FREE ONLINE MINDFULNESS TOOLKIT I highly recommend this online toolkit consisting of a series of seven videos, with accompanying worksheets and information, on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). https://jayuhdinger.com/category/chapters/ Created by Jay...
How do you know that you have passed beyond simple sore shoulders and are experiencing an injury? Don’t ignore any of these symptoms – you may shorten your career if you don’t seek help. •Stage 1 – pins and needles in the hands, often at bed time •Stage 2 – weakness...
I wrote the item below in anticipation of the usual Christmas season stress, but it’s relevant any time of the year…. It’s a fact that stress kills people. You have one life to live and it’s going to be a challenge- sometimes really difficult...
– Should you get a massage if feeling sick? Apart from the risk of passing your illness on to others (and thus rendering me unable to massage for a period of time), it is not good for your health to have a massage in the early stages of an illness. If you are...
Continuing the ‘Troopie Yoga’ series, let’s look at the pressures on the body of the Remote Nurse or Health Worker. I’ve never been out bush with a Remote Nurse, and I base this post on what I am presented with when someone enters my massage...
Introducing Troopie-Yoga – Lifestyle and coping skills for people who work ‘out bush’. Alice Springs is a service centre for people who work in the caring professions. Over the last 10 years as a massage therapist, I have had many discussions with my...
Continuation of the Troopie Yoga series – firstly looking at the types of Remote Workers who visit my practice. Remote work can take many guises and affect the body in many different ways. Let me start by presenting some examples of what I have seen in the...
