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04 Mar

Chronic Pain & Stiffness? How Pandiculation Can Release Tension & Improve Mobility

Hello! How are you? xx I hope you are well. Did you know that chronic muscle tension, joint stiffness and reduced mobility are incredibly common? Many people stretch regularly, strengthen diligently and still live with persistent tightness or discomfort. So what is being missed? In this week’s Somatic Movement & Mindset podcast, I explore why pandiculation may be the missing link for improving mobility, releasing chronic muscle tension and reducing pain. What Is Pandiculation? Pandiculation is the body’s natural way of resetting [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog Chronic Pain Relief, improve mobility naturally, Mind Body Connection, mindfulness, natural pain relief, nervous system regulation, pandiculation, reduce muscle tension, release body tension, somatic movement, stiffness and joint pain, total somatics Comments Off Read more...

18 Feb

Balance Begins in the Brain, Not The Feet

Hello! How are you? xx This is a very special week! Total Somatics will be holding the FREE ONLINE event this weekend called, Navigating Midlife. To learn more & register, CLICK HERE. Watching LIVE will be wonderful because you can interact with our guest speakers and gain so much more from the experience. This week's podcast When we think about balance, most people immediately focus on the feet:Stronger ankles.Better footwear.Plus core exercises. Yet true balance does not begin at [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog BalanceBeginsInTheBrain, BodyWisdom, BrainBodyConnection, ChronicTensionRelief, FallPrevention, HealthyAging, ImproveBalanceNaturally, MidlifeWellbeing, MindBodyHealth, MovementAwareness, NervousSystemRegulation, neuroplasticity, PainFreeLiving, PostureAndMovement, SomaticHealing, SomaticMovement Comments Off Read more...

11 Feb

Pain Science Explained: Why Your Brain Controls Chronic Pain Relief

Hello! How are you? How is your week going? xx I hope everything is running smoothly. xx In this week's podcast, I delve into the subject of Pain and your Brain. Pain is often blamed on tight muscles, weak joints, or ageing tissue. Yet modern neuroscience tells us a very different story. Pain is not created in the muscles. It is created by the brain. In this week's podcast episode Pain Science Explained: Why Your Brain Controls Chronic Pain Relief, [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog brain based pain relief, chronic pain and the brain, chronic pain without injury, how the brain creates pain, mind body connection pain, nervous system and chronic pain, neuroplasticity and pain, pain perception neuroscience, pain science explained, why muscles are not the cause of pain Comments Off Read more...

05 Feb

Switching Old Habits Without Willpower

Hello! I hope you are well and having a good week! xx February is here already! By this time of the year, many people are finding their old habits are creeping back in. Why is it that we can understand what we want to change, yet still feel stuck repeating the same habits? In my latest episode of the Somatic Movement & Mindset podcast, Switching Old Habits Without Willpower, I explore why willpower is often the least effective tool for [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog body, habits, health, heidi hadley, midlife summit, mind, mindfulness, mindset, movement, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, pain free, pandiculation, somatic movement, TEDx Talk, total somatics, wellbeing, willpower Comments Off Read more...

28 Jan

Financial Literacy & Nervous System Regulation

Hello! How are you? xx I hope you are having a good week. xx I am looking forward to sharing this week's podcast with you because it is very close to my heart. Midlife can be a powerful season of recalibration, wisdom, and growth. Yet for many women, it is also a time when financial vulnerability quietly increases, often without warning. In my latest episode of the Somatic Movement and Mindset podcast, I sat down with financial literacy expert Dr Emy [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog breaking money shame, Dr Emy Monday, emotional regulation, financial confidence, financial independence, financial literacy for women, generational money beliefs, heidi hadley, homelessness awareness, housing insecurity, midlife reset, Midlife women, money mindset, navigating midlife, nervous system regulation, scarcity mindset, somatic movement & mindset, sustainable independence, total somatics, trauma informed finance, women & Money, women's empowerment, women's wellbeing Comments Off Read more...