Welcome to Balance4Health 🙏🏻
My name is Hervé and balance4health is the result of a long journey towards health and well being.
I started on the path of finding balance when I was 26 years old and discovered Reiki. This was seismic change for me and my first session resulted in the release of grief and sadness buried in my body since I was 6 years old. I became a Reiki practitioner and soon continued on my journey by becoming a Shiatsu practitioner. This path took me to engage with AIDS&HIV charities and Substance misuse services where I was supporting men and women facing these challenges. I developed my practice to include Microsystem acupuncture and Nutrition, enabling to provide a holistic approach to supporting my clients.
This journey has taken me in many directions but the overall theme of all my activities was to Health and Well-being for all.
Being very active and a keen runner, I then engaged with fitness and became a BACPR instructor leading a cardiovascular service in the community. While continuing my private practice in various setting.
A practicing Buddhist, mindfulness has be part of my life for many years yet, I only began teaching mindfulness in recent years. Even more recently I qualified as a Yoga instructor focusing on Vinyasa and Yin practices.
Every new string to my bow contributed to new discoveries about who I am as a person. Each also made me feel like taking a fresh start, whilst being guided by the wisdom of the tools I used over the years.
I Dedicate each day to kindness, in body, speech and mind; towards myself and towards other. When a day brings challenges I aim to approach them with kindness and cultivate gratitude.
I am a registered Nutritional Therapist with BANT and CNHC (www.bant.org.uk & www.cnhc.org.uk) and registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. I am trained in energy and body work through micro system acupuncture and shiatsu. I m also a big believer in physical activity as a corner stone to health and well-being. Endurance running and yoga are key to my practice. As a BACPR instructor (www.bacpr.com), Energy worker and Nutritional Therapist, I can accompany you on your journey towards total health drawing from the complementary elements of my practice and experience.
I have 18 years+ clinical experience working in various settings from charitable organisations in the fields of HIV/AIDS , substance Misuse for the NHS facilitating therapeutic groups with a specific interest in Stress Management and Nutrition, to Public Health contracted organisations in Cardiovascular Prevention and Health & Well Being promotion for the elderly population.
My approach is first and foremost holistic and evidence based. I use Nutritional Therapy, Shiatsu, Ear Acupuncture and Group Facilitation in order to promote health and well being. I also teach meditation in community settings and online.