Sue Ricks

Courses Available - Understanding Conditions to Building Better Relationships

Additional Subjects Available  In Short Courses
Reflexology Specific Courses
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology an Introduction	A first glimpse into the wonderful world of Gentle Touch™ Reflexology Includes - -          what it is -          a basic guide to how it works -          who benefits? A simple self help starter techniques	2 hours	£20
Understanding meanings of Illnesses and Conditions	Skeletal Issues -          Head -          Neck -          Shoulder -          Arms -          Hands -          Back -          Hips -          Knees -          Ankles -          Feet	½ day	£45
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology for people with back pain	Meanings and interpretations Spinal reflex treatments Practical routines Energy re balancing Clearing and alignment	½ day	£45
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology  for people with Neck and shoulder issues	Meanings and interpretations of neck and shoulders Neck and shoulder reflex treatments Practical routines Energy re balancing Clearing and alignment	½ day	£45
Gentle Touch™ Reflexology for people with intestine/ bowel challenges	Meanings and interpretations of bowels and associated conditions Gentle Touch™ Reflexology Practical routines to assist clients Energy re balancing and Clearing.	½ day	£45
Simple Hand Reflexology - self help techniques	Simple, easy and effective techniques for self help.  Can be used as an addition to other therapies as well. Covers main stress conditions that people may experience. Instruction on practical techniques	½ day	£45

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Other Courses
Understanding meanings of Illnesses and conditions Part One	Skeletal Issues -          Head -          Neck -          Shoulder -          Arms -          Hands -          Back -          Hips -          Knees -          Ankles -          Feet	½ day	£45
Understanding meanings of Illnesses and conditions Part Two	Health Challenges and Body locations & meanings -          Eyes -          Ears -          Lungs -          Heart -          Digestive system -          Kidneys -          Etc	½ day	£45
Chakras - an Introduction	-          An introduction to what chakras are, -          Where they are located, -          What colours relate. -          What do they link to? -          Why it’s useful to understand them. -          Linking People, conditions and chakras.	½ day	£45
Heart connections How to improve your relationship to anyone that you love	-          What is love? -          How does it influence our life? -          What we can easily do to get surprisingly pleasing results -          Enjoying your own space and acknowledging  theirs too -          The cycle of life - a magical tool to get life running smoothly.	½ day	£45
Small shifts to a better life and work	-          The “how to” for getting the life you desire. -          Quick and easy results guaranteed! -          Tested programme - instant results -          How to easily spot whatever you ate doing wrong and knowing how to get it right!	½ day	£45
Dream work shop (min five people	See your life in pictures. Design your life, discover your hidden thoughts and see the way forward. A picture says a thousand words!	3 hours

Courses and Training DVD's

I have been spending much time getting the new DVD’s ready.  I did the filming on November and we have been doing the final editing on it recently. There will be three DVD’s and each DVD has a button per subject so that you can watch it all or just review the item you wish to see again.

1) Advanced reflexology techniques (this includes all the optional extra techniques that you can add into your current treatments to enhance them and create the perfect blend for your clients needs. This Features techniques such as the pelvic rock, triple balancer and peace point.

2) Success tips for reflexologists

This DVD included the features that I have found have made a difference for me and for my students. It is a training and safety aid in itself. It includes “how to deal with difficult client.” “What to say and what not to say” plus energy protections exercises.

3) Everyday Essential for All.  This features the four most versatile and essential techniques that are invaluable for all. Includes “The Hot Air Balloon, The Bubble, The Pyramid safety technique plus Three Steps to Enjoying Life.

I hope to have them available to purchase in July.

I have also put the latest course dates together. The list of courses is provided below. I will do my best to get these onto the website ASAP!  Not being a techi it can take a while!

If you meet up with me soon – ask me about the Magnificent Yellow Teddy bear!!

 ******************************** COURSE and  DATES******************

FuFull Practitioners Diploma CoCourse	·         See our website www.suericks.com for details.
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GeGentle Touch™ Reflexology 3 D3 Day Introductory Workshop RReReflexologists who are in training or qualified.	·         Wed / Fri 18th – 20th June 2008 ·         Wed / Fri 22nd – 24th Oct 2008
ReReflexology for Babies and ChChildren	·          Tues 15th July 2008 ·          Tues 28th October 2008
HaHand Reflexology	·         Thurs 7th August 2008 ·         Tues 11th November 2008
FoFoot and Toe Reading	·         Wed 21st May 2008 ·         Wed 8th October 2008
AdAdvanced Foot Reading	·         Thurs 22nd May 2008 ·         Thurs 9th  October 2008
EnEnergy and Vibrational HeHealing / Chakra Balancing/Time reflReflex therapy	·         Tuesday 3rd June 2008 ·         Wed 13th August 2008
HoHopi Ear Candles (1 Day Practitioner course) (FHT & Babtac approved)	·         Friday 6th June 2008 ·         Monday 4th August 2008
ReReiki - 1st Degree (R	·         Mon / Tues  23rd & 24th June 2008 ·         Mon / Tues 11th/12th August 2008 ·         Thurs / Fri 25th/ 26th Sept 2008
ReReiki II – 2nd Degree (2 "2Days)	·         Wed / Thurs 11th / 12th June 2008 ·         Frid / Sat 5th / 6th Sept 2008
ReReiki Master	·         Thurs/ Fri 3rd / 4th July 2008
NLNLP:  Certificated Course (2 days)	·         Mon/ Tues 28th & 29th July
FeFeng Shui – An introduction	·          Tues 30th September 2008
FirFirst Aid for Appointed Persons (Half day)	·         Saturday 9th August 2008
Emotrance	·         Wed /Thurs25th / 26th June 2008

The Secret

I have just been to see a friend and we have been chatting about a book that I bought for her last year. The book is The Secret by Rhonda Bryne.  My friend has had a tough time recently and found that this book helped her enormously to be as positive as possible and keep her dreams alive.  If you have not read this book, then I recommend it to you.  Click here for details on Amazon

I first came across The Secret just over a year ago and know that if has been a superb aid and support to many. It has opened people’s eyes to potential and possibilities and how we have such a marvellous part of creating our reality. The essential elements are that what we focus on is what we get, so it is good to choose something great to focus on. Creating and manifesting is a good way to live and certainly great to be aware of.  It can work for us or against us so it is helpful to be aware and choose!  It is another way of finding more about the Law of Attraction.

I came home and got my copy of the book out and have been dipping into it again.  It is most refreshing. I also like the DVD and CD set, both of which have more detail on them.  I have them all and find them all really useful at different times. I sometimes feel guided to dip into them again, like today! 

Click here to see official website of The Secret with some extras available.

Click here to watch the first part of the DVD on YouTube.This is the first 20 minutes of the global film phenomenon "The Secret". It is authorized by The Secret LLC for personal use only. Please enjoy this gift!

I know one of my students decided it was not right for her and that is good that she cared enough about herself to leave it until she wanted to know or maybe never look into it.  Just because someone thinks it is good does not mean it is good for all.  Personal choice is essential. We are not all ready for everything at the same time. It may not be right for us. The right thing comes along when we are ready for it.  Some months later she emailed me to say what a profound effect the book had had on her.  When I had originally spoken about it she was not ready, but the right time had arrived and it had changed her life. She and I frequently have “secret” chats! 

Knowing is one thing and remembering is another!  I believe that there are “nudges” and helpful opportunities all the time but sometimes we can be going too fast or be too stressed to pay attention to these.  When we slow down enough it is easier to spot these and hear the messages that can be transformational. 

I am so fortunate to have my son, his partner and their gorgeous little boy staying here over the Easter Holidays.  My grandson has the cheekiest and most gorgeous smile and he is delightful as he smiles all the time. He is such a happy chap and laughs at everything.  Seeing the world through the eyes of a tiny little soul is such a privilege.  I find myself stopping and watching him all the time.  I get little done but that is the best thing about being a grandparent.  I can choose to spend time with him as I do not have to!

A lovely phrase that works so well is “create the desire and release the need”. When we need something to happen it often does not as the whole energy of 'need' is like a ‘blocker’. When we know what we would like and then just let it go, it is easier for it to happen. I use a system that works for me of Plan A (my preferred option) and plan B (if plan A does not happen). Either way it will be fine. That way there is no “needing” being sent out and things are more likely to work out.  My friend today realised she had been needing something to happen and worrying about it not happening! Whoops – that is a recipe for disaster!  Luckily we were meeting up and she realised and so we talked it through and had a good laugh about it. She refocused and things have picked up again.

I wish you a lovely Easter Holiday.

Gritting your teeth- relieve it with Reflexology

Gritting your teeth and how to release it via Reflexology

Stress seems to be one of the most common reasons why people come for reflexology.  So many people are gritting their teeth and possibly grinding their teeth at night too.  This can lead to facial pain, tooth ache and headaches.

The temporo mandibular Joint (TMJ) is the area where to mandible connects to the skull (temporal region).  Some refer to the whole area as the jaw.  The actual joint is a key area when relating to both skeletal and energetic tension.  When a person is tense they may automatically tense this area and be unaware of what they are doing.  As the saying goes “grit your teeth and get on with it”.

There are so many ways of accessing the reflex points in your feet and some use a firm pressure and others use a lighter touch.  One way of releasing the tension is to use Gentle Touch™ Reflexology, a simple and effective treatment that supports the person’s ability to heal themselves.

In Gentle Touch™ Reflexology the reflex area for the temporo mandibular joint (TMJ) can be found on both the hands and feet.  On the hand the reflex point it is midway along the thumb and on the feet it is midway down the big toe (hallux). 

On the hand it is located at the middle joint of the thumb. This joint (metacarp-phalangeal joint) represents the reflex point for the TMJ and when massaged can relieve facial and jaw tension.  You can practice this for yourself. Slightly bend your thumb and with the other hand, place your thumb on one side of the joint and your first finger on the other and gently massage both sides the actual joint.  The pressure should be light enough to be very comfortable (no pain) and enough to be slightly moving the area around the joint (rather than just the skin). Use a gentle rotational movement.

On the foot it is accessed using two fingers placed either side of the big toe/hallux at the joint (metatarso-phangeal). Use a gentle, yet positive touch to massage the actual joint and this can help to release facial tension and free up the energy in around the jaw.

An imbalance here will have a knock on effect to the whole of the skeletal and energetic systems.  When tension can be released from here, it can help to improve many other signs and symptoms ranging from anxiety and sinus problems to shoulder and back pain.  It is not unusual for people to discover that someone who has skeletal i.e. back pain or sinus pain also grinds their teeth.  Working this area can also make a big difference to people.

People may experience an improvement in:

• Facial comfort
• Hearing improves
• Balance is restored
• Teeth and gums repair and heal faster
• Reduction on severity or number of headaches
• Facial numbness lessens
• Reduction of tension across their face
• Circulation and skin tone throughout the face
• Sinuses clear
• Shoulder and neck tension lessens
• Back problems improve
• Hip and knee pain reduction
• Energy levels rise.

Click here to watch a video of how to relieve any tension for yourself.

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For more information on other Gentle Touch™ Reflexology techniques please see www.suericks.com for more information

For information on Advanced reflexology courses click here.

Emotional Freedom Technique and Emotrance Courses

I have just agreed the next Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) accredited course that will run in Loughborough. We will also be running an Emotrance Course too.

The EFT course will be 24th/25th April - Loughborough, East Midlands. UK

The Emotrance will be 25th/26th June - Loughborough, East Midlands

Both courses being run by Sally Canning - Trainer in Meridian Therapies, EFT, ET, ECT and TAT.

Full details and on line booking facility will be on the website www.suericks.com soon.

Earthquake and Energy!

I was woken this morning by the earthquake and was quite alarmed by the shaking and noise of the wardrobe doors and windows rattling.  This morning I found two photo frames that had toppled over and a flask that had fallen off the shelf.  If it was like this here, then what was it like close to the epicentre?  I felt lucky not to be in a really big one too!  Mind you it was the biggest for 25 years in the

UK

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The Energy course on Friday and the Babies and children course yesterday led me to thinking about putting on some shorter courses too.  Yesterday we were chatting over lunch about doing short courses and think that later in the year I may offer some half day options too on things that people ask for. These may be on things like

• How to build a good and quick rapport with your clients.
• Improving relationships – why some couples find it difficult to understand each other
• Communication with children – how to get them to hear you
• Coping with bullying
• Increasing sports potential
• Improving work life balance etc

If you would be interested in these or you have any other requests/ suggestions then please let me know. I am fortunate to have taken time out to consider new ventures. I am so enjoying this quality of life! I can recommend it.

The current courses available can be found at www.suericks.com

Complementary Therapy Mini Information Video

Here are some new video clips for you.

I love the fact that people learn in different ways. Some people like to read, some like to watch film clips and some like it explained. I have therefore had fun in creating some educational and awareness video clips for those who enjoy seeing tuition via visual methods.

I have been creating some mini training videos and have just started putting some of these clips onto this Blog site. I will be putting some onto the website www.suericks.com soon too.

The clips are below and also on the “How I Can Help You” section on the right hand side of this Blog page.

Each mini video is designed to give you some micro tuition aids and information on a variety of subjects. I hope that you like them and find something of use.

I hope that these will be useful to you if you are:

• Interested in the health of yourself or others
• Working with clients or patients
• Taking a responsibility for your own life and happiness
• Curious about making life even better or easier for yourself and others
• In media
• Writing and sharing knowledge with others
• Feel that there is more
• Enjoy life and learning more

All the videos can be accessed via clicking onto the relevsant link.  They make take some time to download (as they can take a few minutes). The videos are accessed by you but are help on the video server and so do not take up any space on your computer.

The first micro videos ones are:

Introduction to Chakras

Hopi Ear Candle Treatments

What is Gentle Touch™ Reflexology?

Will Reflexolgy help me?

Who can have Gentle Touch™ Reflexology?

I hope that these work on the site as they are the first that I have done!

Relaxation and New Courses.

I have enjoyed taking a break and spending time with my family. I have had chance to notice so many things and feel so grateful for my numerous blessings.

It's good to stop sometimes and take stock. I feel blessed that I have done that.

I have now released the dates for my next series of courses and these are listed below as well as on the main website.

There is also a little Google calendar with the latest dates on the left of this blog entry.

The next courses are the Energy and Chakra balancing (via the feet) on

Friday 22nd Feb '08, followed by Reflexology for Babies and Children

on Tuesday 26th Feb.

The Hopi Ear Candles course is on Tuesday 4th March with our full Gentle Touch

Reflexology course being held over the following weekend (8th/9th March).

Courses available:

(All courses are running in Loughborough)

February

Friday  22nd February - Energy and Vibrational Healing (also on 03/04 & 03/06)

Tuesday 26th February - Reflexology for Babies and Children

March

Wednesday 5th March - Hopi Ear Candles

Saturday/ Sunday 8^th/9^th March – Gentle Touch™ Reflexology – Full diploma course weekend

Saturday/ Sunday 15^th/16^th March – Reiki 1 (1^st degree)

Saturday / Sunday 29^th/30^th March – Indian Head Massage

April

Thursday 3^rd April – Energy and Vibrational Healing

Saturday/ Sunday 12^th/13^th April -– Gentle Touch™ Reflexology – Full diploma course weekend

May

Thursday 8^th May – Hand Reflexology

Wednesday 21^st May – Foot Reading

Thursday 22^nd May – Advanced Foot Reading

June

Tuesday 3^rd June – Energy and Vibrational Healing

Wednesday/ Thursday - 11^th/12^th June – Reiki 11 (2^nd Degree)

Wednesday – Friday - 18^th – 20^th June – Gentle Touch™ Reflexology Three day course

July

Thursday/ Friday 3^rd/4^th July – Reiki Master

Since Christmas I have been enjoying working less hours as I realised that I had done

too much and was not finding time for me or my family. My rebalancing time has been invaluable.  It's hard when you love the clinic and teaching as much as I do!  I was

tempted to over book myself and have now decided to work at a much more relaxed

pace.

I apologise to anyone who has sent me an email that I have not answered. I get so

many emails that it is physically impossible to answer them all.  I often wish I had a

magic fairy who could rattle off replies to everyone. I love it!  I now am working

and spending lots of time with family and friends. I can recommend it!

I have also enjoyed making a few mini micro teaching videos.I intend to have these

available on the website in the future. I have found them very helpful when

explaining points to people as I am quite a visual person and find video works well

for me and others like me.  I will keep you posted.

Although I have not been teaching since Christmas, I have been working in the clinic

and have been continually reminded of how easy it can be release the pressure that

people are finding themselves in. Sometimes just simple reflexology technique or a

simple energetic exercise can work wonders. Obviously it is not all that "easy" but I

have seen so many great examples over the recent weeks that it has been good for

my to be reminded of the phrase "sometimes the simplest is the best".  Since cutting

back on my hours I have found so many simple pleasures and had time for some life

enhancing realisations. All have been simple shifts but profound in their effect. 

Sometimes our world seems to be moving so fast and it is good to stop and do the

simple stuff.  My new work schedule allows for lots of that!  On the Energy course on

Friday (also available on the 3rd April and 3rd June) we will be going through a number

of techniques that look as if they are "nothing" and yet they are so powerful. 

Nothing is an interesting word "no" "thing". In appreciation of music is said that the

music is actually in the spaces between the notes. In quantum physics the spaces

between the particles is the "energy" that is the potent force.  The "no" thing is

the "real" thing.

The importance lies in the spaces.  As Echkart Tolle (author of the power of Now),

says in his lecture all life happens in the dash between the dates between our birth

and death, i.e. 1926 - 2001!  It is the moment that counts and how we utilises that!

I have now idea how frequent or infrequent my blog entries will be as I am just

going with the flow! 

Love and best wishes. Enjoy all moments of stillness..........

Wonderful News!

Wonderful news!

So much has happened over the past few days.  We have had Hopi, NLP and Susanne Enzer doing Maternity Reflexology, I have spent three days filming and most importantly…….   I have a grandson!!!   Oscar arrived last night and everyone is doing well.  I can’t wait to see him!  I have seen a photo and he looks gorgeous.  What an amazing coincidence that he arrived during our Maternity weekend as I booked for Susanne Enzer to come to Leicestershire last January!

I feel so lucky to be in this career.  What a great life we have!  As a practitioner we get to meet some great people and work with like-minded individuals. Recently the courses have gone well and I have worked with some fabulous people; how great that they have also had some super results too.  After the Hopi Course one lady emailed to say that her Husband could now hear properly for the first time in ages and another one rang to say her best friends tinnitus had almost gone!  During the NLP course we did loads of things and one particular exercise revealed a whole new way for one lady to achieve what she really wants.  NLP can be so simple and yet amazing effective. Check out some great NLP tips on http://www.nlp-now.co.uk/tips-n-tech.htm I highly recommend anyone and everyone to either learn NLP or book a session with an NLP practitioner, as it can be so incredibly helpful in our everyday lives.

It is the energy and chakra-balancing course on Friday. We will be going through the meanings of information receive from the feet, ie the energy. Discussing chakras and where they are located on the feet, how to use these energy techniques for certain types of people and if they have different conditions, plus how to release trauma from events that have past that still can impact on us now.  This can have a profound impact on someone’s life when they feel safe enough to release the past.  We all find our own ways and our own time and for some it is via the feet! For others it is though NLP and for others it may be something quite different. The only thing that matters is that we are open to finding the best treatment and therapies for ourselves. Each therapy provides it’s own blessing and each person who does the therapy brings his or her own special blend of skills to the treatment. Luckily that means that there is someone out there who may be just perfect for us and we may be the right person for a specific client. This is why we can have some excellent results one day and more usual results another day.  Maybe the time and place are just right for both the client and the practitioner.

If you do it with love – the rest follows!

Thought for the day: "It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing."

Hopi Ear Candles and EFT (Emotional Freeedom Technique)

It’s our Hopi Ear Candle Course in Loughborough this weekend. I have been using Hopi ear candles for about seventeen years now and wonder just what we would do without them!   I remember one particular day when my son came home from school and said he really could not hear the teacher that day. He asked for a treatment and “bingo” he could hear! 

Did you know that Hopi Ear Candles treatment is as good for you if you are singer as they are for you if you have a full feeling in your head?  They work so effectively and frequently get great results. Over the years that I have been teaching the use of Hopi Ear Candles I have heard more and more people say how effective they have been. In my own personal and professional experiences, it a never ceases to be amaze me with the scope and results of their use.

Some of the conditions that they can work really well for are:

·         Ear wax build up

·         Hearing problems

·         Sinusitis

·         Sinus congestion

·         Catarrh

·         Glue ear

·         Hay fever

·         Rhinitis

·         Headaches & Migraines

·         Tinnitus

·         Stress & Anxiety

I have just been speaking to a gentleman in Dubai who has heard about Hopi Ear Candles and wanted to know more – so the word is spreading! 

It is great for anyone who gets a pressure build up in his or her ears especially if you are flying or scuba diving.  One of my most memorable experiences was doing Hopi Ear Candle treatments with a man who had had to stop scuba diving due the pain in his ears.  He came for Hopi Ear Candles Treatments and now is happily back diving.  He very kindly got a superb set of photographs done for me as a thank you. The photos were of brilliantly coloured fish that he had been able to see again and that meant so much to me that he could do that again and clearly gained so much joy from his diving.  He actually said that when he was underwater it was the only time that his "chatterbox" brain switched off as he just focused on his equipment and surroundings and therefore gained total peace and tranquillity.  So now we know – if anyone wants peace and quiet, maybe its time to learn to scuba dive (if you don’t already do it!)

Click here to read more about the Course.

Emotional Freedom Technique – EFT in Loughborough

I have been using EFT with great results recently.  EFT seems to have such a fabulous way of helping people (including myself) to release emotional issues that are having an impact on current life.  It is like acupuncture without the needles.  Here is how Gary Craig describes it:

EFT is based on a new discovery that has provided thousands with relief from pain, diseases and emotional issues. Simply stated, it is an emotional version of acupuncture except needles aren't necessary. Instead, you stimulate well established energy meridian points on your body by tapping on them with your fingertips. The process is easy to memorize and is portable so you can do it anywhere. It launches off the EFT Discovery Statement which says...

"The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system."

And because our physical pains and diseases are so obviously connected with our emotions the following statement has also proven to be true...

"Our unresolved negative emotions are major contributors to most physical pains and diseases."

Click here to watch a video about EFT

A few Months ago I ran a course with Sally Canning on EFT and we had some incredible results.  These ranged from one participant releasing a really big emotional trauma that she did not remember or even realise was currently holding her back, to another lady who overcame her phobia that prevented her from swimming in the sea.  I did some EFT too and had an amazing experience that released something that had been deep seated (buried) and now it’s gone! Fantastic!  What I love about EFT is that you can reduce the emotional impact of what ever it is, either a memory, a habit or maybe you do not even know what it is about. What ever the situation or issue, you can either reduce or remove it.

I use EFT in the clinic for times when people clearly want to do or achieve something and cannot seem to get around to it. It can be great for big things or little things. It was very useful when a client felt overwhelmed with the clutter in her house.  I initially explained the Feng Shui way of removing the things she did not need, I then went through a simple energy clearance exercise with her and finally did some EFT to help her overcome her apparent interest but actual reluctance to start. She sent me an email two days later to say that her garage was now sorted and she had now begun the house too and felt confident that she would be fine to get it done this time.

You can use EFT to help you over come pain, fears, blocks, be more focussed, relaxed, happier and so much more.

If you would like to know more about EFT then I suggest that you visit Gary Craig’s website. 

If you would like to receive EFT then have a look out for an EFT practitioner.  I know of some excellent ones in the Midlands area. If you would like to come to the clinic then call me or email me.

Please contact me if you would like to learn how to do EFT for yourself.

Next Spring Sally and I will be running another EFT course in Loughborough and the dates will be here on the Blog and on the website soon.

Wishing you a happy and peaceful day.  Look out for the magic in your life and maybe you will see something new today that makes you smile!  I do this regularly and love it! Enjoy..........