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27 Feb

How our Mindset influences the Perception of Pain

In recent years Pain scientists and neuroscientists have declared that our mindset heavily influences our perception of pain. In today’s blog we are going to delve into this fascinating area and understand why this is true. The Brain’s Filtering System Within your brainstem (the unconscious part of your brain) lies a region known as the Reticular Activating System (RAS). The RAS consists of a bundle of nerves which start at the top of the spinal column and extends upwards by approximately [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog educate, emotion, empower, focus, grows, limiting beliefs, mental health, mindfulness, mindset, neuroscience, neuroscientists, neurotags, PAIN, pain scientists, power of speech, power of the mind, RAS, react, respond, reticular activating system, self talk Comments Off Read more...

12 Dec

Reduce Pain, Improve Posture & Increase Mobility with a Somatic Lifestyle

In this week’s blog we are going to look at how we can educate and empower ourselves with knowledge to create a Somatic lifestyle and reduce pain. Somatic Lifestyle If you are a regular reader of my blogs you will know that I often refer to the expression, Somatic Lifestyle. What is it? Within The Total Somatics Approach to Health & Wellness Online Program at www.TotalSomatics.com, I teach you how to fine tune various areas of your life. These areas include [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog dis-empowering beliefs, emotion, focus, mindfulness, mindset, negative emotions, positive, skype consultations, somatic lifestyle, somatic movement, 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...

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...