This was a key finding from the world's largest study of touch which revealed results this week, linking positive attitudes to touch with greater well-being and lower levels of loneliness. The global study from BBC Radio 4's All In the…
Haven’t we all missed being touched, hugged or simply the feel of someone’s hand on our arm over the last year during Covid restrictions? We have been deprived of this basic human connection and sensory stimulation for too long! But…
What is SAD? Light is nature’s anti-depressant. We are all familiar with the hazards of sun exposure, but not enough sun can also be problematic. Firstly, lack of light can reduce levels of serotonin (one of the ‘happy’ hormones), resulting in seasonal affective…
The body-centred-hands-on therapy known as Craniosacral therapy is a mouthful, I know. It basically means, from the cranium (head) to the sacrum (tail bone) or the “head to tail” of the body. I.e “the whole person”, which is for me…
I am sad to see the end of summer, but I also find meaning and metaphor in the changing seasons. This Sunday, 22nd September is the autumn equinox when day and night are equal. Our guest blogger, Maura Barber-Oosterhuis says, “Whether you…