Posts by Jan Trewartha
In search of ikigai
“The Oxford English Dictionary defines ikigai as “a motivating force; something or someone that gives a person a sense of purpose or a reason for living”. More generally it may refer to something that brings pleasure or fulfilment.”[1] It is a person’s own decision what occupations to pursue as part of their search for ikigai, because each of us…
Read MoreReconnecting to body and mind through yoga
Yoga, an ancient art – outdated, irrelevant today? Yoga has, no doubt, changed a lot from the original as the teachers over different centuries have taught it through the lens of different approaches, fads and belief systems, but its essence, I suspect, has stayed the same. What was the original aim of yoga though? A…
Read MoreThe invisible world of the tree
Tree hugging has long been looked down up as a ‘new age’ activity. Yet as Carol M. Davis pointed out in her Fascia, Interoception and Self Care webinar with The Fascia Hub[i] in December ’20, hugging whether it be a tree or a person, stimulates the ventral vagus, producing oxytocin, one of the ‘happy’ hormones.…
Read MoreHum your way to health and calm
Humming – the key to efficient breathing and calm OK, I know that hummingbirds don’t actually hum to make that amazing noise, but I’m allowing myself some poetic licence! Leon Chaitow, now passed but very much a giant in the world of fascia when he was with us, wrote a charming piece called, Humming my…
Read MoreOut of the chrysalis we come!
A gentle return to a three-dimensional life Yesterday I heard about the government tests in Liverpool, where thousands of people had gathered to party, all strictly tested and monitored. I felt amazed, yet happy for them, that they were able to come out of lockdown straight into a massive crowd. Personally, I have felt like…
Read MoreSpringing into hope!
At the moment, a primary focus of our collective hope is the improvement in the current situation that has affected us all, globally, for the last year. But today I want to extend that thought, of finding hope in difficult situations, to people suffering with damaging scars and the symptoms created by adhesions. This is…
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