What is a hangover? Alcohol is a diuretic so most of the symptoms associated with overindulging are related to dehydration. Over time the alcohol we consume breaks down into acetaldehyde, which our bodies find toxic. It’s normal for your body to try to get rid of this toxin, hence nausea. In response to the toxins, [...]
We recently called on the gracious Marisa Howard, Somatic Psychotherapist and Rehabilitation Counsellor at Kundalini House for some approaches to creating boundaries for self and others in a compassionate and embodied way. Boundaries take many forms, and can range from being strict and rigid to porous to almost non-existent. Healthy boundaries serve to make it [...]
The Vision Widens at the Sagittarius New Moon and Gemini Full Moon Having dominated the zeitgeist in 2021 and to a lesser extent in 2022, the Saturn/Uranus square is finally fading. It played a key role in the total lunar eclipse, which coincided exactly with the US midterm elections. At this eclipse Uranus was less [...]
Transformational Change at the Scorpio New and Taurus Full Moon Eclipses While not becoming exact this year, the Saturn-Uranus square which dominated the zeitgeist in 2021 is nevertheless close throughout October. The Taurus Full Moon Eclipse will further accentuate its impact in early November, before it fades into the background. To date we have witnessed [...]
Get More of the Good Stuff Often when we make a change the focus is on what we want to give up. For an example just imagine you want to give up chocolate, so you start to think about giving up the chocolate, the ways not to have that chocolate and how you are going [...]
How to Manage Allergies & Sinusitis this Spring As the seasons change we have noticed an increased number of people coming into the clinic with sinusitis & allergies. Did you know seasonal allergies can be managed very effectively with herbal medicine, supplements or acupuncture? Taking antihistamines daily have been shown to cause lethargy, constipation, urinary [...]
Daylight savings has begun and spring is in the air! In Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is the season of 🌿Liver & Gallbladder 🌿Wood element 🌿Growth & renewal 🌿Cleansing & detoxification Signs that your liver qi/ wood element may be out of balance include temporal headaches, irritability or anger, rib or hip pain, dry sore eyes, [...]
Prenatal Yoga: benefits of starting early It's common for women to start attending Prenatal Yoga from around 30 weeks pregnant. It's never too late to start moving, but I definitely encourage women to start earlier if possible - here's why... HABIT FORMING On average, it takes 66 days for a new behavior to become automatic. (Lally et al, [...]
Harmony and Self Assertion at the Libra New and Aries Full Moon With Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron all retrograde at the moment we can expect much reflection and revisiting of relationships and situations from the past. Mercury has been travelling retrograde through the early degrees of Libra since the 11th of [...]
Your body is your precious vehicle for life! By Dr Robyn from Helical Healing How often do we really pay attention to our beautiful innately wise bodies? Maybe when we start getting a bit uncomfortable , or when we feel a bit stuck in life and/ or stuck in our emotions? As the saying [...]