If you've read Elizabeth Gilbert's book "eat, pray, love", or seen the movie staring Julia Roberts, you will know that Liz spends a year "finding herself" while traveling through three countries eating, praying and loving. (Wouldn't we all like to be able to indulge ourselves doing that!)
At the end of the story Liz finds the word that best fits her - attraversiamo - an Italian word that means "crossing over".
It symbolises the struggle she has endured to get to where she is at that point and the new life she is about to start with Felipe - her Brazilian lover.
It got me thinking about what word best suites me. I wrote down lots of words that were all part of who I am but struggled to find just one that suited me best.
My shortlist consisted of: helper, artist, therapist, seeker.
There is no one word that envelops all those but I noticed that when you take the first letter of each word, you get hats - and I laughed at the simplicity and appropriateness of it for me.
As a woman, wife and mother I have worn many hats and I am sure I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. So hats is my word - not as romantic as Liz's but it's mine.
What's yours?
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
October Newsletter
Welcome clients to my October newsletter.
If you don't want to receive these newsletters, please send me an email and I'll take you off my list.
Feel free to forward this email on to friends and family that you think may find it interesting.
HOLIDAY AWAY FROM BALLINA
I will be away from next Wednesday afternoon (the 20th) until the end of October so if anyone wants a treatment before I go,
please book in now.
TIP OF THE MONTH - WEIGHT TRAINING CAN HELP YOU AVOID SARCOPENIA AND OSTEOPOROSIS
Sarcopenia is the gradual loss of muscle and osteoporosis is the gradual loss of bone density.
Both these occur due to aging as well as a lack of weight-bearing exercise.
Although walking is often heralded as the wonder exercise for life, it does little for your arms or upper back.
Without a regular routine of lifting small weights, we all stand to lose much of our bone and muscle as we age.
Muscle weakness can lead to falls resulting in broken bones to name just two of the consequences.
The good news is that even a little bit of weight-bearing exercise several times each week can reverse some of
the damage and prevent further loss. So grab those weights and start lifting - it's never too late.
STUDY SHOWS BOWEN THERAPY HELPS IMPROVE HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY OVER TIME
I found an article about a study done by a respected European College on the effects of Bowen Therapy on hamstring flexibility.
The study showed that Bowen Therapy does improve hamstring flexibility over time.
I have copied the full article into my blogsite. You can visit my blog (link below) to read it if you are interested.
The great thing is that these sorts of studies carry far more weight with traditional medicos than the anecdotal evidence we
have had so far about the wonderful effects of Bowen Therapy.
Let's hope they might start to take complementary therapies like Bowen more seriously in the future.
Prevention is always better than cure - and usually less painful!
BOOK REVIEW - EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE
My book of the month is Eat Right For Your Type by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo.
It was first published in 1997 but has been updated each year since then.
Dr D'Adamo and his father (both physicians and naturopaths) have made it their life's work to study the effects of eating
according to each person's blood type.
We are all type O, A, B or AB and as each blood type evolved at different times due to the available foods at that time, we
do best when we stick to a diet close to that original diet.
Thus, type O's are best suited to a diet of meat and simple vegetables, A's do best on a largely vegetarian diet, B's are the
omnivors who can eat a little of everything and AB's are a combination of A and B.
It's a little more complicated than that but an interesting idea that seems to be backed up by many studies done by Dr D'Adamo
over the years. He has even worked out which exercise works best for each blood type.
If you've ever wondered why you seem to thrive on certain foods and yet others do better on different foods, this book may shed
some light on why that is so.
Eating the right diet can not only improve your vitality but help you avoid cancer or heart disease to name just two of the major
health issues facing us today.
MY WEBSITE AND BLOGSITE
If you would like to see more information about Bowen Therapy, you might like to check out my webpage on the
Natural Therapy Pages at http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/therapist/25736
You can also check out updates to my blogsite at http://bowentherapytips.blogspot.com/
Best wishes to you and your families,
Carolyn.
If you don't want to receive these newsletters, please send me an email and I'll take you off my list.
Feel free to forward this email on to friends and family that you think may find it interesting.
HOLIDAY AWAY FROM BALLINA
I will be away from next Wednesday afternoon (the 20th) until the end of October so if anyone wants a treatment before I go,
please book in now.
TIP OF THE MONTH - WEIGHT TRAINING CAN HELP YOU AVOID SARCOPENIA AND OSTEOPOROSIS
Sarcopenia is the gradual loss of muscle and osteoporosis is the gradual loss of bone density.
Both these occur due to aging as well as a lack of weight-bearing exercise.
Although walking is often heralded as the wonder exercise for life, it does little for your arms or upper back.
Without a regular routine of lifting small weights, we all stand to lose much of our bone and muscle as we age.
Muscle weakness can lead to falls resulting in broken bones to name just two of the consequences.
The good news is that even a little bit of weight-bearing exercise several times each week can reverse some of
the damage and prevent further loss. So grab those weights and start lifting - it's never too late.
STUDY SHOWS BOWEN THERAPY HELPS IMPROVE HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY OVER TIME
I found an article about a study done by a respected European College on the effects of Bowen Therapy on hamstring flexibility.
The study showed that Bowen Therapy does improve hamstring flexibility over time.
I have copied the full article into my blogsite. You can visit my blog (link below) to read it if you are interested.
The great thing is that these sorts of studies carry far more weight with traditional medicos than the anecdotal evidence we
have had so far about the wonderful effects of Bowen Therapy.
Let's hope they might start to take complementary therapies like Bowen more seriously in the future.
Prevention is always better than cure - and usually less painful!
BOOK REVIEW - EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE
My book of the month is Eat Right For Your Type by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo.
It was first published in 1997 but has been updated each year since then.
Dr D'Adamo and his father (both physicians and naturopaths) have made it their life's work to study the effects of eating
according to each person's blood type.
We are all type O, A, B or AB and as each blood type evolved at different times due to the available foods at that time, we
do best when we stick to a diet close to that original diet.
Thus, type O's are best suited to a diet of meat and simple vegetables, A's do best on a largely vegetarian diet, B's are the
omnivors who can eat a little of everything and AB's are a combination of A and B.
It's a little more complicated than that but an interesting idea that seems to be backed up by many studies done by Dr D'Adamo
over the years. He has even worked out which exercise works best for each blood type.
If you've ever wondered why you seem to thrive on certain foods and yet others do better on different foods, this book may shed
some light on why that is so.
Eating the right diet can not only improve your vitality but help you avoid cancer or heart disease to name just two of the major
health issues facing us today.
MY WEBSITE AND BLOGSITE
If you would like to see more information about Bowen Therapy, you might like to check out my webpage on the
Natural Therapy Pages at http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/therapist/25736
You can also check out updates to my blogsite at http://bowentherapytips.blogspot.com/
Best wishes to you and your families,
Carolyn.
Bowen Technique Effects Hamstring flexibility.
I found this article about a study done by a respected European College on the effects of Bowen Therapy on hamstring flexibility. You may find it interesting.
The effects of Bowen technique on hamstring flexibility over time
The hamstring muscles are regularly implicated in recurrent injuries, movement dysfunction and low back pain. Links between limited flexibility and development of neuromusculoskeletal symptoms are frequently reported. The Bowen Technique is used to treat many conditions including lack of flexibility.
A study led by the European College of Bowen Studies investigated the effect of the Bowen Technique on hamstring flexibility over time. The study was published in Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.
An assessor-blind, prospective, randomised controlled trial was performed on 120 asymptomatic volunteers. Participants were randomly allocated into a control group or Bowen group. Three flexibility measurements occurred over one week, using an active knee extension test. The intervention group received a single Bowen treatment. A repeated measures was conducted for the three time periods.
The results revealed that a single treatment of the Bowen technique demonstrated immediate significant increases in the flexibility of the hamstring muscles in asymptomatic subjects, maintaining improvements for one week without further treatment. No significant change over time was noted for the control group.
Explanations for the changes observed with the Bowen technique have not been well researched. The superficial pressure applied during the technique, yet lack of joint loading, weight bearing, warm-up or stretching, invalidates changes attributable to tissue creep through loading or plastic deformation of tissues. Many of the studies previously discussed have localised interventions specifically to the hamstring muscles. The present Bowen study provided manual stimulation to multiple regions including; the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, pelvic attachments; latissimus dorsi, hamstrings, gluteals, hip adductors and TFL. The anatomical linkage through the presence of inter and intramuscular fascial ‘slings’ and compartments has enabled a deeper, more integrated approach to understanding how manual stimulation or mechanical tension may be transmitted from one region to another. Muscles are linked to each other through fascial and ligamentous connections…the force of muscle contraction is potentially passed via specialized connective tissues to the skeletal structures and lumbopelvic articulations.
Reference: Michelle Marr, Julian Baker, Nicky Lambon, Jo Perry. The effects of the Bowen technique on hamstring flexibility over time: A randomised controlled trial. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.
The effects of Bowen technique on hamstring flexibility over time
The hamstring muscles are regularly implicated in recurrent injuries, movement dysfunction and low back pain. Links between limited flexibility and development of neuromusculoskeletal symptoms are frequently reported. The Bowen Technique is used to treat many conditions including lack of flexibility.
A study led by the European College of Bowen Studies investigated the effect of the Bowen Technique on hamstring flexibility over time. The study was published in Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.
An assessor-blind, prospective, randomised controlled trial was performed on 120 asymptomatic volunteers. Participants were randomly allocated into a control group or Bowen group. Three flexibility measurements occurred over one week, using an active knee extension test. The intervention group received a single Bowen treatment. A repeated measures was conducted for the three time periods.
The results revealed that a single treatment of the Bowen technique demonstrated immediate significant increases in the flexibility of the hamstring muscles in asymptomatic subjects, maintaining improvements for one week without further treatment. No significant change over time was noted for the control group.
Explanations for the changes observed with the Bowen technique have not been well researched. The superficial pressure applied during the technique, yet lack of joint loading, weight bearing, warm-up or stretching, invalidates changes attributable to tissue creep through loading or plastic deformation of tissues. Many of the studies previously discussed have localised interventions specifically to the hamstring muscles. The present Bowen study provided manual stimulation to multiple regions including; the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, pelvic attachments; latissimus dorsi, hamstrings, gluteals, hip adductors and TFL. The anatomical linkage through the presence of inter and intramuscular fascial ‘slings’ and compartments has enabled a deeper, more integrated approach to understanding how manual stimulation or mechanical tension may be transmitted from one region to another. Muscles are linked to each other through fascial and ligamentous connections…the force of muscle contraction is potentially passed via specialized connective tissues to the skeletal structures and lumbopelvic articulations.
Reference: Michelle Marr, Julian Baker, Nicky Lambon, Jo Perry. The effects of the Bowen technique on hamstring flexibility over time: A randomised controlled trial. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.
September 2010 E-Newsletter
Welcome clients to my first newsletter.
I hope to send these out once each month and I hope you get some useful information out of them.
Feel free to forward these emails on to friends and family that you think may find them interesting.
TIP OF THE MONTH - DRINK WATER FOR WEIGHT LOSS
The tip of the month will be a fun and (hopefully) useful piece of advice that I have found to help me or others.
This month it is an oldy but a goody for those of us trying to shed some excess winter kilos.
Every time you feel hungry, drink a glass of water. Quite often when you feel hungry you are really thirsty.
Also, water will help fill your stomach if you are about to have a meal so you eat less.
Water will also aid your digestion so that food waste passes through you faster.
Water is also vital for bodily functions that all use up calories so staying well hydrated helps you avoid
gaining weight in the first place.
UPDATE ON MY BOWEN THERAPY TRAINING
I have just completed a wonderful weekend in Brisbane completing the final module of my Bowen Therapy
Diploma. I will soon be a fully qualified Therapist (I am presently at practitioner level).
As a therapist I will be allocated a provider number and will be able to offer health rebates to those clients who
have private health cover with a variety of health funds. This will dramatically reduce the cost of a treatment for
those clients. I look forward to seeing more of you when that happens.
BOOK REVIEW - KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM
I love reading books about natural health and wellbeing and my book of the month is Kitchen Table Wisdom by
Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
It was published in 1996 but is still a great read today and just as needed.
It is a collection of amazing true stories that cover all the big issues such as suffering, meaning and love.
The stories are told in the way we used to share experiences over the kitchen table - before the internet turned
life into the more impersonal thing it is today!
I can recommend this book to anyone going through a crisis or just wanting to reconnect with humanity.
You should be able to find it at most libraries but I bought my copy over the internet and it cost me $1 and
$8 postage from the US! Well worth every cent!
MY WEBSITE AND BLOGSITE
If you would like to see more information about Bowen Therapy, you might like to check out my webpage on the
Natural Therapy Pages at http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/therapist/25736
You can also check out updates to my blogsite at http://bowentherapytips.blogspot.com/
Finally, if you don't want to receive these newsletters, please send me an email and I'll take you off my list.
Best wishes to you and your families,
Carolyn.
I hope to send these out once each month and I hope you get some useful information out of them.
Feel free to forward these emails on to friends and family that you think may find them interesting.
TIP OF THE MONTH - DRINK WATER FOR WEIGHT LOSS
The tip of the month will be a fun and (hopefully) useful piece of advice that I have found to help me or others.
This month it is an oldy but a goody for those of us trying to shed some excess winter kilos.
Every time you feel hungry, drink a glass of water. Quite often when you feel hungry you are really thirsty.
Also, water will help fill your stomach if you are about to have a meal so you eat less.
Water will also aid your digestion so that food waste passes through you faster.
Water is also vital for bodily functions that all use up calories so staying well hydrated helps you avoid
gaining weight in the first place.
UPDATE ON MY BOWEN THERAPY TRAINING
I have just completed a wonderful weekend in Brisbane completing the final module of my Bowen Therapy
Diploma. I will soon be a fully qualified Therapist (I am presently at practitioner level).
As a therapist I will be allocated a provider number and will be able to offer health rebates to those clients who
have private health cover with a variety of health funds. This will dramatically reduce the cost of a treatment for
those clients. I look forward to seeing more of you when that happens.
BOOK REVIEW - KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM
I love reading books about natural health and wellbeing and my book of the month is Kitchen Table Wisdom by
Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
It was published in 1996 but is still a great read today and just as needed.
It is a collection of amazing true stories that cover all the big issues such as suffering, meaning and love.
The stories are told in the way we used to share experiences over the kitchen table - before the internet turned
life into the more impersonal thing it is today!
I can recommend this book to anyone going through a crisis or just wanting to reconnect with humanity.
You should be able to find it at most libraries but I bought my copy over the internet and it cost me $1 and
$8 postage from the US! Well worth every cent!
MY WEBSITE AND BLOGSITE
If you would like to see more information about Bowen Therapy, you might like to check out my webpage on the
Natural Therapy Pages at http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/therapist/25736
You can also check out updates to my blogsite at http://bowentherapytips.blogspot.com/
Finally, if you don't want to receive these newsletters, please send me an email and I'll take you off my list.
Best wishes to you and your families,
Carolyn.
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