stress relief

Put your feet up, relax and join the many pregnant women who have experienced the wondrous benefits of maternity reflexology.

It’s easy to blame the weather or old age if your dog lacks vitality. But there are always things you can do to improve your pets wellness.

We’ve all had it, we all know what it’s like. When you have been somewhere on holidays or even just at home and then the time comes when you have to return home, return to work, return to routine and often return to all the old stuff that used to happen.

This final blog in the series gives some information about possible treatments of TMJ dysfunction and head and neck pain related to it.

Well, it’s October and between having to lodge your tax return by the end of the month, the HSC in about a week or so, Christmas round the corner plus all your ongoing daily rush for many it’s a stressful time of the year.

Did you know that the way you breathe controls your thoughts and emotions?

Pain associated with either TMJ or muscle dysfunction can vary from a very localized feeling of stiffness of the particular muscle on only one side, to a headache of epic proportions! You may not be able to open your mouth very wide, it may hurt to touch your face or to chew or you may […]

The health of our pets may also be affected by stress and emotions. Learn the causes of stress in your pet and how it affects their behaviour and do your part to keep them healthy.

Stress is such as broadly used term these days. We hear of stress management, stressed out, biological stress, environmental stress, post traumatic stress. Hans Selye a scientist and pioneer of stress wrote of stress theory back in the early 1930’s. Interestingly the introduction of this term coincided with the Great Depression.

Breathing. Sounds pretty simple, a no brainer. But did you know that a lot of people don’t breathe correctly? To test your breathing take a look at a child around 2 and see how they are breathing. You’ll notice that their stomach expands as they breath in and that the movement goes from the stomach up to the lungs. Now look at how you breathe. Does your breath go down to your stomach or does it finish at your chest?

If you wish to feel calm what you choose not to eat is as important as what you choose to eat.

If you struggle to fit an hour long exercise session in each day, why not try breaking your exercise up into smaller, manageable sessions throughout the day?