Tag: mindfulness
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Mental health awareness week, A Journal?…
I wanted to write something a little more human this week, less practitioner to patient and more slightly muddled human, in a slightly muddled world, with other slightly muddled humans. I also notice the irony of just having read a book called Selfie, talking about the danger of increased individualism and narcissism in the west…
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Internal vs External environments, and our Health.
You may have heard the saying ‘if a plant isn’t flourishing, change the environment, not the plant’… Granted, in relation to human health, you can change what’s in our external environment to help our health improve, remove clutter, surround yourself with people who support you, reduce stress. Luckily for us, we aren’t plants, we have…
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Grief, it’s more than bereavement…
Grief is a pretty universal experience, the only thing guaranteed in life is death, and I don’t mean that in a morbid way, it just is… Death, although as a society we are understandably terrified of it, is just the balance to life. Now just because something is extremely normal doesn’t mean the feelings around…
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Embodiment and the importance of cycles/seasons…
So writing today feels like its been a while! and it kind of has been, for 2 months I managed to write (on average) 2 articles a week, for the last month, I have tried to have ideas, but my brain was having non of it, I couldn’t sit to write, I had no ideas,…
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Polyvagal theory, Osteopathy and Trauma.
Trigger warning for sexual violence. Polyvagal theory has been developed by Stephen Porges, it is allowing a much deeper understanding of what happens to our bodies day to day, and how they get ‘stuck’ as a result of Trauma. Polyvagal theory is important to me as an Osteopath as it helped me realise the importance…
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Mental health, what is it and why should I pay attention to it? ….
We now hear mental health being talked about often, this raised awareness is important for us all, an awareness of our own mental health and at least those of the people we love, feels like important information to me. The mental health of my patients is important information each session. Mental health is defined by…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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30 Days of Yoga, what’s all the hype?
As many of you may know, Adriene Mishler, internet yoga teacher extraordinaire, has released a 30 day yoga journey for beginners, each January 1st for the last 9 years. Each session lasting about 20 minutes. This year I thought I would give it a go. I have practiced yoga before and have used some yoga…
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