See what is happening inside you.

Inner Story Health is a patient education programme in London. If you have already sat with us, this is where you carry on.

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What this is

Health, explained in plain language.

We use virtual reality to show you what is happening in your own body, and we name it in words you already know. Sessions run at The Messina Clinic in London, in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

  1. Confusion
  2. Clarity
  3. Confidence
  4. Action
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How it works

What actually happens.

  1. You sit down

    You are seated the whole time, and it takes about twenty minutes.

  2. You go inside

    You travel through your own body and watch what it does, at your own pace.

  3. You carry on

    Everything you were shown stays on this site. Come back to it as often as you like.

In the room

This is what a session looks like.

You sit down and put the headset on. Someone is beside you the whole way, in your own language.

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  • A clinician in a white coat standing beside someone in a virtual reality headset, one hand on the back of their chair, in a warm cream consulting room.
  • Someone in a headset sitting still with their hands in their lap, turned towards tall windows and a bright sky.
  • Someone in a headset laughing, one arm stretched above them, with blue sky and rooftops through the window behind.
  • Someone wearing a virtual reality headset, hands raised in front of them, reflected in a mirror set into a wall of pale oak slats.
  • Someone in a headset laughing with both hands raised, in an armchair by a sunlit window.
  • Someone in a headset reaching upward from an armchair, beside tall windows with plants and London rooftops behind.
  • Someone in a headset seated in an office chair, both hands lifted in front of them, beside a glazed partition in a second consulting room.
Dr Edward Gonzalez, arms folded, at The Messina Clinic
Who is behind this

Dr Edward Gonzalez

General practitioner, The Messina Clinic

Edward is a general practitioner in London, and Inner Story Health is his idea. He sees patients at The Messina Clinic, which is where the sessions run.

The thought behind it is a simple one: you should be able to see what is happening inside you.

What shapes it

Eight factors shape your heart, and not one of them is a place.

Sleep, movement, stress, smoking, fats, sugar, blood pressure and weight. You can look at any of them from the inside, or read them here.

The eight

Everything that shapes it, in one place.

Each one is a short read and a short thing to try. Take whichever is yours. They are in no order.

The clinic

If you have not been in yet.

A twenty-minute session at The Messina Clinic in London. Warm room, no rush, no jargon, and someone beside you in your own language.

Where
The Messina Clinic, London
How long
About 20 minutes
Languages
English Spanish Portuguese

If you have already been in.

Nothing here expires. Read it again whenever you want, at your own pace, or send us a question first.

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