The Self Management of Chronic Pain

Hello there! How are you? Thank you to many of you for your lovely comments about my podcasts. It is so nice to hear many of you are having those "aha" moments, gaining a deeper insight in to why you have recurring pain and more importantly knowing, learning and applying the skills taught within Total Somatics to reduce your pain, improve your posture, increase your mobility and gain a deeper level of awareness to your daily [...]

The impact sitting has on your health & wellbeing

Hello! How has your week been? I cannot believe it is March already! I have received some wonderful messages from people around the world informing me how Total Somatics is having such an amazing impact on their health and wellbeing. It is great to see the transformation within their posture, range of movement, mindset and their Total Somatic lifestyle approach to daily activities. One area that many people have informed me has become a conscious awareness practice for them, is [...]

Why stretching is an inefficient way to release tight muscles.

Hello, how has your week been? I hope you are keeping well and have been enjoying my podcasts. This week I will be delving into why stretching is becoming more and more an outdated method to efficiently release tight, tense muscles. Neuromuscular science has made huge leaps and bounds in recent years, thanks to the various methods to scientifically measure the efficacy of techniques and practices. Within this episode, I discuss the science behind the [...]

How your emotions shape your body & physiology

I am sure you are aware with the way world events have shifted this year that your emotions create a huge impact on your body, mind and physiology. If you are a regular reader of my blogs, a listener to my podcasts or a member with the Total Somatics online program , you are very well aware that our soma (entire mind, body and spirit) are intertwined. In this week’s podcast episode, I discuss what is happening within your nervous [...]

How to create Somatic Mindfulness in an ever changing world

I am sure you would agree with me that 2020 has certainly been a year of mixed emotions and challenges. In some cases however, it has refined our behaviour, allowing us to realise what is important, creating changes within our personal and professional life. As we see the end of 2020 approaching, it allows us to assess our emotional, mental and physical health. One very important area is how to create a resilient and balanced approach to an ever changing [...]