Physical Therapies

It's the holidays, an easy time to just put the kids first and absent-mindedly snack on those leftover crusts of sandwiches.

But before a crust turns into a sandwich, a fish finger and those chips that remain on the plate - learn more about mindful-eating and how we can help you reverse the 'Diet Culture' our society has become obsessed with.

Instead, let us introduce you to awesome fibre rich, low calorie, high protein meals to help you lose weight while embracing and maintaining a healthy menu and fitness regime - sustainable for life, not just while your determination lasts.

Let’s chat motivation, self-esteem and history; we can help to reverse your relationship with exercise and food and work with you to become the best, most healthy and emotionally alive YOU you’ve been in years…

For more information on personal training and/or 'Becoming your authentic self' confidence coaching and counselling, get in touch!

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That’s meal prep done for the week ahead; yes it’s tiresome, yes it’s boring but as much as it pains me to admit it, it tastes great and stops me standing at the fridge eating three bags of crisps (minimum) while wondering what to eat.

Mexican chicken and slaw, Chinese chicken and salad, carrot cake overnight oats, it’s meals like this that keep me from snacking!

For more info on how to feel your best self be that fitness or general confidence and self-esteem, follow and/or get in touch for a free chat of how we can help you x

The void is where miracles, strength and change are born...

“The only way to be happy, healthy and whole is to face and deal with the voids you carry in your heart and soul. If something is missing, broken or empty inside of you, there is no person or thing that will fill it. Only you can heal yourself and close the voids.

"The first step is to stop stuffing, hiding and avoiding.

"Trust me, it's worth every heart-wrenching moment."

An excerpt from this interesting and authentic piece from The Huffington Post - https://bit.ly/2QnqMGh

For help facing your void and not only learning what happiness means for you but working towards achieving it, get in touch - [email protected].

Are You Trying To Fill A Void? Why You Should Embrace It Instead The only way to be happy, healthy and whole is to face and deal with the voids you carry in your heart and soul. If something is missing, broken or empty...

photo credit: 365 Gratitude app

Could not agree more.

What’s that? Lockdown is causing you to feel de-motivated? You’re struggling to prioritise your well-being outside of this homeschooling or working from home malarkey?

As a husband and wife team, parents to two small children, we know how hard it is to find time to exercise, stay on top of a healthy diet, indulge in your favourite hobby that ‘fills your cup’ or even consider having energy for each other.

As we get older responsibility seems to supersede what were once exciting dreams for the future and daily laughter, replacing them instead with a treadmill of monotonous routine.

Let us help you!

With personal training, nutrition, life coaching and counselling all under the Team Eyles umbrella, together Ben and I work with you, or you and your partner or even your company to create and organise a lifestyle, routine and timetable that makes prioritising ‘you’ not just permissible, but a necessity, fun and enjoyable - an engagement each week your family will encourage when they too witness the benefits of a brighter, happier and stronger you.

We would love to work with you to reignite your spark with yourself, your diet, exercise, your future - to find out more please do get in touch with either myself or Ben: [email protected]

A professor gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it and throw it in the hallway. The professors then mixed all the balloons. The students were given 5 minutes to find their own balloon. Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon. At that point the professors told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes everyone had their own balloon.

The professors said to the students: “These ballons are like happiness. We will never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people's happiness....we'll find ours too.

Happy Holidays! ❤️ Be there for others during this rough Time you will be surprised by the positive outcome 😃

Life is hard, it’s how we handle it that makes it easier on ourselves and for ourselves 💜

Well-said.

Put on weight during lockdown? Drinking way too much? Forgotten what exercise is? Lack of motivation? Low self esteem? Anxiety? Depression?

Problems and emotions we suffer with don’t always make sense, but learning to sit with them, accept them, and in turn accept ourselves makes more sense than days, weeks or maybe months or years of inner turmoil and not treating yourself with the utmost care and respect.

We are all human, we are all imperfect - through self-acceptance we can find a new drive and energy to attain the things we have previously lacked courage to even hope to achieve in life.

If you are unhappy in your own skin but aren’t sure why, or in fact know why and wish to reach those goals but are not sure how, then book in a free chat with us and find out exactly how we can help you.

Call or text either Caroline on 07712 808201, or Ben on 07814 873023 or find out more about us and the way we work at www.physicaltherapiesuk.com

A young couple moved into a new house.

The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbour hanging the washing outside.

"That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better soap powder.

Her husband looked on, remaining silent.

Every time her neighbour hung her washing out to dry, the young woman made the same comments.

A month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, "Look, she’s finally learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?"

The husband replied, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows."

And so it is with life… What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look.

So don’t be too quick to judge others, especially if your perspective of life is clouded by anger, jealousy, negativity or unfulfilled desires.

"Judging a person does not define who they are. It defines who you are."

— Jonathan Kestenbaum

Morning, super excited to be able to finally share our website that has landed.

Please feel free to share either mine or my husband’s details to anyone who is looking to ‘uphealth’ their lifestyle focusing on BOTH physical and mental wellbeing combined resulting in long term health and happiness.

Alternatively, please pass on to any HR or business owners who are looking for a one-stop-shop that can provide both physical and mental wellbeing and care to their employees without having to commission lots of separate companies. Thanks in advance.

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Don’t ever allow your light to dim to please others! Don’t allow yourself to be undervalued! xGx

There is a raw excruciating ache that sits in the depths of our being.

There is no avoiding it; well that is not strictly true, there is, it is called addiction.

This is not to say it is only those who sit in a room each week, follow the 12 steps and label themselves an addict, are alone in their previous running from this pain, in fact - far from it, those in recovery are in fact the most courageous who have now chosen to face ‘it’, everyday.

By ‘it’ I mean the emotional pain, and the spectrum in which we all individually sit, suffer even. If this doesn’t resonate with you, then you are likely fortunate enough to be at the end all would long to be, but our placement on said spectrum is different for everyone and invariably, a deeper understanding of it leads to deeper compassion.

Other descriptive words adopted to avoid this pain which some may prefer and/or relate to and will less likely cause people to unnecessarily baulk for fear of being labelled and having to admit the presence of said pain, include a ‘crutch’, a ‘vice’.

And yet, a vice is also an instrument that firmly holds an object in place to prevent it from moving, which in this instance deems ironic if with the help of our aids we lean on to cope, we are in fact being held in place, unable to move forward, and thus stunting our own personal growth.

We have a multitude of escapism routes available to us; some healthier than others but all with the same intention of deluding our uncomfortable thoughts and feelings about ourselves, our worth, our esteem, our place and safety in the world and the reason for our existence, the uncomfortable questions that stem from this source.

Alcohol, food, exercise, drugs, s*x, shopping and/or insert any activity that helps us to cope, by leaning on them we are attempting to bypass the heartache of being an adult and the responsibilities it burdens our vulnerable inner child, in exchange for excitement, a rush, a high, a momentary reminder of what being carefree is about.

But now more than ever, in this challenging world, this year, 2020, it is becoming harder to simply ignore, and the stronger the effort is required for us to continue the numbing of said ache.

Once this fleeting flirtation with rapture is over and the momentary rise of a new purchase or activity has faded, which 2020 lockdown has somewhat halted, or alternatively exacerbated and lead to exhaustion, what is left?

To continue cloaking the pain, we must either start again, or alternatively take the harder route of uncertainty, the road less travelled.

For whatever reason, likely the start of a new journey, a rite of passage and progression to the next stage of my life to be undertaken, I am once again confronting and forging my own path, and irrespective of desire, am unable to fill that void, even if I wanted to, which I don’t.

This void, this dark, lonely, independent and individual journey of wading through the unknown – must be taken if we are to evolve and become a further developed self with a better relationship with our self.

This was first met by us all as we made our way through the birth canal and were cut from the source of our existence. Yes the placenta, but also the security and comfort of our mother’s womb that we literally bathed in 24/7, how can we ever achieve the same level of soothing unconscious way of living again?

We can’t; even as a baby, we experienced our first taste of emotion as our primal needs of hunger, warmth, separation to name but a few were not met within a millisecond of our demands being made.

These experiences were unlikely to have occurred as an extension of our vessel we were growing inside, since while in utero, our mothers did the required caring, or otherwise (a whole other article!), and feeling for us.

It is these powerful emotions, and our ability to now hold them, or more specifically how well we have not only witnessed primary caregivers as an example hold them, but also been taught and encouraged to, that enables our success at performing our day to day responsibilities as adults, today.

It goes without saying, but alas, I’ll say it, this inevitably also goes for our own example and teaching we provide for our children as well.

Following group therapy each week as part of my course when previously training to become a psychodynamic counsellor many years ago, on the long drive home I would be forced to digest many of the uncomfortable, intimate, personal subjects and emotions touched on that evening with no option to escape because remaining ‘awake’ while driving is of course essential.

Would I have a drink when I got home? Sometimes. Would I talk to my partner? Sometimes. Would I go shopping? Well, Asda was right next door, open until late and George clothing was proving on the up, so yes sometimes.

However, the most long term effective relief that I found myself reminded of while on a long drive today, on a day where I am bored and wishing to avoid the questions of existential reality, ‘what is life without excitement?’ (aka the drinking, the shopping, the caffeine, the highs) – I had no choice but lean into it, despite my best efforts to go around the roundabout and avoid that junction altogether! But, with nowhere to hide, I physically located the discomfort within my body and breathed into it.

For if we face the hollow enemy, the shame, the vulnerability, the loneliness, the dark void, and discover it cannot harm us, like any bully that has a power to make us feel anything we do not want to, it has to step down. And physically within our bodies, it dissipates.

Will it come back? Yes, time and time again.

But, I believe from my own experience, the more we learn about our inner beings, the child in us, the adult we are trying to be, the teenager we were, our shame, our confidence, the more we can be our own best friend and soothe our previous pains with what ‘that void’ really longs for.

In turn, we will be free, living in congruency as our most authentic self, fulfilling our true potential.

We can’t return to the womb, although I do believe there is a therapy out there that allows you to emerge from a white sheet and be reborn should you so wish, but we can recreate the comfort and security we once were bathed by immersing ourselves in our own showers of self-love.

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Thank you for reading.

Disclaimer: The above is the opinion and perspective of Caroline Eyles, qualified wellness coach and counsellor and is written for readers’ interest and intrigue only. Please feel free to comment, but negativity to either the company or others will be deleted.

Be sure to keep an eye out for articles on different topics within the mental and physical wellbeing sector from either member of the husband and wife wellbeing team, Ben and Caroline.

To discuss, find out more information or learn more about confidential services at Physical Therapies UK we offer, please contact: [email protected]. Website due to be completed and published imminently.

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We urge you to watch this insightful programme on BBC iPlayer that was on tonight about mental health amongst men in bid to lessen the rate of male su***de.

Three quarters of su***de in the U.K. are men under the age of 45, and Prince William was all set to launch a Heads Up campaign at the start of this football season in which the world of football was to encourage all those interested, from fans right through to professionals, to open up and become more communicative with their emotions.

The highly respectable and funny Duke wants to re-diagnose the alpha male reputation, from being ‘the strong silent type’ posing a false image of masculine bravado, to one that, while may still be strong and muscular, also feels able to talk, cry and ultimately - feel.

At Physical Therapies we encourage this campaign vehemently and are working on a list of services that we will be publishing on our website due to be completed and live next week.

From one-on-one physical strength development through to couple or group sessions combined with mental coaching and a safe place to remember who you are and ignite your soul.

We create programmes that offer personal training, nutritional and dietary guidance and counselling all in one hit that works just for you and covers all your physical and mental needs. Currently online and in-person sessions available but meeting government guidelines.

Until then, be sure to watch this programme and be in awe of Prince William and his compassion 🙌🏻

Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health Following Prince William's campaign to get us to open up about mental health issues.

Taking care of ourselves and maintaining on top of our mental health and physical activity is paramount right now, don’t stop just because your class has, get in touch for personal training and/or emotional coach support and counselling.

Obviously you would think I might be biased - but actually, as a former journo, and now a coach, I’m more of a cynic with a keen feel for anything incongruent or inauthentic.

I am just overhearing my husband and business partner Ben Eyles downstairs in the kitchen, as he trains someone online over Skype.

Unsure quite how this would be - alongside having watched The Body Coach this morning who I wasn’t blown away by - Ben is so good at what he does (and has no idea I’m upstairs writing this!) his manner, his experience and his knowledge is really so impressive you wouldn’t realise he’s not in the room beside you. Because literally, on listening to him now, I wouldn’t actually know the person he is training is not in fact in the kitchen with him - but in fact in their own living room at home, all without weights or machines.

Out of a simple deserving of respect, I know I genuinely would never have fallen in love with or agreed to go into business with my husband if he hadn’t have been the best personal trainer I personally had ever had (of which there have previously been many, personal trainers that is - not husbands!).

If you are looking for online personal training to train you in your home during these weird weeks, then get in touch xx

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It is near impossible for our brains to comprehend the severity and extremity of what is happening right now.

We are of course in terrifying unprecedented times that even in our worst fears, we never imagined we would actually have to confront.

Some of us will be burying our heads, some of us will be stockpiling, some of us will be unintentionally stirring and instilling fear in others, some of us will simply be crying while others might be making light of it.

Any of these perfectly normal and natural defence mechanisms adopted by your peers may surprise you as to some people’s reactions, causing further isolation and avoidance, in communication as well as person, because it’s not how you personally are digesting what in fact is happening.

Compassion is required from all of us, towards ourselves and each other, as irrespective of how we individually are choosing to react, it is for all of us, in most instances, learned behaviour.

When we are met with a ‘fight or flight’ situation, we aren’t able to slow ourselves down enough to even acknowledge or recognise our own responses, let alone then attempt to control them. And yet - in this instance - we have time, plenty of it! And thus, we can attempt to slow our minds and turning poison into medicine, make the most of this temporary ‘new normal’.

At Physical Therapies we are firm believers that happiness is the balanced combination of physical health, mental health and nutrition.

If you are struggling to cope, please get in touch with Physical Therapies; if there is enough interest we will look to set up a varying timetable of 30 minute online support groups.

The idea will be to provide a safe space (in which faceless anonymity is an option) and/or coaching sessions to develop our inner strength and courage for during this uncertainty.

We warmly welcome hearing from any of you # # #