All of us at the School of Complementary Therapies trust this email finds you in happy anticipation of the upcoming holiday season and planning some much deserved time off for yourselves. At the School we are planning to spend some quality time off including creating holiday rituals. Rituals are best described as activities that invite […]
Continue ReadingExpress Yourself- It’s Ok to Be Angry!
Over the past 12 years I have had a private practice working in and teaching holistic health care, which gives me quite a bit of experience in working with people. One of the things I would like to share with you is how often I meet clients and /or students who have difficulty expressing their […]
Continue ReadingRelax, Let Go … and Listen Closely!
Hypnotherapy or Clinical Hypnosis can be used to assist in an almost unlimited number of applications, and is especially useful in behaviour modification: relaxing, relieving anxiety and depression, smoking cessation, changing eating habits, overcoming fears and phobias, improving memory and study habits and much more. My studies in hypnotherapy have led me to believe it […]
Continue ReadingHolistic Aromatherapy Massage
The basis of massage is touch. All too often we are afraid to touch one another. However, research is increasingly proving the extraordinary effectiveness of touch. The warmth and security that touch engenders is necessary for survival. The gentle touching of skin triggers hormonal reactions. Endorphins bring feelings of happiness, increase the willingness to perform, […]
Continue ReadingAbout Blood Sugar
It’s important to know about blood sugar levels and how important blood sugar stabilizing is for reducing stress and lessening feelings of anxiety. As defined in the dictionary, blood sugar is the glucose in blood that rises and falls depending upon what we eat. All carbohydrates are ultimately converted to glucose to be used by […]
Continue ReadingDon’t Eat Dead Food!
Most of us don’t know what dead food is. We didn’t learn about it at school and many parents never think about food as being “alive”. Simply, foods with “life” are the foods that give “life”. Alive foods give the body the nutrients that the body needs to live. Dead food is food without the […]
Continue ReadingEvery Breath You Take
May 2005 Just take a moment before you start reading this to close your eyes and take three deep breaths. Ahh! Doesn’t that feel better? One of the simplest and most effective stress relieving exercises we can do is to breathe! Watch a baby or a pet breathe. You will see the belly expand as […]
Continue ReadingBack To Basics
Delia Smith, Well-Known British Cook, Urges Us To Go Back To Basics There is an increasing interest with consumers in the use of additives in our foods. Recently we have been told we are exposed to potentially carcinogenic properties of food dye Sudan 1. This food dye is used in many ready made meals and […]
Continue ReadingDoes Anxiety Make You Stand In Front Of The Fridge?
When we are feeling stressed or anxious we often reach for food as a way to comfort ourselves. Does this sound familiar to you? It may be chips (salty and crunchy) for one person, while another is drawn to chocolate (sweet and creamy) or sometimes it just seems we can’t eat enough, so we keep […]
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