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Persephone's is focused on providing a high-quality service to the Bournemouth area in a relaxed environment where you will not feel rushed.
All my therapies can be tailored to
your individual needs and are aimed at getting you back into optimum health and
feeling good.
To tell you a little about myself I have always been interested in the environment and nature from a young age. I joined WWF when I was 12 years old. Since then I have done numerous fund raising events including two bungee jumps for Tenovus and walking on hot coals for Phoenix House, a drugs and alcohol rehab charity. Through WWF I heard about Faith in Nature products and once I became aware of natural products I never looked back!
When I was 14 I heard about feng shui and bought a very good book on the subject, I have used it in my life ever since. I would describe myself as an "open-minded sceptic" - I question everything - but I feel I have always instinctively known about energies, discovering energy work such as feng shui and reiki healing just helped me understand how it can be used to benefit people.
I have always been aware of the importance of a healthy diet and natural medicine and have spent the last few years furthering my knowledge whilst living in London. Nowadays, I am a fully qualified and insured
reflexologist, masseuse and reiki practitioner and run Persephone's from my home in Pokesdown. I also work part
time at The Red Heart Fund in Boscombe, a registered charity aimed at helping cancer patients.
I am a member of the Complimentary Therapists Association (CThA) which requires a high level of service and professionalism and I support the Soil Association for their work towards sustainable organic farming.
The services I offer are:
These holistic therapies are a very relaxing
and enjoyable experience so treat yourself! It is most important to look after
yourself if you are to succeed in your life, your job and your relationships.
You will find by taking time out for yourself you have more energy and focus to
take on everything else life throws at you!
Have a look around the website and if
you have any comments or questions please feel free to contact me.
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The Myth
The name "Persephone" comes from the ancient Greek myth of Persephone And The Pomegranate, a story that explains the cycle of the changing seasons.
Persephone is a goddess in Greek mythology and
represents Spring time and innocence and this to me seemed appropriate as spring time is a time of new beginnings and positive growth.
The story goes that she was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Persephone was such a
beautiful young woman that everyone loved her; even Hades wanted her for himself. One day, when she was
collecting flowers on the plain of Enna, the earth suddenly opened and Hades
rose up from the gap and abducted her. None but Zeus, and the all-seeing sun,Helios, had noticed.
Broken-hearted, Demeter wandered the earth, looking
for her daughter until Helios revealed what had happened. Demeter was so angry
that she withdrew herself in loneliness, and the earth ceased to be fertile. Knowing this could not continue much longer, Zeus sent Hermes down to Hades to make him release Persephone.
Hades grudgingly agreed, but before she went back he gave Persephone a
pomegranate. When
she later ate of it, it bound her to underworld forever and she had to stay
there one-third of the year. The other months she stayed with her mother. When
Persephone was with Hades, Demeter refused to let anything grow and winter
began, when she arrived back in the spring new life thrived and the flowers once again bloomed.
