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31 Oct

How to Get the Best Out of Somatics & Reduce Pain

Over the years, I have received emails from people around the world asking how Somatics can help them. I also get people who find their muscles cramp and spasm with certain day to day movements. In this week’s blog I discuss how to get the best out of Somatics, reduce pain and work mindfully. I explain how we can avoid movements triggering muscle cramps and spasms. Replacing Old, Outdated Beliefs for Educated Ones Over the years the expression “No Pain, No [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog audios, beliefs, educated, exciting news, internal awareness, mindful, mindfulness, mindset, neuroscience, no pain no gain, old beliefs, online program, pandiculation, research, strengthening, stretching Comments Off Read more...

24 Oct

The Power of Somatics with Stress, Anxiety & Pain Relief

During the last week I have had a lot of emails regarding my recent blogs discussing emotion and back pain. The questions and queries have come from people who suffer with anxiety, stress and depression. Also many partners of depressed/anxious loved ones have reached out to me. The common thread with their questions links back to muscular pain and tightness associated with dis-empowering beliefs and overwhelming feelings. In today’s blog I am going to discuss with you how Somatics is [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog anxiety, brain training, depression, educate, empower, free ebook, mindfulness, mindset, movement, pandiculation, rib cage, stress, stretching, subconscious, wellness Comments Off Read more...

17 Oct

Reducing Tension & Pain with Somatics

Have you ever felt so anxious, overwhelmed or annoyed that after the event you feel completely exhausted and your body feels like it has been through an ordeal with specific symptoms? In today’s blog we are going to look at how stress can create disharmony for our mind and body. We will also look at why Somatics is growing in popularity as an effective Mind and Body tool to reduce tension and pain. Feeling the pressure In modern day society we hear [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog back pain, mindfulness, mindset, negative emotions, online program, PAIN, repressed emotions, sleep, stress, subconscious Comments Off Read more...

10 Oct

The Power of Somatics before Sleep

Years ago I qualified and worked in the field of Neurophysiology. An area which I thoroughly enjoyed and specialised in was sleep and sleep disorders. It was always amazing to watch how the brain activity on EEG recordings were markedly different with sleep deprived and fully rested patients. In today’s blog we are going to understand why the brain needs sleep and how using somatics can help shape the neural landscape of our brain. Sleep Sleep is a very important part [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog alzheimers, beta amyloid, brain, free ebook, mindfulness, mindset, neuroscience, sleep, sleep hygiene, sleep stages, wellness Comments Off Read more...

03 Oct

How Somatics can help with Scoliosis & Back Pain

Would you like to know how to reduce your back pain? Do you feel you are in a constant cycle of taking pain killers and relying on therapists to ‘fix’ you, only to return a short time later to be treat the same issue again? In today’s blog we are going to consider how Somatics can help with back pain and in particular scoliosis. What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a side bending or lateral curvature of the spine. Scoliosis can present with [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog age, back pain, educate, empower, habituation, mindfulness, movement, neuroscience, posture, retain, scoliosis, spine, x ray Comments Off Read more...