Posts Tagged ‘insomnia’
Has the pandemic affected your sleep?
The last couple of years have really taken their toll on the nation’s sleep, with a new word – Covid-somnia – entering the dictionary. The word ‘insomnia’ was googled more in 2020 than ever before, and research shows that the pandemic lockdowns have led to a significant rise in the number of people suffering from…
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Yoga therapy sleep better workshop. 26 Sept
Having trouble getting off to sleep? Wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep? Tossing and turning with your mind churning? Suffering from a longterm illness or in pain that disrupts your sleep? Our busy daily lives can leave us feeling physically tense, mentally exhausted and emotionally drained, and…
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The importance of getting your beauty sleep
So we’re all led to believe it’s good to get eight hours’ sleep a night. Here’s an important reason why… And if you’re having trouble dropping off we give our recommendations on some natural alternatives to sleeping pills [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] Poor sleep can heighten our sensitivity to pain, new research has confirmed. When…
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So what on earth is reiki?!
Our reiki practitioner Katharine O’Callaghan is fed up of people dismissing reiki as out there! Here is her down-to-earth, straightforward explanation of what exactly reiki is and what her treatments entail Reiki is quite difficult to describe to people without sounding a bit ‘woo woo’. But I’m going to try to answer some of…
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How sound baths work to relax and heal you
We’re all big fans of sound baths at The Natural Health Hub. Sonja Gundry‘s monthly sound baths are a highlight that get booked up fast. You come away so rested and calm and at one with the world – yet all you’ve done for the past hour is lie on your back and let the…
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The benefits of sound therapy
Do you use music to slow down and relax? Put on something classical to help you concentrate? If so, you’re on the right track. Studies prove that sound can be deeply healing – particularly sound therapy and sound baths. Which is why most of our staff make Sonja’s monthly sound bath a firm diary fixture…
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Sleep loss is a pain – literally!
Poor sleep can heighten our sensitivity to pain, new research has confirmed. When scientists at the University of California subjected 25 volunteers to pain after sleep deprivation they reported feeling the pain sooner. The 25 young participants had uncomfortable levels of heat applied to their legs and, rating their pain on a scale of one…
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