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The Blog: Breath, Body and the Bits in Between.
Plain answers to the questions people ask me most, what a session is actually like, and the ideas behind breathwork, tremor therapy and Spinal Flow Technique®. New posts as I write them.
Menopause and the Nervous System: Gentle Support for Sleep, Mood and Aches
So many women tell me the same thing: I do not feel like myself. I cannot sleep, I am on edge for no reason I can name, and the anxiety has arrived out of nowhere. You are not imagining it. Here is what may be going on in the body, and some gentle ways to help it settle.
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Why the Body Shakes: Tremor Therapy, Explained
Shaking has a bad reputation. We think it means something is wrong. In tremor therapy it is the point: the body's own, very old way of letting go. Here is what happens, and why people keep coming back.
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Spinal Flow Technique or a Chiropractor? What Is the Difference?
A lot of people find me while they are searching for a chiropractor. So, to be clear from the start: I am not one, and Spinal Flow is not chiropractic. Spinal Flow was created by a former chiropractor, Dr Carli Axford, but it is a different approach. Here is how the two differ, and how to decide which one you need.
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What Happens in a Breathwork Class? A Session, Stage by Stage
The question I get asked most, in the car park, on WhatsApp and at the start of every evening: what actually happens? Here is the honest answer, in the order it happens.
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Breathwork for Anxiety: Why a Racing Mind Listens to the Breath
You cannot talk a racing heart into slowing down. You can breathe it there. This is why, and how, and one thing to try before bed tonight.
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The Seven Gateways of the Spine: How Spinal Flow Technique Works
People ask what I am actually doing when I make such light contact with their spine. The short answer is: finding where the flow is blocked, at one of seven gateways, and letting the body do the rest.
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