Blog | Total Somatics

03 Jul

The Importance of Self Care for your Mental & Physical Health

Self care is very important and in this week’s blog I will be highlighting how we can care for ourselves in a very busy and technological world.If you are a regular reader of my blogs and daily social media posts on instagram (@total.somatics) and Facebook (@totalsomatics), you know that I am an advocate for mental health awareness. In September I will be involved in a sponsored 30km walk over varying terrains for mental health and suicide awareness. I will [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog attitude of gratitude, brain training, brain's filter, challenge, fight flight, free breathing audio, habits, mindful somatic breathing, mindfulness, mindset, self care, soma, tips and advice Comments Off Read more...

26 Jun

Why Movement is Medicine

Over the years whilst teaching clients about Somatic movement I have often use the expression “Movement is Medicine.” It is an expression I use often within my social media posts too (Instagram: total.somatics and Facebook: @totalsomatics). In today’s blog we are going to look at why movement is medicine. Mental Health Awareness I am sure you would agree we live at a time where mental health is being discussed openly and barriers are being broken down. However it is always good [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog alcohol, anxiety, caffeine, deep breathing, depression, mental health awareness, mindful movement, mindfulness, mindset, nervous anxiety, neuroplasticity, sleep, stored emotion, stress Comments Off Read more...

19 Jun

Your Mind & Body Connection

In this week’s blog we are going to explore the close connection between your mind and body and why you should consider them both when you want to address your health issues and goals. The Close Connection Your mind and body are very closely connected, the one heavily influences the other. Consider for a moment, when you have suffered with emotional or mental struggles and felt completely overwhelmed and low, did you notice how it impacted on your body? Maybe it [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog awareness, empower, fight flight, mindfulness, mindset, perception, podcasts, soma, somatic education, somatic movement, stress Comments Off Read more...

12 Jun

Developing Mindfulness in your Somatics Practice

In today’s blog we are going to delve into a particular area of our somatic movement practice and understand the benefits of it.When I chat with clients I love to hear how their somatic practice is progressing. I often hear wonderful comments, highlighting how they’ve embraced this amazing movement practice to reduce their pain, improve their posture, increase their mobility and enhance their mindfulness skills. From time to time I hear clients say that they are very brief with [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog awareness, body awareness, breathing awareness, focus, mindfulness, mindset, movement, personality, rib release, scan, soma, soma scan, somatic movement, somatically aware Comments Off Read more...

05 Jun

What is Somatics? Frequently Asked Questions, ANSWERED!

I receive many questions about Somatics. At conferences, workshops, online and in clinic, people are wanting to know as much as they can about Somatics. Clients find the benefits are fantastic, from releasing muscular tension and tightness, to improving posture and increasing mobility. So when clients feel the benefits, they want to learn more so they can tell others! As a result of this happening often, I have created a blog to specifically answer frequently asked questions. If you have [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog brain training, ebook, FAQs, hypermobility, mindfulness, mindset, neurotags, PAIN, pandiculation, stretching Comments Off Read more...