Be kind to your body – it’s the only one you’ve got!!

It seems like a rhetorical comment, but how often do you tell yourself to unwind and relax, and then actually do it?

Many people associate unwinding and relaxing with a putting their feet up in front of the TV. However, there are better ways to unwind and relax… a massage for instance or even better, regular massages. Massages work on so many different levels. I often have clients that come in for a massage because their back, shoulders or neck hurts. However, before it even comes to that, many things have already taken place and will need to be considered.

You might find that you have had a bad postural habit for years, and you couple this together with general wear and tear and that you knock yourself around a bit. It’s easy to see why the body can feel the way it does.

Think about it…..how often have you bumped your shoulder, lifted heavy things, slept in an awkward position, got stressed at work, had the baby on your hip, lifted that baby out of the cot and realised its weight had increased significantly over night, knocked your head on the overhead cupboard door that someone left open……simple daily tasks?? Of course your body takes it all and you forget about it. Then one morning you wake up and you can’t turn your neck!!

We expect our body to work perfectly all the time and only when it doesn’t, are we compelled to do something. Some people take painkillers and get on with it, whereas others ignore it altogether … unfortunately that only suppresses the signals that your body is  giving you.

Listen to your body! Try to feel into the pain and get an idea of its quality. Is it sharp or dull, shooting or burning, localized or broad? Is it worse in the morning or at night? Is there a difference depending on the weather, cold or hot, dry or humid? The more you know about your pain and your body the better for you, and a health professional can deal easier with the problems.

Think of massage as an unwinding tool. It’s almost like working backwards smoothing and unwinding all those little things that have accumulated over the years. Of course I’m not only talking about the things on a body level. Massage can help with emotional challenges as well. When you are stressed for whatever reason, the body will also react to these stresses. Your muscles tense, stress hormones are released, your body is in a flight or fight state.

Massage not only addresses the pain but also your stress and emotional upheaval. As I always say: ’Relax your body and free your soul’.

If you have any questions for me regarding this article or other concerns or problems, please contact me on 02 9887 2800 or info@facebodywellness.com.au.

with our Mother’s Day Special “Happy Feet” Pamper Session. How often do we take care of our feet? Most people just expect their feet to carry them around without any maintenance. Your Mum might be the same. Mums also tend to put themselves last, so make her feel special by giving her the gift of wellness.

Imagine this: Upon arrival your Mum can enjoy a relaxing cup of herbal tea or an organic hot chocolate, then relax in her heated private room as she soaks her feet in our hot aromatherapy foot bath. After that, she’ll lay back, cocooned in warm blankets enjoying a Natural Salt Exfoliation of her feet with a soothing foot and leg massage with her choice of aromatherapy oils. This is followed by a hydrating and pampering foot mask for Mum to let her totally unwind from the daily grind. 45mins, $145, Mother’s Day Special Only $99, so you can take her out for lunch as well!

This special is ON until the 12th of May 2012.

Remember, our Gift Vouchers are valid for 6 months, so if Mother’s Day doesn’t appeal for whatever reason, you can give this gift to anyone you like, even to yourself.  As I always say: ’Relax your body and free your soul’.

Book now by calling 02 9887 2800 or email us on info@facebodywellness.com.au

I guess, Dad has enough socks by now! Give him something that he enjoys and is good for him.

Massage can help to increase your vitality. With regular massages you’ll recover from muscular aches and pains faster and boost your body’s natural healing power. With many more benefits a massage is truly a gift of wellness.  How about this one? Massage balances and sothes the nervous system.

Now, if Dad is stressed, tired or in pain, be kind and give him what he truly deserves.
Call us on 02 9887 2800 and we can help you to put a package together, take payment over the phone and email you the voucher.

It’s easy!

95% of all illnesses are stress related. Learn easy to implement relaxation techniques to de-stress at Face Body Wellness Relaxation Classes.

We all heard it before, Meditation is really good for us. But in our modern stressful lifestyle it is difficult to fit it all in. Especially if you try to do it on your own.

So, come and join us for relaxation and meditation exercises with the support of a small group that helps you to relax deeper and meditate better.

Mondays, 5.30 to 6.30pm. Read more here.

Limited spaces available. Secure your spot now by calling 9887 2800 or email info@facebodywellness.com.au.

You are invited to an evening of Satsang, or Gathering of Truth at Face Body Wellness. This is an evening of being present in the moment, meditation, and sharing insights, words of inner wisdom and truth.

You are welcome to share this invitation with your friends and other lovers of truth. Please let me know if you are coming. Call 9887 2800.

Thursday, May 26 · 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Suggested contribution: $10 per person for the evening.

Celebrate with us the launch of a new exciting jewellery range. Fashionable, quality pieces at affordable prices. Mix and match to suit your style. These lovely pieces make great Mother’s Day gifts. All welcome this Thursday, 28th of April at 7pm at Face Body Wellness. Let us know if you are coming and if you have guests. We’d love to see you!  There are prizes to be won, and nibbles and refreshments will be served!
Please RSVP to info@facebodywellness.com.au.

Mother’s Day is nearly here again. Don’t give her flowers or white goods this Mother’s Day, give her the gift of relaxation and pampering.

If you are a mother and would like a gift that you will truly enjoy, make suggestions to your loved one’s that a gift voucher from Face Body Wellness would be just wonderful.

If you are someone with a mother, browse our website or give us a call. We’d be happy to help you choose the right gift for your mum.

Just remember: even the most devoted mum sometimes just needs some kid-free time where she gets looked after by someone else.

You have probably seen the ads on TV about the product that combats the ‘Seven Signs of Ageing’. Have you ever wondered what they are, why they are there and what to do about them, apart from buying that product of course?

Here is what to look for:

• Fine lines and wrinkles
• Rough skin texture
• Uneven Skin Tone
• Dull looking skin
• Visible pores
• Blotches and age spots
• Dry Skin

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate

Apart from using the right skin care for your needs, – more about this later – it is most important to drink enough water. The skin in your face (and neck and décolletage) is very thin compared to the body’s skin, it is exposed to the elements all the time. If you allow yourself to de-hydrate, the body will preserve the vital organs first. The skin and your thoughts on ageing are not on top of the list.

Once you are fully hydrated, and staying that way, you can look at establishing good skin care habits. Remember, your skin wants to regenerate at night. Therefore prepare it for exactly that. Take your make-up off as well as dust and sweat from the day with a gentle cleanser.

We work with heritagehealers skincare and recommend one of the heritagehealers cleansers. For dry and mature skin use the balancing cleanser and for oily skin use the tantra cleansing foam. Then apply your serums, such as the bio-peptide serum, essential eye cream and the right night cream for your skin type.

As we are having a change of season happening right now, you might find that in the cooler weather you need to use a more nourishing night cream and daily moisturizer.

So, if you have been using the meridian moisturizing cream during the warmer months, try the chakra nourishing cream at night.

Your morning routine can be very simple by placing the cleanser into the shower, and then just apply the serums, essential eye cream and your moisturizer.

Exfoliation is the key

Take it up a notch, and exfoliate once or twice a week depending on your skin type. The wattle husk peel is very gentle, suitable even for sensitive skin. Then apply the revitaliser mask for a deep hydration.

In so many ways prevention is better than cure or repair. Stick with your routine, be nice to your body and get regular facials. You will notice a difference.

What about repair? As you can imagine, we don’t recommend skin dermabrasion, surgery or botox. Yet, even if you keep it completely natural, there is hope! With a personalized skin boot program you can achieve results your friends will notice and feel envious about.

Get a natural facelift

A combination of our oxygen facials, grape vine peels and collagen masks work as a natural face lift.

Get in touch with Vickie, our beauty and skin care specialist, and ask all the questions you may have.

Book your free skin consultation (valued at $45) with Vickie today, call 9887 2800!

heritagehealers skincare range is available at Face Body Wellness!

In learned helplessness that is. Many people suffer from this phenomenon. They think they are incapable of achieving success or improving their lives. Often they use an “I can’t” statement and then go on to list all the reasons why it is not possible for them. The good news is that it is learned helplessness and what has been learned can be unlearned.

Based on Fear and Doubt

Learned helplessness is based on two major negative emotions: fear and doubt. This can include fear of failure, of embarrassment, of loss, of not having enough money etc.; the list goes on. Doubt is the other popular emotion; and after comparing ourselves unfavourably with others, culminates in the belief: “I’m not good enough”.

Practise, practise, practise

Please keep in mind that – in case you have those negative emotions – you have learned and practised them over a number of years. This means that you will need to put some effort and practise into unlearning them. Courage and confidence are the positive emotions that need to be repeated and practised. Set yourself baby-step goals. Choose something that you can achieve; and then celebrate your success.

Celebration Journal

A celebration journal works very well to keep track of the small successes. You will be surprised how quickly they become bigger and bigger. If you tend to set yourself goals that are too big, think about it like a ladder. Divide each goal by rungs of a ladder.

What is the first step to achieve your goal? What is the next step, and so on? Make sure to use positive self-talk to encourage yourself. Negative self-talk is counterproductive. Let’s say you have set yourself a goal; and it was too big. So, you didn’t achieve it at the first go. Instead of beating yourself up and telling yourself negative things; ask “how can I break this goal down, so that I can achieve it?”

Feel confident

Keep tracking your successes in your celebration journal. In case “doubt” or “fear” is coming up, read about your success and feel confident and in control of your live.

If you are carrying an old, limiting belief around, it can become a burden that slows you down.

Let’s say, for example, a person has this old, but empowering belief from childhood that they can have a fit healthy body regardless of their age, and another person believes that they can’t have that. That person has a limiting belief. Chances are the first person will lead a completely different life to that of the second person.

Looking at this from a conscious adult mind, it seems you should be able to shake that old, limiting belief off. Well, it is sometimes not that easy. Old beliefs are usually anchored deeply into your unconscious mind.

You might ask, how is this possible? Doesn’t the conscious mind determine what we believe? That’s right, we like to think that the conscious mind is the boss. However, the conscious mind takes up only 5 percent of our mind, whereas the unconscious mind takes up the other 95 percent.

Think about it this way; all learning is unconscious. If you needed to consciously think about how to walk or tell your brain which muscles to move, you would go crazy or at least not get anywhere. When you first started to drive, you had to think a lot about every action required. Now, you drive somewhere automatically and not remember the individual actions. That is your unconscious mind, or your body wisdom at work, and effectively protecting you from danger. Impressive!

The unconscious mind is far more prominent in our lives than we like to think. The question is; how can we change an old, limiting belief that is anchored in our unconscious mind?

Sure, you could work with affirmations, or you could consciously think a lot about an old belief and how it is no longer true.

Would that change the old belief? Possibly, and only to a certain extent. However, if you use a technique called Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), you have an excellent chance to deeply change for the better at an unconscious level.

What is NLP?

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a system of effective and easy techniques to align the conscious with the unconscious and body mind.

Neuro stands for the nervous system as we take in everything around us through our senses to create neurological pathways. This component of NLP is about how the body and mind neurology can work together to direct us to better outcomes.

The second component of NLP, Linguistic, looks at the way we communicate with ourselves and others. This includes pictures, sounds, feelings, tastes, smells and our internal dialogue. NLP uses language to guide the mind towards a positive change.

The third component of NLP is Programming. Specific tools and techniques are used to “re-program” the mind to achieve a higher performance.

Using a NLP technique to change old, limiting beliefs, is much more effective than affirmations.
What do you think, a person could achieve if they changed an old, limiting belief like the one mentioned before to a better one?

For instance, if you believe you are doomed to be unhealthy, you can change it to a better belief that you can have a fit, healthy body. This would surely lead you to a different behaviour regarding your health, and you would make some life-style changes, that would be easier with the new belief anchored in your unconscious mind.

In time your health will improve, confirming this new belief. It is possible to move from a negative spiral into a positive one.

Talk to Eva about your limiting beliefs, and she’ll take you through a belief change process utilising the power of NLP.