Arriving, breathing out: your first visit
Many people ask before their first appointment what to expect. This is how a visit to my practice unfolds, from arriving to saying goodbye.
At a glance: A first visit begins outside the door: with a few minutes in which the day stays outside. Then comes the conversation first, then the work at the atlas, and at the end rest lying down; those who know what is going to happen lie differently.
Arriving needs a threshold
The BioArt Campus stands on the main road through Seeham. Anyone stepping out of the car or the bus still has the day in their head: the drive, the list, the phone. So the appointment does not only begin in the practice room.
Allow a few extra minutes. Leave your phone in the car or in your bag, and take the stairs to the first floor more slowly than usual. A glass of water, a place to sit, one long breath out. That gives the visit a beginning, and the day stays outside the door. What has a beginning can also have an end.
There is parking in front of and behind the building, and bus route 121 stops right outside the house. If you are coming for the first time, I am happy to meet you at the entrance.
The conversation first
Before I work at the atlas, I take time for a conversation: how are you today, what brings you to me, what matters to you? You tell me what you wish to tell. I explain how I work and what to expect.
The conversation has a purpose. What you have understood, you no longer need to ask during the session. Those who know what is going to happen lie differently.
What you can bring
- comfortable clothing
- some time after the session
- your questions; there are no wrong ones
Fine touch, no pressure
Afterwards you lie or sit comfortably, fully clothed, and I work with fine touch at the atlas, the first cervical vertebra on which the head rests. No pressure, no devices, no abrupt movements. The touch is so fine that many people barely feel it. What happens, happens quietly.
“I take time, for you and for your questions.”
The head rests on the atlas. Where it is allowed to rest, nothing needs to be held. How you experience the session varies from person to person, and I promise no particular result.
Impressions from the practice
If you would like a first appointment, write to me or give me a call. Request an appointment
Rest lying down at the end
Every session ends with a few minutes lying down. Nobody has to get up straight away. Stay seated for a short while afterwards and have something to drink before you go back into your day. If you can, plan nothing urgent after the appointment: a walk to the lake, a cup of tea at home. That way the session has an end as well.
The first appointment, including the first conversation, takes around 70 minutes; each further session around 50 minutes. You receive an invoice for bank transfer, and paying in cash is fine too. You can read how a session unfolds under Your visit and the fees under Fees. A session does not replace a visit to the doctor.
