What have you been upto? All of us at InsideOut have been busy in our own ways whilst in LockDown. We want to keep in touch with each other as much as with you so we have started keeping weekly LockDown Diaries....
It is important to go easy on yourself and prioritise self-care. Because to live as fulfilling life as possible we need to be fit and healthy. Whether we are in the four walls of our own homes, or enjoying the freedom of normality. YOU are the vehicle of self-care for so many....
It is with a heavy heart that the centre is closed from 22/3 in order to ensure we do our bit to support our community during these difficult times. We had hoped to play our part in serving clients in need of urgent physical and mental wellbeing support for the duration of this sad and difficult time. But it is obvious now that this won’t be possible so we are willingly acting in line with government instruction and social responsibility. Some of our classes and treatments are being done online and you are welcome to enquire about these. I personally feel this time will...
Molly's Fibromyalgia Journey - About this Blog This Blog is about Molly's Fibromyalgia Journey; Molly is 24, a part-time model and dance and Pilates instructor. She is beautiful, fit, healthy and has the world at her feet. She has also recently been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I know Molly personally so we are working together to raise awareness of what it is like for people living and working with Fibromyalgia. And importantly finding ways to manage it so she can continue with her preferred way of life. This Blog will follow Molly and my fibromyalgia journey together as work through her treatment to find what works for her. Helpful comments...
Read the first post in this series of articles about Traditional Chinese Medicine: What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on theories about Qi, which is said to flow along 12 channels of the body called meridians and help the body to maintain health. So, as well as the body being comprised of the usual organs, bones, etc., it also has a system of channels – meridians - which become impacted by illness through various conditions, and are related to mental, physical and emotional states. The closest definition we can find in the West for Qi is ‘vital energy’ but it is so much more than that. Qi...
Read the first post in this series of articles about Traditional Chinese Medicine: What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?Western medicine focuses strictly on the evidence of a condition based on the findings of technology, anatomy and chemistry of a person’s physicality in minute detail whereas Chinese medicine, on the other hand, experiments with the big picture of an individual’s signs and symptoms to eventually arrive at a diagnosis. In other words, this is a huge and significant gulf between the micro level of detail and the macro required for diagnosis in both. For example, a bad back in Western medicine is narrowed down to the specific vertebrae, tendon or muscle...
Read the first post in this series of articles about Traditional Chinese Medicine: What is Traditional Chinese Medicine? Historical studies have demonstrated that the medical philosophy of China was grounded in principles very similar to those of other Eastern medical philosophies, which is interesting when you consider this would have evolved without the power of email. The Eastern countries were drawing the same conclusions about the body and medicine at the same time, obviously without any form of electronic communication. Mummified bodies across the Eastern continents have been found with acupuncture marks which bear resemblance to acupuncture points we use today for the conditions of which they died millenia...
Despite the title of this post, it’s actually easier to start with what Traditional Chinese Medicine is not.What Traditional Chinese Medicine is notAccording to one scholar writing an editorial in the journal ‘Nature’, it’s all about the reckless slaughter of endangered animals. A hideous act carried out so we can eat their bones and hides in powdered form. All in the desperate hope of being cured for everything from cancer to a common cold. Unfortunately, this individual is not alone amongst other non-experts of Chinese Medicine in writing about the potential risks to the natural world presented by TCM. It would be interesting to research whether the...
Join Us for our Christmas Party on 21st November 5-8pm and get festive discounts on selected products and treatments!...
Being Mama is a gift but even for the most chilled out of us, it can be tiring and trying too. That's why we are offering a new service to provide spa-quality treatments with childcare....