Panacea Holistic Health
Hannah Charman BSc Hons MNIMH
Medical Herbalist
Advanced Reiki Practitioner
About Me
Having recently moved to Sale from Portsmouth, I'm pleased to have found a home at Haigh Lea for my new practice 'Panacea Holistic Health'. I've had a keen interest in holistic healthcare since using various types of complementary medicine to recover from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) at the age of fifteen. Having CFS was a truly life changing experience not just for me, but for my parents as well, setting all onto a new career path into complementary medicine practice. Both parents retrained as Hypnotherapists and through them I began looking at the fascinating psychological and spiritual aspects to illness which are all too often overlooked in conventional medicine.
In 1993 at the age of sixteen I trained in the first degree of Reiki with internationally renowned Reiki Master, Barbara McGregor and began working with my parents in their practice. The following year I became the youngest graduate to take the advanced level course in the Usui Reiki Network at the time, and have supported the network both in the UK and Australia ever since.
I graduated from Middlesex University with an Honours Degree in Herbal Medicine ten years ago, and began practicing in South London before taking a long-planned gap year in Australia & New Zealand. Whilst travelling I continued to learn more about both Reiki and Herbal Medicine, and worked as an Assistant in Nursing at private hospitals in Queensland.
I'm a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, the oldest and largest body of Western Herbalists in the world. Along with Herbalists working in other traditions, we will soon be regulated in the same way as nurses and midwives. In the meantime as an NIMH member I am required to fulfill certain requirements as part of my continuing professional development, including regularly attending clinical seminars. Examples include treatment of infants and elders, herbal treatment of cancer, and herbal first aid.
When I'm not working I love testing the local restaurants, and dancing to burn off the calories!.
About Panacea
The name 'Panacea' was chosen mainly because Panacea was the Greek Goddess of healing, and well versed in Herbal Medicine!. Also over the years I've become convinced that the holistic approach lacks the limitations of conventional approaches and offers endless opportunities to return to good health.
About Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine in the western tradition I use involves using native herbs wherever possible. These suit our European constitutions well and are excellent for treating the sorts of conditions we're prone to in this part of the world. This year I'm looking forward to making some of my own medicines from wild crafted herbs, and hope to hold some workshops later in the year to show you how to make your own treatments at home. Herbal medicine can be used to treat people with all manner of conditions. Most commonly patients see me about fairly common complaints like hayfever or IBS, but sometimes I see those with more serious illnesses or even genetic illnesses too. Where necessary I consult with other Herbalists, midwives, or nurses in order to give the best possible treatment.
I offer free advice over the phone and a wide range of treatment options. Please see the Panacea site for more details.
About Reiki
Reiki is an ancient hands-on energy renewal technique rediscovered by a Buddhist Monk, Dr Mikao Usui in the late 1800's. Whilst Reiki has its origins in Buddhism it is not linked to any religion or belief system, and as a recipient you wouldn't need to believe in it in order for it to work. Since being rediscovered Reiki has spread around the world and sometimes mixed with other forms of treatment. My Reiki Master, Barbara McGregor studied Reiki over a period of seven years under the late Beth Gray, and has always taught Reiki in its pure form, unchanged from the original teaching of Dr Usui.
Reiki can support a person on all levels according to their greatest need at the time. Whether a patient is going through a life-changing event such as a bereavement, or is in need of first aid treatment, Reiki can help. As a channel I merely make the energy available to you, and you subconsciously use it as you need to most, so I have no influence over how it's used. The reiki energy can be felt in a number of ways, and as the need under my hands is met, the flow noticeably stops. During a reiki treatment both the channel and recipient brain wave pattern resembles that seen in meditation, so Reiki is very soothing even in emergency situations. It can also increase the oxygen uptake of the blood by upto 20% all the time a person is receiving Reiki. Reiki brings clarity, relaxation, and a renewed 'zest for life'.
Practice Details
With both Reiki and Herbal Medicine all consultations are held in complete confidence. Treatments are safe for people of all ages and those taking other forms of medication, although you're asked to bring any current medication with you to your first herbal consultation.
Price details and special offers are shown on the Panacea website. With Reiki you can have every 5th treatment free, and I offer short consultations at the acute Herbal Medicine clinic on the first Saturday of every month. All consultations need to be booked in advance, and the full fee is payable if you give less than 48 hours notice of cancellation.
Walks, Talks, and Workshops
I hope to hold a number of events throughout the year to help you learn more about our wonderful native herbs and how they can be used as medicines. Events held at Haigh Lea will be advertised there and on the website, and additional events on the Panacea site. If you'd like to organise a bespoke event for a group, please ask.
For more details, please go to www.panaceaholistichealth.co.uk, or ring me on 07763 595879.
Thanks very much for your help.
Kind regards,
Hannah Charman
www.panaceaholistichealth.co.uk
Haigh Lea Therapy Rooms, Sale, Cheshire.
T 0161 282 6264
M 07763 595879
