Are you aligned with your purpose? When we are aligned with what is truly right for us – our integrity, values, gifts and talents – life flows. But when we are headed in the wrong direction- look out for the speed bumps! I like to think of it as the universe giving us a gentle (or not so gentle nudge) to redirect us to our true course. Speed bumps ahead - slow down and take notice Life continues to give us opportunities to redirect our journey when we are travelling down the

Pain and Symptom mapping Pain is the body’s way of alerting us to an imbalance or lack of ease (dis-ease). Eastern medicine holds that each organ and element of our structure relates metaphorically to an aspect of how we are living and experience life. To understand this, consider back pain. Our spine is the structure that supports our body and keeps us upright, yet also allows us to bend and flex. Back pain is one of the most common complaints we experience with 1 in 6 Austr

Illness as a communication tool Illness is the body’s ultimate communication tool as nothing throws us into crisis as effectively as illness. If we stop and think about the limitations we experience and the range of emotions we feel when we are ill – fear, frustration, love, hope, conflict, despair, life and death- we recognise the truth in this statement. So, illness affects spirit and body. The conundrum is that the focus of our modern healthcare system is to cure symptoms,

Feeling Stressed? Do you regularly suffer from muscle aches, tension or other physical pain? Pain as a symptom The human body uses these symptoms to alert you to a need for action. Many people, however, take a painkiller instead of looking for causes as we live in a culture where we are often led to believe that medication is the only answer or best option for coping with physical pain[i] -yet what is the potential risk of ignoring the body’s message? This week, the use of op