Category Archives: Mental Health

Sitting – Why we should do it less.

Sitting is often considered a common part of modern life, whether it be at work or during leisure time. Adults, on average, spend more than half their waking hours sitting. People in industrial society now sit for an average of 32 years of their life!1 However, research suggests that sitting for prolonged periods of timeContinueContinue reading “Sitting – Why we should do it less.”

5 Tips For Staying Calm

Running around silly this silly season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nay_W-4M6Fk Here are 5 tips for staying calm and keeping stress in check1. Breathe deep using your diaphragm.2. Stay hydrated.3. Take time out to rest and ask for help.4. Think of 3 things you are grateful for each day.5. Get adjusted. Offering fun, festive and healthy options this ChristmasContinueContinue reading “5 Tips For Staying Calm”

Posture and Mental Health

Christmas time can either be a joyous occasion or a stretch of our mental health. The expectations of family, extra financial stress in buying presents, and increase in sugary foods and alcohol all contribute. Below are some coping mechanisms to help deal with this stress by improving our posture. Easy Ways to Boost Mood ThroughContinueContinue reading “Posture and Mental Health”

Safe Movement for Mums

Returning to exercise postpartum can be tough. There are many barriers, including physical discomfort, social isolation, financial constraints, and difficulties in being able to prioritise your health over all the other things on your plate at the time. You also just may not be interested. I get it. I wasn’t either. I was happy inContinueContinue reading “Safe Movement for Mums”

Movement- an essential nutrient for the health of the spine.

Did you know that the intervertebral discs of the spine are mostly avascular? That means they have a very poor blood supply, and therefore rely on another mechanism to supply their nutrition and remove waste products from cellular function, and that is movement! Did you know?* The spine has 33 bones with discs between each*ContinueContinue reading “Movement- an essential nutrient for the health of the spine.”

Why spinal motion is so important.

The spine is composed of 33 bones. These bones are called vertebrae and are divided into five sections: the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine sections, and the sacrum and coccyx bones.These structures are all connected to each other by ligaments, tendons, and muscles to create this amazing, upright and movable structure that provides your nervousContinueContinue reading “Why spinal motion is so important.”

Calmbirth®

Prepares you emotionally, mentally, and physically for birth. Calmbirth® is Australia’s leading and fastest-growing Childbirth Education Program. Calmbirth® takes a very holistic and evidence-based approach to its education with the fundamental underpinning of the program being the Mind-Body-Birth Connection. Pregnant couples and Birth workers alike are educated and reminded in Calmbirth® courses, of the resourcesContinueContinue reading “Calmbirth®”

Resolution Revolution

It’s that time of year where many people make resolutions for the new year. This may be joining a gym, eating better, losing weight, start meditating, doing yoga, or giving up smoking. While New Years’ resolutions sound like an amazing idea, why is it that we find it so hard to stick to them? IsContinueContinue reading “Resolution Revolution”

Chronic Stress: Is this the new normal?

Stress is something that we all talk about, however, I’m not sure we realise what a profound effect stress has on our health or hidden stress that we may not even consider. Stress arises when environmental demands are perceived as taxing or potentially exceeding one’s own capacity or resources to adapt to them, and thereContinueContinue reading “Chronic Stress: Is this the new normal?”