In simple terms past life regression is just remembering. Stored in your subconscious mind are all the memories of all of your experiences, what it is like to be a small child or baby, what its like to be born. Regression is reaching into these memories to enable you to recapture the events of the past, not only this lifetime but also the memories of previous lifetimes.

At first these memories are dim and few but each event remembered sparks another memory and another until it becomes easy.
Some people like to compare it with a filing system that has become sluggish due to lack of use over a long period of time. But with a little care and attention here and there and putting the system on standby soon the system will be running and you will be retrieving the memories and information you request.

In practice, Tuina uses massage techniques on muscles, with the aim of resolving pain by assisting the circulation of blood and energy and by boosting the body's natural immune system and pain defence. Massage techniques on joints and vertebrae s work on mobility and anti-inflammation. Tuina techniques are excellent in treating symptoms already present, as well as prevention and maintaining wellbeing.

The origins of Tai Chi are vague although many scholars will credit Chang San-feng of the Sung Dynasty (960 – 1278) with the development of Tai Chi in the twelfth century. Then again other scholars will claim that he lived in the thirteenth or even the sixteenth century.

 It is said that he had two important predecessors, one of these was the Indian monk named Ta Mo who came to China to practice meditation and is credited for developing the Shoalin exercises which in a way are similar to some of the Tai Chi movements and these exercises were developed for the physically degenerated monks of the Shoalin Temple to strengthen their bodies so that they could be a more secure temple for the soul.

His second predecessor was a woodcutter by the name of Hsu Hsuan-ping who lived around a century and a half after Ta Mo (around 750) Hsu Hsuan-ping practiced the Long Boxing Exercise which contained many of the forms of contemporary Tai Chi, such as the Single Whip, White Crane Spreads Wings, Step Forward and Seven Stars. But the firmest and most complete form of Tai Chi came from the famous Taoist Chang San-feng, who was known as The Immortal and was also an ardent follower of Confucius with a strong interest in the I-Ching. Chang San-feng gave up his prominent position as a magistrate to become a hermit and study under various enlightened Taoists and whilst on his travels from place to place, he was able to learn techniques of martial arts and meditation. The legend says that it was during one of his meditation periods he could hear an unusual noise in the courtyard. On looking out of his window he observed a snake with it’s head raised, hissing at a crane perched in a tree above. As he continued to watch, the crane flew down and attacked the snake with it’s swordlike beak. But the snake turned its head to one side and attacked the cranes neck with it’s tail, the crane the used its wings to protect it’s neck. And so the battle continued until they became tired, the crane returned to the tree, the snake into a hole in the tree trunk. Both rested until their encounter the next day. Chang San-feng continued to watch their encounter again and again from which he realised the value of yielding in the face of strength. Rom watching the combat of the snake and the crane he saw a living form of the principle of the I-Ching. “The strong changing to the yielding and the yielding changing to the strong.” he also remembered from his teachings “What is more yielding than water? Yet back it comes to wear down the stone.” The great master went on to study the crane and the snake, the wild animals, the clouds, the water and the trees bending in the wind. And from these observations he put these natural movements into a system of exercise and some of these names give us a clue as to where they came from:-
White Crane Spreads its Wings, Snake Creeps Down, Brush Knee and Push, Wave Hands Like Cloud and so on. Chang San-feng continued to teach his disciples meditation and Taoism and went on to create another school for Tai Chi and other exercises in Hu-pei province on the WU-tang Mountain. This was known as Wu-tang school which stood in contrast to the Shoalin School for several hundred years. We owe many of the present forms of Tai Chi which are available to us today to the numerous masters who utilized and perfected their techniques over many centuries.

Everyone who practices tai chi agrees that the increased flexibility is one of its great attributes. Many of these benefits are consistent with many other forms of low-impact exercises, with the added benefit of focus on improved posture, balance and alignment.

Tai chi is a weight bearing exercise, which raises the possibility of benefits for maintaining bone density and supporting conditions such as rheumatiod arthritus.

Tai chi has been proven to lower blood pressure, improve balance, coordination and physical confidence, flexibility of joints, and has cardio-vascular benefits.

Candida is natural yeast that lives in the body in small harmless amounts. It is found in the creases and crevices of the digestive tract and in the vaginal tract in women.
Many factors can contribute, but a disturbance in the yeast/ bacteria balance , change in the pH (acidity/ alkalinity), drugs such as antibiotics, or a suppression of the immune system can allow the candida to proliferate and grow out of control.

What are the symptoms?

A candida overgrowth in the vagina is termed thrush and the symptoms are an intense genital itching, inflammation and redness in the external genital area, and sometimes a thick vaginal discharge.

Candidiasis or candida overgrowth in the intestine can produce a wide range of symptoms and questionnaire by your practitioner will determine the likelihood of the yeast being responsible, but can include fatigue, allergies, immune system malfunction, digestive disturbances and chemical sensitivities are some prominent ones.

What Natural Treatments Can Help?

It is important firstly to rectify any problem areas in the diet.he most important of these are the high intake of sugar, milk and other dairy products.

Sugar is the cheif nutrient for candida and it is well accepted that simply cutting refined sugar and large amounts of fruit juice, honey and maple syrup will make a big impact.    

Milk a high lactose content promotes the overgrowth and may also contain trace antibiotics.

Other treatments:

• A course of probiotics such as acidophilus will restore balance in the gut
• A course of herbs to destroy the overgrowth, ( available in capsule form from Richard Linton herbals)
• A course of vitamin C to boost the immune system
• For Thrush a live natural yoghurt will give relief if applied directly to the area affected
• With Thrush any sexual partner should take a course of herbs as well
• Reduce the use of antibiotics if this is possible with the help of your practitioner. 

Its a natural way of supporting your body to better maintain ba balance and enable you to function at your optimum capability. By using remedies made from natural sources it strengthens your immune system to help you make a quick recovery. It ensures you maintain good levels of health and vitality. Its principal is the connection between physical and emotional balance. Homeopathy focuses on you as a whole and provides an experience for you to explore, identify and address all issues which may be affecting you as a whole. 

The basic premise of homeopathy is that the symptom, unless the result of an accident/ intervention, is a representation of the disease and not the disease itself. Homeopathy does not treat diseases. Symptoms are manifested by the whole body. If the body is playing symptoms of disease or illness, it is the body as a whole that is not well. These symptoms are there to help the homeopath formulate a map of the disease state.

The homeopath will systemically note all the symptoms expressed by the body as a whole, physical and emotional. They will also require your family history of disease, vaccination history, your personality traits and character, your preferred diets, diet, dreams, fears phobias. This is an important part of understanding the fuller picture of your health and well being and is required to asses your case correctly. 
They will consider this information fully before prescribing. They will discuss your treatment plan and how you can best work together.

Modern Pilates is based on the original works of German-born Joseph Pilates who designed a series of exercises that uses both mental and physical techniques to condition the body. His methods were used primarily by dancers, however, in recent years these methods have been introduced into the health and fitness industry.

Modern Pilates training programmes are ideal for personal trainers, physiotherapists, health professionals, experienced group exercise teachers and Pilates enthusiasts.

Many things have changed since Joseph Pilates first developed his techniques. We believe that our training programmes brings his techniques into the 21st Century by combining his principles with all the latest research and knowledge we have about fitness, exercise and core stability. This has enabled us to create the Modern Pilates Method which is a scientific and educationally sound programme for fitness and health professionals, which has been developed by working extensively with physiotherapists, physiologists and qualified Pilates educationalists.

Swine flu is high on the media agenda and in peoples thoughts. With the growing occurrence of reported side effects to Tamiflu and not every one wanting the upcoming flu jab what are the natural alternatives.

First to say is that the better your general health is with a good diet, the better chance of avoiding a serious dose. If there are underlying respiratory or immune problems it would be advisable to have a consultation over these as soon as possible.

There are two herbs that are sited for flu prevention, Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) and Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).

Echinacea boosts the immune system and is my favourite standby for a short  large dose program when the person is in contact with potential infection or feeling the first signs of infection.

Boneset is not widely used these days but clinical trials have shown its efficacy in previous flu outbreaks, and its potential against the latest strain.

If you are unfortunate enough to contract the flu, take to your bed and take plenty of fluids. If not already taken take a short course of echinacea and an elderberry syrup has been shown in clinical trials to help speed recovery.

How I Overcame Infertility With EFT Tapping.

I first sought help from Amanda Kinané for problems with infertility.  I had had difficulty conceiving for around 4 years.  There was no physical cause in myself or my husband.  I was on the waiting list for IVF treatment.

I felt that there was something deep in my life that was blocking me from becoming pregnant.

Through doing the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with Amanda I was able to embark on a deeply profound healing journey in a way that I had never in my wildest dreams imagined possible.  I did not think that I would ever be able to heal some of the deep pain that I had in my life and on some perverse level I thought that the pain and anger was who I am and had to simply live with it.

I had been adopted as a baby and I was told from an early age about this.  I had wonderful, caring adoptive parents who would do anything for me.  I felt that I should have been grateful and not have a heavy cold heart.  I had traced my birth mother about 12 years previously – I felt this would somehow change how I felt about myself – that having the knowledge about my origins would some how be healing in itself and it would allow me to move on.  However finding my birth mother Karen brought up more pain and feelings of rejection that were all consuming at times, and only seemed to reinforce my feelings of self loathing. 

Once the newness of my relationship with Karen wore off, my relationship I had with my birth mother became one of hatred and I rejected her.  I felt that I had to bury my feelings as I did not know what to do with them or how to transform them.  They became like an infection in my life.  Of course they would not stay buried and they affected my life in lots of negative ways over the years – drinking heavily and self-harming being the most destructive manifestations.  I became an expert in self-destruction and persecuting myself.

When I first started the EFT, I was in fear that I would re-create the painful rejection that my birth mother had treated me, and her mother had treated her (my birth mother was put in an orphanage as a child in 1960’s Hull).  I felt it might be “for the best” if I ended that cycle of mother’s rejecting their daughters by not actually having children and my not getting pregnant was actually protection for my unborn child.  I realise now that that in itself was actually rejecting my unborn child.

I then came to realise that I was so afraid of repeating the patterns of causing pain and suffering in a mother daughter relationship that I felt I would be a bad mother and I also realised that I did not want to have a daughter. 

Through gradually tapping on these painful areas of my life, the fear and rejection was healing.  I learned to deeply and profoundly love and respect my life.  I was able to heal the painful relationship with my birth mother and I came to love her and have gratitude for her and my life. Our bond as mother and daughter had got beyond all of the pain and suffering in both our lives.  I know that my healing journey to heal my pain and suffering has actually also healed my birth mother.  

The tapping has now completely and unconditionally healed all of those negative feelings that I had been harbouring for a lifetime.  I can now see myself being loving caring and tender to my beautiful baby daughter.  So I am now completely confident that I have made the cause in my life from a place of joy and love to have a daughter.

After 1 failed cycle of IVF which made me totally ill, I decided not to have another cycle of IVF and to completely trust that my newfound healed, joyful life full of love and hope will be the right environment to create a beautiful life as I am no longer afraid of being a mother.

I now am able to say with confidence that I completely and unconditionally deeply love and respect my life and I have gratitude for my life.  I would not have got to this place without EFT.  It has completely changed my life.

Fiona Buchanan

NOTE: Soon after writing this Fiona has become pregnant naturally and we are all excitedly awaiting the birth of her beautiful baby in the New Year.

Whilst homeopathy can help in serious cases, it is obviously better to seek treatment before getting to this stage. This means recognising that minor symptoms are early warning signs: increased irritability, sleeplessness, feelings of dread or guilt can indicate a need for attention. Many patients arrange regular check-ups with their homeopath in oreder to continually maintain their health.