How to support your mind & body during turbulent times – Week 3

Hello, I hope you are well and having a good week. As you may be aware by now, during the month of August, I am highlighting different areas we can consider that will help us to take care during turbulent times.    As we continue with this focus, I would like to provide additional support and resources to assist you.  In today’s blog I will be providing podcast episodes to highlight why it is important to take care of your mental [...]

Brain Health, Back Pain & Bonuses

In this week’s blog I have a short video for you and would like to share some bonuses with you that can help towards your health goals and intentions. https://youtu.be/ajayons2wRA Bonus #1 How to boost your brain health – Part 3 In this episode you will learn the importance of exercise and movement to stimulate neurogenesis.  Learn how novelty and curiosity is crucial for brain cell production.  I also mention the hippocampus.  To hear about it in more detail, go to episode 9, [...]

How to cultivate new habits

Thinking, doing & being These three actions are quite different yet very important with learning, let me explain why. If you are a driver, can you recall your early days?  I remember my driving instructor would teach me how to read the road as well as listen to the engine whilst changing gears.  I was taught how the engine worked and also the safety measures to take if I was stranded on the road side.  Taking all this information in initially [...]

Brain Training to Ease Pain & Improve Mobility

In today’s blog I am going to discuss how learning life skills can help deal with pain and limited mobility. Consider this famous quote, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This quote sprang to mind during the week because conversations with my online, in class and clinical clients revolved around how Somatics empowers and educates people in all areas of their health and well [...]

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The Power your Mind has over your Body

In this week’s blog I have a video to accompany this article.  I would like to explain how the power of your thoughts and emotions have a huge effect on your physical health and well being. As you know from my previous blogs and in greater detail with my online programs at www.TotalSomatics.com you cannot separate your mind and body.  They work very closely together.  Your body has a huge influence over your mind plus your mind controls your body.  [...]