Our Team
Personal infomation
Robert Donkers
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Robert’s heritage is partly from the Far East, as both his parents were born in Indonesia. Massage has always been part of his upbringing and that is why massaging is something that has come naturally to him. When he or his siblings were under the weather his father would give them a thorough massage before going to sleep, using aromatic oils and balms. The effects the next morning were always so positive that he was well enough to be sent to school! Something that, as a young boy, he did not always appreciate.
As a boy he learnt to massage not only with his hands but also with his feet, walking over his mother’s back when she was suffering from back pain. Cupping massage was another method used at home to alleviate many ailments.
Before becoming a therapist himself, Robert worked as information officer at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and as Registrar at the British School of Osteopathy. As a multi qualified practitioner Robert’s clients vary from ballet dancers, boxers, swimmers, runners and other athletes to mums, office workers and people recovering from injuries and surgical operations. |
Robert
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Robert is also a qualified personal trainer which puts him in a unique position to understand, identify and treat injuries suffered by athletes and sports people in all areas of physical activity including running, dancing, weightlifting, swimming, martial arts, yoga or mountain climbing.
Personal Comment
I love working with people. There is nothing more rewarding than to see a client, who has come in, for example, with lower back pain and can hardly move, leave the treatment room after a session, free from pain.
As a therapist qualified in so many therapies, my treatments are never the same. I tailor-make the treatment to suit the specific needs of each client ensuring that they receive the most suitable treatment, whether they present with a specific injury or condition or they simply want a relaxing massage.
Whether the hour is made up of 20 minutes of sport massage and 40 minutes of aromatherapy or an entire hour of Lomilomi, any combination is possible.
Jenny Pullini
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I work as a complementary therapist using holistic massage and craniosacral therapy techniques.
Ever since I can remember I have been massaging family members and friends and had an interest in alternative therapies. In the last four years, alternative therapies helped me overcome a condition at a point where traditional medical options had been exhausted.
I suffered for many years from an illness that, while not life threatening, was very debilitating. I found myself avoiding social situations and living in constant pain. After surgery and steroid treatments, which served to temporarily suppress the symptoms, I used an approach combining nutrition, kinesiology and cranial osteopathy to regain a greater sense of wellbeing.
The therapies that I now practice, I found very beneficial to getting better again. One of the main reasons that I believe many complementary therapies are so effective is that they treat the person as a whole, taking an integrated view of the factors affecting a person’s wellbeing. |
Jenny
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Every treatment is as unique as the person being treated and I am inspired by the body’s ability to persevere in the face of pain, trauma and distress. I have great respect for the body’s natural healing ability and my approach is to tap into that innate health and encourage my client’s to take charge of their healing.
Joy Chamberlin
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Having spent most of my life in the Arts and Design fields, I became interested in my own wellbeing after a short period of ill-health. Particularly, I became interested in how the level of one’s physical wellbeing impacts on every aspect of one’s life.
Then two things happened. One: I discovered Tai Chi. And the second? I discovered Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage.
Both these disciplines combined the physical, mental and emotional aspects of one’s wellbeing. I began formal training in both disciplines over ten years ago, little realising at the onset what a journey of discovery this would become.
The journey lead me to further studies in Anatomy and Physiology, and further qualifications in Holistic and Sports Massage. The more I expand my studies, the more I am able to integrate the techniques to provide tailored treatments for my individual clients’ needs.
I am committed to helping my clients attain their best level of wellbeing. |
Joy
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