PhysioYoga

05/02/2025

●HUMBLE WARRIOR
●Bhadda Virabhadasana
●Balancing ambition and self compassion, introspection while surrendering to the universe.
●I am a warrior humbled in so many ways

●There is a lot going on in this pose, which includes
▪︎ proprioception for balance.
▪︎stretching the hamstrings,glutes,chest shoulders, low back.
▪︎strengthening the core, lower limbs, hips, feet.
▪︎flexibility in the hip-pelvic joints, shoulder-chest.

21/12/2024

Touch through massage is one scientific way of boosting mental health research shows.

Feeling lonely, anxious, or depressed? Here's how touch may be able to help.

21/12/2024

The body-mind connection is real. Depression is not just in your head. Physiotherapy, Psychiatry and Psychology work well in combination.

For decades, depression has been ascribed to chemical deficiencies in the brain. New evidence suggests inflammation may cause depression.

28/10/2024

The BODY-MIND connection. Movement Matters for Mental Health.

Prone to feeling anxious and stressed? Use this simple, evidence-based strategy anytime and anywhere to help you shed anxious feelings that threaten to wreck your day.

27/10/2024

Supporting Cape Mental Health .

08/07/2024

MENTAL WELLNESS IS IMPORTANT

ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ…ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴀɢɴᴏꜱɪꜱ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴛᴀɢᴇꜱ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘᴀꜱꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.
ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ "ᴀᴍʙɪɢᴜᴏᴜꜱ ʟᴏꜱꜱ".
ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡɪꜱʜ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ᴏɴ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ.
ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴅɪᴇꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ʟʏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʙᴇᴅ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴄʀᴏʟʟ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ ʜᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ.
ᴛᴏ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ᴅɪꜱᴇᴀꜱᴇ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ.
ʜᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀꜱᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ.
ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʟᴢʜᴇɪᴍᴇʀ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ! 🖤

15/03/2024

YOGA BEFORE SLEEP
It's INTERNATIONAL SLEEP AWARENESS MONTH!

Sleep is essential to health, but measurable differences in sleep health persist across populations across the world, creating additional burdens and reinforcing health inequities.”

Child's pose is such a great pre-slumber yoga pose for a great night's shut-eye!

08/03/2024