Are you a sleep deprived parent? Do you have a newborn and would like to help your child have a healthy relationship with sleep? Do you have an active toddler or older child who finds it hard to slow down to rest, struggles with nightmares or is simply out of sync with their natural day-night…
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How to help your child through anxiety
We just want them to be happy! We wish that they see in themselves what we see: brilliance, inner beauty, wit, compassion and love. These little people with whom we spend so much of our energy supporting their growth, safety and exploration through life. More and more I am seeing precious children come into my…
Sweet Success: Kate joins the expert panel at ‘I Quit Sugar’
Collaboration within our community can only strengthen it further and I’m delighted to announce that I have teamed up with I Quit Sugar by joining their expert panel. Only good things can come from including a kinesiologist among a panel of such committed and knowledgeable professionals from a wide range of modalities! Sugar is highly…
Sanctuary of Sleep Seminar
This seminar has now finished, however – if you were unable to attend, please email kate@holisticbynature.com.au for your free copy of my Sanctuary of Sleep guide which covers several techniques to help you and your children find better quality sleep. You don’t have to resign yourself to poor sleep! If you’re in Canberra this Thursday, come…
The Sanctuary of Sleep series Part Three: Techniques to help you relax and sleep
In Part One and Part Two of the Sanctuary of Sleep, I explained some basics to working with chakras and meridians for insight into why you are not sleeping well. The next important step is trying simple techniques to help your mind, body and spirit release blocks in your energy system and allow sleep to…
Why You Wake Up At The Same Time Every Night (Pt 1)
Have you ever wondered why you always seem to be waking up during the night at particular times? And it’s not just an odd night here and there. After a while you begin to realise you’re waking up again and again, the nights of sleeping through a distant memory. You start to look at the…
The Sanctuary of Sleep series Part One: Sleep & stress – why you can’t fall asleep
The Sanctuary of Sleep series takes a unique look at this topic which is dear to all. Let’s explore sleep from an energetic perspective; I’m talking about the energy systems of Hindu chakras and Traditional Chinese Medicine meridians, and how they help us understand our sleeping problems and provide insight into ways to support a…
Why You Can’t Relax: the modern day ‘stress head’
You find yourself face to face with a lion. Your brain and body recognise this as a survival situation and immediately hit the survival mode button. The blood rushes to your arms and legs. The blood in your brain floods to the survival areas such as the amygdala and hypothalamus. Your frontal lobe becomes foggy…
A mind & body picture of stress, anxiety & depression
While many struggle with either high levels of stress, repeated bouts of anxiety or the sense of falling into depression, it’s helpful to know the physiology (how your physical body functions) behind these challenging mind and body sensations. From an energetic perspective there is a range of Traditional Chinese Medicine meridians and Hindu Chakras that…
