Chronic stress, anxiety and unresolved trauma interfere with the balance between the sympathetic (‘fight, flight, freeze’) and parasympathetic (‘rest and restore’) functions of your nervous system. Your vagus nerve is an important part of the parasympathetic (‘rest and restore’) nervous system and it is a branching nerve that starts at the base of the skull and… Continue reading Tone Your Vagus Nerve To Calm Anxiety
As a coach-therapist I work holistically to support people to change the thinking, behaviours, or emotions that created anxiety, and this includes teaching people how to make a better mind-body connection which is pivotal to good mental health. The mind-body connection means that our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes can positively or negatively affect… Continue reading Calming Solfeggio Frequencies
Happiness is feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. Science tells us that only 10 percent of the variation in people's reports of happiness can be explained by differences in their circumstances. Therefore the bulk of what determines happiness is your personality and - more modifiable - your thoughts and behaviours. Contentment is something you… Continue reading Happiness ~ Tips for Cultivating Contentment
