wellness | Total Somatics

28 Nov

Creating Time Out to Recharge, Recuperate & Relax during December

Well that’s November almost done and dusted! I have created a short video below to explain how I can help you during the month of December…. December will fly by before we know it! So in order to enjoy December and not feel completely exhausted and overwhelmed, let’s consider the support material I have included. As Bobby Unser once said, “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” So by creating a suggested planner to help you during December, I would love you to [...]

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21 Nov

How Important is Posture? Are Posture and Pain Related?

You may read this blog title and immediately say yes! You are correct! However in this week’s blog we are going to look at how posture and pain can change according to many factors. We will look at various postures and learn how we can change the habits we develop which may be contributing towards pain. Posture In my clinical practice I see a lot of clients and the most common questions are, “What is a good posture? How should I [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog educate, empower, fight or flight, internal awareness, internal environment, mindfulness, mindset, movement, nervous anxiety, neuroscience, PAIN, posture, self care, skills, somatic awareness, stress, subconscious, well being, wellness Comments Off Read more...

24 Oct

The Power of Somatics with Stress, Anxiety & Pain Relief

During the last week I have had a lot of emails regarding my recent blogs discussing emotion and back pain. The questions and queries have come from people who suffer with anxiety, stress and depression. Also many partners of depressed/anxious loved ones have reached out to me. The common thread with their questions links back to muscular pain and tightness associated with dis-empowering beliefs and overwhelming feelings. In today’s blog I am going to discuss with you how Somatics is [...]

By Heidi Hadley Blog anxiety, brain training, depression, educate, empower, free ebook, mindfulness, mindset, movement, pandiculation, rib cage, stress, stretching, subconscious, wellness Comments Off Read more...

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...