Your Wellbeing Weapon - The Vagus Nerve
As the class draws to a close and we lay silently in savasana our final resting pose. Drawing our attention inwards to the body and the breath we practice pranayama - breathing techniques along with a full body scan to fully acknowledge how the body feels.
We listen to the sounds around us and when the mind starts to wander we gently bring our attention back to the breath. I feel calm, warm and content, not dissimilar to the feeling after a reflexology session, but what causes this feeling of peace and tranquility after a yoga class or massage? Let's look at the science..
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Reframing Rest - The 7 Types of Rest Your Body Needs
Are you burned out, tired, fatigued? We are a nation of perfectionists always striving for better, working harder, longer hours to reach the next target and accomplish our goals. We think to stop is to be lazy and we live in a constant state of stress, pushing ourselves beyond limits often because we fear failure.
Many of us wait to rest until we’re so exhausted we have no other choice, so perhaps we don't fully understand the power of rest..
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The Importance of Doing Nothing
Do you find it difficult to do nothing, to meditate or to find a place of stillness? Do you ever take a bit of time out and then feel a wave of anxiety that you’re lazy or haven’t done what you should have done?
We often associate stillness with inactivity, and inactivity with failure. We’re all guilty of overworking, sleep deprived and believing that if we aren’t doing something that contributes towards our goals that we’re not actually doing anything.
The problem with this conditioning is that the human body is not designed to be running continuously and when overworking becomes our identity we can lose track of who we truly are..
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The Human need for Connection
More of us are having to adjust to a new way of living and working, facing new challenges every day.
For many of us our twice weekly trip to the gym or local yoga studio would have provided us with that much needed relief our bodies crave after a busy week at work, that social connection with colleagues at work and friends at the gym plays a huge part in our overall well being that we perhaps hadn’t appreciated until now.
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The Explosion of Selfless Wellness
Burnout, Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia, I see it all too often. The good news is there’s been a shift. It’s no longer cool to wear your burnout on your sleeve.
You have a responsibility to take care of yourself before you can care for others. After all, how can you possibly be productive in your job if your health is suffering? How can you support your loved ones if you’re mentally exhausted?
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Liria - Alleviating Norfolk’s Covid Mental Health Problems
Liria, a Norfolk based alternative health & holistic business has been applying ancient methods of healing through the power of touch for over 15years.
Reflexology and massage dates back to ancient cultures around 2330BC where evidence suggests that practitioners healed the body through working on the hands and feet. It is now recognised by the NHS, GP’s and many hospices.
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