"as long as you are breathing, there is more that is right with you than is wrong with you, no matter what is wrong with you"
JON KABAT ZINN 

Body and mind are one, and the physical body is intimately influenced by our inner landscape of thoughts, feelings, emotions and our past experiences and trauma which can be stored in the body. We only have to think of how we may be prone to an unsettled stomach or even an ulcer in times of stress. This mind-body approach, first pioneered by John Sarno over 50 years ago, is fully supported by the latest neuroscience and research and has been shown to be effective for a range of syndromes and symptoms which, rather than being caused by structural issues in the body as we may think, are being generated by the brain and stored in the nervous system through a heightened fight or flight response system ultimately designed to protect us. The symptoms are very real and debilitating and the process is unconscious, however there is a way out. My approach calms the nervous system, retrains the neural pathways and introduces new ways of relating to the body which restore order to the system and make way for happiness and freedom. 

Symptoms which can be successfully resolved through this approach:

- Chronic Fatigue including that caused by 'Long Covid'
- IBS
- Migraine
- Chronic Pain including CRPS
- Fibromyalgia
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Tinnitus
- PoTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
- Vulvodynia
- Functional tremor
- Non-epileptic seizures

And many other chronic, persistent symptoms for which medication and other therapies have been ineffective. 

IS THIS FOR ME?

It is difficult to describe just how all-encompassing chronic symptoms are to those who have not experienced them, as  every facet of life is made more difficult. You may have gone through extensive testing in the search for an answer and treatment for the symptoms you are experiencing. You may have reached the end of the road for possible treatments and medications, and have to regularly 'push-through' debilitating symptoms just to get through the day. You may even have become skilled at pacing and adapting life around your chronic symptoms, and having tried everything, have reached a place of acceptance and be reluctant to allow yourself to hope again that things can improve. 

If any of this sounds like you, and you are willing to engage pro-actively in gentle, non-invasive mindfuness-based techniques then this programme is for you. I invite you to bring a 'beginners mind' and learn about the very real and significant link between the body and mind, and the power of the brain to generate incredibly real, physical and debilitating symptoms. Get in touch now for a free initial chat- the only thing you have to lose is your symptoms!