Restoring the mind-body connection through
Awareness and BodyWork
There is so much talk about how stress creates dis-ease. - Still, our lives are so busy we hardly know how we feel – until of course there is some kind of dis-comfort or dis-ease.
Our bodies are amazing creations, designed to compensate for much of this, but continuously stressed muscle tissue will eventually lead to pain or numbness. Suddenly we become aware of certain parts of our bodies to the point, where we change the way we move in order to avoid ‘that pain’ or discomfort. Little do we realise how much this actually compounds the problem.
By reducing our range of movement e.g. by limping, we set up a compensatory pattern in the
body with its own set of problems as a consequence. We also significantly reduce the blood and lymph flow to the area involved, starving the supply of nutrients it so desperately needs and obstructing the elimination of wastes. Toxins accumulate, which can cause knots and trigger points, blockages form in our muscle tissues often resulting in inflammation. - It doesn’t take a scientist to realise that gentle movement as well as body work and relaxation therapies speed up the healing process by increasing blood and lymph flow to and from the dis-eased area.
But what exactly happens when we become tense because of either repetitive physical or
emotional strain? A tense muscle is a shortened muscle pulling on our bones or joints via their attachments, the tendons. Connective tissue has a tendency to adapt to its shortest functional length and this can cause misalignment and distortion leading to pain and joint stiffness or even trapped nerves. The correct tension in the tissue eases pain by allowing free joint mobility and improved posture.
With sixteen years experience of combining Healing Touch with Relaxation- and Breathing Techniques and Postural as well as Spiritual Awareness Work, I can help you create the means by which you can begin to address and change the tensional relationship of connective tissue, giving your body the‘helping hand’ to restore its own structural and emotional balance.
Our bodies are amazing creations, designed to compensate for much of this, but continuously stressed muscle tissue will eventually lead to pain or numbness. Suddenly we become aware of certain parts of our bodies to the point, where we change the way we move in order to avoid ‘that pain’ or discomfort. Little do we realise how much this actually compounds the problem.
By reducing our range of movement e.g. by limping, we set up a compensatory pattern in the
body with its own set of problems as a consequence. We also significantly reduce the blood and lymph flow to the area involved, starving the supply of nutrients it so desperately needs and obstructing the elimination of wastes. Toxins accumulate, which can cause knots and trigger points, blockages form in our muscle tissues often resulting in inflammation. - It doesn’t take a scientist to realise that gentle movement as well as body work and relaxation therapies speed up the healing process by increasing blood and lymph flow to and from the dis-eased area.
But what exactly happens when we become tense because of either repetitive physical or
emotional strain? A tense muscle is a shortened muscle pulling on our bones or joints via their attachments, the tendons. Connective tissue has a tendency to adapt to its shortest functional length and this can cause misalignment and distortion leading to pain and joint stiffness or even trapped nerves. The correct tension in the tissue eases pain by allowing free joint mobility and improved posture.
With sixteen years experience of combining Healing Touch with Relaxation- and Breathing Techniques and Postural as well as Spiritual Awareness Work, I can help you create the means by which you can begin to address and change the tensional relationship of connective tissue, giving your body the‘helping hand’ to restore its own structural and emotional balance.