A new system of weight loss that harnesses the power of mind over matter is available in Newark.
Mark Sheppard, of The Complementary Therapy Centre, offers the Virtual Gastric Band technique, using hypnosis to retrain mind and body to accept less food.
Says Mark: “By using hypnosis and guided visualisation you can trick the brain into thinking you have had a gastric band operation.
“This works in the same way as the surgical procedure — by allowing your stomach to feel full earlier and to stop you feeling hungry.”
Mark, who with his wife, Julia, has opened the therapy centre in Southchurch House, just off the Market Place, says the benefits — apart from the obvious one of not having surgery — mean there is no need for follow-up procedures to tighten or loosen the band, because the technique should be long-lasting.
“If you follow the rules you will lose weight,” says Mark, who includes a personalised CD for each client to listen to after the Virtual Gastric Band session.
Mark and Julia, who moved their business to Newark from their home in Retford, both have scientific backgrounds and met at university.
Julia specialises in Swedish massage, Indian head massage, hot stone massage and reflexology — a treatment aimed at relaxing the body through the stimulation of specific points on the feet or hands.
Says Julia: “Reflexology is a good detox treatment. It can help with problems such as headaches, migraine and constipation.
“The massage are ideal for de-stressing and for releasing muscle tension.
“One of the most relaxing is the hot-stone massage.”
Other treatments offered include Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) based on acupuncture without the needles, which is aimed at balancing emotions with mind and body, and reiki healing.
Mark, who gave me a reiki treatment, explained: “There are channels of energy running through the body.
“This energy is the universal life force, or chi.
“The universal life force is channelled through the reiki healer. It can restore the natural flow of energy in the client, allowing the body to self-heal.”
The treatment involved Mark laying his hands on several of my energy centres, such as the top of my head, neck and feet.
The sensation was mainly one of heat and, on one knee, I felt a distinct movement, just as though energy was coursing through my joint.
Reiki is recommended to treat conditions such as arthritis, and to aid relaxation.
Says Mark: “We don’t give any treatment we don’t believe in.”
There is 20% off treatments at the centre until January 31. For further information visit www.thecomplementarytherapycentre.co.uk
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