soma | Total Somatics

10 Jul

The Important Link Between Your Nervous System & Immune System

In this week’s blog we are going to consider the strong link between your nervous system and immune system. We will consider how Somatics can help with improving the function of these two amazingly intricate systems. Your Amazing Soma If you are a regular reader of my blogs you will know that I often refer to your mind and body as your Soma. In Somatics we refer to the soma as a huge sensory organism which absorbs emotions, experiences, habits, behaviours, [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog endometriosis, homeostasis, immune system, inflammation, mindfulness, nervous system, PAIN, soma, stress, Vagus nerve Comments Off Read more...

03 Jul

The Importance of Self Care for your Mental & Physical Health

Self care is very important and in this week’s blog I will be highlighting how we can care for ourselves in a very busy and technological world. If you are a regular reader of my blogs and daily social media posts on instagram (@total.somatics) and Facebook (@totalsomatics), you know that I am an advocate for mental health awareness. In September I will be involved in a sponsored 30km walk over varying terrains for mental health and suicide awareness. I will [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog attitude of gratitude, brain training, brain's filter, challenge, fight flight, free breathing audio, habits, mindful somatic breathing, mindfulness, mindset, self care, soma, tips and advice Comments Off Read more...

19 Jun

Your Mind & Body Connection

In this week’s blog we are going to explore the close connection between your mind and body and why you should consider them both when you want to address your health issues and goals. The Close Connection Your mind and body are very closely connected, the one heavily influences the other. Consider for a moment, when you have suffered with emotional or mental struggles and felt completely overwhelmed and low, did you notice how it impacted on your body? Maybe it [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog awareness, empower, fight flight, mindfulness, mindset, perception, podcasts, soma, somatic education, somatic movement, stress Comments Off Read more...

12 Jun

Developing Mindfulness in your Somatics Practice

In today’s blog we are going to delve into a particular area of our somatic movement practice and understand the benefits of it. When I chat with clients I love to hear how their somatic practice is progressing. I often hear wonderful comments, highlighting how they’ve embraced this amazing movement practice to reduce their pain, improve their posture, increase their mobility and enhance their mindfulness skills. From time to time I hear clients say that they are very brief with [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog awareness, body awareness, breathing awareness, focus, mindfulness, mindset, movement, personality, rib release, scan, soma, soma scan, somatic movement, somatically aware Comments Off Read more...

03 Apr

The Benefits of Mindful Somatic Movement

In today’s blog we are going to look at how Mindful Somatic Movement is beneficial on many levels. If you are a regular reader of my weekly blogs you will know that Somatic Movement is fantastic for reducing pain, improving posture, increasing mobility and allowing people to continue or resume activities they love to do. However today we will look at how Mindful Somatic Movement can work on a deeper level. The Benefits of Improving Awareness Mindful Somatic Movement is very [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog body, emotion, emotional intelligence, mind, mindful somatic movement, mindfulness, mindset, repressed emotion, soma, somatic health, stress, wellness Comments Off Read more...