Frome Valley Osteopaths

A place of acceptance and health exploration

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  • Flexibility and Balance, the underdogs of health…

    Flexibility and Balance, the underdogs of health…

    It cannot be underestimated how pivotal flexibility and balance are for our health, particularly as we get older. This ideally would be supported by a good amount of strength, a flexible weak joint can be just as painful as a stiff weak joint, strength is essential here to maintain the balance of a flexible joint Read more

  • Barriers to our own health… we all have them…

    Barriers to our own health… we all have them…

    A personal story…. In the last few weeks I have started a programme with a personal trainer, and started an embodiment course. I have been very excited about both, a  new focus was needed. Both, the PT and the course leader have talked about barriers. Barriers to training and barriers to learning, these are barriers Read more

  • Go with your flow…

    Go with your flow…

    by our lovely Becca. I have been learning recently the value in listening to our bodies, learning their natural rhythms and accepting that each day is different. For me, and other people who experience a menstrual cycle, this is particularly apparent because of the fluctuating hormones from month to month. Some days I don’t have Read more

  • It’s valentines day tomorrow…

    It’s valentines day tomorrow…

    Whether this day is something you love or loathe, it can be a good reminder to check in on the health of your relationship… The health of our primary relationships have a huge influence on our own health, these don’t have to be romantic relationships. Now, I don’t mean massive bunches of flowers, expensive dinners Read more

  • The myth of individuation… We really do need each other and it’s really OK.

    The myth of individuation… We really do need each other and it’s really OK.

    Is the myth of individuation an incomplete story or a lethal lie? I heard this question posed this week by Dan Siegel. Dan Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry, executive director of the mindsight institute, prolific writer and speaker, and in my opinion, all round genius. I am sure I will not do him Read more

  • Osteopathy for your new borns.

    Osteopathy for your new borns.

    Becca, Siân and I, have all spent, or are spending time currently, studying at the Osteopathic centre for Children, this is the main organisation in the UK for post graduate education in Paediatrics. It is a place where our cranial Osteopathy and clinical reasoning skills are developed, we have confidence in knowing what is a Read more