This is a difficult topic to write about because I don’t want to comment on the experience or qualifications of individual teachers. I know some absolutely brilliant yoga teachers who work in gyms, and I’m sure there are many others who are equally good. But I have also experienced the other side of it. On occasions when I’ve had a free pass to a gym, I’ve joined yoga classes that were excellent. I’ve also attended classes where poses weren’t named, there were very few alignm

Relaxation Therapies mostly involve techniques and tuition that can be learned and applied at home or as one off treatments or a course of treatments and tuition. YOGA THERAPY Yoga Therapy / Yin Yoga and Restorative yoga - a very slow meditative form of yoga for specific healing. Restorative and Yoga Therapy are usually done as 1-2-1 session or as course. --- BREATH THERAPY Breath Therapy - Is done as 1-2-1 tuition and although techniques can be learnt in one go, it may take

Fad diets make you fat! Yep, there I said it! I hate the word 'diet', it's restrictive, it's controlling, it puts us into a corner like a little child and makes you want to eat that sugary doughnut even more! Ok, so now I've got that off my chest.....but let's understand some basics. When you cut down on food, your body feels deprived and starts conserving food and storing it for when it may need it. If you eat only when you are hungry, your body learns that when it is hungry

'Kirtan is the soul singing!' Why sound? Why chant? Why sing? Why Sanskrit? Sanskrit is a sacred ancient language that promotes a route to our true selves, a route to peace and bliss via the vibrations of the sacred syllables. You may be worried by the idea of chanting in another language and if there are any religious conflicts. I would answer that by saying that if any Indian deities are involved in the chanting, for me, personally, it is more to evoke what elements or qual

As we all now know, Covid-19 is no ordinary virus and everyone has an opinion or belief on it. I'm not writing this page looking for any debate on what it is or isn't. All I know, is that people are suffering and I have some tools that can help. I've known people who have had it mild and were fine after, I've known many who had it bad and ended up in hospital (and thankfully have since recovered fully), I've unfortuanately also known a few who have passed from it who were hea

​I also do Reiki Facial massages. There are about 16 major muscles, 14 bones and assorted arteries, veins and blood vessels that help your face do the things it does. Like muscles in other parts of your body, your face muscles absorb and store a lot of stress and tension. Unless you relax those muscles, they get stiff and hard and look strained. Tense muscles also constrict blood vessels, limiting the flow of blood and nutrients to your face. What's more, the tension in your

Yoga Tuition Private yoga sessions can be tailored to your needs - either as yoga therapy for specific needs, either sports related or health related and mixed with other therapies or can be just simply be a tailored yoga programme to be either suited to a complete beginner, a physical practice, a more spiritual practice, a gentler practice or more demanding - it's entirely up to you and what your needs and goals are for YOUR practice. Can be held at your home throughout the

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Vernette provides a purely professional fitness and therapy service and does NOT offer any form of 'adult' massage. Please avoid any such requests to save both your embarrassment and my time. Full Body Massages excludes the chest area, belly (unless requested before the appointment), or lower pelvic region, which some other therapists might include. Lower underwear is always KEPT ON, and Vernette will offer you a robe or blanket and will leave the room

Ear Candling ('Hopi' Ear Candling / Thermo - Auricular Therapy) Ear Candling, Hopi Ear candling or Thermo-Auricular Therapy as it's sometime referred to, was originally thought to derive from the Hopi tribes practices. The true historical origins of Ear Candling are unclear but the practice is said to date back many centuries. Ear Candling has been attributed to ancient Aztec, Egyptian, Asian and Greek civilisations. Ancient cultures considered Ear Candling not only as a ther

What Is EFT Tapping? ​ EFT tapping is a self-help technique that originated in the 1970s when several doctors began using acupressure points to assist patients in managing stress, fear, and phobias. One method, developed by Dr. Roger Callahan, is known as Thought Field Therapy. Gary Craig later simplified this process and introduced it to the public under the name EFT. Both methods involve tapping, though they differ slightly in their approach. Tapping combined with positive

I have been a counsellor/life coach and therapist for 17 years via voluntary, charity, and private work, mostly for lifestyle, weight management and nutrition, bereavement, separation, relationships, phobias, anxiety and panic, depression, stress, eating disorders, confidence and self-esteem, and sleep disorders. My specialty areas are CBT, Basic Hypnotherapy Techniques, EFT, and Mindfulness for menopause management, stress reduction, insomnia, chronic pain, chronic fatigue,

Sciatica and piriformis syndrome is usually caused by abnormal movement in the sacroiliac joint (pelvis to spine attachment), which generally is an immobile joint. This movement has then caused the Piriformis muscle surrounding it to become over protective and thus pressing on the sciatic and possibly other nerves on the left side. We will only know if this is the case by testing out the stretches, manipulations and possibly massage to see if this helps the symptoms. Nerve im

In January 2024 I had an operation on my foot and I knew it was going to take a while to heal being that it's a weight bearing joint and it has to heal despite gravity always going to make it swell for a lot longer than anywhere else on the body would. The day after the opeation was pretty horrendous and that's when I needed something other than painkillers every 4-6 hours to get me through as they were super strong and not doing my tummy any good, so I wanted to limit them a

What is yoga therapy? Yoga therapy is a truly holistic modality in that it recognises that our health and well being depends on a complex interplay of physical, mental, emotional, environmental and lifestyle factors. What is the difference between a yoga teacher and yoga therapist? A yoga teacher often has only one 200 hour training course to their name with maybe some specialities via extra training, but usually their main 200 hour training is very limited on using yoga for

I’m now an Associate of the Newson Health Menopause Society set up by Dr Louise Newson @My Menopause Doctor I always want to try to keep up to date with the latest evidence based research and information along with offering fitness, lifestyle and therapies to support women through menopause and have been doing this long before the media frenzy around it in the last year. It’s good that people are talking about it but some headlines haven’t been entirely accurate. Along with t

Therapies for anxiety and depression. Breathing techniques to aid sleep, digestion and calm and balance both hemispheres of the brain and...

Stress. What Is Stress? Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world. Common stress reactions include tension, irritability, inability to concentrate, and a variety of physical symptoms that include headache and a fast heartbeat. It's almost impossible to live without some stress. And most of us wouldn't want to, because it gives life some spice and excitement. But if stress gets out of control, it may harm your h

A lot of new age mysticism and therapies have added to the chakra philosophy over the years, so there are many different viewpoints on this subject. This is a collection of different findings over the years as my own opinions and research has gone back and forth on the subject. --- Here is a basic overview of the chakras and the use of crystals and yoga to balance them. These are said to be naturally occurring energy centres in the body, that produce life force (Prana, Chi

By: Andy Mattison March 10, 2010 It's a great way to reduce stress and it's being offered for free at Crouse Hospital. Reiki therapy promotes healing by applying treatment to various parts of the body. Our Andy Mattison has more on how it works. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's a great way to reduce stress and it's being offered for free at Crouse Hospital. Reiki therapy promotes healing by applying treatment to areas around a person's head, shoulders, stomach, legs and feet. One

Original post: September 19, 2010 Reiki is a natural, gentle, powerful, yet non-invasive method of healing that is passed from practitioner to client by means of gentle touch. This ancient Japanese healing art originated many thousands of years ago and was brought to this country in the early 1900s by holy man and scientific scholar Mikao Usui. Since that time, Reiki has grown rapidly in popularity as an excellent form of complimentary and alternative medicine. The results