New Science of Holistic Pain Relief
Embodiment and Somatic Movement as key to pain-free living. The new science of holistic pain relief tells us that chronic pain is often a habit. Let me back up. Pain is real – injury to our bodies (or minds or …
Donna Brooks
Why Would You Need a Walking Course?
Walking is the best exercise you can do and a walking course will help you do it!. Walking increases cardiovascular fitness, reduces the risk of heart disease and strokes, helps you lose weight. It improves conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol …
8 Somatic Breathing Exercises to do today.
These 8 Somatic Breathing Exercises to do today came to me as I searched for gentle ways to free my breath. You see, as a long time yoga and somatic movement therapist I studied many breathing techniques. Most of these …
Yoga Poses for Lower Back Pain.
A self help tool. Lower back pain can be everything from an ongoing nuisance to a debilitating life crisis. Everyone who feels lower back pain needs both pain alleviation and learning how to move without re-triggering the problem. So how can yoga poses …
Yoga For Parkinson’s Disease: How Voice Lifts Mood
Yoga for Parkinson’s can teach you how your voice can lift your mood. Yoga For Parkinson’s: how voice can lift your mood while helping you speak more loudly and deeply. Just like understanding and practicing how to stretch, bend, stride …
What is Somatic Movement?
A somatic movement is made with focus on the internal movement instead of on the external movement. You may already realize, internal movement is very different from most physical or exercise training. And, because this internal way of moving builds …
Finding Pain Relief with Somatic Movement
Finding pain relief with somatic movement is often what brings people to my office. When pain is severe or when it triggers other symptoms people look for a gentle approach. I help them ease out pain and move in more …
Creating a Good Life After a Child Dies.
Creating a good life after a child dies is not easy. In 2020, I lost my adult son. His death has been, without a doubt, the most devastating loss of my life. I wanted to beat the odds and create …
Simple Sanity in Chaos
I have had to find simple sanity in chaos, This is because I have had so much change, adversity and chaos in these last years that if I were to take a stress inventory I would be off the Richter …
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Emotional Resilience
Tightening and relaxing the pelvic floor is great exercise. BUT if that is all you are doing you are missing a lot. Most importantly, you are missing the connection between your pelvic floor dysfunction and emotional resilience. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction …
