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?
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
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
