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Understanding Depression
According to the praxis of Chinese Medicine, the movement of the Ethereal Soul regulates the totality of our psychic activity. If there is too much restraint of the Ethereal Soul’s movement, depression ensues.
A Piece of Cake
In the sea of mediocrity we find in supermarket snack aisles, it can be challenging to find nutritious snacks and treats for our children. If your children are going to have an occasional treat such as cake, ensure it is as packed with nutrition as it can be.
Giving Your Kids a Healthy Start - Paediatric Osteopathy
Babies and children present to osteopaths with many types of problems ranging from crying and irritability to headaches and asthma. Many of these problems are the result of trauma during pregnancy and birth.
Beating the Snotty Nose Blues
There are some simple steps you can take to help reduce the amount of mucous being produced and also help to prevent re-infection with more bugs.
5 Health Preservations
The ancients adhered to 5 health preservations in order to prolong life.
Boosting Protein in Kids
Easy tips to ensure your child receives enough protein in their diet.
Hypnosis in the Birthing Room
Entertainment aside, now more and more people are turning to hypnosis as a form of therapy to resolve and alleviate physical and psychological maladies. People are also increasingly seeking out hypnosis to enhance performance in the sporting arena, in their career and studies and even for achieving a more comfortable birth, free from the fear and discomfort so often experienced in birthing rooms.
Convalesence
In the past it was taken for granted that after an illness the body would need time and care to fully recuperate. It is an old fashioned term but is just as relevant today as it was 40 years ago.
Danger
The moment I heard about the publicity surrounding ‘The Secret’, I knew I had to make a decision...
Not Mistaking Potential For Capacity
From the perspective of Oriental Psychology, which incorporates the spiritual practices of Taoism and Buddhism, successful relationships are based on not mistaking potential for capacity.
Resolving Fear and Anxiety
In the course of daily life, many factors usually conspire to upset the proverbial apple cart that is our complex and fragile psycho-emotional make-up. High on the list, is the de-stabilizing influence of fear and the anxiety that always follows in its wake.
Sexual Excesses
Ekiken once said that before reaching the age of 50 the vital energy is unstable. Ekiken was talking about the preoccupation those under the age of 50 have with sex and the problems associated with lust.
Oriental Psychology Fact Sheet
Oriental Psychology equips you with a unique understanding of the relationship between the mind and body. It outlines the amazing links between philosophy, medicine, psychology and spirituality.
Oriental Nutritional Medicine Fact Sheet
Oriental Nutritional Medicine teaches a completely holistic approach to nutritional practice based on a blend of philosophical, spiritual, and traditional healing practices.
Distance Learning Fact Sheet
Our Distance Learning students receive the same top level education as our face to face students.
Esoteric Acupuncture
Esoteric Acupuncture is a form of acupuncture focused on supporting and assisting our own spiritual and energetic growth. It is primarily intended for those who are already in good physical health and are actively engaged in some type of spiritual or energetic practice.
Foods and Good Moods
Just as foods can have a negative effect on moods and behaviour, so too food can have a positive impact.
The Organic Hullaballoo!
Everywhere you look in the media there is someone writing or talking about the benefits of organic food. To eat organic food on a budget is a challenge, but with some compromise and a little extra shopping time, it can be done.
What's the Big Deal About Carbs?
It must be said at the outset that carbohydrates are delicious. So why do they receive such constantly bad press?
Kids and Acupuncture - Myths and Realities
In my practice I see kids all the time and find acupuncture to be an effective treatment for a wide range of childhood ailments. In this article I’d like to take the opportunity to dispel some of the myths I hear again and again, in the hope that more children and their parents can take advantage of this gentle and natural treatment.
Wonder Foods
In terms of volume, most children don’t eat a great deal. It is therefore important that the foods that they do eat are nutrient dense to ensure they are getting all that their developing brains and bodies need.
What to Expect in an Osteopathy Appointment
One to one consultations during which Vicki will explain to you what is causing your pain, why it has happened, what treatment you require and how many sessions it will take to relieve the pain and resolve the problem. She will also give you advice on what you can do to speed your recovery, how to avoid prolonging or aggravating your injury and what can be done, through treatment and management, to reduce reoccurrence of your problem.
