Ahead for Health: Physiotherapy, Cranio Sacral Therapy & LOCband Therapy

Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the treatment of infantile colic. A randomized controlled trial
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229918309452

Who lives on our bodies? A microscopic safari | DW Documentary Among the unknown worlds in the universe, we can count our very own bodies. Like planet earth, each of us is made up of fascinating landscapes that are home ...

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Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.

Family Festival lovers,here’s one for you!!
It’s going to be amazing! Hopefully see you there🎉🥳❤️

https://littlelindi.lindisfarnefestival.com/

Little Lindi – The Family Festival. It's a kind of magic! An intimate family camp festival, Little Lindi 2022 offers a picturesque weekend full of talented artists with well-being and arts workshops including yoga

Mesmerising Video Shows Waves of Spinal Fluid Washing Over The Brain During Sleep We are quite literally having our brains washed every night. Neuroscientists have now produced a fascinating video that shows this nocturnal pulsing process in action.

Happy 2022 to everyone. I realise I haven’t been in here for a while so wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! I will be putting more articles, Info and research on here over the coming months so watch this space!! 😊

In the meantime if you have children and you and your little ones like music, food, dance, play, camping, dens, singing, crafts ( the list is endless) and basically a good laugh and some fun then check this out!!! It will be fab and we will be there with bells on 😎. Check it out and see…..

https://littlelindi.lindisfarnefestival.com/

Little Lindi – The Family Festival. It's a kind of magic! An intimate family camp festival, Little Lindi 2022 offers a picturesque weekend full of talented artists with well-being and arts workshops including yoga

How craniosacral therapy can undo trauma Craniosacral therapy, which comes out of the osteopathic tradition, can be explained using para-medical language and is not ‘a whole lot of mumbo-jumbo’. Lounge talks to practitioners to find out how it works

The Fascinating Relationship Between the Heart and Brain The relationship between the heart and brain is like a complex dance that sets the tone for how we experience life. In this short video we share some of the ...

Did you know 1 night of lack of sleep drives inflammation of the brain?

Light from TVs, bulbs will be detected through the eye and send signals that to the brain that it’s daytime. The glymphatic system will not relax without darkness, found in the complete stages of sleep.isk of both heart disease and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.

If you are suffering from any heatlh issues, don’t discount low quality sleep.

The reason is that we have an inbuilt dishwasher system that clears the brain of toxins at night. It’s important because the neural signals tell the rest of the body how to operate, so if toxins build up in the brain.

During deep sleep your brain relaxes and allows the release of CSF via tight junctions and communication with the ‘glymphatic’ system.

The glymphatic system is a fluid-transport system that accesses all regions of the brain. It facilitates the exchange of cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid and clears waste from the metabolically active brain

The glymphatic systems in the brain and the eye export fluid and solutes from metabolically active neural tissue. The organization of brain and ocular fluid flow can be divided into four distinct segments.

The first segment of the brain glymphatic system includes CSF production (purple arrows) and circulation in the subarachnoid space (SAS, light purple arrow).

This is why it’s very important to make sure you limit blue light exposure to your eyes after dusk.

Light from TVs, bulbs will be detected through the eye and send signals to the brain that it’s day time. The glymphatic system will not relax without darkness, found in the complete stages of sleep.

Other interruptions are breathing. If you breathe through the mouth at night, the brain has to monitor the airway, make sure to breathe through the nose, to help this system clear properly and pump CSF up the spine.

Blue light blocking glasses are one tool. Mouth taping is another tool. Watching the morning sunlight, with deep nasal breathing, helps to tell your nervous system to relax 12 hours later!

The Devastating Ways Depression and Anxiety Impact the Body Mind and body form a two-way street.

GOD, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT ❤️
As someone who writes often, I naturally appreciate epic writing when I see it. This morning, I came across this written piece of art and it moved me deeply, so I had to share it with all of you! Not only are these words true theatre, they also act as sound advice ❤️

my brain and
heart divorced

a decade ago

over who was
to blame about
how big of a mess
I have become

eventually,
they couldn't be
in the same room
with each other

now my head and heart
share custody of me

I stay with my brain
during the week

and my heart
gets me on weekends

they never speak to one another

- instead, they give me
the same note to pass
to each other every week

and their notes they
send to one another always
says the same thing:

"This is all your fault"

on Sundays
my heart complains
about how my
head has let me down
in the past

and on Wednesday
my head lists all
of the times my
heart has screwed
things up for me
in the future

they blame each
other for the
state of my life

there's been a lot
of yelling - and crying

so,

lately, I've been
spending a lot of
time with my gut

who serves as my
unofficial therapist

most nights, I sneak out of the
window in my ribcage

and slide down my spine
and collapse on my
gut's plush leather chair
that's always open for me

~ and I just sit sit sit sit
until the sun comes up

last evening,
my gut asked me
if I was having a hard
time being caught
between my heart
and my head

I nodded

I said I didn't know
if I could live with
either of them anymore

"my heart is always sad about
something that happened yesterday
while my head is always worried
about something that may happen tomorrow,"
I lamented

my gut squeezed my hand

"I just can't live with
my mistakes of the past
or my anxiety about the future,"
I sighed

my gut smiled and said:

"in that case,
you should
go stay with your
lungs for a while,"

I was confused
- the look on my face gave it away

"if you are exhausted about
your heart's obsession with
the fixed past and your mind's focus
on the uncertain future

your lungs are the perfect place for you

there is no yesterday in your lungs
there is no tomorrow there either

there is only now
there is only inhale
there is only exhale
there is only this moment

there is only breath

and in that breath
you can rest while your
heart and head work
their relationship out."

this morning,
while my brain
was busy reading
tea leaves

and while my
heart was staring
at old photographs

I packed a little
bag and walked
to the door of
my lungs

before I could even knock
she opened the door
with a smile and as
a gust of air embraced me
she said

"what took you so long?"

~ John Roedel (johnroedel.com)

Meditation for the Parasympathetic Nervous System This meditation promotes the parasympathetic nervous system and brings patience and self-control. It is highly relaxing. Sit in easy pose with the lower spin...

THE VAGUS NERVE
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A seemingly never-ending branching nerve that connects most of our major organs to our brain 🧠.
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It’s the longest cranial nerve in our body, one for the right side and one for the left. And is largely responsible for the connection for its role as a mediator between thinking and feeling, you know our “gut feeling.”
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The vagus nerve is the “queen” of the parasympathetic nervous system. The “rest and digest” or the nerve. So the more we do things to activate the nerve (like deep ), the most we combat the effects of its opposer, the sympathetic nervous system - the “fight or flight”, rushing around, have to do something, releasing one.
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A few other functions of the vagus nerve, just to name a few:
▪️slows your heart rate and respiration.
▪️lowers blood pressure.
▪️helps with calmness and relaxation.
▪️controls involuntary muscles in the digestive system, therefore, aiding digestion.
▪️taste sensation.
▪️movement function for the muscles in the neck responsible for swallowing and speech.
▪️gut-brain communication.
▪️reduces inflammation.
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The Dynamics of Stillness school has a range of courses including an International Certificate in Cranial Pediatrics (3 Part), Anxiety Brakes and Stillness Practices. To sign up to any of these courses follow the link https://dynamicsofstillness.learnworlds.com/.

If you have any questions you can PM me here.

The power of touch!

Lost touch: how a year without hugs affects our mental health Humans are designed to touch and be touched – which is why so many who live on their own have suffered during the pandemic. Will we ever fully recover?