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What is trauma and PTSD?
Trauma and PTSD: what they are, how the nervous system responds, and why they do not simply pass with time.
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Well BeingShould I go for surgery, or is my pain psychosomatic?
A guide to understand the difference between structural pain and psychosomatic pain; Suzanne Ferreira (Physiotherapist (BPhysT)); 5-min read with a self-assessment and simple tools for reflection.
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HealthProgress with Purpose: Why Measuring Matters in Your Wellness Journey
Don’t just try harder – track smarter. Let’s be clear from the outset: not everything in life needs to be measured. Some things are best left to intuition, feeling, and flow.
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HealthChronic Pain Explained: Finding Out What Really Causes Persistent Symptoms
You’ve had all the tests, scans, and physical therapy, but the pain won’t go away. It’s making your career, relationships, and life in general worse.
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Well BeingTension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS): Getting to Know the Brain-Body Link That Causes Chronic Pain
We at SF Studios London know that your body, heart, and mind are all interrelated. If you have persistent pain and medical scans indicate “nothing wrong,” the problem might be with your…
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Well BeingTension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS)
Based on the work of Dr. Howard Schubiner and MindBody Syndrome research At SF Studios London, we understand that your body, heart, mind, and overall health are intricately connected.
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Well BeingFun and Engaging Exercises to Do with Your Kids This Father’s Day
Exercise for children is a topic on which I’m sure many people (and not just parents) have a fairly clear idea of its benefits, necessity, and opinions on what approaches might be best.
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Well BeingThe Zen Chronicles: Navigating the City of Wellness
As I sipped my oat cappuccino this morning, I couldn’t help but ponder the intricate dance of wellness that many of us partake in daily.
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Well BeingEmbrace the Changing Seasons
As the seasons shift and the world outside transforms, I find myself reflecting on the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle, no matter what the weather may bring.
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HealthSinead: Home-Work For Hollie
Hollie, you gave me a task and my completion date is today, 8th August 2023. It was to do with my middle eye, something to centre me through adversity and difficulty and something to help…
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Well BeingTHE SF STUDIOS STORY CONTINUED…
Later in life, aged 30, I suffered an enormous snowboard accident in Italy. My right arm was destroyed, from wrist to shoulder. My diagnosis was poor.
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Case StudiesPersonal Transformation Through Wellness Journey at SF
When I first came to SF, I had been battling a persistent back problem that left me feeling hopeless and physically constrained.
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ExerciseThe Magic Results of Exercise
Why do you exercise? Do you exercise to control your weight? Do you exercise to keep fit? What type of exercise do you do?
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Well BeingOverwhelmed Part Three
Being fair is so important in life, for self and others. It is the foundation of any relationship – with self and others.
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Well BeingOverwhelmed Part Two
The better we know ourselves, our deepest inner core, the easier it is to help ourselves and most often we need to reach out for some help from a specific person that we trust to help us in this specific matter.
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Well BeingOverwhelmed Part One
To be overwhelmed means that the ‘fire’ or the ‘wave’ has already caught us and we find ourselves in a state of ‘being engulfed’.
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ExerciseIntroduction to Functional Training
Functional training aims to improve an individuals ability to perform their daily tasks and/or sporting disciplines effectively and without injury by focusing on movement efficiency, joint…
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HealthValuable Tips to Strengthen your back and prevent injuries
Our osteopath Chris Blackburne and functional trainer John Maitland break down a few valuable notes and exercises to help strengthen your back and prevent injuries.
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ExerciseFascia
Fascia is a tissue that ‘wraps’ organs and muscles akin to a bandage. The superficial fascia extends just underneath the skin; the deep fascia surrounds and wraps muscles and organs and inter-connects them.
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HealthHow to sleep well?
It is truly astonishing to realise the impact of compromised sleep, on so many levels. It is paramount to prioritise our daily lives, to do all the things that we deem important and of…
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ExerciseOvertraining
Overtraining occurs when a person exceeds their body’s ability to recover from strenuous exercise, resulting in loss of strength and fitness, with chronic fatigue and ‘burnout’ type symptoms.
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Well Being3 Questions with Domenico Pappano
Domenico takes the time to listen to his patients in order to specifically tailor their treatment – he ‘signs a contract’ with them, and is always honest and caring, fully respecting their needs.
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ExerciseFlexibility, Mobility, Strength classes with Suz
I am a creative, innovative teacher – no class is ever the same. My creations are barrier free, they ‘happen in the moment’ and they are based on my participants and how they respond in the moment.
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ExerciseJohn’s take on Functional Movement Assessment
At the start of every journey, this question often comes to mind. More interestingly perhaps is why we ask ourselves this question in the first place?
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ExerciseStretching
This is a question that is posed to me often, and there is a lot of research out there, however, always remember that any research is a study of an average sample group.
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ExercisePatellar Tendinopathies With Carlotta
Underrated? Overrated? You tell me. But they’re definitely a controversial topic in Physiotherapy. Simply speaking, a tendinopathy is a general term for a damaged tendon.
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Health‘Authentik Welness’ – Loutraki Greece
We are delighted to launch our “Authentik Wellness” Retreat for 2023 which will be held in beautiful Loutraki, Greece.
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HealthWhat Is ScarWorks Treatment and The Benefits Of It?
ScarWork is a form of manual treatment for scars and adhesions. Sharon Wheeler is the founder of these gentle techniques which enhance the health of scars and the deeper scar tissue, no matter the age of the scar.
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Case StudiesAn afternoon With Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon: Matthew Welck
SF Studios had the pleasure to host a talk given by Mr. Matthew Welck, featuring various foot and ankle case studies and their possible management.
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ExerciseBody Part Focused Exercise Videos
Beginners to Advanced Rehabilitation to Peak Performance SF Studios are now pleased to offer targeted exercise videos which are designed specifically and individually for the following…
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HealthRetirement
Retirement – or is it? Tired? No! Happy – yes! Flexible – yes! More time – yes! How about a paradigm shift and a new definition of retirement…
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HealthSF Coaching – Connect to Your Purpose Package
I am so excited and so ready to take my coaching into the world! As you may know, I have been attending a training course (Co-Active) for the last year.
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ExerciseSF Studios – Exercise Videos
I am passionate about enabling people to move with confidence, helping people discover their innate, natural ability to move well.
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Well BeingChapter 36 | Altered state
Going through my day, ticking my ‘to-do list’ and being busy because ‘being busy’ is apparently worthwhile, useful and required – and at least I can say ‘I am very busy’.
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Well BeingChapter 35 | Expectations
“I do relate to a lack of confidence; in my experience you cannot wait for confidence to come before you step into action, confidence comes from being in action.”
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Well BeingChapter 34 | Attitude
Attitude… mine foremost. Is that not a fundamental, if not the most fundamental, ingredient of any experience we might have?
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Well BeingChapter 33 | The difference in views
When I am in France, I’m surrounded by blues: the sky, sea, horizon, pool, ornaments, chair/bed coverings, and a lot of the time, my clothes too.
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Well BeingChapter 32 | Consistency
I recently worked with a wonderful young lady and you know that feeling when something ‘just clicks’, it ‘works’, ‘it falls into place’… the ‘penny drops’.
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Well BeingChapter 31 | Struggles; Life’s Lessons
I sit in this conundrum. My big conundrum is my forehand on a tennis court, a bloody forehand if truth be told. I haven’t had such a physical challenge in my life before; the last time I…
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Well BeingChapter 30 | Nothing Matters and Everything Matters
“Nothing Matters and Everything Matters” This thought has been on my mind for a while; what with having one of my closest friends passing, and spending 3 days on a Leadership course where…
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Well BeingChapter 29 | Goodbye to an Angel
The last few weeks, especially the last week has been incredibly painful for me. Our friend, ‘Angel’ has made it to St John and Elizabeth Hospital.
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ExerciseChapter 28 | Giving It All
I have had these two themes mulling through my head all week long and I have definitely tried to address them in some of my classes – I just never know whether I truly get the concept across or not…
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Well BeingChapter 27 | Precious Moments
We are currently watching the television series ‘This is Us’. We are loving it. I adore the characters, especially Kate. Her facial expressions and her embodiment of emotions are so real.
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Well BeingChapter 26 | Silence, Space and Balance
“And silence comes to heal the blows of sound” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809 – 1894) (A card from my friend Bonnie. Thank you Bonnie).
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Well BeingChapter 25 | Blue Skies
Blue Sky… littered with white fluff. I was lying on my back, gazing up at the blue sky, as one does. I felt the sun baking my legs and it really felt more like a ‘summer holiday heat’.
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Well BeingChapter 24 | Headstands, Giggles and Perseverance
A lifetime practice, for the rest of my life… This is not a sentence I use to procrastinate or to postpone; ‘tomorrow I will, or I will start next week’.
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Well BeingChapter 23 | Collective Positive, Individual Positive
I am in my second marriage now, my first marriage did not work out the way we thought it would do. At the end of that course I made a realisation and that realisation has served me from the…
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Well BeingChapter 22 | Clarity
It is such a wonderful feeling when clarity comes, when she has arrived at your doorstep and you are convinced of your stride.
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Well BeingChapter 21 | Time – The Value Of Time
I had a hand on forehand moment yesterday. At times, I genuinely think I am a bit slow on the uptake; I am blonde – a bit fake these days, bet it would be more like ‘silver’ but never mind,…
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Well BeingChapter 20 | Busy Bee
The impact of: ‘stopping doing things for myself’ I was astounded by how many things in my life I have started to source out to other people.
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Well BeingChapter 19 | Birthday Blessings
Tomorrow is my B-day. 44 years on this planet of ours. My mum and dad and then the rest of the Ferreira-clan made birthdays a very special day.
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Well BeingChapter 18 | A Change In Atmosphere
I noticed a change in the atmosphere over the last couple of days. There is less fear in the air; it feels more relaxed when you go out.
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Well BeingChapter 17 | Joy and Gratitude
Overflowing with joy. BRITANNIA I LOVE YOU. SFStudios got the most brilliant news! We are eligible for a grant and that it has been warranted! It is unbelievably good news!
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Well BeingChapter 16 | Hovering
I have found myself in a strange place the last two days. I am not unhappy. I am not bored. I am not negative… however I don’t have my ‘normal’ (that only applies to my normal) drive and enthusiasm.
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Well BeingChapter 15 | When The Going Gets Tough
I have been thinking about the gap between being ‘at the top’ and being ‘at the bottom’. For most of us this fluctuates, we are never always ‘down’ and we are never always ‘up’.
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Well BeingChapter 14 | Meaningful
Operating: Teaching, chatting, watching, typing, learning – all through screens. At the age of 43 I have discovered how lucky I am.
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Well BeingChapter 13 | Resilience
I said in my previous chapter that we would look at ‘Resilience’ a little more closely, and here is what I have found… Resilience:
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Well BeingChapter 12 | Sadness
Yesterday was a really sad day for me. It started off with not feeling well when I got up, I tossed and turned all night having to think of where I am going to get £50 000 to inject into my business.
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Well BeingChapter 11 | Light-hearted and Joyful
Blimey, what a realisation today – ‘how serious I have become in my life’ – about everything ‘time management’, well actually around everything. Ouch, not a nice realisation.
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Well BeingChapter 10 | Tall Trees
Extension | Upright and Tall | Trees We struck it so lucky. We planned a late evening walk on the Heath – we left around 18.05pm.
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Well BeingChapter 9 | Passions
Authentic Passions vs Idealised Passions. I had a wonderful chat with Marco this morning. A friendly catch-up whereby we always exchange ideas and thoughts.
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Well BeingChapter 8 | Peace And Quiet
I have had so many people express how much they absolutely love the ‘silence’ that they experienced over the weekend.
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Well BeingChapter 7 | Focus, Attention, Intention, Expectation
I have had to ‘check’ myself every day, especially before each class or before starting a task, or preparing a meal, or making myself a cup of coffee – I realise that I have been catching…
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Well BeingChapter 6 | From The Inside
Only a very short observation today: ‘As long as it comes from the inside out, it will all be ok’ This is a little mantra I made for myself that applies to my teaching, my writing and my…
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Well BeingChapter 5 | Weather The Storm
The biggest change around me at the moment is that the world is becoming progressively quieter, the Heath has probably 70% fewer people, if not even fewer, compared to the first two days of lockdown.
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Well BeingChapter 4 | Focus With Tea
The above 4 words were milling around in my head all weekend, I even wrote them down and I made myself stop every time I did something, for example, make myself a cup of tea. My first rule was, only one thing at a time.
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Well BeingChapter 3 | First Sunday In Lockdown
This is our first Sunday in ‘lockdown’; this time a week ago, we were still ‘relatively free’. For me, the understanding of what I was allowed and not allowed to do was very helpful – clear boundaries are so important.
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Well BeingChapter 2 | Awareness
Today I write for the second time about my experience. Two days ago I wrote my second blog entry, I had such a lovely time writing it and I experienced such a free-flow – only to discover…
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Well BeingChapter 1 | Coronavirus; Beast
Determined to stay calm and focused, to get neither manic nor paranoid and to be constructive in my thoughts, my words and my reactions.
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ExerciseInterview With Jenny
1. Why did you first come to SF Studios (SFS)? Your studio was recommended to me at a time when I needed some extra support for a recent shoulder injury.
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ExerciseInterview With Elon
1. Why did you first come to SF Studios (SFS)? I arrived at SFS following a recommendation by my weightlifting PT.
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ExerciseInterview With Our Osteopath – Sebastian Hicks
Small steps create a ripple of change, and when we see some positive changes then it becomes much easier How long did it take for you to qualify?
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HealthGratitude + Hydration + Sleep
This is a point in your journal where you have the chance to implement a few healthy habits in one week, if you wish to.
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HealthA Few Good Tips On Optimal Breathing
It is important that you find a quiet place to breath, where you can sit by yourself or with someone or a group who are dedicated to breathing in silence.
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Well BeingLights At Home
There is a lot of research on the internet, regarding light bulbs and their uses, it might be worth a read. (In daytime!)
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HealthSleep
Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory and makes you more creative. It makes you look more attractive. It keeps you slim and lowers food cravings.
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HealthWater
“What is mine to do with the life I’ve been given? — Edith Eger Water is necessary for the utilisation of nutrients.Blood = Water. Blood (water) is the way to get nutrients to your cells.
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HealthLet’s Talk About Incontinence! – Karin Goldschmidt
Yes that’s right… It may not be perceived as the most glamorous subject and sadly many choose to suffer in silence due to the stigma attached to bladder leakage. However, we do need to speak about it – loud and clear.
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HealthSF Studios – Wellness Model
All you have to do here is to have a look at the model. Read each word and reflect back to your own daily life. If you want to, you can make small notes, if you choose to ‘sit’ with it for…
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HealthPelvic Floor And Postnatal Recovery
When diaphragmatic function is compromised, every system in the body can be affected – from foggy thinking and decreased stress management to back pain to bladder leakage, prolapse and…
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Well BeingSchroth Method Therapy
The Schroth Method is a conservative approach for the treatment of scoliosis and other abnormal curvatures of the spine Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine that causes…
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HealthBenefits of Light Therapy
There are many articles and discussions about the use of LED Light Therapy (also known as photobiology). The scientific based benefits are far reaching.
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Well BeingCelluma Light Therapy
Transform your health on the cellular level with the power of Celluma LED Light Therapy! This exclusive, all-in-one therapy device uses powerful light energy to effectively improve the…
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HealthWelcome Back To Your ‘Training & Rehabilitation Home’
We are all students and we learn all the time. So, what do students need to know: 2. The more specific we are, the more accurately we can plan.
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HealthABOUT EATING DISORDERS and EXERCISE DISORDERS
What: What type of exercise do you do, how often? Why: Why do you choose this type of exercise? How well do you do to satisfy all of your Needs, Physical, Mental and Emotional?
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Well BeingOne Step At A Time
Travelling through Uganda a week ago, presented me with a lot of time to reflect. Being fully immersed in my surroundings (which would be classified as very harsh and arduous in our western…
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HealthA Brief Movement History by Seb
We all know that exercising and movement is beneficial for our bodies and minds. It provides a psychological and physical benefit, which in today’s fast-paced lives is of huge benefit to…
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