The Heart Brain

The heart is not merely a muscle pumping blood around our body but without a doubt a complex system with its own form of intelligence. Science has uncovered that our hearts contain an…

Lifestyle

The sympathetic nervous system produces our fight-or-flight response to perceived threats. The vagus nerves are part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which does the opposite: rest, digest and restore. The…

Biology Lifestyle Physical Health

What is fascia?

Fascia is thin, fibrous connective tissue that wraps around and supports every structure in your body. It is the tissue that surrounds all of the cells, nerves, joints, tissues, tendons and ligaments…

Family Mental Wellbeing Resilience

Resiliently You

What can you do to develop your personal resilience? To develop the seven characteristics, focus on three areas ofpersonal development. What do we mean by resilience? Simply put, resilience is…

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Spinal Flow Technique

The spinal flow technique guides the body to naturally release those stored stresses from the body allowing it to move from a sympathetic (fight/flight/freeze) state into parasympathetic (rest and digest)…

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Ontological Coaching

Ontological Coaching comes from the teachings of Ontology. Ontology comes from philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence, or reality. This along with the basic types of being…

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The Pain Body

I’m a huge fan of Eckhart Tolle's books 'The Power of Now' and 'A New Earth'. In his books he describes The Pain Body, it's the wounded part of us…

Lifestyle Mind Balance Neuroscience

What is the sympathetic nervous system (SNS)?

Your sympathetic nervous system is part of your autonomic nervous system. It could be called your “automatic” nervous system, as it is responsible for many functions that you don’t have…

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Trauma Release Exercises for you to try

Trauma release exercises (TRE) don’t require any expensive equipment or specialised knowledge. Dr. Berceli developed the first seven TRE stretches, all involving physical movement. The last trauma release exercise uses…

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