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32 The Link Magazine • March 2005
Splash out for kids
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^^ ^i / r ( T St Andrews Ridge, Swindon Over 30,000 swimmers of all ages and abilities will dive into 500 pools
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Tel: (01793) 727245 across the UK between 19 and 27 March to raise money for NCH, the
children's charity, through the Butlin's Swimathon, the world's larg-
FREE manicure/pedicure with every colt hooked est swimming fundraiser.
throughor March on production of this advert Two Swindon pools host local
events:
Specialising in colours, restyles and permanent wave Dorcan Centre
Sunday 20 March - 9am;
Full range of beauty treatments available, including
Friday 25 March - 6pm & 8pm;
• - massage, pedicure, manicure, facials, waxing and
Sunday 27 March - 9am.
nail extensions Link Centre
Saturday 19 March - 6.30pm; Yre<F M.. .scM , i IF.
Wedding hair ups and make up
Saturday 26 March - 3pm.
4 Star members of
A variety of different challenges
OPEN: Mon: 9-5; Tues & Thurs: 9-8; THE GOOD
are on offer to individuals swim-
Wed: 9-5.30; Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9 - 3 SALON GU IDE mers or as a team, and there are
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prizes for reaching fundraising tar-
gets.
The aim is to raise £2 million.
Achieve Success Seventy per cent will go to NCH Olympic swimmer Duncan
Goodhew, promoting Swimathon
family centres and services for chil-
fitness Consultancy dren and young people. For details pick up a leaflet at
The Swimathon Foundation will Dorcan or Link, register on the day
PILATES CLASSES YOGA CLASSES distribute the remaining 30 per cent or register online at:
Shaw Village Hall Haydon Wick to smaller, local charities. www.swimathon.org
Monday: 6pm - 7pm Monday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Wednesday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Greendown School Taking a different approach to health
Haydon Wick Tuesday: 8pm - 9pm
Tuesday: 8pm - 9pm Friday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm There has been growing awareness that complimentary therapies can
Prime Bodies Gym CrickladeTown Hall assist many conditions, as evidenced by the number of therapists
Tuesday: I Oam - I I am Monday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm offering their services through advertisements in The Link So, over the
Ramleaze Hall - for Beginners Thursday: I pm - 2pm next few months, we're asking some of them to explain how the
Thursday: 9.30am - 10.30am therapies work.
A helping hand to deal with phobias
'Emotional Freedom Technique' has been likened to acupuncture
without the needles. Therapist Cherri Ann Matthews explains how
it works.
This quick acting and easy to 25 years ago when an eminent psy-
learn therapy works in much the chologist became disillusioned
same way as acupuncture and with the results he was getting with
shiatsu by releasing blocked en- his patients using psychotherapy.
ergy, or'chi', which flows through His knowledge of meridian thera-
the body in a series of channels pies was refined into the Emotional
called meridian lines. With EFT Freedom Technique we know to-
the clients use their fingers to tap day.
on the ends of their twelve major Any problem that has a mental
meridians, which are located on or emotional component can be
in O Symphony ' negative past, present and future success working with clients with
a' ter! their face, hands and upper body, tackled with EFT, from being afraid
of spiders to post traumatic stress
so they can remain clothed and
disorder. I've been having great
seated at all times.
EFT works on the principle that
a whole spectrum of emotional
problems, from fear of flying and
emotions can become stuck in our
bodies. This causes a kind of emo-
tional short circuit, which means
memories of childhood abuse.
I actually discovered this
that unless the problem is tapped an inability to let go of grief, to
away it will remain stuck and can therapy for myself when I was
have a knock-on effect, eventually devastated by not being able to
I even causing physical illness. have children. So I know it works.
Cherri Ann Matthews can be
EFT is a very simple therapy
which originated in America about contacted on 871410.
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It's open to all, no membership is required and discounts apply
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The_ Grange, Broad Town, Swindon SN4 7RE Pop in for a look around or call 445566 for details.