Welcome to Full Circle Health
As an Acupuncturist, Yoga teacher and Childbirth educator my aim is to nourish, inform and assist you in discovering a deeper sense of wellbeing. Provided from our clinic in Ballisodare are the physical treatments of Acupuncture, Cupping, Acupressure and Moxabustion~ all stemming from Traditional Chinese Medicine. Our Yoga Classes, taught in Sligo town and the surrounding community in the Vinyasa style, are informed by Alignment Based and Anusara Yoga. Additionally, educational support such as Hypnobirthing childbirth classes and services to women during pregnancy are also offered privately.
Originally from Pennsylvania and Asheville, North Carolina- Ireland has been my home since 2001. After a brief one year stay in Paris I moved to the west coast of this island many years ago. As my two children have aged, now 18 and 21, I’ve watched them -and the Sligo area- grow and transform.
Wishing you all health and happiness,
Lauren Ray Hensey
As an Acupuncturist, I love the efficacy of TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine and its many useful modalities. From Acupuncture,Moxabustion, Herbal Medicine, Cupping, Lifestyle and Dietary advice as well as the inclusion of Reflexology - you can be assured that your treatment will be multilayered. My Licenciate was earned with The Acupuncture Foundation of Ireland from 2010 to 2013. In October 2013 I travelled to Nanjing, China for further study and invaluable clinical experience. In 2015 I completed an additional two year Professional Diploma in herbal studies; which provides not only an additional way of working with internal medical conditions, but in many cases offers a perfect take home partnership to in clinic Acupuncture treatments. In addition to these larger trainings, I continue to study yearly with inspirational teachers such as Jeffrey Yuen (channel theory), Henry McCann (Tung Acupuncture), Brad Whisnant (Tung Acupuncture), Anthony Lombardi (Extore Motor Point System), Rich Hazel (Motor Point Acupuncture for pain) and Elizabeth Rochat de la Vallee (Women's health cycles) , Yvonne Farrell (Extrodinary Vessels) and Debra Betts (Pre and Perinatal studies). Most recently in 2023 and 2024, I have been immersed in online and in-person training with Slate Burris, founder of the profound Neoclassical Acupuncture system.
Since my first pregnancy in 2003 I've spent hundreds of hours training in, teaching about, and offering treatments to better women's health. My passion for working in this field was ~and continues to be~ sparked by personal experience and it's been an honour to share the work that I do. Specific childbirth related trainings include:
~Prenatal Yoga training with Stephanie Keach of the Asheville Yoga Centre in NC, USA 2004
~HypnoBirthing training with Marie Mongan of the HypnoBirthing Institute Ennis, Ireland 2007
~Doula training with Dr Michel Odent in London, England 2008
~Doula training with Tracey Donegan in Dublin Ireland 2008
~Reflexology Diploma, Derry, Ireland 2010
~Acupuncture based Pregnancy and Fertility training with Debra Betts as part of Acupuncture Licentiate Dublin, Ireland 2013
~Acupuncture based women's health training with Elizabeth Rochat de la Vallee Dublin, Ireland 2018
~Acupuncture based Pregnancy support training with Debra Betts and Sarah Budd, Dublin, Ireland 2019
It is with open arms that I welcome you to our site, our clinic or a class. Feel free to be in touch.