Robert Hale

Robert Hale is a holistic healthcare practitioner and writer. He has over 28 years' clinical experience in osteopathy, acupuncture and naturopathy. His interest in the relationship between psychological and physical health led him to complete a master's degree in Psychopathology and Health. His publications include books on health for the general public, technical books for health professionals, and collections of his poems. When not treating patients or writing he spends time in the woods and along the cliffs and coastlines of his island home, gathering medicinal herbs or just walking, and striving to improve his musical abilities with the mandolin. Robert says, "I love solitude, bodies of water (especially clean-flowing rivers), forests, observing the beauty and the harshness of nature, and (quixotically) pondering the imponderable mysteries of life". He has two grown up children of whom he is extremely proud.