Heartfelt Hands Therapies

We are a not-for- profit  Social Enterprise,  founded by Ruth Patrizzi.

Ruth is a qualified Movement Shiatsu Practitioner and actually continuing training as an Inner Qiqong and Movement Shiatsu teacher with Bill Palmer in Frome - Bath ( www.seed.org), also qualified in Sports and Soft Tissue massage, REIKI, Neurolinguistic programming, Cosmic Healing and Taoism with Mantak Chia, Ruth has been a bodyworker for over 18 years using the Movement Shiatsu approach " working with the ability rather than the disability".

She is an active member of the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council, the Federation of Holistic Therapists, Shiatsu Society UK, she has participated in a project with the University College Hospital to create a service for wellbeing during the pandemic and also within the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery as a volunteer providing Shiatsu to recovering patients.

"Several years ago I lost my dad whom at his last stages suffered from dementia, this opened my heart to a completely different world and now  I work regularly in the community with vulnerable adults and children, this motivated me to found a Community Interest Company to reach and help the most disadvantaged members of our society, therefore becoming a Member of Social Enterprise UK,  Enfield Voluntary Action  and  Simply Connect Enfield, providing services to Social Prescribing referrals from our National Healthcare System".

Referrals can be made by link workers from social prescribing NHS, voluntary sector Health Champions and health professionals. Local residents can also self-refer.

Ruth also provide services to private clients , classed "Top rated" for two consecutive years in sites like Treatwell because of her effective holistic approach obtaining 5 stars reviews from all her clients. She has been awarded with London Prestige recognition as Sports Massage Specialist 2020/21.