Video: A 3 Minute Diaphragmatic Breathing Bodyhack to Relax and Recharge

An example of a 3 minute diaphragmatic breathing rhythm session to show how you can switch your nervous system from constant low level fight or flight into complete relaxation in a very short amount of time. It feels fantastic and is the only automatic bodily function that we can consciously control quite easily, so it is a way of regulating the same nervous system that regulates our response to stress – the autonomic nervous system (ANS). And all other automatic functions – digestion, metabolism, elimination, detox, immune, all endocrine glands, mood, sleep cycles etc. etc. As such, it allows you to give your body a profound, internal rest and recharge as often as you want 🙂

 

Childhood Emotional Trauma and Chronic Fatigue

A fantastic article here on the link between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and childhood emotional trauma.

I love this quotation from it:

“Emotional trauma in childhood is now confirmed as a major risk factor for the onset of ALL the main chronic diseases which afflict humans in later life including chronic fatigue”

And to quote my Mickel Therapy trainer and supervisor, Kim Knight of NZ, who is one of the most experienced Mickel Therapists in the world, on this:

“I have not yet met one client this did not apply to”.

From my experience in treating CFS, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety, Depression, IBS and a range of other chronic ailments with Mickel Therapy, I could not agree more.

Definitely worth a read.