The importance of movement for health
Ben's Blogs Physical activity and movement are essential for maintaining good health. Whether it’s through exercise, sports, or simply incorporating more movement into your daily routine, staying active has a wide range of benefits for your body and mind. One of the key...
Nasal Breathing
Ben's Blogs Breathing is something we do naturally without much thought, but did you know that the way we breathe can have a significant impact on our health? Nasal breathing, or breathing through the nose, has been shown to have numerous benefits for the body and mind. One of...
Healthy joints through movement
Health I have finally succumbed to the fact that not only have I become a soccer mum, running my two sons to soccer practice, their games and now summer soccer, I have also taken on the responsibility of becoming the cricket taxi driver with the added involvement of watching...
The comfort crisis. It’s killing us.
Health I’ve just finished reading the book by Michael Easter called ‘The Comfort Crisis’. He reports that 3/4 of our jobs are now sedentary. The implications of this on our health are mostly negative. It is true that sedentary jobs, in which people spend long periods of time...
How fragrances can affect your health
Health My experience of any non organic fragrance is that they trigger hours, or sometimes days of being unwell. This manifests as head spins, feeling spaced out, nausea, various headaches, brain fog, body aches and an unsettled sensation in my gut. There is a physical sense...
Mental health
André's Blogs I find it fascinating and hugely helpful to recognise, how often an injury or pain starts during a stressful event. Frequently, I find that the relief people may get from us can be because of just chatting about the stressful event during a session, as much as the...
How to start a habit
André's Blogs Very often, when people come to the practice, part of what we’re working to do together is about habit change. Whether that is to exercise more often, or whatever it may be. Habit change is a big topic, and this is not an exhaustive article about changing habits and...
Gathering Kawakawa
Vicki's Blogs The kids and I spotted some Kawakawa at Cornwallis on Sunday, so we decided to collect some leaves to see if we could conjure up a Kawakawa tea. My son informed me that the best leaves are the ones with small holes due to being chewed on by caterpillars. On further...