Three Excellent Trauma Books I recommend reading about trauma and recovery. Everyone can benefit from understanding trauma; what it means, how it affects us and how we heal and recover. With so much of our news and information coming from social media sources it is important to find reliable and well written information based on…
They lay close to your heart waiting to be uncovered…
Desire Mapping is all about becoming aware of what your Soul really craves and making it part of your mind set. Desire Mapping is the revolutionary way to plan your life. We push Resolutions Out. Invite Revolutions In. Enquire here for the next Desire Mapping Retreat The weekend workshop / retreat is a step-by-step journey…
Talking with Children About Tragic Deaths
9 Tips to Help Children with Difficult Loss It can be difficult to wrap our minds around the idea of explaining a suicide death to children. Our instinct is to protect our children from the terrible truth and the heart-breaking situation, so a part of us would like to avoid having these conversations. And usually…
Mindlessness The Focus In Slow Medicine
Reduce Stress + Anxiety = Pain Relief I was listening to my new favourite podcast this morning, whilst walking soon after sunrise. The lovely @brookemcalary interviews a USA physical therapist (physio) who had decided to slow down her delivery of medical services. This is a real challenge in a world where over there, like here, medicos…
Finding Peace After Trauma – with Yoga
Trauma Sensitive Yoga in the Northern Beaches One thing trauma survivors have in common is the desire to discover ways to regain their peace of mind. When you come to counselling you some-times don’t really want to retell the entire story again, “not right now, not again” they say. To ease anxiety I move the…
Relieve Trauma & Stress with Yoga – Trauma Sensitive Yoga
TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA – The Questions & Answers you asked for… If you’ve been thinking about trying yoga, but not sure where to begin, this could be just the right place to start. In these gentle sessions we will give you an introduction to yoga, you will be introduced to different movements and practices. Perhaps you…
Tips To Manage Facebook Anxiety
Reduce Anxiety As You Regain Some Control Of Your Facebook Timeline. Anxiety is on the rise. Anxiety is one of the most searched health words on the internet. Many people are struggling with anxiety and in this article I am going to discuss Facebook and anxiety and share a few tips that might be helpful.…
20 Grounding Habits To Manage Anxiety
Grounding – A Natural Remedy for Anxiety Feeling ungrounded can be alarming state. When you are overwhelmed with stress, you suddenly notice you are operating on autopilot: ‘I don’t remember driving here?’ ‘What happened to the last hour/day?’ ‘Time seems to be flying by, I can’t keep up.’ In this article we describe 20 exercises…
Get More Sleep: Tune Into Your Body Clock
Understanding your body’s internal clock—or circadian rhythm—is the first step to better sleep. Your circadian rhythm, also known as your sleep/wake cycle or body clock, is an internal system that’s designed to regulate feelings of sleepiness and wakefulness over a 24-hour period. Circadian rhythms are important in determining human sleep patterns – a complex timekeeper,…
Put Yourself First Sometimes!
What are your basic rights? Not your political rights but your basic human rights within relationships, your rights to self-care and your right to autonomy and independence. Your right to put yourself first sometimes! The Basic Human Rights listed below have been created in various forms in assertiveness training courses. Read this list and consider…