Body Stress Release Midrand

30/05/2026

Awareness creates an opportunity for change … BSR may enhance the quality of one’s expression of life.

29/05/2026

What a delightful surprise to receive these certificates via courier today, especially since I couldn’t accept them in person at our recent annual SA conference. My heartfelt thanks to the Body Stress Release Association for this acknowledgment. It has truly been a privilege to serve on the marketing team for eight years and The Inspiration Hour for five. As I pass the baton, I look forward to seeing the continued growth and success of these initiatives. Know that these certificates will take a place of honour in my practice 💚

28/05/2026

“In the three arenas of health - mechanical, chemical and mental or emotional - it is necessary to become conscious of the causes of stress overload that are affecting us as individuals. This enables us to make choices that empower us to upgrade the quality of our life expression.” ~ Gail Meggersee, co-founder of Body Stress Release

When tension begins to release, the body may respond with a greater sense of ease and improved function.

Supporting this process allows the body to do what it’s naturally designed to do.

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26/05/2026

“Yet this is health. To have a body functioning so perfectly that when its few simple needs are met it never calls attention to its own existence” ~ Bertha Stuart Dument

It is both amazing and scary how much technology has changed over the past 10 years. Not so long ago a phone with a touch screen that can connect to the internet was science fiction, and look at us now.

The scary part is how technology is affecting our habits and our health. Using a cell phone has transformed the way we hold our bodies - and not in a good way. Can you believe that holding down your device can be like having an eight-year-old sitting on your head while you are standing?

Approximately 60 pounds of weight is the pressure you’re enduring while reading your text messages and browsing the internet.

Good posture is related to having your ears aligned with your shoulders and your shoulder blades back. This lowers body stress and decreases cortisol. Poor posture, on the other hand, stresses the spine and can lead to early wear and tear and maybe even lead to surgery.

A few solutions: hold your phone straight in front of you instead of bending your head down, try to place your tablet at a 70 degree angle when typing or tapping (this angle protects your wrists) or at a right angle if just reading, and stretch your neck back to correct a forward neck posture.

For that stubborn, persistent ache in your neck and shoulders, book a Body Stress Release session to assist the body in unlocking stored tension.

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25/05/2026

Meet yet another member of our BSR family.

Meet the hands and heart behind Body Stress Release. 💚

Today we feature Madelein Esterhuizen from Prince Albert, Western Cape, sharing a moment from her practice:

“I love the moment when, midway through a release, my client's breathing changes from rapid to rhythmic and balanced.”

Supporting clients on their journey to improved wellbeing, one session at a time.

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25/05/2026

Just a reminder that JOY is health 💚

Play, joy, and love are biological necessities, and the science is unambiguous. 🧬

Laughter lowers cortisol and epinephrine, crying releases built-up nervous system tension, hugging shifts you out of fight-or-flight and into calm, singing stimulates the vagus nerve (which governs your heart rate, digestion, and immune response) and dancing actually promotes the growth of new brain cells.

These aren’t fringe concepts, this is your physiology responding to joy in real time.

We’ve built entire industries around optimizing food, sleep, and exercise, and those things matter deeply, but joy, play, and love belong in that same conversation.

Think of them as part of your health stack — non-negotiable, not optional, and available to you right now.

Joy IS health.

19/05/2026

Body stress overload is entirely logical, and so is the technique used to address it.

18/05/2026

Healing is a journey, not a quick fix.

16/05/2026

I was feeling rather whimsical at my practice this morning on this environmental appreciation day (there are of course also benefits in slotting a BSR session in for one’s spouse who just happens to be a photographer!)

So … thank you Lizelle (all the way from Brisbane) for creating the awareness of this significant day, to Brent Lindeque of Good Things Guy for encouraging us not to let this ‘ordinary’ day pass by and to create some magic, and definitely not forgetting my dear friend Claire now living in NZ for inspiring me to hug my very first tree in Knysna all those years ago! 💚

16/05/2026

Are you paying attention to the messages your body is conveying?

The body doesn’t always speak loudly.

Sometimes it shows subtle shifts in energy, comfort, or sensation.
Paying attention to these changes can help you better understand what your body may be holding onto.

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