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The Magic of Mushrooms

Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi. Mycelial hyphae form webs underground that stretch up to thousands of acres in branches of tube like cells. Their growth patterns resemble those…

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Devices

Vagus nerve stimulation devices consists of a vagus nerve stimulator (pulse generator) device and a wire lead (insulated wire) with electrodes at the end of the wire. Vagus nerve stimulation…

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Essential oils and ADHD

Small studies and anecdotal evidence have suggested that some essential oils may benefit people with ADHD. There is no evidence to suggest that essential oils can be harmful for people…

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Neuro-Lingusitic Programming (NLP)

Neuro-Lingusitic Programming (NLP) and was founded by John Grinder and Richard Bandler in the early 1970’s. Neuro (relating to the mind, mindset & our thinking)Linguistic (language – verbally & non…

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Do you have tongue tension?

Did you know - Tongue tension can have a physical connection to anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Your tongue should rest up against the roof of your mouth (your pallet), not…

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Healing Using Breathwork

Conscious awareness of the breath connects to the present moment and the body. All forms of breath work therapy are centred on the act of breathing inwards and outwards. Each…

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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…