Back to basics
This blog post is aimed at those who feel I’ve gone off-piste with the content recently! If your focus is more about injuries or physical conditions and less about the ‘bigger picture’, you could check out Ben Benjamin, an American bodyworker and trainer. He also has a number of videos on YouTube, again, some of which could be interesting viewing. Although both the articles and
Emotional Intelligence
Not a new idea any more though there are still those who haven’t grasped or accepted the significance of Emotional Intelligence (EI), and it’s relevance in everyday life, including the workplace. I attended an interesting talk last week given by Steve Neale of BCS International (Behaviour Change Specialists) where he referred to ‘The Biology of Belief’ written by Bruce Lipton, a cellular biologist. The specific piece
Intelligent Bosses…
Recently I’ve been reading more and more research about the benefits of a happy, connected, appreciated workforce and how it leads to better output from staff members. Frankly, I’m stunned we needed research to prove this! The organisations I work with know this instinctively and are looking to ‘care’ for their staff through health and wellbeing issues being addressed, as it produces great results. They
Lots on…too much?
Gosh, when does ‘lots on’ become ‘too much’? I’ve come to the conclusion it’s when I don’t prioritise correctly! I sense what works best is when we assess what urks us most and get that done first. And, clearly, that sometimes means ignoring what someone else wants you to do! But then, I made a choice to become self-employed a while back after a
Self care or self destruct?
Perhaps a provocative heading but it is that simple a choice when you peel away the layers. So do you choose self care with how you fill your minutes, hours and days… or do you consistently choose temporary measures which are essentially self destruct? Life can go so fast that it’s possible to never convert those ‘temporary’ self destruct elements of our lives to
New adventures for the mind and body
This weekend I had to make a choice between another Barefoot Hike or a Feldenkrais workshop – the Feldenkrais won! Although both open up new ways of thinking and can trigger childhood memories, encouraging processing and healing, right now my body tells me Feldenkrais is the right choice on the menu of life! The experience of breaking down everyday movements into tiny pieces and putting
Self care – how goes it?
I’ve noticed of late that a fair number of my clients are forgetting how busy, demanding lives can impact on habitual patterns of use, which in turn can lead to old injuries or problem areas re-appearing. Something as subtle as changes in our breathing, which can happen when we haven’t had or made time to pause, can cause shoulder and upper body tightness. Deep,
Maximising the benefits of your treatment
So the question is how do you prepare yourself for your bodywork session? Rush around until the very last minute aiming to get everything done beforehand? Do lots of physical ‘stuff’ so the treatment helps with the aches & pains? Smarten up your eating the day before, add in some exercise etc as you know I’ll ask?! Or, do you perhaps mentally backtrack to
Sun & Heat!
It seems so easy to be our best selves when the sky is blue, the sun is shining, the evenings are long and we can often wear less and kick back a little. So, I guess a cunning plan would be to ‘hold’ any feeling of freedom, relaxation and joy we’re experiencing and then find small ways to replicate that when the sun isn’t
Massage as a vehicle for change
Sshh… tell no one, but when working on and with the body, we’re also working with your mind and acknowledging your heart. So… it’s not unusual for clients to make big shifts in their lives once beginning bodywork sessions with me. This can be with regard to their home, their job or even finding a partner. Through allowing time to attend to physical aspects