Do you like to play with your imagination? If you do then imagine that your eyes are not front facing for a moment but that they are on the sides of your head instead… Now Imagine how it would feel to have these great antlers by the sides and above your head like this majestic animal…. Take a […]
Somatic Meditation on Support from Friends
Body Mind connection – A Somatic Meditation on Support from Friends Let’s start by sitting comfortably, we may close the eyes. Now let’s bring to mind a recent or distant memory when a dear friend was present for us as we needed support. This friend offered help, we remember his presence and kindness. It’s easy […]
Vestibular System: Find your Balance and Spatial Orientation
Are you struggling to balance? Rolfing can help to improve balance and spatial orientation. The vestibular system or inner ear, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation. It consists of three semi circular canals and otolithes which detect rotational movements and linear accelerations. Certain common habits have the effect of […]
Principles of Good Work Sitting Posture
These are easy to follow principles of good work sitting posture. Now observe your body sensations, does the posterior compartment of your pelvic floor, your coccyx area feel spacious? Does your spine give you support? Your sitting position should be comfortable, however keep in mind that the human body is designed for movements, not for […]
Chavutti Massage – An Extraordinary Holistic Experience
Chavutti Thirumal massage is massage by foot pressure. It is characterised by exceptional long fluid strokes from neck to toes. The arches and curves of the foot matching perfectly the contours of the body, as if the foot had been designed for giving massage, allow a full body deep tissue experience that other massages rarely […]
Discover the Full Potential of your Feet
Last week, in a Greek paradise, a friend made me step out of my conventional habits by suggesting that I take my shoes off and walk barefoot in the forest with her. Like many I enjoy walking barefoot at home or on a fine sandy beach. Walking barefoot in the forest turned out to be […]
Chavutti Thirumal Massage now available
CHAVUTTI THIRUMAL MASSAGE SESSIONS AVAILABLE IN CHISWICK, WEST LONDON. WHAT IS IT? Chavutti Thirumal is an extraordinary holistic massage, probably the most unusual anyone could ever receive. It is given using the soles of the feet, enabling exceptional long sweeping therapeutic motions from neck to toes. It is a full body holistic deep tissue […]
The Six Million Dollar Man
‘Steve Austin, astronaut: a man barely alive… Gentlemen we can rebuild him. We have the technology, we have the capability to make the worlds first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.’ Do you remember these lines? This was the introduction of my favourite TV show in the […]
Angelman Syndrome
One of the most satisfying experience in my Rolfing practice is when a client who came in pain leaves my treatment room with a smile on her face. It was even more special last week after I gave a session to Bess, who has a rare neurological disorder called Angelman Syndrome. Angelman syndrome symptoms include […]
Easing Shoulder Tensions
Shoulders Back! vs Shoulder Mobility. I see many clients including yoga practitioners with tight shoulders. Sometimes their shoulders are hiked up due to the stresses of life. Sometimes tensions are caused by a strong belief, perhaps due to military influence, that good posture is achieved by drawing the shoulders back. One can even see these […]