Unhinge yourself from the turbulence of your system
A small selection of the poems I read during our Yin Yoga practice.
MIndful Yin Yoga
The vagus nerve and amygdala and the role they play in stress, anxiety and trauma
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
Fight, Flight or Frozen: our response to trauma
Emotional and psychological trauma is the result of extraordinarily stressful events that shatter your sense of security, making you feel helpless in a dangerous world. Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety, but any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and isolated can be traumatic, even if it doesn’t involve physical harm. … Read more
Chronic back pain
Chronic back pain is defined by the length of time you are suffering from pain in your lower back, rather than the severity of your pain. Chronic back pain is pain which lasts longer than three months. This may be continuous pain or intermittent, severe or mild. Often the cause of chronic back pain is … Read more
Habit energy held in our system
During a therapy treatment or yin yoga class you may hear me talking about ‘habit energy’ in the system, so I thought I would write a little more about this and what it means. When we have an accident, injury, illness or a significant emotional, we have a reaction to that. Our system releases chemicals, … Read more