Reiki is otherwise known as life energy and is considered to have almost divine qualities. It is a universal life energy that encompasses everything vibrationally which is unique in a world where issues and challenges can leave us feeling separate and detached from others and the earth itself.
What is Reiki Energy?
Yoga for Anxiety
If you suffer from anxiety you may be cheered to hear that researchers in the States reckon that anxious people could live longer. They have come to this conclusion based on the fact that anxiety-plagued women tended to outlive their less stressed counterparts. Rsearchers believe that those with great anxiety levels became more health conscious [...]
Herbal Health for a Healthy Heart
Hawthorn is one of the most extensively used herbs as a tonic for the heart and the cardiovascular system and the most frequently prescribed by herbalists. Of all the plant kingdom it has the strongest affinity with the heart and with the instances of heart attack and hypertension increasing across the UK its good to [...]
Tiger Eye
What is Ayurveda Medicine?
Ayurveda medicine is an ancient healing art and aimed at restoring health and balance to the mind body and spirit. Ayurveda is from the Sanskrit word ayus which means life and veda which means knowledge. It is a traditional form of medicine that has been practiced in India for over 5000 years and many Sanskrit [...]
Red Alert
Colours have a profound effect on our mood and health. One of the most vibrant colours in the spectrum is the colour red. This stimulating, mood enhancing colour has an affinity with the base chakra. It activates the person that wears it and is generally a warming colour. On the physical level it can improve [...]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
There are many alternative treatments and therapies available that can help with the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. These encompass exercise, changes to diet, counseling, herbal medicine, hypnosis and acupuncture to name but a few.
Meditation
Learning relaxation techniques is critical for any healing process but especially so for sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Meditation [...]
Back Pain
If you experience issues with your back it can be extremely incapacitating and painful. Often a doctor can do little but prescribe pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs. However there are many alternative therapies available that can help:
Herbal medicine
Herbs can be used as an alternative form of medicine to treat the pain and inflammation. Herbs such [...]
Light Therapy and Dementia
It seems over the past few years that dementia is becoming an ever increasing problem in the elderly. The label dementia is used to cover a host of symptoms that can occur when parts of the brain become affected by certain illnesses and conditions. This includes Alzheimer’s and strokes. The symptoms are many but best [...]
Walking Meditation
Walking meditation is an alternative way to meditate combining as the name suggests walking whilst closing the mind to the whir of everyday thoughts. Now, you may be puzzling over how can you walk while your eyes are closed – never fear you can keep them open! It’s a method that has been used over [...]