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Changing Habits. What is a Habit and why do we have them? Habits help the brain and body be more efficient. It means we don’t have to think about absolutely everything we do. Often we don’t even notice habits until they are pointed out to us. Why change? All...
How does the mind affect our physical body? There are two nervous systems in your body - Skeletal Nervous system - the one we are all familiar with that moves our body and that we sense with. Autonomic Nervous system - determines blood supply to the...
Breathing Exercises - to de-stress and regulate the nervous system Controlled breathing keeps your mind and body functioning at their best, it can lower blood pressure, promote feelings of calm and relaxation, and help you de-stress. Many experts encourage using the...
Mind-body Connection: Emotional to Physical Pain It is becoming more and more apparent just how important our thinking is in creating a healthy body, and how much it adds to muscular tension and how we perceive aches and pains. How does this happen, how can thinking...
Stress in modern day life can be triggered by deadlines, sitting for prolonged periods, lack of time, expectations etc. There is also stress from financial loss, divorce, moving house, moving jobs etc. Mental stress activates the "flight, fight or freeze" response in...
The neuromuscular system is trained in relation to each body part and particular physical movement. How is this relevant to you? Are trying to change your posture or retrain your movement or gait after an injury? The way in which your brain adapts is relevant. At...
Physio Therapy Yoga combines evidence-based Physiotherapy with the holistic practices of Yoga to help you heal from recurrent injury and/or persistent pain.