Archive for 2016
Three Tips to Help Your Daughter Feel Comfortable in Her Skin
How much a young girl will value, like and feel good about them selves is unfortunately, for many today, very heavily influenced by social media, reality television and the pressure of living in a beauty obsessed and materialistic society. For a lot of young girls this pressure can manifest into low self-esteem, low mood, disordered […]
Three Ways to Help Your Teenager Feel Comfortable in Her Skin
How much a young girl will value, like and feel good about themselves is unfortunately, for many today, very heavily influenced by social media, reality television and the pressure of living in a beauty obsessed and materialistic society. For a lot of young girls this pressure can manifest into low self-esteem, low mood, disordered eating, […]
Family Food: Courgette Polpette
This recipe is taken from River Cottage Baby and Toddler Cookbook which is a great book for feeding the whole family. Its got lots of Baby Led Weaning friendly foods as well as delicious dishes for bigger kids and adults. Freezer-friendly: freeze the uncooked polpette. Defrost before baking. For babies: these make nice finger food […]
How Can Rolfing Therapy Help?
What Is Rolfing? Rolfing is a treatment process developed in the middle of the 20th century by Ida Pauline Rolf. Often described as a cross between physiotherapy and massage, the focus is on the clients’ posture, working on the connective tissue to relieve joint issues throughout the body. The goal is always to create greater ease through the body. […]
Understanding reflux and how to help the reflux baby
Your baby is feeding and spitting up milk. That is a normal problem. A laundry problem yes, but none the less normal. However, in some cases the spitting up of milk becomes quite frequent and starts to cause the baby distress. If your baby displays these symptoms, they may have a medical condition known as […]
Advanced Yoga for Shoulders and Arm Balances
Shoulder Girdle Harmony Susan Church and Orla Crosse – 9th February 2019 The ball and socket joint of the shoulder is one of the most unstable in the body. A poor design becomes the teacher’s biggest challenge. Explore the workings of the dynamic and static shoulder joint controlling system. Learn how to activate the most […]
Advanced Yoga for The Spine & Core
Yoga Gives Back: Yoga & The Spine Susan Church and Orla Crosse – 9th June 2018 Delve into the functional design of the spine and discover how it supports, stabilises and moves you. This is linked with sound medical information about nerves, discs, core, and fascia. Recognise what normal range of movement is for each area of […]
The Rotunda: Madder than the mad hatters tea party
I am going to tell you a story. Neither a farce or tragedy. But both. A mystery some might say: so unbelievable we need your help to solve it #freethecupcakedozen Once upon a time a group of mothers wanted to show their love for midwives. Demonstrating an annual appreciation of the amazing dedication of midwives on international midwifery day, The elbowroom baked […]
3 Tips to Strengthen Your Teen-Parent Relationship
As a group of parents who realised that our daughters are on the cusp of what will be the most exciting but also the most terrifying time of their lives, we decided to pool our expertise and devising a series of workshops that will help young teenagers navigate the often choppy waters of young womanhood. We’re honest, open, frank […]
Core & Restore – Stress, Immunity & The ‘Second Brain’ In Your Gut
Scientists are now calling the network of neurons lining the gut the ‘second brain’, properly known as the enteric nervous system. This ‘second brain’ in our bellies goes far beyond just processing the food we eat. As many as 100 million neurons embedded in the walls of our digestive tract manage the complex and messy […]