Acupuncture in Scotland- yippee! Don is quirky and oh so amazing. I have been to him four times in…read morethree weeks, and the injury I've been carrying for two years is seeing its first improvement in about ten months. My body is adjusting to the intense work being done on it, and I feel a bit fatigued, but it could also be partly due to the change in season. I have a terrible cold right now and I am seeing Don today to needle, smoke, and generally kick its ass into my biological past. I am honored, surprised, proud to be his first review. I hope you ask me any questions you have. I'm a bit of an acupuncture expert, having done it twice a week for a year to help when this injury was new. Needles will always help, but it's finding a healer that makes all the difference. And Don is one of those.

beautiful smelling body creams, rhe muscle rub in particular smells wonderful. The staff are…read morehelpful a f knowledgeable.

As a very health conscious individual (read hypochondriac) Napiers was always going to be a winner…read morefor me. Napiers was established in Edinburgh in 1860 and this store on Bristo Place is where it all started. Victorian botanist Duncan Napier was the magician behind these health potions and up until the 1970's Napiers was passed from generation to generation as a family run business. After the death of the last family member in the line of Napiers to carry out this tradition the business closed down and it wasn't until the 1990's that it was revived - thank goodness for that! Many of the old recipes were found so the store is still true to the original. All medicine here is herbal medicine so it's reassuring that everything is natural. I used to take paracetamol whenever I had the slightest ache or pain but after living in Germany for a year I was a bit lost as you can't even buy paracetamol/cough syrup/ibuprofen anything medicinal without a prescription, but they do have an abundance of shops like Napiers and I found many of the natural products actually worked better and even when I went to the doctors I was given natural medicine as a prescription and a list of health foods to eat/foods to avoid. I guess it's a bit more informative than going to the doctors here and just getting crap that knocks you out. Due to the history and this being the original Napiers store, this branch has a great lived in atmosphere, they have little potted plants outside surrounding the doorway and inside it's bright and airy. The staff here are also very knowledgeable so whatever your ailment they will be able to recommend something for you. This branch is a dispensary but also doubles up as a clinic where you can get treatments such as massage, acupuncture etc.

I had hair loss problems, passed by this shop one day, went in and got some herbal tonic and herbal…read moretablets, works amazing, hair is getting thicker and new baby hair is growing on a small bold patch, very surprised!

Please avoid. Unfortunately it is not a place to go. The owner, I think her name is Tracey, is…read morecold and unfriendly and seems uninterested in your pain. Go in for yourself ... she wont listen to what you are saying and will then say you need cupping and acupuncture for at least five sessions..... truly terrible

That's my first time comments on yelp. This Chinese Massage is so bad! Really, so bad. I will not…read morecome again!

From the owner: Fantastic Chinese Massage availableread more

I have been going here since 2010! the treatments are plentiful and the practicioners are well…read morequalified. I have 'settled' on Deep Tissue (Amanda) and Acupuncture (Anu) It is addictive - how good you can feel after it! - they have loyalty programs available and free spine / back checks!

Not only did Soma come to my office and do a full assessment on my desk, chair, keyboard, etc, they…read morealso offer a range of treatments that I use. This has been my first experience with Osteopathy and I didn't quite know what to expect. With a long line injuries, both major and minor, and being in chronic pain, I was ready to try something new. I noticed a difference from the very first session. David is amazing at helping relive pain and helping you to work towards longer term solutions. He takes every care in making sure you are understanding what he's doing and why. He never rushes you out or make you feel as if you are an inconvenience, like many people can do. I highly recommend visiting Soma, even if you just have headaches occasionally or a small back pain that you think will just go away on it's own. It could be a part of something larger and better to get it dealt with. I receive therapeutic massages form Claire - and am all the better for it. She works in conjunction with my Osteopath sessions and we ensure that each session helps me to reach my ultimate goals to improve various muscles and long term trauma. My last session alone has given me full range of motion in my neck again. She has a great personality and is very skilled at what she does, often sending you away with things you can do on your own to continue improving. All of the staff are extremely friendly, helpful and are willing to go that extra step to make sure your visits are comfortable and suited to your needs.

Today I was treated to a shiatsu massage at The Healthy life centre, I was a little nervous because…read moreit was kind of out of my comfort zone and not somewhere I would normally go but I was made to feel welcomed and comfortable as soon as I walked through the door! The shiatsu massage itself was unbelievable and I plan on making it a monthly treat, it's so worth it!

I've never been one for being organised in my personal life. Making appointments or reservations?…read moreNever! I like to be spontaneous. Yesterday's inspiration was reiki, something I've been wanting to try for a long time. A friend of mine had her life turned around be reiki, and it's been a source of curiosity for me ever since. I was determined that yesterday would be the day I would find out if it was really all that life changing, but finding reiki somewhere at short notice proved to be almost impossible - until I found The Healthy Life Centre. The Healthy Life Centre is like being in my mum's house, but with more healing music and quieter people - it's definitely not an upmarket salon type experience. However, it is cosy, warm and soothing, which are all the ingredients you need for a massage/reiki/healing experience. My reiki (master?), Sam, was lovely, and set me, the newbie up very comfortably. I had to admit, I don't know if I like reiki after yesterday or find it lifechanging, but it did produce some interesting results - some of the questions asked at the end, and locations of problematic energy pointed to things that I didn't discuss, so I'm always a little impressed at that - and gives me a little reason to believe magic still exists in the world. I'll definitely go back again.