She writes... ''The focus is tracking their physical symptoms and paying attention to what is happening for them. The discipline for me is to achieve a peaceful mind that helps to settle the trauma of their system. I have to be patient whilst I wait to see what the babies’ bodies wants to release, shift and change. As a practitioner I find it best to “get myself out of the way” and to trust the intelligence of the patients’ system.
Lynn will be offering a One day Continuing Professional Practice (date and venue to be confirmed) with the theme of Trauma for all Bodyworkers
FREE baby clinic with Lynn Shorthouse and Lynne Orchard. To register your interest and to receive updates on the 2011 dates please email:lynn.craniosacral@hotmail.co.uk Their first one is on March 5th 12 - till 6pm . Please book by ringing Lynn : 0777 9535562 |
Flower essence of the season
''After the excesses of Christmas and New Year, we can find ourselves yearning for some simplicity and purity. The energy of Snowdrop is very clean and clear, yet in its simplicity it is enough and this Essence can be a very good antidote to all the indulgence of the festive season! It has a calming quality to it, which is especially helpful when life seems overcomplicated or busy, it supports us when we feel stressed and helps us to live more simply by creating space for ourselves ~ less is more. I also think that it is good practice to work with the plants which are local to us and those which are in season, since in the Earth's great wisdom they are often the ones we most need and which are most assimilable to us. Although Imbolc is the time traditionally associated with the Snowdrop, and this ancient festival is not celebrated until the beginning of February, I did see one growing next to the Wellhead at Chalice Well on Winter solstice, so it's presence is already coming in. Wild Medicine Snowdrop Essence is a wonderful Plant Spirit ally to work with at this time of year, particularly if you want to invoke more peace and tranquility in your life. Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy 2011, please do come and see me if you would like me to make you your own Flower Essence combination for the New Year.'' Read more about Sophie's work...
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Our Herbalist Andrew Johnson writes...
Summary of the likely results of the EU HMP Directive:
• This inappropriate EU legislation could virtually steamroller ancient and effective medicine such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, out of existence in the EU |
Our Psychot Let's get sane - go for a walk this week I came across this definition of insanity recently. It's from the Okanagan tribe from the Northwest USA. They had a word for insanity. It had four syllables and each syllable had a different meaning.
the second meant "scattered and having no community;" the third syllable meant "disconnected from the land;" and the fourth syllable meant "cut off from your whole earth part." It really got me thinking about how insane what we generally accept as 'sane and normal' is in our culture! It's so easy to be overcome by the 'weapons of mass distraction' that bombard us every day- those emails that have to be answered, spending time on social networking sites or watching very boring telly, the billions of text messages that seem so important to send, and just getting ever so busy ever so often. Somehow in all that we can lose our connection to nature, to community and to feelings of being part of something bigger than ourselves. It also reminded me of a research project than MIND did a few years ago about eco-therapy where they compared people's experience of a walk in nature to walking through a shopping centre. Surprise surprise they found that access to nature was 'effective in addressing mental health issues' like depression/lack of self esteem etc.
So at this time of year which is often said to be the time of year when we are the most miserable - my recomendation is - never mind if its grey and cold, lets get sane - put on our wellies, dress up warm and go for a walk !
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herapist Jane Sanders writes:| Courses for 2011 : Check out our workshop programme page |
Happy New Year!
From all of us at Glastonbury Natural Health Clinic |
