Dr Geoff Alley D.C

Happy Monday from Manila in the Philippines,where I am preparing for a 3 day 7s Rugby coaching course as a staff Coach for IRANZ,for promising Filipino rugby players on Tuesday. Then I'll be taking the JML NZ Warriors (IRANZ) 10s side in to the Manila 10s tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Busy busy. Life is good

NH 7s squad in Paeroa this weekend on their way to the Mount 7s North Harbour 7s squad for the Bayleys National 7s tournament in Rotorua January 17-18th. Jordan Manihera Chris Vui Ray Niuia Dennis Pili Tito Sufia Luke Hamilton Kyle Nuualitiia Michael Little Daniel Lee Ritchie Ah Chong Ray Daniels Pita Volavola First game is against Waikato at 10.25am on Saturday

Pi Kappa Chi- Palmer College (USA) 1995 Flick up the lazi-boy chair, grab a cuppa and settle in.This is my story of how I became a Dr of Chiropractic. It began funnily enough in Hawaii of all places,after a Rugby 7s tournament at the end of 1992. I was over there playing for the Champion Silverdale 7s side who had previously in the year won the North Harbour title and also the prestigious Taupiri 7s. As part of the Taupiri prize package,it granted us an invite in to the Hawaii 7s International tournament. After 2 days of 7s and when the final whistle had blown,I was relaxing under a tree with the rest of the boys having a beer. When the time came to stand up and get back to the hotel,I couldn't move. I virtually had to be carried back to the hotel,but once I got moving and with the aid of a couple of beers,it all seemed to come right! But it was not to be. I was to endure 2 more years of frustration,pain and the prognosis that I'd never play Rugby again. To build the bigger...

My first post. I guess we all have to start somewhere :) I'm Re-Inventing myself in 2015. I've been leading what seems to be a 'double life'...Chiropractor and Health and Wellness Advisor by day in my "job" and semi-professional Rugby Coach and Lecturer/Presenter at other times,as well as attempting to commit 100% to my core role as a Husband and Father. Over the years , I've learnt to appreciate the art of public speaking,firstly while offering Health Classes in my Clinic to all new patients,and secondly as a Rugby Coach, directing trainings and delivering messages to my players. This has evolved,to a point where I stood in front of my peers at a Chiropractic conference and delivered a well received presentation on the state of the profession. This  then led to further presentations to other corporate entities on the benefits of Chiropractic care and on Health in general and in defining the term "Wellness". In Rugby, I delivered a National...