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FlowEssence Holistic Hub, The Practice Rooms, 15a Nelson Road, London (2025)

20/11/2025

Was feeling peckish for lunch and wanted something warming and comforting in this frosty weather. Almost went to get a Pret Mac and Cheese, then my body thought twice! Went for a Farmer J fieldtray, and just writing here to say how delicious it was.

Again, I am receiving no money for this recommendation, just posting here now and then on what clean products/foods etc that I am really enjoying.

I love the Amba chicken, their salmon is also lovely. Had it with roasted cauliflower, and maple and sage sweet potato. Delicious, and my body feels a whole lot better than if I had eaten the mac and cheese. I did round it off with a cheeky soft melting chocolate chip cookie - also divine.

They also deliver on Deliveroo!

19/11/2025

WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING ONTO? PAST TRAUMA? REGRETS? CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE? SAFETY?

Holding On vs. Letting Go: The Gateway to Flow

In Spinal Flow, we often meet clients at a crossroads: the place where the body is gripping, guarding, holding on.

Sometimes it’s a physical tension, or it could be emotional protection. Often, it’s both.

The nervous system, shaped by past stress and survival patterns, clings to what feels familiar, even if that familiarity is discomfort, pain, or disconnection. Letting go can feel terrifying and vulnerable-like losing control.

The thing is, healing doesn’t happen through force, it happens through surrender.

When a client begins to soften, when they release tension in the body, when they come out of their heads and the stream of overthinking. that's when we see the magic happen.

When they surrender in a Spinal Flow session(or melt into the table, as I like to call it), and just allow their body to do what it needs to do, their system begins to trust. The spinal gateways open. Blockages clear. The innate intelligence of the body-the life force, begins to flow.

Then what happens?

- Breath deepens.
- Lifelong tensions release.
- Muscles unwind.
- Emotions rise and release.
- Energy moves.
- Clarity returns.
- Pain dissipates.
- Body heals.

This is the magic of Spinal Flow. Not because we “fix” anything, but because we create the conditions for the body to remember its own brilliance.

This is the art of allowing. Surrender isn't passive or weak, it's wisdom, and it opens up to your true power

If you’ve been holding on, know this: your body is ready. You don't need years of therapy to unravel trauma and feel safe again. You don't need to wait until you are ready to let go. The time is now. You are the life force.

Book your appointment in Blackheath Complementary Health Centre here, or message us to find out more:

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18/11/2025

COULD YOUR ILL HEALTH BE CAUSED BY BLOCKAGES IN THE SPINE?

Chakras sometimes get a bad rap, cited as new age nonsense. But, new age teachings are often rooted in ancient wisdom. Chakras are simply energy centres, the main ones aligned along the spine from the base to the crown of the head.

Scientifically, chakras correspond closely to areas of dense nerve plexuses in the body.

For example:
• The solar plexus chakra aligns with the celiac plexus, a major nerve hub behind the stomach.
• The heart chakra corresponds to the cardiac plexus, influencing heart rhythm and emotional regulation.
• The throat chakra sits near the cervical plexus, affecting voice, breath, and thyroid function.

However, these chakras, or energy centres, can become blocked, by physical, chemical and emotional stressors. These spinal blockages can disrupt the function of nearby nerve plexuses, leading to pain, weakness, or organ dysfunction in the areas those plexuses supply.

Practices like Spinal Flow, breathwork, meditation, and movement help restore flow, balance, health and vitality. Spinal Flow harnesses the body's own ability to remove these blockages to heal and enhance wellbeing.

Book your treatment in Blackheath here, or message us to find out more or have a chat about your needs:

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05/11/2025

EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN, TENSION OR IMBALANCES?

When One Vertebra Is Blocked…

When one part of your spine is blocked, the energy flow through your whole system is affected.
The vertebrae above and below start to compensate, creating tension, imbalance, and sometimes pain.

Through gentle Spinal Flow touch, the nervous system is invited to release the blockage, allowing energy to move freely again.

As flow returns, the surrounding vertebrae relax, and the whole body aligns, pain dissipates, and people report feeling lighter, more connected, and at ease.

Book your Spinal Flow session here to experience these amazing benefits:

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27/10/2025

COULD CHEMICAL BLOCKAGES IN YOUR SPINE BE RESTRICTING VITAL SUPPLY TO YOUR ORGANS, CELLS AND TISSUES?

We all know that chemical stressors such as poor diet, medications, alcohol and environmental toxins aren’t good for us. But did you know that they actually cause blockages in the spine?

These blockages restrict the vital life force energy which is needed to supply the organs, cells end tissues for optimum health and wellbeing. The result is quite often an illness or condition, which affects the organs located off the spine where the blockages occur.

Regular Spinal Flow sessions can help remove existing blockages and keep new ones at bay. Still, as a practitioner I recommend my clients take a holistic approach, and clean up their lifestyles, to really amplify that life force energy.

One of those ways is to take a look at your environment. What products are you using? How clean is your water?

I’ll be doing various posts on changes I have made in this regard. Today I’ll talk about my water filter jug. I spent a good while researching these, from Brita to Zero Water to my absolute favourite and the one I use-ClearlyFiltered. It wins hands down on filtering out most of the nasties, far exceeding the other two on all types of impurities from microplastics, to hormones to heavy metals.

The only thing is it’s not available in the U.K.-you have to ship from USA. But I got round the shipping tax by buying the jug and one filter, with a regular subscription of 3 filters sent bi-annually.

In case anyone asks, I don’t get anything for this, I just really want to share clean products I love.

And if you want some extra help on removing those chemical blockages, book your Spinal Flow session here:

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25/10/2025

WANT TO MEDITATE BUT JUST CAN’T SEEM TO MAKE THE “EFFORT”?

Truth is, meditation doesn’t really require “effort”. Life is meditation, you are meditation. That state people seek in meditation-you are that-your true self. It’s just that the mind, the ego, gets in the way.

When you do meditate, do you just find yourself sitting there with the thoughts whirring around? And that you’re so preoccupied with them, you’re too busy thinking them than observing them?

If any of this rings true for you, why not try a Spinal Flow session? It’s like meditation-and you get to lie on the table and just be, without putting in the “effort” to sit and meditate.

Spinal Flow is more than just a healing modality. It brings you back to your true self.

Book your session here:

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19/10/2025

Thank you for the review! Book here to experience the healing benefits of Spinal Flow:

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18/10/2025

I’m often asked by clients how many sessions of Spinal Flow are recommended.

Although each person is different, we practitioners always recommend starting with at least three half hour sessions per week. Some people prefer more, and that’s even better.

Multiple Spinal Flow sessions per week are recommended initially to begin clearing deep blockages in the spine and nervous system. This allows life force energy to consistently push through areas of resistance, restoring flow and vitality. It keeps up the momentum built up from the last session.

For those with deep and numerous blockages, more sessions may be recommended.

Once the system is open and the life force energy can flow more freely up and down the spine, weekly maintenance sessions help to keep the blockages at bay.

Book your Spinal Flow session here or message us to find out more:

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17/10/2025

Autumn in the Lake District. In the mountains, in the forest, by the lakes, rivers, bubbling streams, fells. My happy place. The place is awash with the colours of Autumn.

Here in nature I feel at peace, at one with all there is. Nature breathes, life force energy pervades. Away from the concrete, surrounded by life force in the trees, the rocks, the birds, the squirrels, the water.

To look up at the night sky and see the glimmering stars. To be outdoors breathing in fresh air, feeling the sun on my skin.

These are life’s simple pleasures. If you live in the city, get out to the country once in a while. Take your kids. Climb a mountain with them (don’t forget to take snacks!). Get muddy. Drink a steaming mug of hot chocolate. Have it with whipped cream and marshmallows, if you like.

Go out and enjoy all that life has to offer! We are here to experience the beauty of this planet, and to realise who we truly are.

15/10/2025

SUFFERING FROM LOW MOOD, DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY? THE SPINAL FLOW TECHNIQUE CAN HELP.

Spinal Flow is a hands-on somatic technique to help release blockages in the spine, caused by physical, chemical and emotional stress. The heart centre of the thoracic region is called the centre gateway in Spinal Flow. From an emotional perspective, blockages here may manifest as:

- Feeling undeserving of love
- Emotional states like resentment, anxiety, sadness or fear
- A tendency to protect or hide the heart

Releasing these blockages can lead to elevated emotions, such as joy and love, as well as clarity and emotional openness. Clients often report feeling more connected to themselves and experiencing a renewed sense of vitality.

We don't like to assign labels to any of these states such as positive or negative, good or bad. This can lead to us rejecting "negative" emotions, in other words, trying to suppress or push them down. This is what creates emotional blockages in the spine, so let's embrace all emotions, let's release what does not serve us. Spinal Flow can do just that.

The founder of the Spinal Flow Technique, Dr. Carli Axford adds, “Every cell, muscle, and organ in our body is interconnected. When we bring these separate parts back to harmony, that innate wisdom within begins to heal. The body knows what to do, and Spinal Flow simply helps bring people back to who they are.”

Book your session here, at Blackheath Complementary Health Centre:

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13/10/2025

SO WHAT IS THE SPINAL FLOW TECHNIQUE, AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOU?

SPINAL FLOW TRANSFORMS LIVES.

It frees up the life force energy (that pervades all living things) in the body, to flow with ease up and down the spine, nourishing organs, cells and tissues.

Dr. Carli Axford, founder of the Spinal Flow Technique, emphasises how connection and alignment are at the core of this transformation. “Healing comes from within, but sometimes parts of us feel separate, almost unreachable,” she says. “With Spinal Flow, energy and warmth start to reach those disconnected areas, bringing them back into alignment with the body."

Body parts, which once felt disconnected, started to ‘wake up’ through the practice.

Book your appointment on this link. Sessions held at Blackheath Complementary Health Centre:

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11/10/2025

In our series of real life healing stories from Spinal Flow practitioners across the world, this week we hear about a client who lived with the effects of polio for years. She suffered from muscle atrophy, a fused ankle, constant fatigue, and a leg that felt cold and disconnected. Physiotherapy brought no relief. But everything changed when she discovered Spinal Flow.

Her headaches disappeared. Her right leg began rebuilding muscle and warmth. She no longer needed crutches.

As her spine realigned and energy flowed back into forgotten places, her body began to heal, not just physically, but emotionally as well.

As the founder of Spinal Flow, Dr. Carli Axford says, “Healing comes from within. The body knows what to do-Spinal Flow helps bring people back to who they are.”

Spinal Flow helped her body remember its own wisdom. And with that, she found freedom.

Why not book in a session and experience these amazing benefits for yourself, here is the link. All in-person sessions held at Blackheath Complementary Health Centre:

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