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Speakers for this years’ AGM are:

Dr Edward Thompson

Dr Edward Thompson is both a medical doctor and a herbalist. He is one of our very own, being a member of the URHP.  He is a seasoned speaker who thoroughly engages his audience with his eloquent and very articulate style of communication.  He makes it easy to understand many of the complexities of integrated health and medicine and it is a great pleasure to have him as our key speaker for this years’ main lecture.

The talk is entitled: ‘An Integrated Approach to Mental Health’. Edward will include the following subjects:

• Western medical diagnosis and approach to mental health including a particular focus on depression, anxiety and stress.
• A pharmaceutical approach in terms of understanding as well as discussing drug and herb interactions.
• An integrated herbal approach which will use an understanding of traditional, energetic and modern scientific paradigms of herbal medicine.
• Diet, lifestyle, and psychological therapies.
• Western Red flag symptoms and when to refer.
• Interplay between herbal medicine and other CAM therapies in managing mental health conditions.

URHP members

URHP members will be speaking in turns to give us more insights into their own practices. It will be interesting to see and hear how some of our members use their own skills, knowledge and specialities to practice in their own particular way using herbal medicine and anything else that encompasses natural healing.

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How can we better promote what we do to the public?
How can we support each other as herbalists?

These are some of the vital questions that will be addressed at this EHTPA conference which aims to generate a range of practical ideas and initiatives to advance the scope and profile of herbal practice. These proposals can subsequently be utilised by individual herbal practitioners, Professional Associations and/or the EHTPA.

Speakers Simon Mills and Anita Ralph will provide food for thought to engender active discussion throughout the break-out sessions that form the backbone of this conference. In addition, Lucy Jones will give a presentation on marketing your herbal practice.

How can we better promote what we do to the public?
How can we support each other as herbalists?

These are some of the vital questions that will be addressed at this EHTPA conference which aims to generate a range of practical ideas and initiatives to advance the scope and profile of herbal practice. These proposals can subsequently be utilised by individual herbal practitioners, Professional Associations and/or the EHTPA.

Speakers Simon Mills and Anita Ralph will provide food for thought to engender active discussion throughout the break-out sessions that form the backbone of this conference. In addition, Lucy Jones will give a presentation on marketing your herbal practice.

Discussion group topics will include:

• Marketing and promotion for the herbal profession
• Building confidence – developing herbal practice
• Working together to support each other
• Making use of social media
• Building on success – spreading the word

Ayurveda – The Pursuit of Health, Happiness and Long Life Through Prevention Oriented Health Care

All India Ayurvedic Congress, New Delhi; International Academy of Ayurved, Pune and International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation, The Netherlands extends a warm invitation to all health professionals, Ayurvedic scholars, and researchers from India and around the world to participate at this Second International Ayurveda Congress to be held in London.

Internationally renowned scholars will be keynote speakers at the congress and will present scientifically verified solutions to showcase the effectiveness of Ayurveda towards fulfilling the human pursuit of health, happiness and long life.

The International Ayurveda Congress offers a prestigious platform for research scholars to present their findings in various fields of Ayurveda. The latest innovative and pioneering work will be presented in this congress.

Venue: Hotel Novatel London West, London

For more information, visit their website: internationalayurvedacongress.com

Balens are delighted to announce we are holding our 5th annual CPD Conference on Monday 22nd May 2017 at the NEC in Birmingham.

As previously our CPD event will be supported by Balens and our Insurance partners, ensuring exceptional value for you, our clients.

We have some truly inspirational speakers this year, including our key note speaker Jo Marchant, the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the investigative book Cure. Jo is an award winning writer who originally trained as a Scientist with a PhD in genetics and medical microbiology. Her writing explores a number of approaches to examine whether the mind can heal the body. Jo researches in depth, uncovering evidence that leads to conclude thoughts, emotions and beliefs can have a very real effect on our health. Cure has was awarded Best Book of the year 2016 by a number of respected journals, including the New York Post, Sunday Times and Economist.

This year we also have one of the world’s leading natural health authorities Jayney Goddard from the Complementary Medicine Association speaking on business skills, plus Robert Vekerk (Alliance of Natural Health International), Nicola Brough (Warwick University) and Paul Grant (BSG Solicitors).

The event is highly praised each year and looks set to be better than ever for 2017. We are just finalising the program details, and will send further information soon regarding bookings.

Full details will be posted on our website at http://balens.co.uk/cpd Alternatively, you can contact events@balens.co.uk or Telephone: 01684 898995

Recordings of lectures from previous years and articles on various areas of risk management within business can be found on our website www.balens.co.uk

Speakers for this years’ AGM are: Dame Commander Annette Montague-Tomas and Judy Evans.

Open to non-members.

Venue: Purley Chase Centre, Purley Chase Lane, Mancetter, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 2RQ

For more information and the booking form, please download the flyer:

‘Bringing people & plants together’

29th April – 2nd May at Monte Mariposa, Portugal

HerbFest is an international herbal gathering for herbal enthusiasts from many
different walks of life. We have expert lecturers, talks, practical workshops,
plant walks, discussions and debates, as well as plenty of time to relax and enjoy
the company of like-minded people.

Click below to download the flyer or visit their website at www.herbfest.co.uk for more information.

‘Sharing our wisdom and knowledge’
A conference for qualifed herbalists and herbal students
at The Purley Chase Centre, Atherstone, CV9 2RQ

This years URHP Conference is a dynamic weekend of workshops, talks, walks, market and discussion groups. As a knowledge exchange, this is an opportunity to learn from the wealth of experience of other herbalists as well as letting others gain from your own ideas and understanding. Together with a set programme, there will be open space for spontaneous discussion and skill sharing. Come for 1 or 2 days or the whole weekend!

Stands and talks from:

• Avicenna (Joe Nasr)
• Herbal Apothecary (Hugo Fearnley)
• Riohealth (Rose Holmes)

Teaching Sessions with:

• URHP experts
• Plant Spirit Medicine

The event can be booked via this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/urhp-herbal-gathering-tickets-42309638267