Can you remember a time when you felt really calm and safe? Maybe as a child on your mother’s lap; spending time with someone you love; walking in nature; or snuggled under the blankets in bed. What is your safest,…
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Category: Art Therapy, mindfulness, Tabs
Tags: anxiety, Art therapy, Babette Rothschild, Fremantle counsellor, healing, mind-body, mindfulness, Mundaring counsellor, Pat Ogden, Perth counsellor, psychotherapy, resourcing, safe place, safety, self development, self help, stress, Trauma, women
Recently, I had the privilege of attending some training on trauma and the body in Perth, Western Australia, with Body-centred Psychotherapist, Dr Andy Harkin. I’d like to share with you some of the key messages from that training. What is…
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Category: mind-body, Tabs, Trauma
Tags: body-centred psychotherapy, healing, implicit memory, mind-body, mindfulness, Pat Ogden, Perth counsellor, procedural learning, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Trauma, wellness, window of tolerance
Your heart is pounding. Your breath is short and shallow. You can feel a tightness in your neck, your shoulders, your entire body. Your mind races with worry about what might happen. The more you try to think through the…
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Category: Stress and Anxiety
Tags: anxiety, Art therapy, Breathing, coping with stress, float, floatation tank, Fremantle counsellor, gestalt therapy, how to cope with anxiety, Meditation, mental health, mind-body, mindfulness, Mundaring counsellor, Mundaring Wellness Centre, Perth counsellor, relaxation, self care, self support, tools for stress, what to do when you feel anxiety, what to do when you feel anxious, yoga