Annie Davies - Musician and Holistic Therapist

Annie trained as an Occupational Therapist, chose Psychiatry as her specialization and has worked in both the UK and New Zealand.

Annie first came across Complementary Therapies in New Zealand in the seventies after having been ill for a number of years experiencing no real improvement despite the efforts of her GP.

A friend suggested she make an appointment with their GP, who used complementary approaches alongside their normal practice, to see if they were able to help.

Following that appointment Annie moved from the conviction that complementary therapies only work if you believe in them, to a person who found that her body was responding and beginning to heal unexpectedly! Suddenly it was if a door opened to reveal the incredibly diverse range of approaches available to improve life on every level that had previously been unknown to her.

From that point Annie began a huge learning curve.

For the last 12 years Annie has been working as a manager in mental health service delivery in both the UK and New Zealand and has returned to the Midlands after spending the past 5 years in New Zealand.

Her personal journey has led to her leaving all that she held dear in Christchurch after deciding she could no longer attain any quality in life for herself whilst living with the disruption caused by the continuing earthquakes.

She sees this as a reflection of experiences that many people encounter in life when suddenly loss and bereavement on all different levels undermine expectations. This has necessitated a total re-think of what is important, and by building on possibilities to start afresh with new perspectives and horizons - and to re-launch "Life-Raft" in the UK.

In 1988, when back in the UK, Annie met Mari Hall (founder and director of the International Association of Reiki and author of Practical Reiki, Reiki for Common Ailments, and Reiki for the Soul) and became a Reiki Healer.

The impact of understanding Reiki stimulated Annie into investigating the effects the voice has energetically on both the body and mind, and led her to design and deliver voice workshops called “Sing Your Heart Out” in not only the Czech Republic but also Holland, Norway, and the UK.

Annie started life as a folk musician playing the guitar and singing in concerts and clubs around the UK and New Zealand. She then developed her clarinet playing, picked up the sax and after cutting her teeth in Rock and Blues has for many years been working as a jazz musician. Her recent restaurant bands have been “Hello Molly” and “Molly Toff and the Cocktails”. More...

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