Meet the
Team
Mike Webster.
On leaving the Royal Marines as Royal Marine Fencing Champion,
Mike embarked on a career as a professional
fencing coach; finally achieving the rank of 'Diplomad Master of Fencing',
or 'Professor', within the British Academy of Fencing.
Mike become an International Fencing Master in the '70s, working with both
National, and International teams; he also become British Professional
Fencing Champion, and was a member of the Great Britain Team in the World Masters
Fencing Championships in Geneva in 1977.
In
1978, Mike left Gillingham in Dorset (England) to farm on a small island in the Orkney
Islands, which lie off the northern coast of Britain. During
his nine years on the Island he became apprenticed to a spiritual training
group – the group, and the training he received would completely change
the course of his life.
In 1996, nine years after his return to Scotland, Mike had a
profound realisation that would become known as ‘Waveform’. Mike now
lives with his wife Stella, in Scotland, on a hillside overlooking Loch
Lomond; and together they travel the world teaching Waveform.
Mike is a Shiatsu Practitioner and Teacher – NLP Practitioner
– Reiki Master and Nutritionist. Interests include Music,
(mainly classical, plays instruments) Food
(enjoys the preparation of food, and cooking, with Stella) Kayaking,
Martial Arts (3rd Degree Black belt in Ju Jitsu) Fly fishing on
the hill lochs (lakes) Flying,
(ex
freefall parachutist) and reading at home
in front of a log fire. |
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 Stella
Webster.
Waveform
Teacher
Stella
has always had an affinity with water. She spent eight years as a water
chemist with a particular interest in water pollution control. Her free
time was spent underwater if possible – scuba diving. This became a full
time interest when she helped to crew a large sailing vessel chartered by
divers for holidays. It was at this time she read avidly about
homoeopathy;- self-sufficiency in terms of being able to deal with minor
ailments whilst at sea.
Stella also learned reflexology but was sceptical about its uses other
than for relaxation until learning Waveform. Interests; the potential of
Waveform for self-empowerment, and good health.
For Stella, getting married to Mike was the highlight of recent years,
along with snorkelling in Lake Malawi!
Favourite activities; spending time exploring our beautiful world with her
husband and son, Peter, ideally on or close to water. |
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 Alan
Leith. Waveform Teacher
Alan was born November 1959 in Greenock on the west coast of Scotland. At
the age of 22 he started to learn Tukido under the tuition of Master Teh
Hok An, achieving the level of 3rd Dan instructor. Alan continued his
martial arts training in Ki Aikido. During his ten years in Ki Aikido he was
graded to the level of black belt 1st Dan and learnt the theories of Ki
and movement, and was taught the healing art of Kiatsu (direct
application of Ki on the body) used in Aikido for injury or illness to
help speed up the healing process. This opened up a whole new world of
ideas for him about the healing potential that Ki could have in assisting
people back to good health and a balanced state.
Alan decided to enrol on the diploma course at the Glasgow School of
Shiatsu under the tuition of Elaine Liechti (author of two books on
Shiatsu) and Mike Webster developer of Waveform Energetics.
In November 1996 he successfully completed the school and the Shiatsu
Society exams and was accepted on the register of the Shiatsu Society UK.
Alan also has completed diploma or certificate courses in Chiropody, Foot
Reflexology and Holistic Breathing Therapy, also known as Rebirthing.
In December 1996 Alan moved to Switzerland to be with his partner, now his
wife Katharina.
In March 1997 he was accepted onto the register of practitioners of the
Shiatsu Gesellschaft Schweiz (SGS) -Swiss Shiatsu Society.
Alan
runs a private Shiatsu Practice in the city Zurich and is currently
studying Wing Tsun at The European Wing Tsun Academy, Switzerland under
the tuition of Master Sifu Giuseppe Schembri. |
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 In
the 1970’s four friends, Anne, Doreen, Mary and Joy, came together on
the island of Sanday, one of the northern isles of Orkney for the
purpose of meditating and healing. From small beginnings came forth a
wide range of intensive teaching which enriched and changed their
outlook on life. Red
Feather made himself known to them through the mediumship which
developed through Joy and in healing that developed in all four friends.
Joy
and Mary
 On
an island remote from mainstream courses on healing and personal
development, tuition was given by Red Feather and other spirit
guides who came in response to the friends increasing awareness of a
deeper world within. It had as its main lessons that of
unconditional love and personal responsibility for each and every aspect
of their lives. The
teaching always encompassed the part the elements and nature play in our
lives and how we can all attune to it and help us become more aware of
the Oneness of all life forms.
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 Joe
Mc Hugh. Waveform Teacher
Joe was born in Ireland. He graduated with a B.Sc. honours degree in
physics and subsequently pursued post-graduate studies and received a
M.Sc. degree in Physics at University College Dublin.
He studied Shiatsu graduating from the International Shiatsu School in
Kiental, Switzerland in 1998 and then set up a private practice in Zürich.
His continuing education unfolded with the study and completion of
Shintai and Quantumbodywork.
He is regularly asked by various institutes and organisations to teach
Shiatsu and bodywork..
He holds a 3rd degree black belt in Aikido and is a student of Shihan
Masatomi Ikeda Sensei. His study of Aikido continues both as student and
teacher. Music plays a passionate part in Joe's life. As well as
being a solo performer in his own right, he has recorded and played with
many internationally famous musicians.
He has worked and studied with Mike Webster since 2000 and is a
qualified Waveform Teacher |
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 Erici
Berger. Assistant Waveform
Teacher
After working in several fields and learning it all "on the
job"; Information technology, administration, carpenter and
second hand business, Erici describes learning Shiatsu as his first "real
profession".
Having worked as a shiatsu practitioner since 1995, he decided to do an apprenticeship as a
psychiatric nurse.
Erici's description of Waveform; "'Waveform is a very down to earth method which
I use in many different
fields, from my Bodywork-treatments to knowing when the potatoes are well
boiled without having to go to the kitchen and lift the cover from the
pan. It teaches me to be "present" and focused on what I do."
Erici lives
in Zug in Switzerland with his partner Agnes. Erici is also the Waveform
Webmaster |
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 Ray
Pawlett.
Assistant Waveform teacher.
Tai Chi specialist and Shiatsu practitioner. Ray has studied many
different Martial Arts and specialised in Yang style Tai Chi. In 1999 he
was the UK champion for Tai Chi and has been teaching Tai Chi for the past
12 years. Ray has been learning and practising Shiatsu for around 10
years. He has written 8 internationally selling books on Martial Arts and
Healing arts. Ray has an Honours Degree in Engineering and is a
professional in the Engineering field. He is a great lover of nature and
music and enjoys a good hike in the countryside followed by good food and
music! |
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 Vikki
Keelan. Assistant Waveform Teacher.
Vikki Is
Managing Director of a Business in Malawi. Vikki is also a Reiki and
Karuna Master, and African Waveform representative, at present forming The Waveform
Association of Malawi. |
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 Tom
Litten. Assistant Waveform
Teacher.
Born
central London April 1939. Tom spent many of the war years with strangers
in south Bedfordshire and Slough. Thanks to the 1944 Education Act had a
Grammar school start, but moved on to a ‘progressive’ school in his
teens. Spent a few years working as a solicitors Managing Clerk in central
London, and during this time he decided that he really wanted to be a
teacher. He mixed adult education study with part-time work (driving wet
fish deliveries and throwing drunks out of betting shops) until he found a
place at Matlock College of Education, where he gained a Teaching
Certificate and a B Ed degree (Nottingham University)
He had twenty-two years of mathematics teaching in two 11-18 Comprehensive
schools in East Midlands mining villages, during which time he was Head of
Department for ten years and had a variety of responsibilities for staff
development, Despite other added education responsibilities he gained an
MA in Curriculum Studies from Loughborough University. Tom says that he
left teaching feeling much the worse for wear.
After
a few years of enforced rest Tom took training in Shiatsu at Bristol
School of Shiatsu. Gained the MRSS recognition of the Shiatsu Society.
Offered his experience in curriculum and assessment to the Shiatsu Society
in the hope of helping them improve their systems. He also became the
vice-Chair of the Society while it was going through the trauma of
incorporating.
Tom's
practice has been at the Rosewell Shiatsu Centre, which is owned by his
wife, and he spent four years offering serious Shiatsu in the Spa at the
Center Parcs Holiday Village in Sherwood Forest. To Quote Tom -:
"Center Parcs finished my knees and I now do very little Shiatsu –
but with Waveform, that does not get in the way of healing". |
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 Fiona
Campbell. Assistant Waveform
Teacher.
On
leaving school, Fiona worked with Scottish Power for 12 years as an
Instrument Mechanic, giving up work when she had her daughter, Caitlin.
She decided to go back to her first love - massage - this took the form
of training in Shiatsu. Fiona has been studying and practising
Shiatsu for 12 years now. She also does Reiki and Cranio Sacral
techniques. She lives in Falkirk, Central Scotland, with Caitlin and husband
Colin. She has a practice room attached to the house.
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 Olga
Zuyderhoff. Waveform Organiser - Canada.
Olga
began her personal search into understanding the human experience studying
Psychology at university and reading constantly. Her first career
has been ‘radical parenting’ beginning with homebirths, home schooling
and staying home to be with the three children: long walks in nature,
gardening, swims in the lake, raising chickens, boxes of library books and
baking cookies.
Acquiring a variety of skills, over the years, by venturing to ‘the
city’ to study applied
kinesiology.
Now after more than a decade of learning and facilitating, she has an
interesting menu of ‘tools’: Touch for Health, One Brain (brain
integration), Reiki and has become a certified BodyTalk practitioner.
Using muscle response testing she assists clients to uncover, understand
and release many major issues, whether dating back to early childhood, in
utero beliefs, or family patterns genetically inherited. Waveform
refines the abilities that she has developed. Her organizational and
office management skills will be an asset to the rapidly expanding
Canadian branch. |
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 Nicky
Day. Assistant Waveform Teacher
is 34 years old and has been living in Germany in Kassel, since September
2003, where she does energy work, teaches English and is the
representative for Waveform in Germany.
Her interest in ‘energy’ was first consciously explored
18 years ago, through a Hatha Yoga course. An exploration of
energy-orientated arts followed and she discovered a passion for Tai Chi
and Qi Gong, which have remained a constant in her life. Having started
off studying computer studies and giving it up, after realising it wasn’t
her direction, she investigated nutrition, spiritual philosophy and
Process Orientated Psychology, and qualified as a Shiatsu practitioner.
Feeling there was something she just wasn’t getting, Nicky then did
Waveform with Mike and Stella. Since then her energy work has expanded and
developed and she has benefited personally.
Nicky wishes to give thanks to past and current
teachers, friends and helpers that have guided her upon her path |
Jean-Gil
was born in France and lived there until 1994. He now lives in the countryside
near Montreal, Quebec with his wife Marie-Jo. Together they have created a
haven, where they can spend their free time gardening, cooking and in outdoor
activities.
Jean –Gil has a University Degree in Marketing and business background in a
several areas of interest: music, industry, advanced technology and services, to
name a few. In 2004 he decided to focus his attention towards his central area
of interest: The study of spiritual resources inherent in each person and how to
apply it in everyday life. In 2005 he qualified as a Certified Coach with The
Coach Training Alliance in Denver, Colorado. Waveform techniques assist him to
work on a holistic basis in order to help his clients move beyond their own
limitations. He is equally comfortable working in French, English and Spanish
and brings his expertise to contribute to the Canadian Branch of Waveform. |
