Constipation: Do you have trouble pooping?

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…we sit in a squat, where our booty is below our knees (how humans did it way back when), this muscle relaxes completely. Standing upright creates a bend in our digestive tract between the rectum and the anus that stops us from pooping. When we squat down we open up the pipes which frees up the flow, much like unkinking…

Life: Our biggest teacher

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…out huge wads of cash all of the time. So I invite you to ask yourself: Who is the greatest teacher of all? Or rather, what, is my greatest teacher? The answer is ‘Life’. Life and all the interactions and relationships we form are filled to the brim with valuable lessons you won’t learn in a classroom. Only problem is,…

Say Yes to you in 2024. Make yourself a priority.

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…easy to become more judgmental or critical of others. Maybe even jealous. You’ll see other people doing the things you want to be doing, and you’ll become cynical and go into comparison mode. You’ll feel like you’re in competition with the world. And this, is the complete opposite of self-love. In fact, when we start to feel this way, we…

Eye contact

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The eyes are more than just the ‘windows to the soul; they’re a powerful communication tool! Let’s have a look at how to use our eyes to enhance study, boost sales, and even score a date. Eye contact is often an overlooked aspect of communication, but believe it or not, it can tell a lot about a person. So-called ‘Introverts’…

The truth about hypnosis

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…You can erase ugly habits with hypnosis or use it to stay calm during stressful situations at work. Even when it comes to study, hypnosis can help you learn, retain and recall new information. Hypnosis makes it easy to change your behaviours so you are able to achieve your goals. A scientific study published in the Journal of Consulting and

How to overcome depression

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…peek at my One-on-One Intensive. I developed this program 12 years ago specifically to help people overcome depression. And every single client I work with, who is committed to the program, is depression and pill free by the end of it. I believe we ALL deserve to live a happy, healthy life – free of depression – so if you’re…

Struggle with pain? Try this.

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…now we know what pain is, let’s explore the next question: Why do we experience painful sensations in the body? Pain is the body’s way of trying to communicate something to us. Given the body can’t communicate to us via words, it uses sensation instead. In that sense, pain has a role to play; a very important role. Pain is…

Toxic tears

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…have found that after crying, people feel better, both physically and physiologically, and they feel worse by suppressing their tears. Biochemist William Frey has spent 15 years as the head of a research team at the Ramsey Medical Centre in Minnesota, studying tears. He discovered that stress-induced tears actually remove toxic substances from the body. Frey suggested that the purpose…

How I overcame nausea during pregnancy.

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…a super healthy little being in my belly!! I hope this blog, helps to help you see beyond any current problems you may be facing; any limiting beliefs. Please feel free to leave a comment and share your positive experiences and learnings. The more we can create a supportive community that supports health and happiness, the more we experience a…

Let life be your spiritual practice.

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…practice to get good at life. Consider learning a new language. Why do we practise grammar and do language exercises in a foreign language? So we can have real life conversations in that language. So we can immerse ourselves in a new culture, and participate in life in a new language. It’s our language practice that helps us be able…

Kissing: The things you never knew about locking lips!

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…– after people kissed. French kissing is great for drinking in your partner’s elixir and activating all the yummy pleasure centres that release oxytocin. And because you’re generating more saliva when you kiss, this can help combat oral plaque, while an exchange of germs actually boosts the immune system. Saliva also contains the sex hormone testosterone, which triggers libido, so…

What tampons are doing to your womb

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…now!’ And so I decided to try one period, tampon-free. Pads only. Wow! It was my lightest period ever!!!! I was won over, and ever since, I haven’t used tampons. I then started to develop a healthier relationship with my period, like resting more when I was bleeding – one of the keys to experiencing a symptom-free period – and

Boosting immunity amid the Coronavirus

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…boost your immune system – and direct energy to it – you need to look at where you’re putting your energy. If you’re watching each news report on the edge of your seat, or constantly checking your phone to see where the latest outbreak of Coronavirus is, you’re telling your body to keep your adrenal system activated. And this comes…

What is an energetic orgasm?

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…I created the Sexual Self course; a 2-month journey into learning how to re-sensitise and re-awaken so we can tap into the immense pleasure available to you. You will learn to experience yourself – and sex – in a completely new way. You will discover what is means to truely feel yourself. You’ll open the door to energetic orgasms. And

Boost your self-love through community.

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…group energy? Then join a group of like hearted people. Take up a new hobby or even better… be part of my community. I run a number of beautiful courses, where people come together with the one purpose; to cultivate self-love.   Simply check out the website for my Remarkable Relationships 3-month course and my Yoga for the Vagina course,…

Grateful in April

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…generally positive outlook. And in light of the ‘Grateful in April’ campaign, what a perfect time to start being grateful for all the amazing things in your life! Check out www.gratefulinapril.com for more ideas on how to be grateful. ‘Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.’ -Marcel…

Spring: The time of new growth. Are you ready to bloom?

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Spring is the time of new growth – we see this all around us as buds yawn open into the most beautiful flowers. So let me ask you: Do you feel like you’re magnificence is blossoming, or is the shade cloth stopping you from growing? If you’re withering behind the garden shed, then ask yourself why you’re not giving yourself…

Good friendships put the colour in your cheeks. How is your friend bank?

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…leave the house. New friends are unlikely to come knockin’ at your door; unless you have a lot of leaky taps that require the likes of a handy man or two! Your friend-making strategy needs to include getting out amongst people regularly. And this needn’t be in a scary, confronting way. One of the easiest ways to meet new people…

Give the gift of presence this Chrissy

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What’s the best present you can give your loved ones this year? Although many might argue that a new car, fancy necklace or a little lovin’ are all ideal gifts – consider this: Material objects while lovely, don’t really nourish us. What they do is give us a little bit of joy when they’re shiny and new, but that wanes….

I know all this stuff, why aren’t I getting results?

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…you know. That is what my course is about – giving YOU those skills that will allow you to completely turn your life around. To move from struggle, pain, fear and negative thinking patterns, into a peaceful way of living where everything you desire naturally materialises without you having to do much at all. That is what it means to…

Ditch the bra if you want perkier breasts ladies!

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…found that bras destroy the breast’s natural ability to support themselves. Those ladies who didn’t wear a bra experienced a 7mm lift in their nipples, compared to those who deprived their breasts of gravity. The researchers believed that strapping our breasts in, prevents the growth of breast tissue. In other words, letting our girls hang free gives the supporting muscles…

Conscious Commitment

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It’s a word many of us are afraid of, but without it, achieving your goals and desires is often impossible. Yep, let’s talk about ‘commitment’. So what is it that stops us from committing? Often a fear of failure and sometime, even a fear of success. The one thing you need to realise however, is that unless you commit, you…

Are your emotions making you sick?

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Emotions are ‘energy in motion’. When we store negative emotions in the body – for example, anger, fear, guilt or shame – they sicken the body. Even scientific research now shows that suppressed emotions lead to illness and disease. When we experience a situation that triggers a negative emotion in us, if we don’t fully feel it in that moment,…

How to raise children without sexual shame

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…about sex more openly, it wouldn’t be such a taboo topic, and it wouldn’t cause all the shame it currently does. If you know other parents struggling to know how to share sex with their children, please share this post. And please feel free to leave your thoughts and tips and experiences in the comments below. The more children who…

Infuse your life with intention.

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…Take for example my experience moving from France to the UK amid a global pandemic at the end of last year. I woke up the morning we were to travel on five trains, take one cab, and do a whole lot of stair climbing with too many suitcases and a stroller, and I set a very clear intention for the…

Emotional Health: Poisoning your mind with what you eat?

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…emotional health please check out Sherry’s recipes and tips. Or you can check out an hour-long talk she gave on this topic and so much more. Sherry Strong is a food philosopher, chef and nutritionist. The author of the book Return to Food – the life changing anti diet and the 8 week online program by the same name. www.returntofood.com

Are you in need of a love infusion? Energy healing explained…

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…are not required. Now distance energy healings are not some new woo woo concept. They’ve been practiced in the far East for thousands of years, with the West now starting to incorporate distance energy healings into various modalities. China has done many scientific studies on the effectiveness of qigong distance energy healing by qigong healers. One strict double blind study

Do I have a weak pelvic floor or a strong pelvic floor?

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…fears around primary instincts such as our health, our family’s safety and our financial security. It’s where we process emotion and it also houses our fight-or-flight reactions. In this way, the pelvic floor is one of the body’s primary stress containers. When you receive bad news for example, this can cause an unconscious reaction, where you clench your pelvic floor….

Love heals: Heal your life through love.

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…We start comparing ourselves to others, we experience lack, pain and struggle and life becomes one uber scary place. Yet when we come from a loving space, we attract positive people and positive opportunities into our life. We’re more easily able to materialise a life we’d absolutely adore! Of course learning to love means being willing to surrender our old…

The Love Sandwich… how to relate better!

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…differently, if that someone (perhaps your boss or work colleague) sandwiched the negative feedback inside two compliments. Would you be more open to receiving the constructive criticism? In most cases, yes! As long as the person delivering the information was genuine, of course. This is what I call a Love Sandwich. We all, at some points in our life, need…

How to survive adversity

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…ever imagine right now. We don’t wake up when we’re sitting in our comfort zone. We wake up when adversity hits and we’re forced to dig deep and rely on our foundations, so we can facilitate new growth. So we can cultivate our connection to ourself. For we have all we need within us to support ourselves through these troubling…

What’s hiding in the garden of YOUR mind? Limiting beliefs?

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…seedlings on to of those rocks, do you think they would have grown? Probably not. Or not to their greatest potential anyway. This is what happens for many people these days. They start a business, a relationship or a new eating regime, with the greatest of intentions, hoping it will flourish. Not realising that there are HUGE rocks under the…

Chris Cornell, anxiety, death and hope.

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…body. Yes, anxiety sickens the body. Anxiety is a very real problem, with many side-effects. Where does anxiety come from? Our childhood conditioning. As a child we are programmed, much like a computer, on how to think, act and behave. We form beliefs about ourself – subconscious programming – beliefs like ‘I’m not good enough’, ‘I’m a failure’, ‘I’m not…

What’s coffee got to do with anxiety?

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…every person is so grateful afterwards. What’s super interesting is, when a person comes off coffee, if they do have one – after being coffee-free for at least a month – they notice the effects immediately! It’s really common for one of my clients – who has stopped drinking coffee – so say to me: ‘I’ve been feeling so good,…

I can’t afford it. Or can ?!

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…stop your brain working. You accept the words as truth, and go about your day, living in this constricted view of your life. By asking the question’ How can I afford it? you open yourself up to endless possibilities. It makes you access a new part of yourself that seeks out a solution; an answer. In his book Rich Dad,…

Guilt-free Easter

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…empty calories and little in the way of true cacao. Raw powered cacao is chock full of flavonoids, which act as natural antioxidants which protect the body from aging and disease caused by free radicals. Raw cacao contains up to four times the antioxidants of traditional cacao powder, and has the highest antioxidant value of all the natural foods in…

Meditation. I can’t meditate? Or can I?

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…focus on your breath. When you notice a thought come in, notice that thought without judgement, then release it, and return your focus to the breath. This is meditation. Now to begin with, you will probably spend your whole meditation session noticing and releasing thoughts. You’ll feel like the thoughts just keep flooding on in. That’s absolutely ok. With time…

How to let go of old relationships.

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Relationships are delightfully fulfilling at their best and gravel-rash painful at their worst. Whether it’s a good friend or a romantic partner, being able to let go after a relationship has ended, isn’t always easy. But if you’re open to exploring what that relationship gave you and what you can learn from it, then it can be one of the…

Sex is a spiritual practice. Yes sexuality and spirituality really are one!

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…Vanessa shares: ‘Nobody is trying to keep you from happiness, you simply need to receive the love from within. My world completely opened up once I accepted that and infused this belief into my being.’ Please enjoy this raw and intimate interview. Let it empower YOU to embrace your own sexuality and learn how to love ALL of yourself. If…

Is it time to let go of the rules? Life without control.

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…Our connection to the present moment? Our interactions and our deeper thoughts? What if we were to let go of control for a day? Not necessarily on the roads, but in everyday living? What you’d probably find is that without the expectations control creates, you’d be free to experience something new. Something much more fulfilling. Take work for example. What…

Dragons breathe fire, but they also guard treasure

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…your personal development. Just as we are our own dragons, so too are we our own ‘heros’. It’s up to us to meet the dragons head on and thus, set ourselves free. Yes, dragons are terrifying. But they are necessary because they demand courageous action. They test us, with unrelenting fire, to find out if we’ve actually metabolised all the…

Think yourself rich

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…intended outcome, come into fruition. Take all the actions steps you can to bring your money goal to life. Don’t just sit around complaining about your situation. Actually get out there and take actions. And if you find those actions didn’t work as planned, then take new actions. STEP 5: Finally, you need to surrender. When you surrender, you remove…

My walk through France: Metaphorical bee-stings, emotional biffos and baguettes!

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…another person. So please remember to love, as I did in France. And I will take this opportunity to thank my gorgeous husband for his unconditional love in France, which has made me a stronger, clearer and happier women. Thanks to him and his commitment to love, I have a newfound love and belief in our relationship. So in conclusion,…