Jem Friar N.C., I.I.S.T., I.S.T.Y.M., I.T.E.C., S.P.
Jem is a Wellbeing, Resilience & Transformation Coach, a Health & Detox Coach & also a very experienced body-worker. He has trained in a multitude of bodywork therapies & presently practises these in Devon.
He originally began his career in alternative health back in 1989, when he trained in Thai massage whilst living in Thailand. He has trained and qualified in McTimoney Chiropractic, Thai Massage, Spineworks, ITEC Holistic massage, Sports massage, Remedial massage, Naturopathy, Psych-K, Indian Head massage, Reconnective Energy Healing and Reiki. Beyond this, Jem is a yoga teacher, teaching an eclectic Hatha Yoga style. He has been practising yoga for over 30 years. He also practices and teaches chi gung and meditation.
After years of sharing his skills directly with individuals and small groups, in the clinic or retreat settings, Jem has now made himself accessible to a much wider audience through his transformative online life coaching sessions and also through writing books, such as “Choosing Happier”. Jem’s coaching sessions are aimed at supporting and empowering clients to live in a balanced, aligned and optimal state so that they can be most effective and happy in their lives. He has amongst other life coach trainings, trained in Resilience coaching & also Strategic Intervention coaching which is a profound and powerful system that supports people to live life as their best selves. He offers individual & group coaching at https://www.jemfriar.com/
In his ‘normal life’, Jem has a keen fascination in other countries and cultures, having spent 14 years travelling and working his way around the world. He practices meditation, yoga, chi gung, tai chi & often gets up fantastically early to do so! He has a deep love for being out in nature, walking, swimming in rivers & playing the didgeridoo.
Jem is very passionate about making positive changes on a planetary level, in the realms of environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment. He is trained as a “Be the Change Symposium Facilitator” & has been actively working with local councils & groups who are responding the Climate & Ecological Emergency (https://localclimateemergencyresponse.co.uk/).
Jem’s Detox Story
Jem is a qualified Naturopathic Consultant and a very experienced fasting and detox facilitator who has been facilitating detox retreats since 2000, safely guiding literally thousands of people through the detox process. He first began working in the Detox World in the summer of 2000, when led juice fasting and yoga retreats at Moinhos Velhos in Portugal. He facilitated the detox retreats there for 2 years. It was because of his experience there, where he saw how much deeper, faster and more effective the healing and positive change processes could be during a Detox, that he decided to specialise in this method of healing. “When someone is really supported going through a Detox, on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels, change and healing can be profound” – Jem In 2004, Jem managed the world famous Spa Samui, fasting and detox health spa in Thailand. He has since worked with several Detox retreat companies across Europe and regularly runs Vitality Detox Retreats with Mandy Elliot, as well as his own Personal Detox Coaching retreats in the UK. In 2007, he was filmed as part of the detox team in the “Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses 3” TV series. In 2008, he was also in the “Spa of Weight Loss for Life ” TV series. He now organises detox retreats in the UK and around the world and is well known for his unique Personal Detox coaching programs.