Stretching. Do you remember at primary school when you had to do some kind of sport and attached to whatever the activity was there was this quiet non committed suggestion of a stretch? You would wriggle around a bit, touch your toes and roll your shoulders a couple of times and that was it. [...]
Depression Ever said any of the following to someone looking gloomy?: “I hear you’re feeling a bit low, dear?” “Chin up, it’s not all bad…” “You just need to change your attitude…” “I don’t have time to be depressed…” “Try to be more positive…” Even if the other person is just ‘a bit low’, it [...]
Anxiety Newcastle We appear to have a need for newness in our lives. Have you noticed? And this constant change for 'new' can create anxiety. But with that, it also creates the surge of adrenalin we have come to love. This addiction to the adrenalin rush is also the cause many illnesses - some illnesses [...]
MEDITATION FOR THE AVERAGE BEAR The word ‘meditation’ can conjure a whole bunch of images. Orange-robed bald guys (well, mainly guys…though bald female monks are growing by the day). The long-haired, pungent, tie-dyed version – sitting in a variety of extremely uncomfortable positions. Then there’s the formal type, deeply steeped in religious tradition, mostly in [...]
Insomnia Newcastle You open your eyes and the light of day streams in through the bedroom window. It feels like you have just closed your eyes and opened them again but 8 hours have passed and you didn’t stir. One of the most powerful and pleasurable things in life is a solid nights sleep. The [...]
