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The Power of Language in Chronic Pain
Have you ever wondered if the words you use are exacerbating your chronic pain? How your thoughts and language influence how you feel, how you move and how you experience the world? How many times have you been in chronic pain, ie pain that has lasted more than 3 months and felt afraid to move…
Is Chronic pain getting you down?
Is Chronic pain getting you down? Did you know that the brain has a “pain memory” and this plays a huge factor in chronic pain since it’s there long after the injury has healed? Chronic pain is a medical term and almost implies that you have to put up with it and that you will…
Is it time for a digital detox?
Time is such an interesting concept and one which we universally adhere to in our calendars for meet ups, events, getting work, work meetings and deadlines, for lesson/class lengths so teachers know how long they have to deliver their subject and students know when to go to their next lesson etc. This is no different…
How the Feldenkrais Method® can help with eye conditions
“…The same tests showed my visual field is now normal with only a slight issue in my bad eye.” In my teens, I remember my dad telling me that if I did regular eye exercises, it could help improve my eyes and stop their deterioration. I think he had read a newspaper article about it…
The Ultimate 2020 Gift Guide
This year has been a weird one, that’s for sure! It is nearly the end of the year, which can only mean one thing; it is time for Christmas shopping! Lockdown 2.0 meant most shops were closed in November, so with less time to buy presents this year you might feel a little stressed. Well…
WHAT DOES COMFORT MEAN TO YOU?
Comfort. There are many definitions of the word “comfort” in the English dictionary, but have you ever thought about what you sense as comfort? Is it the environment around you? Is it how you feel emotionally? Is it related to your financial wealth? What about sensing comfort? Does this relate to how you feel in…
INSTRUCTOR OR TEACHER? CLIENT OR STUDENT?
At Ismini Pilates and Body Movement Studio our philosophy is that all clients are students and we teach rather than instruct. These two words, ‘student’ and ‘teacher’, have such a different psychological effect on how a person perceives the classes they attend with us. If you are a student, you are learning to take control…
