Soul Care Chiropractic

🌧Winter supplements 🌧
Winter often means flu season and we want you to be prepared but also preventing a nasty flu by boosting your immunity. Have a flick through to read about some of our favourite supplements to help you through the winter months.

Introducing "The Pretzel" as Ange calls it!

This is a great twist variation that relaxes and softens the outer thigh and lower back. She discovered it when looking up stretches and Pilates for horse riders and finds it brings her great relief.

The second slide shows another variation of this pose done in a chair.

Ask Ange about the pretzel next time you're in the clinic!

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🍯GHEE RESTOCK! 🌞
Our Ayurvedic Practitioner, Ally (ayubloom_ayurveda) has restoked a new batch of delicious organic, grass fed ghee! 🌞

She makes them in small batches on the full moon (it is traditional to make it at this time) from the highest possible quality butter.

Get in quickly because they always sell fast!

✨JUNE QUOTE ✨

This one is an excellent reminder 🌞

SOUL CARE CHIROPRACTIC TURNS 3 TODAY 🥳🥳

Thank you so much to our amazing community for supporting us and allowing us to expand and grow!

We now not only have chiropractic, but also a wider range of holistic therapies offered by some truly wonderful practitioners such as Massage, Neuro Emotional Technique and Ayurveda

A special mention to Dr Kat and Dr Alex for creating such a wonderful, welcoming clinic for the South West Community.

And where would we be without our clinic manager Michelle and our lovely receptionists Ange & Ally to keep everything running smoothly.

A big Thank you to everyone who makes up the Soul Care Community.

We are closed today for the Public Holiday.

We hope you all have had a lovely long weekend!

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🌧WELCOME TO MAKURU SEASON 🌧

Winter is upon us. Even though the rain came later than expected this year, it’s well and truly here now. Makuru season sees the coldest and wettest time of the year in the South West. Traditionally, this was a good time of the year to move back inland from the coast as the winds turned to the west and south bringing the cold weather, rains and occasionally snow on the peaks of the Stirling and Porongurup Ranges.

Makuru is a time for a lot of animals to be pairing up in preparation for breeding in the coming season. Flowers that will start to emerge include the blues and purples of the blueberry lily (Dianella revoluta) and the purple flags (Patersonia occidentalis). As the season comes to a close, you should also start to notice the white flowers of the weeping peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) as the blues start to make way for the white and cream flowers of Djilba.

As we, just like the animals and plants, are cyclic beings, so winter invites us to turn inward to a time of deep rest and introspection. We have permission to “hibernate” and reserve our energy ready for spring. This is a great time for warm, nourishing, immune building foods, drinks and herbs, later waking times and earlier bed times, wooly socks and cups of our favorite teas. We are invited to slow down and if we don’t listen to our bodies, we are often forced to slow down by a cold or flu.

MEET THE TEAM - Michelle 🌹🌸🌼 Our Practice Manager

Where would we honestly be without Michelle? She hold the whole clinic together with such thoughtfulness and attention to detail. She makes all the things run smoothly and we are very grateful to have her with us and she keeps everyone in line.

Michelle has worked in a wide range of roles in various health related services. She brings a wealth of experience and a love of working with people, and is enjoying all there is to learn about working in the alternative health care that Soul Care Chiropractic provides.

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Only 2 days until our Free Sound Sleep workshop! (May 29th - 6:30pm-7:30pm).

There are only a handful of spots left to join. Call the clinic on 9707 4562 or book online.

We hope to see you there!

NEW FREE WORKSHOP COMING UP! 💤

"Sound Sleep" - By popular demand. Many of you asked for a workshop on sleep in our previous surveys, so here it is!

Hosted by Dr Kat, Dr Zach (chiropractors) and Ally (Ayurvedic Practitioner).

During the hour we will cover:
⭐Creating a routine to support good sleep hygiene from an Ayurvedic Perspective
⭐Sleep position and pillow advice
⭐Nutritional support
⭐What to do when the mind wont stop racing
⭐The role of your nervous system & how chiropractic care can help

This event is free and Bookings are essential! We are already half way to capacity.
You can book online via our website, call the clinic on 9707 4562 or ask us at reception.

🌈MEET ANGE 🦄

Ange is one of our wonderful receptionists! We love her happy, bright smile and energy around the clinic.

A true local, Angie was born and raised in Busselton and is still happy to call this beautiful region home.

With a strong interest in health & fitness, a caring nature and a fun loving attitude she is ideally suited to our practice.

Hey YOU! Just a reminder as your scroll past to take a deep breath! 🌬

Soften your jaw, relax your shoulders, smile at yourself and remember to breath ⭐️

Copper Tongue Scrapers are Back In Stock! 👅

Tongue scraping is one of the top and easiest recommended additions to your daily morning routine according to Ayurveda.

Scraping the tongue promotes fresh breath and oral health, and indirectly works to stimulate digestion and elimination each morning. It removes the ama/toxin build up that has accumulated on the tongue overnight.

Copper is antibacterial by nature and aids in eliminating the “bad” bacteria of the mouth, allowing the healthy “good” bacteria to flourish.

⭐MEET DR ALEX SIEGWART⭐

Dr Alex comes down once a month to see clients here at Soul Care Chiropractic. He spends the rest of his time at our sister clinic or in Broome!

With deep family roots in natural medicine, Alex uses a variety of techniques to help find natural health solutions through Spinal Mobilisation, Applied Kinesiology and Nutritional Medicine.

With over 12 years of clinical experience Alex has worked all over Australia alongside Medical Doctors, Naturopaths, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Acupuncturists and Massage therapists.

He also has a keen interest in Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and Toxicity

When he isn't in the clinic, you may find him fishing out in the middle of the ocean (see last slide)!

🎉 U L T I M A T E - G I V E A W A Y ! 🎉

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Tag two eco-warrior friends who deserve to win - Because saving the planet is even more fun when you do it together!

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Ends at midnight on May 31st.

It's here at last - our symposium on menopause, sponsored by the Holistic Health Practitioner Network. The Paperbark Wellness Project is very pleased to be bringing you a day-long symposium on menopause from peri to post. Imagine having a GP, naturopaths, pelvic health physios, a psychologist and a counsellor all in one room for over 7 hours, all sharing what they know about the menopause transition and beyond. This symposium is aimed at women of all ages.

Tickets are limited, so don't delay if you have been hanging out for a good chat about all things menopause.

https://www.trybooking.com/CRAIV

May Quote here are Soul Care Chiropractic 🌱

"There are 2 ways to grow, by adding or shedding, which do you need?"

🌞Appreciation Post to Our wonderful Chiropractors here at Soul Care Chiropractic - Dr Alex, Dr Kat & Dr Zach! 🌞

What a wonderful job they do for everyone in the community! 🤩

🫚🌿Ayurvedic spice blends have been restocked! So perfect for the change of weather.

If you haven't seen in the clinic already, we now stock a wholesome range of Ayurvedic products hand made by Ally (), our Ayurvedic practitioner and receptionist!

These blends in particular have been incredibly popular.

Ally made a fresh batch over the weekend and they are now all back in stock. Batches are small so don't miss out if you've been waiting for one.

If you're interested in learning more about Ayurveda and what Ally does, ask for a print out at reception or request a chat with Ally.

Next restock will be ghee 🌞

MEET DR KAT 🌼🌸

Dr Kat is one of the co-owners of Soul Care and many of you will be familiar with her shining smile around here!

Kat blends a variety of different chiropractic techniques from ABC to NET as she sees how complex we are as people and loves to help people discover the real person underneath those complexities. With special interests in neuroscience, fascia and the mind-body connection if you ask Kat a question, you'll be sure to get an in-depth answer. She also works with applied kinesiology & flower essences when appropriate. Kat has a passion for helping people, while making life fun and full of ease.

When Kat isn't in the clinic you'll find her by the beach! Or anywhere she connects to nature. Whether it's her colourful earrings or bright smile, Kat hopes to bring some sunshine and fun into the clinic every day.

You can find Kat in clinic Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 1 Wednesday a month!

Are you getting the whole picture: Continued on from last post 📷

Using the example of knee pain and how there can be many more factors contributing to it. There are the obvious categories, and maybe not-so-obvious categories: See the pie chart on slide 3!

These sections may be familiar to you if you’ve ever come in for an adjustment for a sore knee, and your chiropractor has looked in 5 different areas before even assessing your knee.

If we focus only on ONE factor, or amplify the proportion that this factor contributes to your overall function we do a dis-service to the beautifully complex being you are. You were designed to be complex, so ignoring that ignores one of your greatest attributes.

Having an awareness that there are always many different factors at play, allows both a patient and practitioner to truly look at health holistically.

*An excerpt from Dr Kats most recent Blog Post: read the full post via our website

Are you getting the whole picture? 📷

For many people on their healthcare journey, as soon as they look below the surface, they realise things may not be as simple as first hoped.

It could be looking into an upset gut, poor sleep, or that weird pain that comes and goes. It may feel like a big symptom or just something annoying in the background. When you have an imbalance that persists, it often doesn’t feel like it’s entirely managed.

Let us step back a bit and take a look at why things require extra investigation.

The human body is complex. This complexity is what makes things strong, resilient, adaptable, and beautiful. Hundreds of interdependent systems and processes all work together to keep you alive. The complexity means we have many avenues of solutions so that lots of areas can help out when one region or process is placed under increased stress. Usually the body has tried to implement these solutions long before we notice any symptoms. This may seem like a nuisance when you’re trying to solve a complex problem (why can't it just be A caused B and C fixes A!!!), however, working this was means most of the time we don’t notice the little imbalances our body is correcting.

Each system feeds off and into another to create our overall health function.

We can look at the body this way using the analogy of a pie chart. In this pie chart below, we have your overall health, and we can see some of the triangle sections that make up the big picture. (in reality there may be hundreds more categories, but hopefully you get the picture).

*An excerpt from from Dr Kat's latest blog post - you can read the full post on our website!

MEET DR ZACH WILLMOTT 👨‍⚕️

As most of you will already know if you come to the clinic, Dr Zach is one of our wonderful Chiropractors here at Soul Care Chiropractic and has been apart of the clinic for over 2 years now.

Zach has always had a passion for all sports, and this is what initially drew him to study Chiropractic. Being able to improve people’s movement and ease their pain, so they could perform at their best was his drive. He takes a holistic approach, having a keen interest in Chiropractic, rehabilitation, dry needling and Applied Kinesiology. You’ll find Zach is a likeable character with a laid back nature who enjoys helping people from all walks of life feel their best.

You can find Dr Zach in clinic every Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, and every second Tuesday and Saturday.

Introducing the Djeran Season Essential oil blend by

We have done a restock of these beautiful, high quality oils if you want to grab one next time you visit the clinic.

The Djeran blend is great for soothing stress and tension with honey myrtle, rosalina oil, lemon, mandarin, jasmine, buddha wood, white cypress wood, and eucalyptus peppermint.

These oils are Australian made and owned.

It's a new month and a fresh outlook!

"Today I choose to look at the ☀BRIGHTER☀ Side. I am ready for a great day!"

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📰April Clinic News!

Book an appointment with one of our wonderful Team! We have a wonderful, holistic variety for full-spectrum healing

🌞Chiropractic
💆Remedial Massage
🧠Applied Kinesiology
⚖️Neuro Emotional Technique
🌿Ayurveda

April & May - Djeran Season 🌿💚🌦

Just like that, summer has come to a close and we officially embark into Djeran Season/Autumn. Djeran season marks the beginning of the cooler weather and a dewy presence in the early mornings. The winds start to change, brining more southerly breezes. It is around this time, as the season progresses and gets cooler and damper, that traditional mias mias (houses or shelters) were reinforced and updated ready to weather the rainy winter months.

This knowledge can translate into what we typically need to do in order to ready ourselves for the seasonal change. It’s the perfect time to prepare your body and mind for winter. This can particularly mean letting go of indulgent summer habits and fast pace, starting to slow down and create healthy habits that increase immunity and making “reinforcements” to protect against sickness. This philosophy is also practiced in Ayurveda, Autumn is typically one of the best times to perform cleanses and detoxes, cleaning out the body from toxins built up over summer, and rejuvenating it with wholesome, nourishing food and lifestyle habits in order to ensure a robust immunity to carry you through winter.

We naturally start to feel a desire for warmer, more hearty and grounding meals (like stews, slow cooks, soups and so on), which are perfect to support the seasonal change. Adding more warming spices to your meals and teas, healthy fats, bone broths, root vegetables, upping your immunity herbs and supplements can be great additions to your diet.

Other supportive lifestyle and routine habits might look like going to bed earlier and waking up slightly later now that the mornings are staying darker for longer. Your skin may start to dry out with the seasonal change and increase of wind, which might mean applying warm black sesame oil (or another oil of choice) to your skin in the mornings before a warm shower to help your skin stay moist and protected.

🐣Happy Easter everyone!🐰

The clinic will be closed 29th March - 1st April

We look forward to welcoming you back on the 2nd April!

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☀MEET LIZ 🌼 Our NET practitioner

Liz has been part of the Soul Care Team for 2 years now! We love having her and so do all of you!

Having worked over 16 years with people in the Southwest, Liz loves sharing her approach with NET to Soul Care. Liz enjoys working with people of all age groups, including babies, where it may feel like there is something interfering with our wellbeing and preventing us from achieving our best potential.

Liz is at Soul Care Chiropractic on alternating Tuesday and Wednesdays.

Have a flick through the slides to read more on how NET may be able to help you.

🍁🍂Today is officially the Autumn Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere 🍂🍁

The equinox happens when the day and night are exactly the same length, and mark the official start of autumn.

This is a great time for reflection and introspection, as we move out of summer and begin the decent towards winter.

Autumn is one of the best times to cleanse your body and take steps with your diet and lifestyle that gear towards increasing immunity, ready to get you through winter. It's the perfect time to do a little detox from unhealthy foods or overindulgence enjoyed over summer, and habits that aren't serving your best health.

This may look like going to bed earlier, giving yourself a week of gentle, easy to digest soups and stews, warm oil massage in the mornings (abhyanga) to stop your skin from getting dry and to protect against the cold, and increasing the consumption of immunity boosting teas, herbs, foods and supplements.