The 7/11 breathing technique is a simple method to reduce stress and anxiety by breathing in for a count of seven and exhaling for a count of 11.

In the winter months, why not try supporting your immune system with this super easy to make and delicious latte. Try using a plant based milk such as Oat or Coconut, rather than dairy or Soy (which can stimulate the phlegm in our system according to Traditional Chinese Medicine) Recipe Mix together  1tsp Tumeric 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Dried Ginger a twist of Black Pepper 1 tsp of dried coconut milk, or a dollop of creamed coconut (optional)  Heat up your milk to almost boi

When tapping - there are different areas we can focus on to gain shifts and get better results. The Tapping Tree is a great way of identifying some of the different areas we can focus on. Leaves: The Presenting Symptoms If you imagine the leaves being the presenting symptoms—such as worry felt in the tummy—you can tap on the feelings and sensations to reduce them in the moment. However, these feelings may return, which signals that we need to go deeper. Branches: The Emotiona

Irritable Bowl Syndrome or IBS is one of the most common stress related symptoms I see people in my clinic with. This can be a painful and embarrassing condition, which many people put up with, and can be hugely exacerbated in times of stress. Pains in the gut, bloating, excessive or trapped wind, and constipation or sudden diarrhoea are some of the most common symptoms. In Chinese Medicine, IBS can be related to the emotion of grief or sadness, or not wanting to let go of so

In this post I want to share with you some tips to help with protecting your system from the changes in temperature, and the season changes we are currently experiencing.

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." This is the definition of health by the World Health Organisation.  I love this definition because it opens up so much more, and considers the person as a whole as we do in shiatsu, not just a set of symptoms, a physical discomfort or dis-ease. In Shiatsu we consider that the whole landscape of a person's life has influence on their wellbeing, and that ou

Having managed to catch the dreaded bug myself recently, and such a large number of my clients seem also to have recently caught it, I thought I would share some of the things which have helped me on my recovery. In this post I share some useful acupressure points and tips for helping with Breathlessness, a lasting cough, emotional reactions, fatigue, and brain fog. These aren’t of course all the symptoms you may be facing, but certainly these are common, and these techniques