Tag: Breathwork
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Breathing for stress, anxiety and panic.
Anxiety, panic and a racing mind are classed as psychological problems but there is a strong biochemical link. These feelings can be triggered by chemical changes, as well as cause chemical changes. Breathing is connected to our nervous system and we influence our biochemistry with how we breathe. So if we train the breath, we…
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Do you breathe correctly?
This blog explains how to identify if your breathing might be disordered and why you might consider doing breathwork to improve your health. There are some very common signs and symptoms that your breathing could be improved which include: If you notice any of these being relevant to you, it’s best to get in touch…
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Fed up with snoring?
Nighttime snoring can range from being a mild embarrassment and nuisance to a more serious chronic problem. It can sometimes be a potential indicator of more serious health issues such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). There are essentially two reasons snoring can happen, either breathing is too forceful or the upper airway is too narrow.…
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Acid or Alkaline?
There are so many controversies in nutrition and one of these is the theory around the acid-alkaline balance of the diet. This blog explores the science and debate around this topic. If you want to calculate the acid/alkaline of your meal ‘The PRAL’ (Potential Renal Acid Load) scale calculates how acid or alkaline a food…
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Breathing-pattern – could it be the missing link?
The way we breathe is intricately linked to the way our body functions on both a physical and psychological level. When we breathe correctly we oxygenate our organs to maximise their function. Between 50-80% of the general population have some level of breathing-pattern disorder The researcher and professor of physical therapy, Kiesel (2017), has found…
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Weight loss: What’s breath got to do with it?
Excess weight is often thought to be the result of an imbalance between energy from food consumed less energy spent throughout the day. However, well known researchers such as Zoe Harcombe, have pointed out that weight is not simply the end product of calories in less calories utilised for metabolism and exercise. Weight loss is…
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Enter ‘The zone’
An air of mystery surrounds ‘The Zone’, a near mythical state of mind-body alignment which athletes seek but few master. Rupert Sheldrake (author and biologist) suggests that sport may be one of the few remaining ways for people to experience an altered state of consciousness. Sport requires: total concentration on the ‘present’; dedication; discipline and…
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Connect to your heart to be your best self
There is a physical as well as a mental component to fear and anxiety. We know this: our hearts race, we sweat, our stomach churns, eyes dilate. Dr Bessel Van der Kolk, eminent psychiatrist and a world expert on traumatic stress, explains in his book ‘The body keeps the score’, how the body records and…