This November we’re celebrating 30 years of Physio & Therapies, and I’ve been looking back at how it all started. It’s quite hard to believe that what began with me treating a handful of patients at home has grown into the busy multidisciplinary clinic we have today. It certainly wasn’t something I had planned back in 1996! In fact, when…
Gestalt Therapy There are a some things in Gestalt therapy that are different from most other types of counselling and psychotherapy: Gestalt is relational: Many therapies emphasise the importance of the relationship (sometimes called the alliance) between the client and the therapist. Gestalt goes a step further than most. If that is where your interest is, then a Gestalt therapist…
This is a guest post by Jay Hellings, one of our therapists. Saint Valentine’s day is coming up. Your feelings about that might not be simple and might not even be positive. If that’s so then you are not alone. If you do look forward to Valentine’s day then I’m not here to rain on your parade and I’m not…
This is a guest post by Jay Hellings, one of our therapists. When you are worried about a person you care about, it can sometimes be difficult to have a conversation with them about how they are. There are lots of reasons for that. – We might feel like it’s none of our business, that we would be prying…
This is a guest post by Jay Hellings, one of our therapists. What is shame? Shame is the hide-yourself-away emotion. It’s what you feel when you believe that you are unacceptable to other people. It might happen after you do something that you decide was awful, but it’s fundamentally about how you feel about yourself, not the thing you did.…
How to Have a Good Posture (and Why You Should Care) We’ve probably all been told to “stand up straight, shoulders back, don’t slouch” at some point in our lives. What we may not realise, is how damaging a bad posture can be not only to our physical health but in many other aspects of our mental health and wellbeing,…
Citrus aurantium var. Amara Oil: Neroli also known as Orange Flower oil. Extraction: Steam distillation of flowers from the Bitter Orange Tree. Grown: France and Tunisia are said to produce the highest quality of trees and so highest quality of oils. Scent: sweet, honeyed, metallic with green and spicy facets. Chemistry: Linalool – 34%, Linalyl acetate-6-17%, among many others…
Here is another small piece about a useful aromatherapy oil. Essential oil of Lime Citrus Aurantifolia. Lime Oil comes from a small evergreen tree which grows up to 4.5m in height. It has small sharp stiff spines, smooth green leaves and white flowers. It commonly grows in Mexico but depending on the climate and its location it can affect the…
Aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being. The inhaled aroma from these “essential” oils is widely believed to stimulate brain function. Essential oils can also be absorbed through the skin, where they travel through the bloodstream and can promote…
It’s all about… CHANGE! Now is the perfect time to take those steps you’ve been thinking about all this time, and there’s no time like the present to start the process of stopping smoking, losing weight or whatever it is that will improve your life, health and wellbeing, I hope to hear from you soon. Today’s post will give you…