21 Aug

How Mindful Somatic Movement influences your Nervous System

I have received lovely emails and feedback recently from readers around the world about my blogs. They have loved hearing about the brain and how somatics supports various areas of their Central Nervous System. So today we are going to look at an area I have often referred to in previous blogs, The Limbic System. The Limbic system is the part of the brain involved with behavioural and emotional responses. It is involved with survival such as feeding, reproducing, caring [...]

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09 May

Mindful In May – Week 2 – Connect with Nature

In this week’s blog we will continue the Theme of ‘Mindful in May’ and look at different areas in our life and consider ways to develop The Total Somatics Approach to Mindfulness. Check out my video below. After the video, allow me to develop this subject further. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7W8QZbYgrk   To support you through Week 2 of Mindful In May, download the FREE support material by clicking HERE. Connect with Nature The Total Somatics Approach to Mindfulness is designed to empower and educate you in the [...]

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02 May

The Myth of Multitasking

Mindful in May - Week 1 During the month of May I will be encouraging you to look at different areas of your life and consider ways to develop The Total Somatics Approach to Mindfulness. Check out my video below. After the video, please allow me to develop this subject further.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juwyk5FxYYI   To support you through Week 1 of Mindful In May, download the FREE support material by clicking HERE. The Myth Of Multitasking For many years people were very proud to announce they were [...]

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25 Apr

Get off the Hamster’s wheel and START LIVING!

How was your day today? Was it relaxed? Have you had time to read and enjoy a relaxing walk? Or maybe you’ve had a huge “to do” list? Appointments to attend? Deadlines to meet? Meetings to attend or prepare for? Housework? Homework with children? Dinner to prepare? Clothes to wash and iron? Maybe it is elderly parents to care for and take to hospital appointments? We all live very busy lives and at times we may thrive on the adrenaline [...]

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04 Apr

What is Anxiety? What can we do to deal with it?

Globally more than 300 million people suffer with depression and 260 million suffer from anxiety disorders, many of whom live with both. The World Health Organisation found that these disorders cost the global economy US$1 trillion in lost productivity each year. With the recent World Bipolar Day on 30th March 2018 and the World Health day on 7th April, it is very important to raise awareness of this global health issue. In today’s blog we are going to look at [...]

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