What Does It Mean to “Hold” Stress in the Body? Stress is not just something we think. It can also affect how the body feels and responds. People often describe feeling as though they carry stress in particular areas. This does not mean that stress or emotion is literally stored in one muscle, organ or… Continue reading Where Your Body Stores Stress (And Why It Won’t Let Go)
New Vision Therapy offers a different way of considering how restrictions and patterns within the body may influence overall balance and central nervous system function. It is a whole-body approach that looks beyond the area where tension or discomfort is first noticed. Understanding New Vision Therapy New Vision Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive, hands-on intervention… Continue reading What is New Vision Therapy?
Posture is often associated with being told to stand up straight or stop slouching. Postural Alignment Therapy takes a broader view. It is a movement-based complementary approach that looks at how your body is organised when you stand and move. This includes balance, movement habits, differences between the left and right sides and patterns of… Continue reading What is Postural Alignment Therapy?
Fascia is often mentioned in conversations about tension, stiffness and movement, but it is not always explained clearly. You may have heard phrases such as “tight fascia” or been told that fascia is responsible for pain in a particular area. The reality is more complex. Fascia is one part of the body’s connective tissue system.… Continue reading Understanding Fascia, Tension and Movement
The vagus nerve is often discussed online as though it were a switch that can be turned on to make the body calm. You may also have seen lists of symptoms said to indicate poor vagal tone or an underactive or overactive vagus nerve. The reality is more complex. The vagus nerve is an important… Continue reading Understanding the Vagus Nerve and Nervous System Regulation
Body awareness means paying attention to physical sensations and noticing how your body responds during everyday life. You might become aware of your breathing, the position of your shoulders, the amount of effort you are using or the way your body moves during a familiar activity. These observations can provide useful information about your habits… Continue reading Understanding Body Awareness: Noticing Sensations and Patterns
SomatoEmotional Release is part of Upledger CranioSacral Therapy and may arise as part of a session. It is a body-based approach that acknowledges that physical and emotional experiences may sometimes be reflected in the way someone experiences their body. During gentle hands-on bodywork, a person may become aware of a sensation, feeling, thought, image or… Continue reading What is SomatoEmotional Release?
CranioSacral Therapy did not begin as a single technique created at one moment in time. It developed gradually from ideas within osteopathy, particularly those concerned with the relationship between structure, movement and the body as a whole. Several people contributed to that development. Andrew Taylor Still established osteopathy in the late nineteenth century. William Garner… Continue reading The History of CranioSacral Therapy
Equine CranioSacral Therapy, often shortened to ECST, is a gentle, hands-on complementary approach for horses. It draws on the core principles of Upledger CranioSacral Therapy and considers the horse’s body as a connected whole. Using light hand contact, I pay attention to patterns of tension and restriction, posture, movement and how the individual horse responds.… Continue reading What is Equine CranioSacral Therapy?
CranioSacral Therapy, often shortened to CST, is a gentle, non-invasive, hands-on complementary approach. It works with the body as a whole and uses light touch to explore patterns of tension, restriction and ease. People may explore CranioSacral Therapy to support relaxation, body awareness, nervous system regulation and whole-person wellbeing. It does not diagnose or treat… Continue reading What is CranioSacral Therapy?
