Articles

Grief. Teresa Mallon describes the process of grief and how a psychotherapist can help.

The Alexander Technique (AT). Nick Mellor describes how gentleness, respect and persuasion work better than forcing through change.

Good Backs, Bad Backs and Back Pain. Nick Mellor has a hard time believing that your back pain is for life. "For most of us a good back is something we learn," he suggests, "not something we're handed on a plate."

Listen to Your Dreams. Teresa Mallon encourages us to engage with our dreams for healing and to strengthen our intuition, with practical tips on inviting dreams to communicate with us.

 Stop the Stress! Taryn McKerrow describes the human stress response, the consequences of being under stress long-term and the ESR technique for managing stress in our fast-paced lives.

The Importance of Feeling: Repetitive Strain Injuries. Nick Mellor discusses repetitive strain injuries from the point of view of Alexander Technique re-education. Rather than treating an RSI sufferer as a 'patient', and giving them a 'treatment', he explains how an Alexander Technique teacher helps them re-learn how to feel, recognising discomfort before it contributes to a painful injury.

Gardening Your Way to Health. Marg Peck finds many similarities between tending a garden and maintaining your own physical, biochemical and psycho-emotional well-being.

Separation and Divorce. Teresa Mallon describes the emotional and practical turmoil of separation and divorce and the support a therapist can offer during these difficult times.

Calming the Anxious Mind and Body. Gabrielle Batson on the "body as barometer": how our bodies respond to anxious thoughts, and how focussing awareness on thoughts and physical sensations can help reduce anxiety.

Disruptive...or a Right-Brain Learner? Marg Peck reports on her visit to an educational centre in Bendigo dedicated to helping children who struggle at school. Are these "difficult" children, or is it that their schooling needs to present information and learning experiences differently?

What is a Muscle Knot? Dale Husted explains how muscles get into knots and why massage and shiatsu can relieve the discomfort and pain associated with muscle knots.

Ageing and the Alexander Technique. Nick Mellor describes how some things we call "ageing" are really a set of self-defeating habits that can be unlearned. Ready to feel young again?