You know that feeling when everyone tells you to “just relax” but your body won’t let you? When tension lives so deep in your muscles that a regular massage barely scratches the surface? I get it—I’ve been there, caught in… Read More »When You Need More Than Just “Relaxation”
How whole-brain thinking transforms your relationship with your body, your connections, and your purpose I’ve been deep in revision lately—diving back into content from my psychotherapy and counselling degree—and I’d love to share a nerdy moment with you. It’s about… Read More »The Divided Mind: Why We Need to Integrate Our Left and Right Brain Hemispheres
A Case Study on How Somatic Therapy Can Helped You Heal Emma had spent years trying to keep up. She was the kind of person who always took pride in how much she had on her plate. At work, she… Read More »From Burnout to Balance
How Somatic Therapy Helped Precious Reclaim Herself Precious had never known the meaning of rest. From the moment she stepped into adulthood, life demanded everything from her. As the eldest daughter in a struggling family, she carried the weight of… Read More »From Feeling Disconnected to Feeling at Home Within
About a decade and a half ago, I started trying to figure out who my best self was. I was a tangle of low confidence, low self-esteem, people-pleasing tendencies, but also immense ambition and a desire to feel alive with… Read More »Mind-Body Integration: How my DIY Combination of Therapy, Somatic Work, Yoga, and Massage Transformed My Mental Health
Photo credit: Anthony Tran, Unsplash Our yoga practice, viewed through the lens of body-oriented psychotherapy can reveal layers of somatic intelligence deep within our tissues. Each asana or movement, each flow of our limbs can be just that-a physical movement.… Read More »How Yoga makes sense in the therapy room
Recently I’ve been reading Donna Farhi’s articles. As a yoga teachers’ legend, her work has been a steady source of inspiration for self-practice, teaching and being with clients in the therapy room. Her article describes having a blueprint for optimal… Read More »Yoga & Therapy: Donna Farhi’s Blueprint for Optimal Movement
One of the most common ways people access mental health support is through their GP when they apply for a Mental Health Care Plan in Australia. This has exacerbated demand for psychologists throughout the pandemic, with wait-times averaging a month… Read More »6 GREAT REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SEE A COUNSELLOR
Guided visualisation, guided imagery, guided relaxation, active daydreaming and visual mediation are all names for a mindbody relaxation technique we love here at Sava Therapies. Guided relaxation is one of our favourite skills to share in our counselling sessions. It… Read More »8 Healthy Benefits of Guided Visualisations
This is a question that is often asked, and for a while, I didn’t know how to answer it. I experienced relaxation and meditation differently, but I didn’t know why. I’m glad I came across this article! To summarise the… Read More »What’s the difference between relaxation and meditation?
