How your anxiety & stress are showing up in your toilet bowl There is nothing as satisfying as a happy poo in the morning – nice and easy, firm but not hard, no straining, easy to wipe, toilet bowl nice and clean. You feel satisfied after the evacuation takes place. Boom, ready to rock the […]
Where does suppressed anger go?
Where does suppressed anger go? How does it turn into an autoimmune disease? Dr. Gabor Mate, a physician world-renowned on the topic of childhood trauma and stress, and their relationship with physical and mental illness, claims that suppressed anger frequently manifests as autoimmune disease. He describes how it is often “nice people” who end up […]
Common misconceptions of “healthy food”
Common misconceptions of “healthy food” Why your healthy food choices are not helping your gut A patient walks into the consultation room with years of digestive issues ranging from chronic constipation to multiple urgent diarrhoea or loose stools in a day, incomplete bowel movements, stomach cramps, acid reflux, bloating, and gas. “So what do you […]
Journey into Compassionate Inquiry
Journey into Compassionate Inquiry A few years ago, at the age of 40, I realised that my heart felt empty. From outside, it appeared as though I had become the woman my younger self wanted to be: independent; strong; doing a fulfilling and useful job; owning a dream practice I had built myself in the […]
Q&A: Period Health with Priscilla
What does your period tell you about your health? Our menstrual cycles are great indicators of what is going on in our internal landscape and can point at any imbalances that may need attention. We can look at certain qualities like the texture and flow, the amount of blood, the duration, pain, mood and bowel […]
The real reason why you don’t want to go to sleep at night.
The real reason why you don’t want to go to sleep at night. It’s 10pm. All you want to do is to sit in front of the computer and start googling “what is the best sleep hygiene”; “how to claim the morning to win the day”; “how to treat a fungal toe nail”, pick your […]
Qigong in Cancer Treatment
What is Qigong? Qigong is an ancient system of exercises rooted in ancient Chinese philosophy. They are designed to cultivate and influence “Qi” in order to improve the health and harmony of the mind and body. This is done by coordinating the breath with gentle movements and visualisation while standing and moving through set sequences. […]
What is Trauma?
Tom and Jack who shared the same trench and witnessed the horrors of war together do not come home equally traumatised. Tom comes back home and suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder whereas Jack comes back home using that experience to write a book about setting operational strategies for entrepreneurs. Do you wonder why that is? […]
What is healing and how to start the journey
Your body does not need anyone to tell it how to heal itself. In fact the very narrative that many of us have when we are sick, which goes something like – “My body is broken. It gets in the way of my life. I hate my body” – is compounding the very problem that […]
Qigong: A Short Guide
Most people have heard of Tai Chi – that’s what all the old folks do in the park, right? – but far fewer know what Qigong is. This article should explain that, answer the most frequently asked questions about it, and most of all, show you why you should be doing it. What is Qigong? […]