Parkinson’s Disease affects more than 10 million people worldwide, and while there isn’t a cure yet, medication and lifestyle changes can make an impact on the symptoms. Michelle Hespeler, executive director of Beat Parkinson's Today, arms herself with exercise to fight Parkinson’s. BPD Today offers classes like yoga, weightlifting, and no-contact boxing — each ending with a meditation session. Families and caretakers can attend workshops and trainings to support their loved ones. "These clients taught me about what it means to have a winning mentality,” says Caroline Murray, a trainer at BPD Today. After teaming up with Bonterra, BPD Today raised over $7,000 on its first Giving Tuesday, empowering their teachers, fitness classes, and participants to fight the disease. Be a true ally and learn more about Beat Parkinsons' Today this #DisibilityPrideMonth. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e-YtRn54
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Here's a top tip from a therapist!!! We all have aspects of ourselves we frown up on, right? The extra pounds of weight we'd love to donate, the tendency to rather work a 60 hour week rather than have an open WLB discussion, the movie/vacation plans we never materialize for our partners, the outburst 🤬 that could melt a ton of metal, the health report that did not reflect the salad you ate last October... We seek to change them - resolutions, diet plans, 6-month memberships, signups, meditation app subscription, promises (to self, spouse, children). Every change we seek in ourself is an expense of energy; since we need to actively overrule our default choice (say, picture a choice between a pizza and raw beetroot! 😓) Too many changes => Energy drain => Commitment in the bin => "Chuck this crap" Therefore, 1. List the changes that matter to you 2. Pick the top one...yes...ONE 3. Persist with it for 21 days. It creates a new pathway in your mind, i.e., your hand automatically reaches for the raw beetroot 😉 Change #1 achieved. Now relook at your list and pick the next one...yes...ONE #thinkingsolutions #selfhelp #bodymind #changeyourlife #changemanagement #therapyworks #beetroot 😁
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Specialist physiotherapist & integrative somatic practitioner. Using trauma-informed & compassionate care to empower people to move with more ease, do what they love, maximise wellness & thrive.
A summary of all my workshops that are already bookable or currently being planned for 2024.
Here’s a video with all the workshops planned or being planned so far for 2024. All workshops are available online and worldwide, either for everyone or for people with certain health conditions. A list of the workshops (all times are UK): 💫 Embodied Rest 13/01/24 3-4.30pm - donation based (available for free in needed). Available for everyone. More info on my Facebook events or website https://lnkd.in/gxV2KME2 💫 Creating A Healing Path 3/2/24 10-12 (early bird discount until 15/12/23) - 8 week series for people with any condition associated with pain/fatigue/anxiety. More information here https://lnkd.in/epFWqhqT 💫 Nervous System Regulation - 4 week series. available for everyone. This will explore what nervous system regulation is and our own nervous system through somatic (body) practices using 4 different nervous system regulation models. 💫 Compassionate Mind Training for People With Persistent Pain - this will explore what self-compassion is (there are many myths) and somatically explore connecting to our compassionate selves and self compassion through compassionate mind training and other compassion-practices. 💫 Listening to the Body’s Wisdom, Understanding the Yes’s/No’s/Maybes - available for everyone. We will explore what yes’s/no’s/maybes feel like in the body. There will potentially be other workshops including on exploring setting compassionate boundaries one. I can offer bespoke workshops as well. Get in touch if you would like to book a place on the Embodied Rest or Creating A Healing Path workshops, and/or be added to the interested list for the other workshops, or if you have any questions. #somatics #embodiment #yoga #traumainformedyoga #compassion #selfcompassion #pain #persistentpain #mecfs #longcovid #anxiety #sleep #stressmanagement #nervoussystemregulation #explore #awareness #wellness #wellbeing #healing #rest #restore #energymanagement #nurture #selfcare
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Here’s a video with all the workshops planned or being planned so far for 2024. All workshops are available online and worldwide, either for everyone or for people with certain health conditions. A list of the workshops (all times are UK): 💫 Embodied Rest 13/01/24 3-4.30pm - donation based (available for free in needed). Available for everyone. More info on my Facebook events or website https://lnkd.in/gxV2KME2 💫 Creating A Healing Path 3/2/24 10-12 (early bird discount until 15/12/23) - 8 week series for people with any condition associated with pain/fatigue/anxiety. More information here https://lnkd.in/epFWqhqT 💫 Nervous System Regulation - 4 week series. available for everyone. This will explore what nervous system regulation is and our own nervous system through somatic (body) practices using 4 different nervous system regulation models. 💫 Compassionate Mind Training for People With Persistent Pain - this will explore what self-compassion is (there are many myths) and somatically explore connecting to our compassionate selves and self compassion through compassionate mind training and other compassion-practices. 💫 Listening to the Body’s Wisdom, Understanding the Yes’s/No’s/Maybes - available for everyone. We will explore what yes’s/no’s/maybes feel like in the body. There will potentially be other workshops including on exploring setting compassionate boundaries one. I can offer bespoke workshops as well. Get in touch if you would like to book a place on the Embodied Rest or Creating A Healing Path workshops, and/or be added to the interested list for the other workshops, or if you have any questions. #somatics #embodiment #yoga #traumainformedyoga #compassion #selfcompassion #pain #persistentpain #mecfs #longcovid #anxiety #sleep #stressmanagement #nervoussystemregulation #explore #awareness #wellness #wellbeing #healing #rest #restore #energymanagement #nurture #selfcare
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Here's a top tip from a therapist!!! We all have aspects of ourselves we frown up on, right? The extra pounds of weight we'd love to donate, the tendency to rather work a 60 hour week rather than have an open WLB discussion, the movie/vacation plans we never materialize for our partners, the outburst 🤬 that could melt a ton of metal, the health report that did not reflect the salad you ate last October... We seek to change them - resolutions, diet plans, 6-month memberships, signups, meditation app subscription, promises (to self, spouse, children). Every change we seek in ourself is an expense of energy; since we need to actively overrule our default choice (say, picture a choice between a pizza and raw beetroot! 😓) Too many changes => Energy drain => Commitment in the bin => "Chuck this crap" Therefore, 1. List the changes that matter to you 2. Pick the top one...yes...ONE 3. Persist with it for 21 days. It creates a new pathway in your mind, i.e., your hand automatically reaches for the raw beetroot 😉 Change #1 achieved. Now relook at your list and pick the next one...yes...ONE #thinkingsolutions #selfhelp #bodymind #changeyourlife #changemanagement #therapyworks #beetroot 😁
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The soul gets sick first, and then the body. It is a very powerful saying, and I am sure you have heard many stories where healthy people experienced tragedies (especially losses), and six months later, they were diagnosed with different terminal cancers or complex problems with their immune systems that led to death. In the book "The Chimp Paradox," the author said the emotional part of our brain is five times stronger than the logical part. Our emotions are very dangerous because they can disturb the hormonal balance of our bodies, which is very important if we want to be healthy. The same thing happens with obese and overweight people. This doesn't happen overnight; first, you experience a tragedy that triggers your emotions, whether it occurs in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood. If at that moment you can't control your emotions, they will start affecting your thoughts and actions. Your actions create bad habits that help your body to quickly balance things out for a short period. For example, if you feel very sad after a tragedy, your body will crave dopamine, and the first thing you might do is grab a chocolate bar or some refined sugar. Because grief lasts for at least six months, you start creating a habit of resorting to this quick fix. This also impacts your insulin levels. This one bad habit is just an example, but for some people, alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes serve as bad habits that provide a short boost of dopamine. And very easily, you can find yourself after six months, one year, or more with an extra 20kg and many other health problems. For more about this subject, check out my book 'Beyond Weight.' Beyond Weight https://amzn.eu/d/6SddX6V https://lnkd.in/ePG6tJEW
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The Author's Corner with Anna Pereira Chairwoman Soul Ventures: Chapter 1 from 25 Tools for Goddesses International Self-Care Day is celebrated annually on July 24. It is a day to stress the importance of self-care as the cornerstone of wellness and to remind people that self-care is important for improving the quality of life, preventing many health conditions, and managing chronic illnesses. The Wellness Universe invites you to take part in a month of self-care with a weekly dive into a story and tool to help you live your very best life! Weekly, our best-selling author experts read their chapter and create a space for you to connect with them live. This session is dedicated to embracing your Divine Goddess Energy! Join Anna Pereira, CEO The Wellness Universe, as she reads Chapter 1 from The Wellness Universe Guide to Complete Self-Care 25 Tools for Goddesses: HEART RECLAMATION USING VISUALIZATION TO TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE She will share her self-care tool to take back your heart ... and your life. This visualization is not just for getting over a romantic break-up; it’s for loss. When you give yourself to a person, project, or commitment that ends, sometimes your heart goes with it. You will be able to reclaim it today! As part of our Wellness for All programming, this session is supported by donation. https://lnkd.in/dEp7mS9Y #SelfCare #InternationalSelfCareDay #WellnessforAll #TheWellnessUniverse #25ToolsforGoddesses #healing #visualization
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When people choose to journey with me and work together to effect change in their wellbeing, the transformational results always come through We are so powerful and our bodies are capable of so much inner healing and change when we allow ourselves to be guided and shown the how. Thats my role showing you the how and guiding you with tailored/bespoke movements for you to strengthen and stretch you from the inside out. Physical and emotional pain is a complex thing and is connected to so much from our mentality, emotionality to our physicality. We address pain and injury from all angles. The Free Your Spine movement method is approached very much from a holistic angle. We are not here to fix you rather return you to your delicious soulful, moving, grooving wholesome self. The Free Your Spine method is great for those of us who: * Easily get overwhelmed and therefore find nervous systems are more nervous. * Are curious to how movement and moving the body can help boost your personal and professional life, and create more self leadership as well as deeper impact in your community, life, work, family, your mission * Have had enough of waking up with persistent, consistent joint pain and back niggles * Want to invite more dance, and rhythm and pace into your days and weeks * Is ready to overhaul your physical regime and feel the fittest from the Inside out that you have ever felt. Sound like your jam? Come through to the next FYS community back jam next Friday August 4th at 6pm BST from the FYS zoom room. Link to book and all the details are in the comments box. Let’s goooooo! A recent testimonial... “Nicola is my go to movement and pilates expert whenever I need to get myself into shape quickly. She has also helped me get through a couple of injuries safely enabling me to take up all the sports I enjoy. I highly recommend Nicola, 121s session with her have been invaluable.” #freeyourspine #movemore #movementislife #betterbackhealth
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Life is a series of choices. Every day we get to choose. We get to decide what actions we will take and what our attitude will be. And those choices about what we do and how we approach it impact our ability to reach goals and live our best lives. Our choices influence our outcomes every single day. Let’s say we have a BHAG and let’s see how our actions and attitude can turn that BHAG into a BHAA (big hairy audacious accomplishment). Let’s say, for example, we have a desire or goal to run a marathon. We could choose to take action by signing up for a marathon. And then we can choose to further action to sign up for a training program. And then, each day, we can decide what action we will take. Do we do the work of the training program or do something else? Inevitably, when it comes to making choices and taking action, there is something better or easier than going running in July when the temperature outside is in the 90s. And then there’s the attitude. What if something unexpected happens that gets in the way of our ability to act? What if—having consistently trained for sixteen weeks —we wake up 6 days before race day having injured our neck thanks to a congenital spine issue? What if we can’t walk all that well, much less run? What happens then? Do we give in and give up? Or do we take an #attitudeofgratitude for having done the training thus far and trust that it was sufficient? And do we also trust that 6 days will be enough time to heal so long as we take action to help heal—physical therapy exercises, creams and prescription medicine? If we are McKoy Crawford, we do all of those things. And if we are McKoy, we pray for additional healing from her higher power and trust that she will receive what she needs. And if we are McKoy Crawford, we also turn a solo initiative into a #teameffort. We ask for support from friends and family on race day so that we have the encouragement we need. We ask our cousin, Perrin McKissick, to be there at the finish line to cheer us in. And we enlist our sister, MC Crawford, to be our secret weapon—a running partner for the last 2.5 miles. What are sisters for? And on those last 2.5 miles, rather than be glad to finish, we will ask MC to push us rather than pace us. And we will keep an attitude 100% enthusiasm for the experience. And if we are McKoy Crawford and did all of those things, we will have run our first-ever marathon, the Boulder Rez, and placed 3rd overall for females! Now that, my friends, is the power of choice that we enjoy each and every day. It is up to us what we choose to do and how we choose to approach it. And if we choose well and do the work with optimism and enthusiasm, we may just find that we are one of life’s “lucky ones”! Way to go Mckoy! Congratulations on making great choices, keeping your chin up and enjoying the win! 🏃♀️ 🏅 #choicesmatter #bhag #attitude #action #goals
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Holidays can be a stressful time for anyone. Here’s a reminder to take a moment for yourself 💚 🧘♀️🧘♂️ Mimic the circle pattern with your breaths, and take as long as you need to. Hopefully, this little pitstop helps you today. #WellnessWednesday Breath work provides numerous benefits to our overall health: - Reduce stress and anxiety - Improve the quality of sleep - Improve cardiovascular health - Good for the lungs and digestive system Of course, there are many more! How do breathing exercises help you? Let us know in the comments below! #mergingvetsandplayers #MVP #fitness #mentalfitness #mentalhealth #camaraderie #team #accountability #health #teammate #motivation #teamwork #community #exercise #growth #veterans #athletes #healing #nonprofit #breathwork #breathing #meditation #breathe #relax #reset #oxygen
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Since childhood, I was very skinny, weighing only 33kg in secondary school. My family believed being skinny was bad luck and often pressured me to eat more to gain weight. Their comments that I was ugly and "skin and bones" hurt my self-esteem, so made me hate to see myself in the mirror. To help, my mom signed me up for gymnastics, but I never liked exercise—it felt like a chore. In college, my church started a weekly basketball game, which was the beginning of who I am today. Even though I got hurt many times during the play, I loved feeling proud when people praised me for scoring. My perspective began to change. I started jogging, even though it meant taking long public transport rides to the stadium. When I moved to Singapore and joined the Health Promotion Board (HPB) program, I kept going. The free workouts with rewards encouraged me to exercise more. Over time, I realized how good exercise is for me. Even during my cancer treatment, I noticed the positive impact of staying active. The nurse had difficulty finding my veins for treatment. Exercising my hands before chemotherapy made it easier to insert the needle into my vein. Now, I am healthier and more stable. Jumping on the trampoline helps my immune system by releasing white blood cells. I want to be healthy because I want to make good memories with my aging parents and support others dealing with cancer. Finally, I found a way to gain weight—through blood donation. To donate blood, you need to weigh at least 45 kg. I ate a lot to get 45kg so I able to donate blood, and since then, my weight has increased to 48 kg. I've maintained a healthy weight ever since. Here are the key lessons I've learned about the importance of exercise: - It took years for me to embrace regular exercise. - Finding a meaningful reason to stay consistent is crucial. - A supportive environment, including government programs, can make a big difference. - The benefits of exercise may not be immediate, but they are profound over time. If you need help starting to exercise, consider joining a support group. Create a supportive environment around you to make staying active and healthy easier. P.S. If you can't find a group, you can always reach out to me for help. #kmeganiztv #cancerthriver
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