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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...

26 Sep

Week 4 – Somatic In September

How much are you worth? In this week’s blog we are going to consider the subject of scheduling time for yourself. We will consider how much value you put on yourself and how shifting your mindset can help towards a positive health routine. Check out this week’s video….. Do you often find that your daily somatics practise is pushed to the back of your ‘to do’ list? Do you place other people or tasks ahead of your practise? Do you say that [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog emotional hygiene, habits, mindfulness, mindset, movement, negative thoughts, overthinking, perception, self esteem, self worth, wellness Comments Off Read more...

12 Sep

Week 2 – Somatic In September

How movement and emotion are linked In this week’s blog I will be developing another area of ‘Somatic in September’ and combining it with 'R U OK?' On Thursday 13th September, Australia has a day known as “R U OK?” It is designed to increase awareness of mental health. If you are living outside of Australia, this day is still worth considering as mental health is a subject we must all be aware of and sensitive to. In the following video [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog challenge, emotion, emotional state, internal dialogue, life skills, mental health, mental state, mindset, movement, posture, R U OK?, wellness Comments Off Read more...

05 Sep

Week 1 – Somatic In September

What it means to be Somatic & how it can help with Pain and Limited Mobility During September I will be teaching you how we can be somatic during this month and beyond. Allow me to explain what we will be discussing this week in the following video.... Developing Somatic awareness Firstly, what does it mean to be “Somatic” or “Somatically aware?” To be “Somatic” means to be able to observe, sense and feel our internal sensations. When we become “Somatically aware” we are able [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog body, lifestyle, mind, mindful, mindset, mobility, movement, PAIN, posture, somatic, somatically aware, subconscious, wellness Comments Off Read more...

29 Aug

How Somatics can Reduce the Symptoms of Sciatica & Back Pain

In this week’s blog we are going to look into the subject of sciatica and back pain. In order to know how we can tackle the issue, we need to know what it is, how we can prevent it and if we do develop it, what we can do to treat it. Sciatica Sciatica is one of the most common types of pain, however many people have very little understanding about it. In today’s blog we will delve into the subject [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog back pain, boxing, crossfit, dancing, educate, empower, fight or flight, gymnastics, mindfulness, mindset, PAIN, posture, running, sciatica, shock absorbency, stress, Type A personality, yoga Comments Off Read more...