
Emma first became interested in acupuncture after suffering for years with IBS. Western therapies had no effect so out of desperation she went to have acupuncture and was symptom free after the first treatment. After living abroad for several years and having her 4 children, Emma decided to leave her successful career as a veterinary nurse to pursue a career in Chinese Medicine.
Emma is passionate about treating babies and children. Having treated her own children with acupuncture she has seen first hand the amazing effects and believes that children can benefit greatly from having treatment for many childhood conditions. Emma also specialises in male and female fertility, pregnancy and the post-partum period.
Emma's training includes other techniques used in Chinese Medicine such as cupping, moxabustion, guasha, tuina, kinesiology taping, auricular and electro-acupuncture.
MANDY GODSELL
Mandy has a wide range of instructor experience and qualifications including Pilates, Yoga, Mindfulness Meditation, Nordic Walking, Nutrition Weight management and Personal Training. She also has higher industry specialist qualifications in Exercise Referral and Exercise for lower back pain.
Mandy has worked for over 30 years in the health and fitness industry including 7 years in Australia teaching swimming and Aqua fit.
Her passion is in holistic exercise with added emphasis on wellbeing where focus and time can be spent on rejuvenation and mental balance.
'My interest for this was triggered by my exercise referral background. I experienced first-hand how many people were sent by their GP with back pain and mental health issues for ‘exercise prescription’. I also discovered how incredibly successful Pilates, yoga and meditation was in helping these and many other issues, so I began to specialise more and more in this, and enjoy combining Pilates with yoga for a flowing restorative session which also develops core strength. More importantly I just love seeing the positive effect it has on people (including myself).'