Why is Dancing is Good for you?

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Dancing is not just for when we're young. Dancing creates a whole host of physical, psychological, and social benefits for all ages to enjoy. In fact, it probably goes a long way to maintaining a youthful constitution and robust health.

Dancing is one of the most versatile and expressive forms of exercise we can do, and it often doesn't even feel like exercise. Across all cultures around the world we find many different forms of dance.


Benefits of Dancing

  • Greater flexibility

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Nutrition and Lifestyle Strategies to Support Nervous System Stability - Part 1 - Tips to Stay Calm in the Eye of the Storm

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During these tumultuous and dynamic times, it’s very natural to feel a sense of unease or instability as our societal systems and institutions we may have trusted as anchors of reliable information, lose much of their credibility.

Depending on our life circumstances and level of pre-existing stress, some people may even feel their nervous system getting completely overwhelmed at times.

This being the case, I feel it would be valuable to share some tools and strategies we can implement to help…

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Energetic Liberation Through Spontaneous Movement Qi Gong

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I practice a form of Qi Gong called Taijiwuxigong. One of the distinguishing features of this particular system is the manifestation of what’s known as spontaneous movement. This is such a fascinating phenomena that I wanted to share my experience of it with you. I don't claim to be an expert in Qi Gong, so the following is my best translation

Taijiwuxigong was a developed by Dr Shen during the 1900’s

What in the name is Spontaneous Movement?

Firstly, what is Qi Gong?

Qi Gong is an ancient T…

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What's driving the increasing rates of chronic disease and inflammatory conditions?

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Over the last few decades we've seen an exponential rise in people suffering with many neurodegenerative and inflammatory related conditions like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, autism, depression, anxiety, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and all other autoimmune conditions like Crohn's, ulcerative colitis and lupus etc. And this exponential increase does not seem to be slowing. 

While some explain this as the inevitable result of the ageing population due to increasing life expectancy, it do…

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