Seven Sleepy Bed Time Rituals

Seven Sleepy Bed Time Rituals

Nicola Raimbert – Osteopath   1. Provide yourself with a quality sleep environment. Ensure you have a comfy bed and pillows. Keep the room temperature cool, but make sure you’ve got some warm blankets to snuggle under. Use black out curtains and, if...
How to support your ‘Rest & Digest’ nervous system

How to support your ‘Rest & Digest’ nervous system

Nikki Jongedyk – Remedial Massage Therapist  Remedial Massage Therapy can best support gut health by reducing our stress levels. Direct massage therapy to the cervical spine (your neck), stimulates your vagus nerve,  which controls much of the parasympathetic...
Sleep Hygiene Part 2 – The Ideal Bedtime Routine

Sleep Hygiene Part 2 – The Ideal Bedtime Routine

Nicola Raimbert – Osteopath Feeling a little lethargic? Grumpy? Out of sorts?  Need more shut eye but having trouble switching off?  I’m not surprised.  Life is hectic. Non stop. It’s hard to switch off these days when there are more avenues of...
Sleep Hygiene

Sleep Hygiene

Nicola Raimbert – Osteopath   Trouble sleeping? You’re not the only one.  A 2016 Sleep Health Foundation survey found that 33-45% of Australian adults don’t get enough shut eye. (1)  Some people have medical disorders. Some people are too busy....
Four Chamber Breathing Exercise

Four Chamber Breathing Exercise

Nikki Jongedyk – Remedial Massage Therapist This is an effective way to utilize your lung capacity and assists in promoting a regulated central nervous system. Start by lying flat on the floor. Breathing in through your nose, and out through your mouth – take a...