Relaxation Techniques

Cannabidiol (CBD) is fast becoming a must have nutritional supplement and is poised to become just that for the skin-care market too. CBD is well known as a pain relieving and stress reducing star ingredient and with its many other potential benefits, there is much promise in this highly regarded …

Massage therapy makes up just one possible career in the medical field where people strive to help others feel better. While some medical professions require an extensive college run with lots of money spent towards tuition, massage therapists can start their career with far less schooling and money. People can …

I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome twenty years ago, and fibromyalgia a little over ten years ago. Fibromyalgia is a painful and debilitating disease and has a lot of overlap with chronic fatigue syndrome. Clinical research has begun to provide some answers for what has been a largely misunderstood condition. It …

Feeling overwhelmed is a state of mind. Yes, it may well be that there is a lot going on; however, for one person that may be energising and another overwhelming. For one person just a few tasks may ‘feel’ overwhelming while another merrily juggles many. One day the same person can feel …

Someone unexpectedly steps out in front of your car as you’re driving along. Your baby screams every time you put him down. You have to give a presentation to your boss and your boss’s boss, and she isn’t easy to please. These are situations that anyone would recognise as stressful. They …

Have you given up smoking and then relapsed? Can lose weight but then struggle to keep it off? Have you tried everything to stop biting your nails but failed to do so permanently? Do you find the temptation to gamble irresistible, whether or not your finances allow for it? Have you experienced frequent episodes of binge-drinking or …

Before the invention of television, families of three to four generations gathered together around the table, around the fireplace or even in their yard under the starry sky to tell each stories, to relate the events of the day and share their future worries. This gave people the time they needed to process …

Have you ever experienced feeling overwhelmed? I decided to address this issue because it is a very usual complaint among my clients and it’s no surprise given the try-to-do-everything-and-be-everywhere life we lead. The word overwhelmed literally means being buried or drowned beneath a huge mass of something. The three main …

The hottest trend in publishing is coloring books, with its promise of wellness, mindfulness, and everything healthy, up to and including, Nirvana for your soul. Indeed, earlier this year, five of Amazon’s top 15 best selling books were coloring books. Since 2013, when Johanna Basford released her “Secret Garden: An Inky …

What are the factors that make life seem to ‘work’ for you? And even more importantly, how can you make those factors come together as often as possible? On the other side of the coin, what aspects make you feel overwhelmed, always tired, de-motivated and depressed? The obvious goal is to …