Communication happens in a myriad of ways, but for both humans and animals the eyes and face are just as important as sound and movement.Eye to eye contact is one of the first sensory developmental stages for infants along with touch. That initial safety and facial recognition so essential for proper bonding is set up by that 8 inch gaze down by a mother to the baby on her breast.If that initial eye to eye connection is not established for whatever medical or emotional reason, this can … [Read more...]
Buzz Word Anxiety
There seems to be a buzz word around over the last decade of mental health or stress and it’s the word anxiety. The spectrum of this is quite vast, so I will endeavour to simplify it. At the moment, statistics suggest anxiety is on the rise every year. The organisation anxiety.org.uk state that 3 million people in the UK struggle with anxiety and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (adaa.org) currently highlights anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the USA. … [Read more...]
8 Tips On Finding The Right Practitioner
"Is there anywhere I can find the right practitioner for…?” Sometimes it can be a maze and this is a question I hear constantly and so a little while ago I did an online survey with practitioners, the results of their thoughts were quite intriguing. Those who responded surprisingly ranked geographical factors higher than expertise and professionalism. Although when actually asking clients seeking assistance, those who are suffering and in pain and desperate, will travel round the globe for … [Read more...]
What Is Hope?
“Hope is a gift you don’t have to surrender, a power you don’t have to throw away,” ~Rebecca Solnit~What is Hope? Hope has many meanings. But most importantly hope gives someone the support and solace when faced with an uncertain future. And it is with that hope that many find a way to be brave, to believe and to overcome any adversity, pain, loss and disease. … [Read more...]
Competition Winners
How To Die – Simon’s Choice
On a graphic documentary called "How To Die - Simon's Choice" showed on BBC 2 on Wednesday 10th of February, we were guided along a journey of hope. Hope in a harsh and different context, hope of DEATH. In a world where we share on social media, our living patterns, breakfast and intimate details, this documentary took us one step further. This documentary and Simon’s journey touched my heart massively. Death is something that in my line of work, comes to the forefront on a daily basis. … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!!! Time for a new beginning! As from a numerology perspective 2016 = 9 and 9 is the end of a cycle so this year will be about completion and endings, perhaps break ups with friends, lovers, relationships, careers and cleaning out your own house. This could well mean having a good old clean out of your old limiting belief patterns as well.Of course what happens when we let something go, the law of attraction invites us to bring something new.For me it was time to re brand my … [Read more...]
Tapping Scripts: Are They The Best Thing?
Even though Tapping Scripts are convenient, are they the best thing?Tapping scripts are becoming widely known through YouTube and many books have been written on the subject. In a nutshell; a format of someone else words and projections, about an issue that the tapper repeats. Why use scripts when tapping? I have seen little use as each one of us has our own personal feelings and we can easily tap into our own thoughts. Do we actually need someone else telling us what to say or what our own … [Read more...]
Holistic and Allopathic: You Have a Choice
When we wish to cure a problem that we have, no matter if it is a health issue, a psychological issue or unsolved problems from our past that extend in the present and we don’t know how to go about them, there’s only one way in doing this. Finding the root cause and healing our whole person altogether. This is what a holistic approach is advocating. However, the mainstream solutions for medical, psychological and other problems is to cure the effects and not the cause, by separating the part … [Read more...]
Shame vs. Guilt: Do You Know the Difference?
“We are more pained when one of our friends is guilty of something shameful than when we do it ourselves” NietzscheOften used interchangeably, yet incorrectly, there is a distinct difference between guilt and shame. Most of us have experienced both and it stands to reason that we have not enjoyed either feeling. Consistently I see these emotions in my clients being suppressed, as ironically most are ashamed of their shame.However, like all emotions, shame and guilt stem from a thought … [Read more...]
