The vagus nerve and amygdala are key elements in my work associated with chronic stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression and trauma. These aspects of our nervous system connect how we think, feel and relate to experiences within and around us. Of course, we are influenced by many internal and external forces, what we eat, where … Read more
Yes to Life Annual Conference 2017 As you know I attended the Yes to Life annual conference in London a couple of weeks ago. Yes to Life are a brilliant charity supporting those with acancer diagnosis and their families. Yes to Life empower people with cancer to make informed decisions about their cancer care options, they provide information to guide people through the often … Read more
The inaugural World Yoga Festival was held at Beale Park in Reading at the end of July. I was delighted to be part of the event, offering reflexology, back neck and shoulder massage, craniosacral bodywork and healing. The energy of the festival was calm, relaxed and inspiring. The sun shone between the clouds and it … Read more
I was delighted to be part of a recent staff day for PACT, a local charity based in Reading. Parents And Children Together – PACT – has been building and strengthening families since 1911. PACT helps hundreds of families every year through outstanding adoption and award-winning therapeutic support and inspirational community projects across London and … Read more
In 2008 I spent one month with the Thai Massage Circus family in Greece, 2008. What a fabulous month we had, a thai yoga massage retreat for advanced practitioners. The retreat covered areas of biomechanics, anatomy, Chinese medicine, osteopathy, pregnancy, shiatsu and how to incorporate such aspects in our Thai massage practice. Learning how to … Read more