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19 Sep

Week 3 – Somatic in September

Somatic Breathing and Pain Relief In this week’s blog we are going to consider the importance of breathing and how shallow breathing can create a host of problems which cause us pain.Check out my video for this week.....Somatic Awareness to Breathing In the last two weeks we have considered the influence that the lack of movement and our emotional state can have on our posture, pain level and mobility. Today I would like to reveal why releasing tension through your rib [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog audio, habits, mindful, movement, pandiculation, relaxation, rib release techniques, somatic breathing, wellness Comments Off Read more...

12 Sep

Week 2 – Somatic In September

How movement and emotion are linked In this week’s blog I will be developing another area of ‘Somatic in September’ and combining it with 'R U OK?'On Thursday 13th September, Australia has a day known as “R U OK?” It is designed to increase awareness of mental health. If you are living outside of Australia, this day is still worth considering as mental health is a subject we must all be aware of and sensitive to.In the following video [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog challenge, emotion, emotional state, internal dialogue, life skills, mental health, mental state, mindset, movement, posture, R U OK?, wellness Comments Off Read more...

05 Sep

Week 1 – Somatic In September

What it means to be Somatic & how it can help with Pain and Limited Mobility During September I will be teaching you how we can be somatic during this month and beyond.Allow me to explain what we will be discussing this week in the following video....Developing Somatic awareness Firstly, what does it mean to be “Somatic” or “Somatically aware?”To be “Somatic” means to be able to observe, sense and feel our internal sensations. When we become “Somatically aware” we are able [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog body, lifestyle, mind, mindful, mindset, mobility, movement, PAIN, posture, somatic, somatically aware, subconscious, wellness Comments Off Read more...

29 Aug

How Somatics can Reduce the Symptoms of Sciatica & Back Pain

In this week’s blog we are going to look into the subject of sciatica and back pain. In order to know how we can tackle the issue, we need to know what it is, how we can prevent it and if we do develop it, what we can do to treat it. Sciatica Sciatica is one of the most common types of pain, however many people have very little understanding about it. In today’s blog we will delve into the subject [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog back pain, boxing, crossfit, dancing, educate, empower, fight or flight, gymnastics, mindfulness, mindset, PAIN, posture, running, sciatica, shock absorbency, stress, Type A personality, yoga Comments Off Read more...

22 Aug

The Benefits of using Somatics to Ease Muscle Tightness Before & After Exercise

If you are involved with a sport, repetitive activity or suffer with muscle tightness and pain, did you know Somatics can help you ease your discomfort? In this week’s blog I am going to explain why Somatics is fantastic to add into your fitness regime to allow your muscles to fully release. Thus, helping you to gain greater power and improve recovery time. Working intelligently with your muscles For many years people have stretched, tugged, yanked, twisted, drugged, heated, cooled and [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog brain, brain map, cycling, educate, empower, habitual behaviour, muscle tension, neurofeedback loop, office worker, PAIN, pandiculation, posture, recalibrate, sport, stretching, subconscious, weak core Comments Off Read more...

15 Aug

The Power of Pain, Perception, Emotion and Moving Forward

In this week’s blog we are going to look into the area of pain and why some people feel pain to a greater degree than others. We will consider how the brain interprets pain and what we can do to reduce the symptoms. Pain According to The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is defined as‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. It is not just a physical sensation. It is influenced [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog anxiety, authoritarian mindset, brain, brain map, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, CHRONIC PAIN, educate, empower, fibromyalgia, limbic system, ME, mindfulness, mindset, movement, neuroscience, online program, PAIN, perception, prefrontal cortex, skillset, stress, wellness Comments Off Read more...

08 Aug

The Importance of Belly Breathing for Stress & Pain Reduction

In this week’s blog I am going to discuss the strong link between stress, pain and belly breathing. You will learn how stress occurs within our mind and body, how this translates to pain and why belly breathing is an important approach to reversing many stress and pain related issues. Stress Stress certainly doesn’t need much of an introduction. We have all endured various levels of stress in our life and we can guarantee it will occur again. But is it [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog breathing, challenge, digestive system, emotions, empowered, focus, limiting beliefs, mindfulness, mindset, movement, nervous system, PAIN, perception, stress, suppressed emotions Comments Off Read more...

01 Aug

How Somatic Rib Release techniques can help with Back Pain

The combination of stress, a sedentary lifestyle and being easily available via social media, email and text messaging has created a low to medium level of pressure for people globally. In today’s blog we are going to consider an area of the body which is impacted by these factors and is often forgotten, yet it holds a great deal of tension and contributes towards headaches, neck, shoulder and back pain.The RibsYour rib cage is an amazing part of your [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog anxiety, breathing, free ebook, mindfulness, mindset, PAIN, posture, rib cage, shock absorbency, somatics breathing, testimonial, wellness Comments Off Read more...

25 Jul

Break Workplace habits which trigger Pain

In today’s blog we are going to consider a common environment for back pain, the workplace.Over the years, in our careers we encounter an element of habituation. This could be sitting at a desk all day, maybe working in a trade as a plumber, electrician or builder. These activities require people to distort their bodies into different position to deal with a task. Often in the early days of our career, we may suffer with intermittent pain. As the [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog advice, focus, habituation, hoganinjurylawyers, lifestyle changes, lifting, mindfulness, mindset, movement, PAIN, posture, quality of life, workplace Comments Off Read more...

18 Jul

Brain Training to Ease Pain & Improve Mobility

In today’s blog I am going to discuss how learning life skills can help deal with pain and limited mobility.Consider this famous quote, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This quote sprang to mind during the week because conversations with my online, in class and clinical clients revolved around how Somatics empowers and educates people in all areas of their health and well [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog back pain, body, brain training, daily activities, educate, empower, free ebook, lifestyle, mind, mindfulness, mobility, movement, PAIN, pain relief, posture, re-education, real life experience Comments Off Read more...

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