The Mind-Body connection: How Craniosacral Therapy can help release stored trauma and stress
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…
Three Ways a Teen Brain Differs
Increasingly in clinic we have concerned parents booking their teenage children in for treatment. A teenage brain, aged 13-17 years, is quite different to a fully developed adult brain and we must adapt our clinical approach accordingly. Dramatic changes in…
Bowen Therapy
The Bowen Technique is a very gentle form of natural healing. In order to appreciate its subtlety and depth, this therapy needs to be experienced. Using gentle moves, carried out through light clothing, at specific points on the body, each…
The Longevity Docs- Optimise your Health with us in 2024
Now is the perfect time to arrange a health coaching session in person or online with www.thelongevitydocs.com, or even better gift to a loved one! Place a booking before 31 January 2024 using the code ‘HEALTHYME24’ for a 10% discount New…
Kinesiology, what’s that?!
What is Kinesiology? Applied or Systematic Kinesiology, as it’s known in the UK, works from the perspective that different muscles relate to different organs and healing systems in the body. Through specific muscle testing, we can identify imbalances in the…
Having Trouble Sleeping?
“A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow” Charlotte Bronté Sleep is a vital, often neglected, component of our health and well-being. When sleep is good it enables our body and brain to repair, restore, and reenergise ready for another day. If we…
What is Neuro Linguistic Programming – NLP ?
Neuro Linguistic Programming - NLP - is a complementary therapy that helps people of all ages understand what makes them tick – how they think, feel, and make sense of everyday life. If we break down the NLP jargon it…
Are you suffering from Post-Lockdown Fatigue or Anxiety?
There have been positives during the lockdowns, such as families spending more time together. But there are those families that have gone without seeing loved ones, and many single people who have felt the effects of isolation, not to mention…
Our new guest blogger, Emily Spillane, talks about loneliness at university
In my own experience, going to university was one of the loneliest times of my life. Although I was surrounded by people and friends, I could not shake the feeling that I used to wake up to everyday – that…
Life is Fragile & Precious (a client’s perspective)
How many of us are going about our daily lives right now, calm, with a sense of safety and a feeling of “all is well” ? As a child, I lived in constant fear that close behind me there was…
Waiting for talking therapy?
The Government’s ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) scheme is in the news today. There’s concern that the gap between an initial NHS assessment for mental health issues and actual talking therapy is too long. Over a million people a…
Can talking change anything?
People often ask me: "how does simply talking actually help or solve any of my problems in the real world?" It seems such a simple thing to do, to talk and to be listened to, but it's actually not that…