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Why Social Support is Key to Surviving and Thriving with Chronic Conditions Like Long Covid
Positive social interaction and support is a cornerstone of well-being, particularly for individuals grappling with chronic health...
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barbaradancer
Jul 102 min read
Inner Insight: Harnessing Interoception to Master Emotions and Mindfulness
Interoception, the awareness of internal bodily sensations, forms the cornerstone of our emotional experiences. Every emotion we feel is...
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barbaradancer
Feb 12 min read
Nurturing the Soul: Exploring Introspective Practices for Spiritual Connection
In the hustle and bustle of our modern lives, the interest and desire for a spiritual dimension has become an essential aspect of...
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barbaradancer
Dec 22, 20232 min read
The Importance of Sound and Chanting
In yoga therapy we make use of all the different tools available to us through yoga, and on many occasions, due to the way the health has...
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barbaradancer
Sep 6, 20234 min read
Brain or body? Ways to support your nervous system
What is the most complex known matter in the entire universe? Your brain! This highly complex organ provides all of the essential...
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barbaradancer
Jul 22, 20234 min read
Yoga - a Unique and Empowering Way to Work with Trauma
Yoga can be a unique and empowering way to work with trauma; in terms of addressing both the behaviours and the experiences relating to...
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barbaradancer
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Summertime Sizzle: Nourishing Your Body with Healthy Eating
As the sun shines brighter and the temperatures rise, summertime offers an incredible opportunity to revitalize our bodies and embrace a...
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barbaradancer
May 22, 20235 min read
Managing Anxiety
Dealing with anxiety is hard. But there are things we can do to manage these tough feelings. And there are two main strategies that yoga...
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barbaradancer
Apr 2, 20234 min read
Arthritis - treating arthritis with yoga
I have a personal interest in arthritis. I developed OA (osteoarthritis) thumb and it's a good, although painful way to understand more...
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barbaradancer
Feb 23, 20233 min read
The Key to Collecting Information and Planning Yoga Therapy
I was chatting with a fellow yoga therapist (we were both trainees at the time) about the challenges we were facing as inexperienced...
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barbaradancer
Jan 18, 20233 min read
What does it take to be a yoga therapist?
Yoga therapy is a part of yoga that’s becoming increasingly known and popular. With books such as The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel...
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barbaradancer
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's)The Lasting Effects of Early Trauma
There are times when we are working with a one-to-one yoga student who seems to be driven by underlying factors which are affecting them...
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barbaradancer
Oct 6, 20222 min read
The Importance of Finding Our Balance for the Health-Disease Process
According to Ayurveda, an imbalance of the doshas* lies behind all illnesses. When the doshas differ from one’s individual...
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barbaradancer
Aug 10, 20222 min read
The Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis and Breakthroughs in its Understanding.
The period of intensely hot weather in the summer was hard for everyone but particularly so for those who have Multiple Sclerosis (MS); a...
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barbaradancer
Aug 10, 20223 min read
How the Brain Helps and Hinders in Stressful Times
Sitting there inside your head is about three pounds of the most complex material in the whole of the known universe. All the more reason...
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barbaradancer
Aug 10, 20222 min read
2.7% of the population, 1.7 million people, have Long Covid in the UK
The statistics are daunting… 1.1 million people report symptoms adversely affecting their day-to-day activities and 322,000 report that...
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