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20 Feb

How to Keep Your Brain & Body Active!

The Total Somatics Approach to Health & Wellness Online Program at www.TotalSomatics.com educates and empowers you within the area of health and well being. If you are logged in to my online program, you will know how often I discuss the importance of Neuroplasticity, the process which increases neural connections within your brain. In today’s blog we will consider why our brain is amazing. By using it in a methodical and intelligent manner you can reduce pain, improve posture, increase [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog bioplasticity, brain, educate, empower, mindfulness, mindset, movement, neural connections, neurons, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, online program, pain science, pandiculation, Podcast, somatic health Comments Off Read more...

19 Dec

How your Mind & Movement can improve your Brain to Body Health & Wellness

In this week’s blog we are going to delve into the fascinating world of your brain! We will look at how the quality of your movement and mindset will mould the structure and functioning of your amazing brain. Our Brain is like a Sponge! I am sure you have watched little children explore the world around them and marvelled at how curious they are and they always challenge themselves. For instance how often have you watched a baby attempt to walk, [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog brain, brain map, habits, mindfulness, mindset, movement, neuroplasticity, norman doidge, posture, synapses 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...

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...