About
Meet Gayle Hocking
B.Ost. P.O.D. CESMT. FSCCO. B.A. (Hons)
Registered osteopath, specialist paediatric osteopath and trauma-informed somatics teacher — with over 20 years guiding people back to health, naturally.
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My Philosophy
For too long, the focus in healthcare has been on ‘germs’, symptoms, and their management — often relying on pharmaceutical interventions that may carry unwanted side effects. My approach centres instead on the body’s innate regenerative capacity, from newborns to later life, when given the right conditions or “terrain.”
Addressing underlying causes — such as musculoskeletal tension, nutritional deficiencies, toxin burden, or unresolved emotional patterns — is fundamental to my work. This is always approached with sensitivity, compassion, and respect for each individual’s experience.
My training has given me a deep understanding of the inseparable relationship between biomechanics, bioenergetics, and biochemistry. True health, balance, and harmony arise when these systems are working in coherence.
To complement my osteopathic practice, I have trained in:
Through Somatics, I support you in recognising and releasing patterns of tension and chronic pain arising from injury, stress, repetitive strain, or habitual posture — enhancing sensory awareness, improving posture, and relieving pain.
My HeartMath certification adds evidence-based techniques to help regulate the nervous system, and Vitalfield HILDA technology lets me objectively assess energetic imbalances to provide tailored guidance. The Coherence Framework is central to my work — a structured yet intuitive guide to help you reconnect with a state of ease and flow.
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
Carl Jung
In her words
Personal Reflection
In 2020, I found the strength and clarity to trust in the innate intelligence and natural resilience of the body. I felt deeply aligned with my truth, alongside many courageous leaders in the field of health and wellbeing.
I am passionate about sharing knowledge with my patients — those seeking better health — and guiding them to take responsibility for their own wellbeing in a natural, supportive way. By making empowered choices, each person has the ability to become the very best version of themselves.
Many of us experience adversity at different stages of life, from childhood through to adulthood. Yet, we all have the capacity to choose healing. I feel incredibly blessed to have experienced stability and unconditional love from my grandparents — their influence has profoundly shaped my sense of integrity and my heart-centred approach to practice.
I hold a deep passion for the care and development of the children and young people in our communities, and I am committed to continually learning and evolving to support their natural growth and wellbeing.
Experience
Training & Qualifications
After 10 years as a Business Analyst and IT Consultant, Gayle retrained and qualified with a Bachelor of Osteopathy in 2004. She brings over 20 years of clinical experience, supported by extensive post-graduate training.
She is a registered osteopath (GOsC), a Fellow of the Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy, and a member of the British Society of Ecological Medicine and the Alliance for Natural Health International.
As a specialist paediatric osteopath, she volunteered for seven years at Skylarks, supporting children with disabilities and neurodiversity.
Outside of work, she enjoys skiing, open water swimming and walking, and is mum to Annabel and James.
Post-graduate training
- •2-year post-graduate diploma in Paediatrics (P.O.D.)
- •Tongue-tie and infant feeding
- •Developing Brains — retained primitive reflexes
- •Fellow – Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy
- •Biodynamics Cranial Osteopathy (Dr Jim Jealous)
- •Head injury
- •Finding the Health in Trauma
- •The Resilient Heart: Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath
- •Dissection (West Midlands Surgical Training Centre)
- •Neuroanatomy (Professor Frank Willard)
- •Current First Aid qualification
- •Certified Essential Somatics Movement Teacher
- •Foundation Module 1 & 2 in Ecological Medicine
- •Healthy ageing in women (natural menopause approaches)
- •Vitalfield Technology – Vitatec Global Diagnostics