Tutor Profiles

Alison Perrott

Principal of The S.E.E.D Institute, Therapeutic Division, Alison's duties include formulating and presenting Diploma & Post Graduate Courses

Born in 1951, Alison has had extensive training in Business Management throughout her working life culminating, in 1987, in the position of Business Manager with a tropical plant company.

After her young daughter died in 1989, she had an urgent need to know about life and death, including the functioning of the physical body - how it works and the signs of ill health. Her search, summed up by G. I. Gurdjieff's question: "What is the sense and significance of life in general, and particularly, the aim and purpose of the life of man", led her on an intensive search for truth - a voyage of discovery.

Following this impetus, she became an Aromatherapist in 1989, gained a City & Guilds Teaching Certificate in Further Education in 1991, became an Accredited Aromatherapy Tutor in 1992 and, shortly after, gained an Aromatherapy Clinical Practitioners' Diploma. Alison has extensive teaching and therapy experience in many branches of Aromatherapy and Remedial Massage.

In her need to know and understand even more about the the human body, she also investigated other areas of expertise - namely:

1989 - Electro-Crystal Therapy Training

1991 - Systematic Kinesiology Certificate and Balanced Health Instructors' Certificate

1993 - Reiki Training

1996 - Bowen Therapy Certificate.

In 1997, she was diagnosed as having a malignant melanoma. Given a 40% chance of surviving 5 years, she decided to plumb the depths of her resources and gather what she perceived to be the best of both allopathic and complementary medicine and use them to her own advantage. So far, she is still very much alive and a great deal wiser about the human body and psyche.

Susan Hagan

Su is the Principal Tutor of The S.E.E.D Institute, Therapeutic Division, with duties which include formulating and presenting Diploma & Post Graduate Courses.

Born in 1947, throughout her working life, Su has had extensive teaching experience in Nepal, America and England. Su graduated as a Teacher in 1968 and immediately went to Nepal to work as a Teacher for the Voluntary Services Overseas, during which time she developed and administered English Language Education for the indigenous population.

It was while in Nepal that her interest in medicine came alive and she trained in the 1970s, for 4 years, with a Master Vaidya (Doctor) whilst resident in Kathmandu, resulting in Certification as an Ayurvedic Practitioner.

More recently Su has re-visited Nepal and established contact with an Ayurvedic clinic. She visits Nepal twice a year, leading Ayurvedic Therapeutic Tours and, in the process, continuing her Ayurvedic education. Su speaks fluent Nepali.

Su is an accredited, practising Aromatherapy Clinical Practitioner, Aromatherapy Tutor, Remedial Massage Tutor, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Ayurvedic Tutor, Bowen Practitioner and Bowen Tutor. She frequently assists and supports new Therapists in setting up their practices. She is deeply concerned with Immunological Therapy and has extensive experience in Teaching all of our Courses.

Su is, by nature, a pioneer - an insightful individual who, with little thought for her own comfort, 'puts herself on the line' in the interests of others and a more harmonious world.

A gifted artist, Su has supported exhibitions of her work in Hampshire, London and Ashland, Oregon.

Su was on the Executive Committee of the International Society of Professional Aromatherapists from 1999 and, as Vice Chairman, she played a key role in the merger of the various Professional Organisations into The International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists. She continues to work towards the achievement of Statutory Regulation for Aromatherapists.

John Perrott

John is a multidisciplinary Counsellor and Psychotherapist whose background training and experience are substantially based on the concepts and methods of G.I.Gurdjieff, J.G. Bennett and R.D. Laing.

He is particulary concerned with demystifying the Psychological and facilitating the truly Spiritual aspects of Self-Development (the 4th Way).

Jay Grigor

Starting her career in 1977 as a Children's Entertainer, Jay is now a qualified practicing Massage Therapist, Aromatherapist, Reflexologist, Remedial Massage Therapist and On-Site masseuse with10 years experience.

Jay first trained in Body Massage in 1997 and followed this in 1998 with Sports Massage training, in 1999 Aromatherapy training, in 2000 Reflexology training, 2001 Seated Massage Training, 2003 Further Education Teacher Training and 2005 Hydrotherm Massage Training. She is currently studying for a Certificate in Education.

Jay is a valued member of our team who joined us in 2003 and who now teaches many of our Courses whilst managing a very busy therapy practice. She speaks English, Dutch, French and German and has the ability to draw from her extensive experience when teaching.