About The Natural Health Consultancy

Wilfred van Dorp

I established the Natural Health Consultancy in 1979 to support clients looking to foster their optimum health and well-being through natural means, linked to evidence-based science. This remains my motivation. We are a multi-skilled team offering a diverse range of therapies to the highest standards of excellence in the service of our clients' quest for well-being.

Both my parents were medical practitioners. My father was a doctor who had a particular interest in how homoeopathy and nutrition could be integrated into orthodox medical treatment and prevention of cancer and conditions such as dementia, as well as how the effects of old age could be slowed down. It seemed very natural for me to carry on his pioneering work, integrated into the wider medical community. In 1979 I completed a BSc (Hons) in Nutrition at the University of London, followed in 1983 by a diploma in homoeopathy from the Hahnemann College of Homoeopathy.

Around this time I was teaching yoga and came across a magazine article about the movement education work of Moshe Feldenkrais. The article stated that whilst yoga is extremely effective, some of the postures would require very significant persistence to master. It asserted that after only a short session of the Feldenkrais Method the posture could be achieved easily. This sparked my interest in the Feldenkrais Method.

Feldenkrais quickly became a significant influence in my life and in 1990 I graduated from the first 4 year practitioner training course in the UK. My enthusiasm for this marvelous work remains undimmed. With over 18 years experience of working full time with the Method I am one of the most senior Feldenkrais practitioners in the UK.

Over the years I have updated my skills by training with all but one of the first generation of Feldenkrais trainers who were trained by Moshe Feldenkrais himself. I am now working with second generation mentors who are taking Feldenkrais forward, including US trainer Lawrence Goldfarb and currently Jeremy Krauss in Germany. Jeremy is a leading edge Feldenkrais trainer who is using scientifically proven methods to help the repatterning of the nervous system, which takes place during a Feldenkrais lesson. It is also exciting for me to branch out into new fields of study including neurobiology, where I have been trained by David Butler in the mobilization of nerves. I am constantly updating and refining my Feldenkrais skills so I can continue to offer the best possible service to clients.

Scientific thinking on nutrition is also constantly evolving and I keep up to date with the latest developments regarding diet, nutritional supplements and herbs which contribute to preventing or slowing down illness and disease.

Looking to the future I am hoping to set up a charity for bed bound, physically challenged people and to offer funding to people who would benefit greatly from Feldenkrais.

Mandy Wyld

I qualified as an ITEC practitioner in body massage in 1995. Aromatherapy followed immediately after. During the last 12 years I have also trained in Reiki, Eastern Head and Shoulder Massage, Hydrotherm (level 2) and Metamorphic Technique. I was invited by Wilfred to join him at the Natural Health Consultancy in 1997.