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“Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”
Eleanor Brown
Useful stories and tips to help you start living and be
pain-free…
Are you punishing your body without even realising it?
Your body is designed to move. But it’s not designed to be punished. Yet so many of us ignore the niggles, brush off the aches and push through exhaustion… all to hit a target or squeeze in one more workout.
The art of Bodylogiq: Realigning your foundations for pain-free living
At its heart, Bodylogiq is about balance. It takes a holistic view of your health – looking beyond symptoms to understand how your lifestyle, environment and mindset all work together.
Chronic Pain: What actually works? (And why nobody seems to be talking about success rates)
Pain relief isn’t always a quick fix. It’s a journey, and results don’t always unfold as we expect. That’s why I encourage you to take a different approach and question everything.
Snow, ice and staying safe: Tips for body and mind
Falls aren’t just physically painful; they can really affect your confidence and emotional well-being. Whether you’ve had a fall recently or you’re just being cautious this winter, it’s important to understand both the physical and emotional impacts, as well as how to prevent falls and recover from them.
Is joint replacement really the way forward?
By restoring joint function and alleviating pain, procedures like hip & knee replacements can transform lives. However, while joint replacement surgery can offer relief, it’s essential to weigh its benefits against potential risks and explore whether other options for joint health could be more sustainable.
The hidden costs of chronic pain.
Chronic pain (a personal battle that often goes unnoticed) can have a profound impact on every aspect of your life. It affects your finances, emotions, relationships, and even the society you live in. In this blog, I’m going to uncover the actual hidden costs of chronic pain and show you why accepting it as “normal” isn’t the only option.
September reset: Essential tips for a pain-free life.
As summer fades and back-to-school routines kick in, it’s the ideal time to hit the reset button. Whether you’re healing from pain, seeking a new routine, or simply feeling ready to prioritise yourself, the seasonal change inspires you to pause, reflect and make some meaningful adjustments to your daily routine.
Reconnect with nature for stress-free living.
Reconnecting with nature can be a wonderful way to reduce stress and promote a more balanced and harmonious way of living. By taking the time to truly engage with the natural world, you’ll find it can provide a profound sense of peace, balance and relaxation in our often hectic lives. It can also improve our mental and physical health.
Sprouts for Christmas? 5 ways they can benefit your health
Whether you love them or wish they didn’t appear on your Christmas dinner plate, scientific evidence indicates that sprouts boast numerous health benefits. These benefits include preventing cancer, improving cardiovascular health, regulating blood glucose levels and reducing inflammation.
10,000 steps a day debunked!
A recent meta-study of 12 other studies finally brings clarity on the number of steps we need to take to reap long-term health benefits, such as reducing our risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death.
And it isn’t as many as you might think!
How the way you breathe may be affecting your health.
Breathing is the unconscious process of moving air in and out of our lungs to bring oxygen into our bodies and remove carbon dioxide. Because we do this without even thinking, you may not have stopped to pay much attention to the way you breathe.
Well, it’s time to start!
We only have one body. So, let’s look after it!
I’d like you to stop and think for a moment. Are YOU taking YOUR body for granted? If the answer is yes, don’t worry. So many of us do this until something goes wrong!
The Bodylogiq Approach
Usually, I will work with clients over a three-month period, and before the initial lockdown, this was almost 100% in person. However, having pivoted my business to deliver sessions online since the beginning of the pandemic, I’m delighted that I’ve not seen any detriment to my results and I still have a 95% success rate!
And it isn’t as many as you might think!
Putting Yourself First
The last year has brought us all so many challenges: working from home, entertaining young children indoors, home schooling and possibly supporting older family members. Perhaps you have also been the person everyone turns to for optimism and to help keep their spirits up. You are probably feeling exhausted and have little energy left in reserve! Perhaps it’s time you started putting yourself first for a change!
What is Bodylogiq?
Because of my enquiring mind, I’ve constantly challenged things that didn’t feel true to me. Even if experts are teaching me, I still question theory. This helps me fully understand why I’m doing something and decide whether it’s actually the right approach for me and/or my clients.
Five Pillars of Pain-Free Living: Hydration
You may think about hydration, or rather dehydration, as merely a case of feeling thirsty, but there is so much more to it than that. By the time we feel thirsty, we are already dehydrated. In fact, our cells only need to contract by 3% to trigger our thirst response.
Five Pillars of Pain-Free Living: Nutrition
Chronic inflammation also increases our risk of serious conditions such as diabetes, certain cancers, Alzheimer’s and heart disease.
So where does nutrition come into this?
Five Pillars of Pain-Free Living: Stress
Whilst a little pressure can help push us to achieve our goals and stay motivated, if chronic stress sets in, it can have hugely detrimental effects on both our mental and physical well-being.
What does stress ‘look like’?
Five Pillars of Pain-Free Living: Sleep
If we’re not getting enough sleep on a regular basis, this can have a considerable impact on both our physical and mental health, as well as a detrimental effect on our concentration, work and relationships.
Pain patterns: can you see it coming?
From past experience of helping free people from pain, I very often see clients who have waited until they’ve reached a crisis point before taking action, and that action is often in the form of a pill. It is far better to take pre-emptive action and manage pain the natural way.
Is your body a truly amazing and sensational temple?
Your body will be talking to you throughout the day. Whether those messages relate to hunger, thirst, stress, movement or rest. But many people don’t listen to the signs their bodies communicate. They ignore really import signals, such as pain. Why?!
Pain-Killers and Hand Sanitisers, Sold Out?
It’s a good time to review how we live and how we can be more self-sufficient. With this in mind, I thought about making hand sanitisers. Sanitisers are simple to make, last for months and best of all, you can buy all the ingredients easily online. Making your own products can be more cost-effective and you know exactly what’s gone into making your product.
I found these simple recipes for you to try.
What is pain? Back pain, sciatica, hip pain, knee pain
Here I give you a very brief overview of pain.
6 ways to make it worse and 6 ways to ease the pain.
Ask yourself a very quick question, what is pain?
Feel the wonderful benefits of hydration
Why do we need water? On average, our bodies are 60% water and we need to keep it that way. Water is so important for chemical and fluid distribution and to maintain our bodily functions. Things can go horribly wrong without it.
5 Simple Ways to Find Balance
Exercise is good for you, we all know this. But, with information coming to us from almost every angle, it can sometimes be hard to work out the details.
Are you making the most of the great outdoors?
The last few weeks have blessed us with some truly beautiful weather. The sun’s been shining, there’s been a cool breeze and it’s about as good as summer gets. We’re incredibly lucky in this country because when the weather is good, it’s such a joy to spend time in it. And what better place than the gorgeous English countryside?
Surprising, my body has improved with age. Can yours?
Age and stiffness, or age and pain don’t have to go hand in hand together. Using gentle release, flexibility really can come with knowledge, experience and age.
Why would you love to have perfect posture?
How often do you check over your body to see how you’re standing, sitting or moving around? For most of us the answer is probably ‘rarely’. Many of us take our bodies for granted, averting our eyes from our posture and how it might be affecting our health. But the truth is, correct posture doesn’t only make our bodies feel good, it boosts confidence and makes us feel great all round.
The Story Sleuth Files – a casebook of fictional investigations
Eleanor’s story: from pain to power
Pain crept in slowly. At first, it was easy to ignore – a dull ache, more of an inconvenience than anything else. Something to push through. But over time, it began to take up more and more space in Eleanor’s life, until it became impossible to pretend it wasn’t there.
Evelyn’s story: from limitation to liberation
Evelyn had always found solace in walking. There was something meditative about the steady rhythm of her steps, the quiet companionship of nature, the gentle way her thoughts drifted as her feet carried her forward. Walking was her moving meditation – her ritual, her refuge. But that was before Mortimer.
Penelope’s story: from torment to triumph
Penelope had always been a runner. The pounding rhythm of her feet on the pavement, the wind in her hair, the sense of freedom and accomplishment with every mile. It was her therapy, her joy, her very essence. And now, she was training for her first marathon. But then it started.
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pain-free.
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