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16 Oct

Does Strengthening Your Core & Stretching Really Ease Back Pain?

For many years it has been a common belief that strengthening the core muscles and stretching helps to ease back pain. In today’s blog we are going to consider this and see if old beliefs are still relevant or if the recent scientific research is highlighting something very different. Creatures of habit If you are a regular reader of my blogs you will know I often refer to actions of the human race as “creatures of habit.” We all have our [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog back pain, brain science, free ebook, habit, muscle, old beliefs, pandiculation, posture, Prof Peter O'Sullivan, research, strengthening, stretching, tension, weak core Comments Off Read more...

09 Oct

How Somatics can help Anxiety

On Thursday 10th October 2019 it is World Mental Health Day. As an advocate for mental health awareness, I feel it is good to have a day to raise awareness and remove any misconceptions. So in today’s blog we are going to consider Mental Health and look at ways we can use Total Somatics to help alleviate certain symptoms. Mental Health Did you know that in 2017, globally it was estimated that 970 million people had a mental or substance use [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog anxiety, breathing, Digital devices, dopamine, fight flight, FOMO, Free audios, Free Podcast, Gold rush, Hypervigilance, mindfulness, mindset, nutrition, Podcast, somatic breathing, somatic movement, stress, Total Somatics Approach, world mental health day Comments Off Read more...

02 Oct

Words have Power

Words have always played a crucial role in human history, from the written and spoken word to sign language. Whatever your method, words carry a lot of weight. In this week’s blog we are going to consider the power of your words and how they can impact on you. Your amazing mind Words have created wars and peace around the world over the years. They are powerful and will affect many people as a result. However we are going to consider [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog conscious, dis-empowering beliefs, Dr Wayne Dyer, educate, empower, fertile soil, free ebook, limiting beliefs, mindfulness, mindset, perception, plant, power of words, seed, soma, somatic movement, subconscious Comments Off Read more...

25 Sep

Somatic in September WEEK FOUR

Wow! Where have the weeks gone?! We are into our final week of the theme “Somatic in September.” How have you been during the last few weeks? This week I would like to add a new awareness to our theme. Let me explain more in the following video. MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE If you are a regular follower of my blog posts on Instagram (total.somatics) or Facebook (Total Somatics) you will know that for many years I have used this expression, Movement [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog anxiety, audios, back pain, discount code, Dr Sarah Wilson, habits, headaches, hip flexor issues, hip/shoulder issues, mental health, migraines, movement, posture, sitting, top tips, workplace Comments Off Read more...

18 Sep

Somatic in September WEEK THREE

Welcome to week 3 of Somatic in September. I hope you have enjoyed the last two weeks with a somatic approach to your activities. Check out my video as I discuss the theme for week 3. SOMATIC MINDFULNESS As we have noticed over the weeks, when we develop an awareness to our internal environment, we heighten our understanding of how we ‘tick.' Thus allowing us to enhance our health and wellbeing and learn what we can do to reduce recurring issues [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog create time, mindfulness, mindset, neuropeptides, oxytocin, priortise, self care, somatic breathing, stress, visualisation, work/life balance Comments Off Read more...