Connections Magazine Scotland

This is the web site for Connections Magazine Scotland - Scotland's Voice of Alternative Health.

Connections was first published in 1983 to promote the then fairly small Alternative Health field in Scotland. Since that time Complementary Medicine has grown massively and Connections has reflected that expansion in Scotland in the number of therapies, training courses, centres and therapists now advertising in our pages.

We carry:

• Articles by and Interviews with, the best practitioners in Scotland.
• Directory of Therapists and Centres.
• Diary listing over 200 courses, workshops, lectures, classes and events taking place throughout Scotland.
• Book and Media Reviews.
• News Items.
• and the famous Bruce Laird column, which takes a wry look at some of the excesses of the alternative health scene.

Advertising Rates, Events Diary entry form, Alternative Health Directory entry form and Subscription form are all available through the pages of the website.

In the 20 plus years since we started Connections we have seen an incredible rate of change. Few people had heard of any complementary therapies beyond what we now consider 'traditional' like acupuncture, homoeopathy, massage and osteopathy. Today there are a myriad of approaches available on the open market and the health-conscious public needs to exercise more caution than ever before when approaching the field of alternative therapies. No longer is it merely the domain of the indulgent well-off, as we see an increasing range of disciplines such as Reiki, Tai Chi, Indian Head Massage and Meditation offered in communities as diverse as the once notorious Easterhouse in Glasgow's east end and the idyllic island communities of Shetland and Orkney.

Technologically we have also seen incredible leaps since our early days of literally cutting and pasting with Tippex (does anyone still use it?) to create the early editions of Connections. Now with computers at an affordable price we are able to produce professional publications from home and communicate with like minded people not only across Scotland but also share exchanges across the globe. This being the case it should be noted that the health of communities can also be greatly enhanced by better communications with our next door neighbour too.

With this site we will now be in a better position to continue in our quest of introducing, reporting and simplifying the maze of approaches to alternative health in Scotland and beyond. You too can join us in this quest by letting us know which approaches are best for you, what you'd like to see featured and helping to continue to also spread the printed word which, thankfully, can still be read on a train or toilet seat!

Editors: Ian Holland and Ronnie Robinson.