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Tania Abdulezer

How does your body talk to you?

Posted by Tania Abdulezer Body Psychotherapy

How does your body talk to you? Way back in 2003, my body got my attention in a big way. I started experiencing severe back pain – the sort that demands cooperation and absolute commitment to change. Initially, I remember…

Amanda Brooks

Are your emotions holding you back?

Posted by Amanda Brooks Body Psychotherapy

Emotions and Daily Life As we go through our lives we experience emotions on a daily basis, these emotions have an energy vibration that the body would naturally process whilst we sleep. Sometimes though the emotion is so strong and…

Tania Abdulezer

The Truth About Habits

Posted by Tania Abdulezer Alexander Technique

The Truth about Habits: Learn (lûrn) v. To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery of through experience or study. Habit (hab'it) n. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behaviour that is acquired through frequent repetition. We were all born with a…

Christie Rourke

Muscle activation explained.....The theory and use of it in practice

Posted by Christie Rourke Osteopathy

Without breath and movement we would not survive. We cannot live without oxygen and it is used for repair, recovery, pain reduction, and all living cells! Without movement we cannot fetch food/water and would therefore also perish! If our hip…

Christie Rourke

Muscle Activation, My Story

Posted by Christie Rourke Sports Therapy

Level One I went on the Be Activated level one course back in November 2012. I cannot even begin to explain how it changed my life for the better. My personal life, my realisations and life lessons, as well as…

Phil Richards

A Convincing case for Hypnotherapy

Posted by Phil Richards Hypnotherapy

Firstly let me tell you what happened to me. I was a heavy smoker 20-40 a day and when the new law came into being that meant you could no longer smoke in the office or public building. The company…

Samantha Knight

Waking Up Refreshed

Posted by Samantha Knight Aromatherapy

So a few years ago I was recommended to get a light lamp during the winter to help with that general sluggish feeling we all get when we wake up and it’s still dark outside. I searched around and at…

Anthony Larkin

Trauma the roots of depression

Posted by Anthony Larkin Tension and Trauma Releasing

One only has to open up the paper to see the devastating consequences of war and the refugees spilling into northern Europe from war-torn countries. Some of these, if not all will be victims of trauma. Alas, you do not…

Doug Buckingham

Control - A Common Misconception About Hypnosis

Posted by Doug Buckingham Pilates

A common misconception about Hypnosis is that you “lose control” in some way and surrender your power to the therapist. This may arise from places where hypnosis has been used for entertainment, such as stage hypnosis, and other experiences that…

Shani Crofton

Herbs for Perimenopause

Posted by Shani Crofton Herbal Medicine

Herbs for Perimenopause Let’s talk perimenopause…and possible herbs used for this condition. For those of you who don`t know what this is – it is the time in your hormonal cycle before your periods stop and you enter into menopause…

Debbie Kelly

About Counselling and the Menopause

Posted by Debbie Kelly Counselling

Whilst menopause is a totally natural life transition it can be a difficult time for many women. The physical changes and symptoms can be pervasive and disruptive. So often the timing is significant as it can coincide with the children…

Angela Dierks

How do you deal with challenges?- Fixed and growth mind sets.

Posted by Angela Dierks Psychotherapy

Do you have a fixed or growth mindset? What is your perspective on intelligence and your abilities? Do you think of it as something that you are born with and that you can’t do much to change? Or do you…