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Protecting your space and time during the holiday season
Article by Shabnam Rakhiba It’s the holiday season! School holidays, holiday preps, family gatherings, Christmas markets, dinner parties….it all sounds exciting, doesn’t it? However, the festive season can be quite draining for women living with long-term health conditions. It can be a time of no respite where the craziness and hecticness of it all, leads […]
Sophrology for a healthier happier workforce!
Sophrology is a relatively new therapy in the UK which is becoming increasingly popular as an effective workplace solution for reducing stress, tension and work-related ailments such as RSI and back pain. Developed in the 1960’s by neuro-psychiatrist, Professor Alfonso Caycedo, Sophrology is a well established method across Europe for improving mental health, maintaining focus […]
Coping with life transitions and years of anxiety, pain, fatigue – How sophrology can help…
In this article I’d like to explain simply what happens when you suffer with anxiety, pain and fatigue for years, and how sophrology can actually help. The body-mind-emotion cycle First of all, know that your body, mind and emotions are always inter-connected and when something negatively impacts either body or mind, it will likely negatively […]
Learning to Live Better with Chronic Pain
A recent survey for BBC News has revealed that 1 in 4 adults in the UK suffer from chronic pain and are not getting proper treatment. That’s a lot of unmet need, when you consider that this means almost 17 million people are struggling every day to live and work, with pain! I specialise in […]
7 Ways to Fight MS Fatigue
What is fatigue? I experienced MS fatigue for the first time during a relapse more than ten years ago. It was so unnatural. I had never felt anything like this before. It was as if my body was made of lead and every movement required an astounding amount of energy. I remember how feeding […]
What is Sophrology, who is it for – and how can it help?
… these are three key questions I get asked all the time. Sophrology is not as developed in the UK as it is in France, but awareness is growing as news of its effectiveness spreads. This article explains what sophrology is, who sophrology is for and how Step Into Sophrology could specifically help you. What […]
How sophrology helps with chronic pain management
Heather's success story and her transformation through chronic pain Heather joined an online pain management intervention I delivered for a study investigating the impact of sophrology on chronic pain. Chronic pain was impacting both her professional and social life, making it difficult and stressful to live her life fully. If, like her, you’ve been […]
5 ways Sophrology can reduce stress and anxiety
With our lifestyles becoming more and more hectic, it’s no surprise stress and anxiety are on the rise. I see more and more clients suffering from stress, anxiety and even panic attacks. Being constantly under pressure and worrying all the time is simply awful. In addition there is the fear of not knowing when it’s […]
The science of sleep; it’s all in the mind…
‘Surely it’s not morning already?’ Do you sometimes hear the alarm clock go off and feel as though you’ve watched every hour of the night go by? A bad night’s sleep can be frustrating, but chronic sleep problems can seep into every aspect of our lives, affecting our mood, memory and motivation and overall health […]