Restoring Health & Wellbeing – London
It's that moment, totally engrossed in a project at work, that without you really noticing it a gradual tightness creeps into your neck. Focused on getting the project out, you override the short-term ache, but are left at the end of the day with stiffness in your neck and irritability. A few projects later, and…
"Craniosacral what?" I came across Craniosacral Therapy 9 years ago now. Working as a Physical Therapist in Oxford, I would cross over with clients leaving their sessions in a deep state of relaxation which you could almost tangibly feel in the air. Out of all the complementary therapies, this seemed to be the one with…
One of the classic books on the processes underlying trauma "Waking The Tiger" by Peter Levine provides a comprehensive introduction to the mechanisms of the nervous system, and levels of response connected to "fight and flight", and "freeze". Peter Levine began his work in the 1960's when he became interested in the mind-body connections. After…
"Ouch that hurt!" When sitting in the dentist's chair earlier this week getting my braces adjusted, the twisting and tightening of the wire sent a wave of pain/intense sensation up from the top incisor teeth through the maxilla and front of the face. In that moment of having pain "done to you", I found actively…
There are a number of types of headache: tension headaches sinus headaches cervicogenic headaches (due to compression at the back of the neck) migraines Tension headaches are episodic and can vary in frequency. What are you experiencing during a headache? The brain itself can not feel pain, however there are pain receptors (nocireceptors) in the…
These tips have been featured on GOOD ZING - an online resource for health and wellbeing. For more advice from other health professionals visit: http://www.goodzing.com. Here are 3 simple ways to help release and support your body, focusing on: easing lower back pain relieving compression in the neck opening the chest 1) Releasing the Pelvis…
Recent awareness around health conditions affecting the female reproductive system have been highlighted in the press this week. Firstly with accounts and individual experiences of women going through endometriosis, and secondly experiences from fibroids. BBC Newsbeat: Endometriosis treatment "unacceptable" BBC: "Fibroids: I worried I might not be able to have kids" Endometriosis: is when the…
Continue reading ➞ Endometriosis, Fibroids & our female body
