Restoring Health & Wellbeing – London
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…
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…
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This is one of the most beautiful books, gently exploring qualities and experiences of the body that can unfold through the practice of yoga. Vanda Scaravelli studied in her early years with B.K.S. Iyengar and T.V.K Desicachar. She went on to develop a profoundly restorative approach to listening and unwinding the body. "Working alone, I…
