Latest reviews for Health & Beauty in Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom

Herbs & Health - Acupunture by 1968

1968 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:17:16 +0000

Review by 1968

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7485 2911

Tags: massage, acupuncture, alternative medicine

I have suffered with chronic migraines for 25 yrs and have been receiving hospital treatment which has not helped. I also have a neck injury that is very painful. I have been going to Herbs and Health for a couple of years now after a recommendation.

My Migraines have almost gone and my neck no longer bothers me.

It is a simple treatment room but 'lady' as I call her always make me feel better - happier and well again every time I am able to go. It is very very resonably priced and I think her a miracle worker! Honestly - go and see for yourself and say Louise sent you!

I have suffered with chronic migraines for 25 yrs and have been receiving hospital treatment which has not helped. I also have a neck injury that is very painful. I have been going to Herbs and Health for a couple of years now after a recommendation.

My Migraines have almost gone and my neck no longer bothers me.

It is a simple treatment room but 'lady' as I call her always make me feel better - happier and well again every time I am able to go. It is very very resonably priced and I think her a miracle worker! Honestly - go and see for yourself and say Louise sent you!

Bikram Yoga North - Sweat your way to Success by Glen_Bailey

Glen_Bailey — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:02:56 +0000

Review by Glen_Bailey

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7692 6900

Website: www.BikramYoga.co.uk

Tags: yoga, hot, kentish town

Itâ¬"s not often (well at least in my circle of friends) that you get to stand around topless (guys only, and itâ¬"s optional by the way) in a heated room wearing gym shorts, looking at yourself in the mirror for 90 minutes and sweating like youâ¬"ve never sweated before.

If that hasnâ¬"t scared you off (it nearly scared me off when my partner explained it to me half way through her month long yoga challenge â¬ and I mean every day for a month) then itâ¬"s well worth a try.

I first heard about this type of yoga back in New Zealand where I was taken along to try it out. Iâ¬"d done several types of yoga before so wasnâ¬"t really apprehensive about this style. Maybe slightly concerned when I was told Iâ¬"d need to drink about one and a half large bottles of water before I got to the class, and probably the same again during the class â¬ and that Iâ¬"d probably want to do it topless. I was ok with the water, Iâ¬"m a big water drinker from way back, and as far as the topless aspect went, I said Iâ¬"d wear a vest and see how it went.

Well, the vest lasted around 10minutes before it was drenched in sweat so off it went, never to be seen again.

I was pleased to find several Bikram Yoga studios around London, especially Bikram North, two tube stops away. Perfect for those 6:30am classes they held before Christmas.

There are a variety of teachers at Bikram North, all of whom have there own teaching styles and comments as they move through the 26 postures (each repeated twice â¬ the 1st generally 1 minute and the 2nd generally 30 seconds). Friday night is a favourite of mine, although I hardly ever make it. Itâ¬"s done in the dark with tea-lights around the mirrors â¬ a truly meditative experience. Oh, and thereâ¬"s really good Chai Masala tea on offer afterwards.

I find that no two visits to a Bikram Yoga class are the same. Sometimes youâ¬"ll find it hard and have to lay down for some of the postures (and youâ¬"re not made to feel guilty) and other times youâ¬"ll rock through the whole class doing every posture. You are just encouraged to do what you feel is right for your body on the day - and that will change day to day.

What I find different about Bikram Yoga is that itâ¬"s not just physical exercise which works you inside and out, but it is a challenge mentally to yourself. The first challenge, which the teachers set to new students, is to just stay in the room for the entire 90 minutes, regardless of if youâ¬"re participating or lying down watching. Another challenge the teachers set is to not think about upcoming postures, just accept them and do them the best you can. This can help to hear when your mind starts to wander when you know a challenging posture is coming up.

But the challenge I find the hardest, and I know Iâ¬"m not alone here, is to just stay absolutely still between the floor series postures, otherwise known as the dead posture. You are told to lie back down after a position and relax your entire body, every single muscle, look at one spot on the ceiling and stay still. Itâ¬"s not as easy as you think. The distractions mount up for example the sweat dripping (sometimes pouring) into your eyes, the person next to you moving, someone somewhere groaning, or just the simple fact that sometimes itâ¬"s just really hard to stay still. But, when you get it, itâ¬"s great! Even more, when the whole class gets it, itâ¬"s fantastic! The energy created by everyone staying still is amazing.

If youâ¬"re new to it, drink lots of water before and after the class, donâ¬"t eat 2 hours before (trust me you wonâ¬"t want to, some of the postures push on your stomach), take two towels (one for the yoga mat which will probably end up soaking wet, the other for the shower) and be prepared to be sore the next day. Good news is that the more you go the easier it is! Sounds odd but itâ¬"s true.

And for those newbies of you out there, when I started at Bikram North, they had a really good deal on where you pay Â£10 for 10 days of classes. Great introduction!

Oh, and it really does wonders for your body! You can see it in the mirrors!

Happy yogaring!
Itâ¬"s not often (well at least in my circle of friends) that you get to stand around topless (guys only, and itâ¬"s optional by the way) in a heated room wearing gym shorts, looking at yourself in the mirror for 90 minutes and sweating like youâ¬"ve never sweated before.

If that hasnâ¬"t scared you off (it nearly scared me off when my partner explained it to me half way through her month long yoga challenge â¬ and I mean every day for a month) then itâ¬"s well worth a try.

I first heard about this type of yoga back in New Zealand where I was taken along to try it out. Iâ¬"d done several types of yoga before so wasnâ¬"t really apprehensive about this style. Maybe slightly concerned when I was told Iâ¬"d need to drink about one and a half large bottles of water before I got to the class, and probably the same again during the class â¬ and that Iâ¬"d probably want to do it topless. I was ok with the water, Iâ¬"m a big water drinker from way back, and as far as the topless aspect went, I said Iâ¬"d wear a vest and see how it went.

Well, the vest lasted around 10minutes before it was drenched in sweat so off it went, never to be seen again.

I was pleased to find several Bikram Yoga studios around London, especially Bikram North, two tube stops away. Perfect for those 6:30am classes they held before Christmas.

There are a variety of teachers at Bikram North, all of whom have there own teaching styles and comments as they move through the 26 postures (each repeated twice â¬ the 1st generally 1 minute and the 2nd generally 30 seconds). Friday night is a favourite of mine, although I hardly ever make it. Itâ¬"s done in the dark with tea-lights around the mirrors â¬ a truly meditative experience. Oh, and thereâ¬"s really good Chai Masala tea on offer afterwards.

I find that no two visits to a Bikram Yoga class are the same. Sometimes youâ¬"ll find it hard and have to lay down for some of the postures (and youâ¬"re not made to feel guilty) and other times youâ¬"ll rock through the whole class doing every posture. You are just encouraged to do what you feel is right for your body on the day - and that will change day to day.

What I find different about Bikram Yoga is that itâ¬"s not just physical exercise which works you inside and out, but it is a challenge mentally to yourself. The first challenge, which the teachers set to new students, is to just stay in the room for the entire 90 minutes, regardless of if youâ¬"re participating or lying down watching. Another challenge the teachers set is to not think about upcoming postures, just accept them and do them the best you can. This can help to hear when your mind starts to wander when you know a challenging posture is coming up.

But the challenge I find the hardest, and I know Iâ¬"m not alone here, is to just stay absolutely still between the floor series postures, otherwise known as the dead posture. You are told to lie back down after a position and relax your entire body, every single muscle, look at one spot on the ceiling and stay still. Itâ¬"s not as easy as you think. The distractions mount up for example the sweat dripping (sometimes pouring) into your eyes, the person next to you moving, someone somewhere groaning, or just the simple fact that sometimes itâ¬"s just really hard to stay still. But, when you get it, itâ¬"s great! Even more, when the whole class gets it, itâ¬"s fantastic! The energy created by everyone staying still is amazing.

If youâ¬"re new to it, drink lots of water before and after the class, donâ¬"t eat 2 hours before (trust me you wonâ¬"t want to, some of the postures push on your stomach), take two towels (one for the yoga mat which will probably end up soaking wet, the other for the shower) and be prepared to be sore the next day. Good news is that the more you go the easier it is! Sounds odd but itâ¬"s true.

And for those newbies of you out there, when I started at Bikram North, they had a really good deal on where you pay Â£10 for 10 days of classes. Great introduction!

Oh, and it really does wonders for your body! You can see it in the mirrors!

Happy yogaring!

The College Practice - Got a bad back? by sokratis

sokratis — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:55:45 +0000

Review by sokratis

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7267 6445

Tags: physiotherapy, herbal treatment, massage

What do you get when someone pushes you in the lower back the moment you are trying to head the ball in goal?
A nasty cracking on your neck and sharp pain though your back. Now, what do you get if you ignore that and keep playing football every Sunday, for the next 6 weeks? One bad-ass neck injury.
And what do you get on top of that if you spend most of your day hunched over a laptop without a proper screen? Well, you get the whole upper rear part of your body screaming at you that you're an idiot!

So what do you do? Well, firstly you buy a nice 19 widescreen LCD monitor along with a keyboard and mouse and then you try to find a physio.

In case you've missed it this is a personal story. The idiot in the above passage is me.
So yes, I bought the screen and then found a physio 5 minutes walk from house.
I have to say that the cranio-skeletal massage was excellent and the conversation very interesting too (the masseuse is also an artist, she paints and sculpts and generally has a very interesting view of the world).

However, I cannot give these guys more than 3 as my neck still is not fixed after 3 sessions. Yes, maybe I need more I hear you say, but the problem was that on the last visit I did not get a treatment specifically on the injury.

Anyways, the staff there are great and when it comes to massage they really know what they're doing. Plus they're good value at £40/session.
What do you get when someone pushes you in the lower back the moment you are trying to head the ball in goal?
A nasty cracking on your neck and sharp pain though your back. Now, what do you get if you ignore that and keep playing football every Sunday, for the next 6 weeks? One bad-ass neck injury.
And what do you get on top of that if you spend most of your day hunched over a laptop without a proper screen? Well, you get the whole upper rear part of your body screaming at you that you're an idiot!

So what do you do? Well, firstly you buy a nice 19 widescreen LCD monitor along with a keyboard and mouse and then you try to find a physio.

In case you've missed it this is a personal story. The idiot in the above passage is me.
So yes, I bought the screen and then found a physio 5 minutes walk from house.
I have to say that the cranio-skeletal massage was excellent and the conversation very interesting too (the masseuse is also an artist, she paints and sculpts and generally has a very interesting view of the world).

However, I cannot give these guys more than 3 as my neck still is not fixed after 3 sessions. Yes, maybe I need more I hear you say, but the problem was that on the last visit I did not get a treatment specifically on the injury.

Anyways, the staff there are great and when it comes to massage they really know what they're doing. Plus they're good value at £40/session.