A new patient I saw yesterday has prompted me to write about something that I often see in my work. He came wanting me to look at his painful knees one of which he was told five years ago needs…
“Time for You” Group Coaching Sessions for Mothers at the Sunflower Centre in Brockley Today I wanted to share with you a little grounding exercise that can be helpful when you are feeling overwhelmed. It does not take very long…
Vitamin D is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ as large quantities can be produced by the body when skin is exposed to UVB light. As the daylight hours shorten and we start to spend more time wrapped up indoors, we…
A favourite quote of mine from a yoga teacher is this: “One of the basic components of any good relationship is communication. The other is listening. Your body is always communicating with you, but are you listening…are you listening?” (Travis…
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Our ears are miraculous parts of our body. When the foetus is about 15 weeks floating in an ocean of amniotic fluid in the mother’s womb it starts to perceive first sounds. Listening to Mum’s heartbeat and learning about the…
Did you know that between the ages of newborn to 3 years old, a million connections are made in the brain per second? Massaging our babies, singing to them, gazing into their eyes and meeting their needs all help to…
Over the years, people have often asked me: What is the best exercise? They usually mean: I don’t have much time, what is the one thing I can do that will cover all bases? How can I get the most…
It is a commonly held view that the core consists of just our abdominal muscles. But that is a mistake. It’s so much more! Anatomically the core is the trunk or torso of the body. That’s everything apart from our…