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A Gentle Path to Holistic Health in Woodstock, Oxfordshire

with Aleksandra Quintana

It all started from a parachute that didn’t open …

It wasn't me (luckily!) but someone very close to my heart. Whilst Western medicine undoubtedly saved his life, it was various forms of bodywork that helped him return to his full power. I was hooked!

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For the last 12 years…

I have travelled the world to learn from some of the best alternative health teachers in the world of myofascial, visceral and craniosacral and trauma therapy.

I have worked in various clinical settings in Oxford, Edinburgh and abroad and I have done over 5,000 treatments to date (yes, I have a spreadsheet! :-)

“My teachers taught me that if we find the underlying causes of pain and address them skilfully, we can change the course of our lives.”

Qualifications

Visionary Craniosacral Work 1 (Tuscany, Italy)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 2 (Graz, Austria)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 3 (Tuscany, Italy)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 4 (Tuscany, Italy)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 5 (Tuscany, Italy)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 6 (Tuscany, Italy)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 7 (Graz. Austria)
Advanced Content Classes 1-7 (Graz, Austria)
Certification Exams (Tuscany, Italy)
Pediatrics Craniosacral Therapy (Graz, Austria)
Visionary Work (Graz, Austria)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 1 - teacher assistant (Graz Austria)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 3 - teacher assistant (Graz Austria)
Visionary Craniosacral Work 4 - teacher assistant (Graz Austria)
Visceral Manipulation 1 - Abdomen 1 (Ayr, Scotland)
Visceral Manipulation 2 - Abdomen 2 (Ayr, Scotland)
Visceral Manipulation 3 - Pelvis (New York, USA)
Visceral Manipulation 4 - Thorax (London, UK)
Visceral Manipulation 5 - Manual Thermal Evaluation (Ayr, Scotland)
Visceral Manipulation 6 -VisceroEmotional (Ayr, Scotland)
Visceral Listening (Ayr, Scotland)
Viscerovascular Manipulation (London, UK)
Intervertebral Discs with Jean Pierre-Barral (Ayr, Scotland)
Visceral Manipulation 1 - Abdomen (repeat) (London, UK)
Visceral Manipulation 2 - Abdomen 2 (repeat) (London, UK)
Visceral Manipulation 4 - Thorax (repeat) (Ayr, Scotland)
Visceral Listening (repeat) (London, UK)
Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function
Anatomy Trains 1 - Arches and Legs (Oxfordshire, UK)
Anatomy Trains 2 - Hips (Oxfordshire, UK)
Anatomy Trains 3 - Abdomen (Oxfordshire, UK)
Anatomy Trains 4 - Spine (Oxfordshire, UK)
Anatomy Trains 5 - Shoulder (Oxfordshire, UK)
Anatomy Trains 6 - Head & Neck (Oxfordshire, UK)
Fascial Dissection with Tom Myers (Arizona, USA)
Structural Bodywork Certification (Dortmund, Germany)
Visceral Manipulation Training (see above) (Scotland & USA)
Introduction to ScarWork and BoneWork with Sharon Wheeler (Munich, Germany)
ScarWork with Sharon Wheeler (Seattle, USA)
NARM® Informed Professional Training
NARM® Therapist Training (London, UK) - in progress

I believe in the potential and promise of holistic treatment

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I look beyond surface symptoms to gently understand the deeper story your body is holding, whether connected to personal history, medical experiences, or patterns shaped by stress and trauma.

Through a trauma-informed, integrative approach, each session offers space to explore how past experiences may be held within the fascia, nervous system, and body memory.

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By working with the body in a respectful and attuned way, I consider your whole experience, physical, emotional, and personal.

The aim is not simply to relieve discomfort, but to support meaningful, lasting change.

This work can be supportive for those navigating chronic stress, recovery from medical procedures, emotional overwhelm, or the lasting impact of developmental and relational trauma.

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Each session is guided at your own pace, creating a safe space where your experience is honoured and your body is listened to.

Your treatment is tailored to you, supporting your body’s natural ability to restore balance, allowing healing to unfold in a way that is both deeply personal and gently integrated.

The words "My journey" written in elegant, cursive font with a dark purple color.

For much of my life, I carried the quiet weight of self-doubt and shame, the kind that settles deep within the bones and whispers that care is something meant for others, not for me.

I learned to tend to everyone else’s needs while quietly abandoning my own, mistaking self-neglect for strength and self-sacrifice for love.

But through the gentle unfolding of craniosacral bodywork, meditation, somatic exploration, and the deep compassion of NARM therapy, I began to listen to the language of my body, its tremors, its tears, its longing to be met.

Bit by bit, I softened…

I learned that healing was not about striving, but about remembering, coming home to myself, reclaiming the tenderness I had so freely given away, and discovering that wholeness had been waiting for me all along.

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Fireside stories

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☼ Leo
☽ Sagittarius
✫ Scorpio
Human Design: Reflector
Chinese Astrology: Dragon
Numerology: 33
In my free time I let my inner artist go wild designing websites for fellow therapists, and making buddhist jewellery for fellow meditators.
I love meditation, which has had a profound impact on my life.
And yoga for teaching me how to have a good chuckle at myself…
I can’t imagine my life without books, pottery, seaside and matcha lattes…
I live in Oxford with my husband Cintain.