Posts by Jan Trewartha

Neck whiplash is one of the most difficult conditions to treat and certainly to fully cure. Even if the immediate symptoms can be relieved to a certain extent, long term discomfort or pain is a frequent legacy, as is the emotional content of the injury which lingers; for example, fear and nightmares, which can be…

As Massage Therapists, we see clients walk in the door month after month with the same stress levels and the same pattern of holding that stress in their body. Everyone holds their tension in different places but usually the shoulders will be edging their way towards the ears, the thoracics are often contracted causing restricted…

When we start to ‘wake up’, we start to understand that there is more to life than the rules by which most people seem to live, and more to who we are than a body and a mind. An awareness begins to develop of an unexpected, previously unknown dimension to life. The seed is sown…

We are born free, most of us. Our bodies move unhampered. As babies we are loose-limbed, mobile and comfortable. However, as we grow and are exposed to the vicissitudes of life, our bodies start to reflect the physical injuries and emotional shocks we receive. Physical Injury and its Results Taking the first and most easily…