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Breathing…the most natural thing in the world – quite literally!

Our breathing pattern is a huge indicator for how we are feeling at any one time – even subliminally. ‘Slow and steady’ when we are calm and relaxed, and ‘erratic and fast paced’ when we are anxious, nervous, scared or stressed. Finding a method of managing our breathing and ultimately our emotional state, is why so many of us turn to the practice of yoga and meditation. These practices introduce a method of regulating our breathing that will bring us back to a state of relaxation, and have been practiced for thousands of years. Breathing through the physical postures is [...]

2021-12-03T14:34:30+00:00
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Mindfully Menopausal; Managing Menopause Symptoms Naturally

With World Menopause Day this week, we are exploring Mindfulness as a natural alternative to help alleviate Menopause symptoms. Menopause is a natural part of ageing, but it can be difficult to deal with. Menopause officially occurs when menstruation stops and the ovaries cease producing eggs – but this doesn’t happen overnight (unless you have surgery for health reasons). As the ovaries slowly stop responding to the hormones oestrogen and progesterone, physical changes and challenges set in over a period of months or even years – sometimes starting in women as young as 30 through to midlife. Symptoms such as [...]

2021-11-10T14:37:08+00:00
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Yoga and Pilates stretches for runners / cyclists

Cycling and running are brilliant exercises to do, especially for cardiovascular and fat burning benefits. As an added bonus you can try some Yoga too as cycling and running can overuse major muscles such as your hip flexors and hamstrings. Yoga stretches have the benefits of keeping the muscles around the joints strong and aligned which in turn protects the joints when participating in any high impact exercise. Cycling and running or anything that gets your heart rate up is fab for quick fat burning and the great release of endorphins which gives you that feel good factor. However, it [...]

2021-11-10T14:42:39+00:00
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Easing ourselves back into the gym or other exercise routine

Figuring out how to start working out again after a long absence is a challenge most active people face at some point - be it post-injury, after a holiday break, or in this case, following a global health pandemic. With nationwide gym closures and collective stress levels through the roof, you can be forgiven for falling off your regular training routine and inevitably, the post-lockdown gym environment is going to look and feel different, and your body will have likely changed too. If you were impacted in any way by the pandemic, it’s perfectly normal to have lost some strength, [...]

2021-07-16T08:29:05+01:00
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Improve your mental health with Yoga therapy

Guest article from our yoga therapist, Sammie Mason. Mental health issues are common and sadly have been perpetuated further by the pandemic over the last year. NHS England state that 1 in 4 adults will experience at least one diagnosable mental health problem each year, with people from all walks of life being affected, at any point in their lives. Mental health problems can range from worries and stress that we all experience as part of everyday life to more serious longer term conditions. The most common mental health problems include depression and anxiety disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder, [...]

2021-07-16T15:23:36+01:00
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Coping with yet more change

As a nation and as a world, we are all suddenly united, as we find ourselves living through the history lessons of the future! Coming out of another lockdown raises mixed emotions for many of us. As decisions are thrust upon us with no option other than to comply, we are awash with feelings that can be alien, and that we do not feel always comfortable dealing with. Well, it needn’t be that way! We can be confident in the knowledge that we are resilient creatures and we have all the coping skills we require to see us through this [...]

2021-03-05T07:57:20+00:00
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A compilation of straight forward tasty healthy recipes from some of our favourite chefs!

Choosing the meals that we serve to our families appears to have taken on a new lease of life! With many of us finding we now have more time at home, we are re-discovering the joy of cooking and baking and turning to our favourite chefs for inspiration. Choosing the meals, we serve to our families has always been a chore.  With so many factors to consider in todays varied lifestyle choices, here we have selected a handful of recipes that are sure to please in the taste department, whilst going easy on the waistline. Many can also be frozen [...]

2021-03-05T07:46:42+00:00
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Meet the therapist – Charles Innes

Why did you want to be a homeopathic doctor? I got ill soon after medical school and after being failed by my own field, medicine, looked elsewhere. It was called Fringe medicine back then and made as much, or more sense than what I was practicing. I retrained eventually in homeopathy then herbalism and healing. I was in time for the surge in popularity in the late 90's when was running a big clinic from which I learned that I do not enjoy the limelight or being the boss. What do you enjoy about it? It teaches you the truth, [...]

2021-02-18T11:10:56+00:00
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How to overcome a fear of injections

When the announcement came that there was a vaccine that could protect us from Covid-19, the whole country felt a surge of joy – finally, a way out of this pandemic. But for those people who hate, or have a phobia of needles and injections, that joy was immediately followed by a burst of anxiety! ‘Can I avoid having the vaccine?’ ‘How am I going to cope?’ ‘How can I get over this fear?’ might be just a few of the thoughts that went through your mind if you are one of these people. The answers would be that it’s [...]

2021-02-08T06:53:02+00:00
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Building strength and resilience – a guest blog from Louise Coyle, our hypnotherapist

Our strength and resilience are being tested this year! Our ability to cope with stress, anxiety, worrying thoughts, boredom, frustration, resentment, anger, loneliness and a range of other emotions has been put under the microscope like never before! So, what can you do to build up your own mental resilience? Read this blog from guest Louise Coyle, our hypnotherapist  

2020-11-11T12:58:16+00:00
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