The Centre for Integral Health was started in 2013 by director Ben Calder after studying Integral theory since 2011 and over 10 years of professional practice of kinesiology and Bowen fascia Release Technique, coupled with the desire to explore the application of the Integral Model in relation to health.
Our aim is to provide an open platform for the non-conventional complementary aspects along side some more well recognised approaches such as physiotherapy and counselling. This platform can then be connected to GP's, consultants and other medical support staff to give them a professional centre through which they can confidently refer and recommend their patients for whom the conventional medicine approach is not appropriate. In a truly integral manner, we will also recognise the valuable role that conventional medicine has in health care and communicate with and refer back to the medical staff where its considered their approach is the most valuable.
The aims of the centre are:
To promote an integrated model of health.
To provide education about how Integral living and Integral Life Practice can benefit your over all life experience.
Conduct research into the benefits of various intervention modalities offered through the centre.
Create stronger links with other health and medical services using the Integral framework to honour the valuable contribution that all services offer in the support and education of health on personal, community, national and global levels. With an aim to bridging the gap between conventional medical and non-conventional methods and creating more provision for the non-conventional on the NHS.
To give medical professionals a reliable location to refer patients who need intervention modalities not offered on the NHS at current, knowing that all practitioners are professionally qualified and insured.
Our Approach
The strength of our system lies in the idea that no one approach can be 100% wrong. Every approach has something valuable to offer if we understand its place in the integral model. The other significant aspect of this is that no one approach should claim to offer all the answers in this area. There are many aspects of health and many models that thoroughly cover some aspects or dimensions of that. To give people the best support possible, we need to allow all those models to share what they do best and leave behind that which is done better by other models.
The centre is looking to develop all of the above over the next 3-6 years and welcomes contributions, support and feedback from all relevant providers and user groups.
Director Ben Calder has been working professionally with non-conventional methods of health since 2003 and has experience in a multitude of ways of working with body energy going back to 1996.
The Centre for Integral Health is owned and managed by Integral Health (Shropshire) Ltd.
What People Say
Testimonials
I highly recommend the Centre for Integral Health. I've been here for multiple sessions with Ben Calder, and honestly, you need to go and experience it for yourself. Friendly, professional and just a generally positive experience all around! The Centre offers such a range of services, I can't wait to try out a few of the other therapies they offer!
Love the Qigong classes Ben runs. Professional, safe and informative. Thanks Ben
I used the centre to help training and preparation for a marathon. As well as getting some great advice around technique and training, I was also introduced to Bowen Technique which helped repair a slight hamstring injury and also Kinesiology which allowed me to design a bespoke training diet. Would definitely recommend.
I would definitely recommend Fran to anyone who is looking for a little guidance.
Fran is very warm and so easy to talk to. Even online, I was able to instantly connect to Fran, and she really listens and has the ability to help guide without judgement.
I'm grateful for the work she has done for me
I was very impressed by the service from Integral Health. I was contacted and offered an appointment immediately after contacting the centre. Ben Calder gave me excellent advice and managed to sort out my issues in only one session.I would highly recommend this clinic.
Great service from Ben and his team. If you want your aches and pains sorting out or if you feel your life just isn't in balance you really should give Integral Health a try...
10 days after the session for my daughter, she received a "Heart Award" at school for her positivity. She has been bright, positive and done after school activities - clubs and sports 4/5 evenings! She wouldn't even leave the house unless 100% required a few weeks back. I thought I should share this with you. Thank you.
Went very well. Was very happy with how friendly and welcoming it all was, and the treatment was at the highest quality.
Got an appointment through really quickly. The staff were really friendly and made the procedures and testing easy to understand throughout, step by step. Really pleased with the outcome. Finally got the answers I was looking for and would highly recommend.
Before I had a series of Bowen sessions I had lived with lower back pain and discomfort for over ten years. I chose the Bowen technique as I wanted to be treated by a practitioner who understood that the body is a whole system. The technique itself is not invasive or stressful on the body as the underlying approach is that with the right support, time and gentle encouragement the body can heal.
"Working with Fran over the last few months has been a joy.
I loved the variety in our sessions.
Many different techniques always resulting in breakthroughs that Fran then helped me to process.
Thanks again!
I am sure that if it wasnt for your classes, the function in my left bicep would have not come back. Also I would have not been able to recover from my chemotherapy so quickly, I can not thank you enough.
"I really struggle to meditate. To sit in silence and with my own thoughts.
I had a huge fear of being alone before I met Fran. I wanted to calm my thoughts when I was struggling.
Fran recorded an audio that I listen to when I feel myself spiralling down into my negative emotions.
It helps me to remember that I'm never alone and I can listen to it wherever I am.
Thanks so much Fran!
Went there yesterday for my first yoga session. It's a great little place. Didn't know it was there until a few months ago. I also go there often to have a massage which I love!
Working with Fran over the last few months has been a joy.
I loved the variety in our sessions.
Many different techniques always resulting in breakthroughs that Fran then helped me to process.
Thanks again!
Excellent service from start to finish, the booking system was very straightforward and the clinic is spotlessly clean. I can highly recommend Ben Calder who has given me my life back!! After suffering debilitating headaches for many years, and having various medications and procedures done by neurologists, two sessions with Ben has completely cured them. There is no pressure to book further appointments, unlike some therapists.
I would like to thank Wan, for a deep tissue and stone massage, it's an experience that I've never had before, already booked for next week, I would recommend this to anyone, please look at there website as there are numerous things to do within the complex.
I feel like Ive come such a long way since my first session with you and I just wanted to express my gratitude to you for the treatments and advice youve given me Thank you Ben!!!
Wow! As I left my session with the amazingly knowledgeable Ben Calder I said: I feel lighter! I feel so light because I now know what my body does and does not like.
I cannot stop talking to everyone about how amazing Ben is! Everyone should go and see him! What an amazing soul Ben is! Super grateful that our lives crossed
I had four Bowen sessions each about three weeks apart, after the first session I felt a notable difference in my posture and in the strength of my spine, strangely I felt taller. By the fourth session I knew that my discomfort had been resolved and I am now able to move much more freely and flexibly without worrying about my back.
I've been working with Ben for just over a year now and have found his support incredibly helpful. Most recently, Ben has taught me specific techniques for managing emotional response and staying calm and in control during moments of extreme pressure. Ben's walk and talk sessions are fantastic and I would highly recommend him!
Had several neuro-energetic kinesiology appointments at the Centre and found the experience to be very beneficial and eye-opening. Would recommend to anyone. 5 star
I'd also like to say that the appointments I have had with you have made such a big difference to my life. Although it's been hard cutting things out of my diet, I can't believe how much my skin has improved since my appointment with you. I will continue to recommend you to my family and friends because as I have said, the appointments I have had with you over the years have improved my well-being so much!
So I cant quite believe Im writing this a week on but his legs seem nearly cleared, hes now not drinking any milk....
he eats more in one meal than he did all day and I dont want to speak to soon but 2 nights now he has slept through.compared to waking under every 2 hours the last few weeks.
...in one small week our lives seem much improved!
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