The Brain and Trauma - A Top Down VS. Bottom Up Approach

Having spent the last 2 years completing my Somatic Movement Therapy training, I have had the opportunity to work with some incredible clients as they bravely unpack the chronic pain or dysfunction they experience. Not all, but many of these journeys have ultimately boiled down to unresolved trauma held within their bodies. Being able to observe and hear real time feedback from these clients about what they feel, sense, imagine and kinesthetically experience, has fueled a passion in me to try and better understand what constitutes trauma. I am especially interested in how it manifests in the body and how to best guide someone through that experience so they can regain their power and confidence.

Functional Neurology and Pilates

It's no secret in our business that I have a range of weird and wonderful tricks up my sleeve that Rob deploys at various stages to help sneak in bonus range of movement, maybe some pain relief, or perhaps just some homework to help someone see better. These little tricks are all derived from the growing Functional Neurology sector in the health industry. At its core, Functional Neurology is designed to work from the perspective of training the brain for balancing and normalising excess electrical charge in our naturally electrical system. The particular stream Rob has decided to go down offers both the physical training ideas that balance our sensory system, as well as a therapeutic approach to calibrate points of elevated charge, most often associated with pain or dysfunction, and create space for the body to heal in its own time. The main company I've trained with recently put together a 'retreat' in Thailand so people from all over the world could meet, practice on each other and learn new skills while refining old ones. Safe to say I've come home with a few more tricks up my sleeve!

Functional NeurologyRobert Carruthers26 September 2018Sabai Sabai RetreatFunctional Neurology, pain scienceComment

Vestibular system and Bone Health

Recently, many people have asked me, "What's that new thing over in the corner?" If you did, its likely I encouraged you to step on and have a turn; an unfamiliar vibration experience that at first "feels a bit weird" but usually leaves you feeling pretty great afterwards. If you're still wondering what I'm talking about, we recently got a Vibeplate. No, it wasn't purchased late-night from a TV infomercial and no doesn't come with one of those belts that vibrate you to lose weight. So, (I hear you wonder) what's so great about the Vibeplate then and more importantly, why do I need it?