Old English housewife saying: "Something or Nothing". How many ways can we interpret this? Could we delve a little deeper and apply this to human life and living. In order to live we must breathe, without breath we would die. We breathe every day unconsciously. When we go into deep day dreams, mediative states or runners [...]
The more people I talk to and clients that I meet, the more and more everyone is telling me how they don't have time. The way life is now we are bombarded with a multitude of options and decisions every minute and we need to make wise choices for a healthy, wealthy lifestyle. Time cannot be [...]
Weight loss is big business. If you are on a diet right now, or trying to lose weight, there is a giant industry out there you should be familiar with. Remember if it says low fat or diet it means it's nutritionally deficient and probably stuffed with additives, artificial sweeteners and processed sources. Food replacements and [...]
The sciatic nerve is a very strong thick fibrous connective tissue. Sciatica is a form of neuralgia, which is felt as a sharp or dull consistent pain or tingling. Sciatica affects many people. The most important symptoms are radiating leg pain and related disabilities. Many synonyms for sciatica appear in the literature, such as lumbosacral [...]
We all hear voices, it's true, we do. Every time i run up a hill i hear a little voice telling me how tough it is, to slow down or stop and give up. I resist the voices and keep going. We constantly have a conscious and unconscious dialogue with ourselves. According to Deepak Chopra [...]
Chronic pain can limit your everyday activities and make it hard to work. It can also affect how involved you are with friends and family members. Co-workers, family, and friends may have to do more than their usual share when you cannot do the things you normally do. Unwanted feelings, such as frustration, resentment, and [...]
Everyone you meet is your mirror. Why is that? Are you picking up negative comments from your boss at work, spouse, children, friends or even people on social media? The traits we tend to dislike in others are usually the traits we do not like about ourselves. We then tend to judge and criticize these [...]
“An Indian man leads with his belly” is a saying that i have grown up with. Indians like many cultures like to take a morning and evening walk before and after the intense heat of the day. Pictured above is Mahatma Gandhi taking his morning walk. The belly can be most definitely seen as leading [...]
Did you know the dumping ground for the organs tends to be in the lower limb? This shows particularly in the knees and hips. The majority of clients that walk through the door of my studios exhibit painful hips and knees caused by inflammation. This usually happens in conjunction with the gut wall (leaky gut). [...]
I am always being asked about the correct positioning of the spine and pelvis, especially during pilates apparatus and yoga therapy classes. In a nutshell, we are all individual and will have different positioning of our body. The picture below shows a guide to where 'form has followed function'. We all need what is called [...]
