Anxiety and stress – what's the difference?
Hypnotherapists often meet clients who say ‘how scared and overwhelmed’ they are when they experience Anxiety & Stress. As part of client therapy, some hypnotherapists make time to explain and clarify what Anxiety & Stress is and how they are linked. It can be important to communicate the differences because this means, clients have an understanding and awareness of what is really happening. It takes away any ‘unknown and associated fears’. This article explores the difference between stress and anxiety, so you can get the best treatment.
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Confidence and Safety: The Benefits of Self-Defence Classes
Engaging in physical activity releases endorphins, those magical chemicals that make you feel happier and more relaxed. So, as you're perfecting your jabs and uppercuts, you're also giving your stress levels a healthy beatdown. Plus, knowing you have the tools to handle tricky situations can ease the anxiety that often accompanies the unknown.
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Unleashing Mental Strength: The Impact of Karate on Your Mind
Karate, beyond its striking moves and powerful strikes, has the remarkable ability to transform your mind.
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Hypnotherapy to deal with pain
We are all familiar with medication to deal with pain, however hypnosis is the most frequently cited form of non-pharmacologic cognitive pain control. Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness. It is where one's attention is focused; this creates an environment in which the brain can process information to bring about beneficial changes in a person. This essay explores how hypnosis can be used for pain.
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The true reasons personal training works (& it's not why you think)
Pretty simple and no great revelation but in practice scheduling and committing to a workout matters a lot, and for most people it's the greatest challenge. There’s no other way forward with regards to significantly improving your fitness or body composition other than consistent exercise sessions accumulated over time. Intensity, exercise selection and brilliant technique will never be a substitute for turning up.
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How deep conscious breathing relieves stress
An easy and effective breathing strategy to reduce stress, build life force energy and bring you into presence. When we bring consciousness to our breath we can affect our body, mind, and the involuntary sympathetic nervous system responsible for the fight or flight response. These simple tips will show you what you need to do.
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Controlling your thoughts through meditation
A Wellness Coach analyses the goal of meditation as a way to regain control over our mind in this article. It claims meditation allows us the freedom to choose a meditation that suits our individuality. There are meditations to suit all individuals including the over-thinkers, the yogi’s, the young at heart and those that find it difficult to sit still. Read more to find out how meditation can affect you and which may be best for you.
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Losing weight isn’t just about eating less!
These are some common pitfalls people can overlook within their journey to losing weight. However, there are over 100 reasons and interactions that can alter weight loss.
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Base Conditioning for Obstacle Racing
The essential exercises & expert training tips that will enable you to excel in your next event. If you are just starting out in obstacle racing, looking to improve your strength and performance or wishing to bullet-proof your body against injury, then this article is for you.
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Mental illness - how it impacts people
It is time to educate yourselves and see mental illness for what it is and find acceptance in the reality that it is a different type of Illness that exists among human beings. If you have mental illness, it is time you knew this truth also. The stigma that is present is only present due to lack of education on the topic, therefore causing ignorance. This article looks at what it is about mental illness that is affecting people.
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About kinesiology and what it does to your body
Kinesiology looks at the body as a whole - Mind, Body and Spirit, as one unit. If there is an imbalance in one area then it’s probably impacting the other areas. Kinesiology, through muscle monitoring allows us to determine where these imbalances are without the need for conscious awareness. This article explains why.
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Ten signs you could have a thyroid problem
If you have a thyroid problem you could be experiencing several symptoms. This article goes into some details on each of the symptoms so you can make an informed decision about whether you need a professional or not.
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Yoga for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Started
Discover the essentials of Yoga, including styles like Hatha and Yin Yoga, with this beginner's guide.
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Causes of Depression: Can a psychologist help?
There are many things we don’t understand about depression, and its exact cause is one of them. However, it often results from a combination of events in a person’s life as well as other personal factors, rather than a single event or issue. This article explores the potential triggers to help you better manage your risk.
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Eye spy a trauma cure
Accredited experts and organisations, including the World Health Organisation are giving the thumbs up to Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a way of treating trauma. Find out why.
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Why we need yoga and mindfulness in Early Childhood
Mental health awareness is highlighting the many challenges that kids are facing today. Yoga and mindfulness teaches kids to love themselves as they are, it develops robust resilience and boosts self-esteem whilst creating confidence to build relationships and to reach out to ask for help when it’s needed.
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Preparing for a half marathon (21km) race
Half Marathon season usually runs through the colder months but you should bargain on at least 3 months of training required, even if from a standing start. Literally, you are not running and then you run a half marathon 3 months later. I have run the SMH half marathon and the Blackmores half marathon now a number of times in sub 2 hours, not a great time but OK. As a beginner moving to intermediate running these are my half marathon running tips.
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3 tips to keeping fit and healthy for a lifetime
When it comes to our health we will often shop around for the best doctors, specialists and advisors. We will spend thousands of dollars on medication, doctor and specialist visits without a second thought when it comes to our health and well being... Yet when we are looking to invest in our own health and fitness (for those that do) many are looking for the cheapest options to get fit and healthy rather than the best fit for our needs. These three simple steps will help you keep fit and healthy for a lifetime (within your budget)!
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Meditation For Managing Chronic Pain
Sitting in quiet meditation and allowing the noise of the mind to pass by brings awareness of your own inner strength. In meditation you’re no longer in the midst of all the noise, rather you’re sitting at the boundary observing it. This brings perspective, an understanding of the transience of everything in life, even of negative emotions.
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Depression and deficiency of nutrients in the body
Depression is not only a mood or a lack of interest in life. Depression can be caused by attacks on our immune system by inflammation in the body. The depressive symptoms can be a bi-product of the lack of certain nutrients that the body is failing to absorb.
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