Natisha Amaidas Physiotherapy

08/04/2026

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Comment “SIT” to find out which retained reflexes contribute to a child who is prone to sit in the W-position.

Some kids who often sit in the W-position may have retained Primitive Reflexes that can cause problems with core strength, joints, and muscle development.

If you have a child or student that frequently sits in the w-position, you may find them doing the following:

🤷‍♀️Tends to hunch over in their chair
🤷‍♀️Rocks in the chair
🤷‍♀️Lacks attention and focus
🤷‍♀️Can’t stay seated for long periods of time

Kids with one or more retained reflexes may compensate for the retention by sitting in the w-position or finding ways to support their body when uncomfortable.

To find out which reflexes are creating issues with w-sitting and lack of core strength, comment “SIT” and we’ll send you the link.

31/03/2026

The harsh truth I had to learn

31/03/2026

31/03/2026

Focus on what you want. Drop a 👍 if you agree.

"When you imagine something bad, you’re creating what you don’t want. Imagine something good!"

14/03/2026

Hi All,

I extend this invite to Podiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Divorce Mediators, Psychologists, Play Therapists, Homeopaths, Pilates and Yoga Instructors to visit us at our Invitation Only Business Meeting.

We have a few businesses in our group that could benefit from your services. If you would like the opportunity to meet with them, or to introduce your business, please consider a visit to us.

Meeting : 18 March 2026, cost is R170 and will be held at 06h45 at Pappachinos Cnr The Straight &, Witkoppen Rd, Pine Slopes AH, Fourways, 2194

https://maps.app.goo.gl/3UrEy4aT8rZvPzJR6?g_st=awb

Tel : 011 467 4460

Please contact me regarding any enquiries you may have.

Kind regards, Natisha Amaidas Physiotherapist and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist

21/01/2026

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🌿 THE 7 PLACES YOUR BODY STORES GRIEF — AND WHY YOU FEEL PAIN THERE

By Bianca Botha, CLT | RLD | MLDT | CDS

Grief does not leave the body quietly.
It settles into the softest places, the weakest places, the places that once held safety.
Your nervous system remembers every loss — even the ones you tried to forget.
Your lymphatic system feels every emotion before you speak it.
Your tissues echo the stories your mouth never told.

Grief is not just emotional.
It is biological.
It is chemical.
It is physical weight your body tries so hard to carry for you.

Here are the seven places grief hides — and why each one hurts.

1. The Neck & Jaw — where unspoken words live

When grief hits, your vagus nerve tightens.
Your jaw clenches to hold back tears.
Your throat stiffens to hold back everything you wish you could say.

Physiology:
This tension compresses lymph nodes under the jaw and along the neck, slowing drainage and triggering headaches, pressure, and swollen glands.

Grief says:
“I never got to say what I needed to say.”

2. The Chest — where the ache settles when the heart breaks

Have you ever felt that heavy pressure in your chest when you miss someone?
That is the intercostal fascia tightening, shallow breathing reducing oxygen, and lymph fluid stagnating around the sternum.

Physiology:
Your sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight) constricts the chest, slowing lymph flow and making you feel tight, breathless, and unable to expand emotionally.

Grief says:
“It hurts to breathe without them.”

3. The Abdomen — where emotions become inflammation

70% of your lymph lives around your gut.
So when grief overloads your nervous system, your digestion is the first place to collapse.

Bloating, cramps, heaviness, constipation, and nausea are not “in your head.”
They are your gut trying to process emotions your words couldn’t carry.

Physiology:
Cortisol surges inflame the gut wall.
Lymph stagnates.
Food moves slower.
The body swells.

Grief says:
“I’m trying to digest a life I didn’t choose.”

4. The Shoulders — where responsibility becomes weight

The body lifts its shoulders when bracing for impact — even emotional impact.

That knot behind your shoulder blade?
That burning between the shoulders?
It’s emotional load turned physical.

Physiology:
The thoracic duct — the main lymph vessel — passes behind the left shoulder.
When emotional tension builds, this duct becomes compressed, slowing drainage from the entire body.

Grief says:
“I’m carrying more than I can hold.”

5. The Lower Back — where survival stress collects

The kidneys are stress organs.
The psoas muscle is a trauma muscle.
The lumbar lymphatics drain into deep abdominal nodes that swell under cortisol and fear.

Lower back pain after loss is extremely common.

Physiology:
Chronic stress tightens fascia around the spine, reduces circulation, and inflames the psoas — the muscle that curls the body into a fetal position when overwhelmed.

Grief says:
“I don’t feel safe here.”

6. The Face — where sorrow becomes swelling

Puffy eyes.
Morning swelling.
A face that looks heavier than before loss.

Crying is cleansing — but the emotional chemicals released during grief temporarily thicken lymph fluid.

Physiology:
Histamines + cortisol slow lymphatic return, especially around the eyes where drainage pathways are delicate.

Grief says:
“I have cried from a place deeper than words.”

7. The Legs — where unresolved emotions sink downward

When your body is exhausted, overwhelmed, or fighting to cope, circulation shifts to essential organs, and lymph flow slows.

This causes:
• Heavy legs
• Fluid retention
• Swelling around the ankles
• Restless legs at night

Physiology:
Emotional stress reduces the “muscle pump mechanism,” making it harder for lymph to travel upward.

Grief says:
“I’m tired from carrying this for so long.”

🌿 HEAR THIS, BEAUTIFUL SOUL:

There is nothing wrong with your body.
It is not failing you.
It is responding to emotions too heavy for your heart to carry alone.

Grief does not leave quietly —
but it does leave.

With gentle movement.
With breath.
With lymphatic flow.
With compassion for yourself.
With time.
With truth.
With release.

Your body has been holding you together in the only way it knows how.
Be gentle with it.
Be patient with it.
It is trying to heal you.

18/01/2026

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A soft heart only hardens after being hurt too many times.

You cannot expect her to stay sweet when you keep giving her reasons to be bitter. No one wakes up one day and decides to become cold for no reason. That change happens slowly, after being disappointed again and again. After explaining her feelings too many times and realizing they are not being heard.

Women do not turn distant because they stop caring. They turn distant because caring started to hurt too much. When respect fades, when effort is taken for granted, and when pain is ignored, something inside them shifts. The warmth they once gave freely becomes guarded.

What people call coldness is often self protection. It is the result of learning the hard way. Of loving deeply and being met with carelessness. Of staying patient until patience runs out. Bitterness is not her nature. It is a response to repeated emotional wounds.

So before blaming her change, look at what caused it. Look at how she was treated when she was gentle and understanding. Because a woman who feels safe, valued, and respected does not lose her softness. It is only lost when it is not protected.

30/12/2025

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To offend a strong person, tell them a lie.
To offend a weak person, tell them the truth.🤔💡

Let that sink in.

A strong person values truth over comfort. They may not always like what they hear, but they respect honesty because it gives them something real to work with. A lie insults their intelligence, their awareness, and their growth. It suggests you think they can’t handle reality, or worse, that they don’t deserve it. Strong people don’t fear truth; they fear deception.

A weak person, on the other hand, is often offended by the truth because it disrupts the story they tell themselves. Truth challenges excuses. It exposes denial. It removes the mask. And when someone isn’t ready to take responsibility or look inward, honesty feels like an attack instead of a gift.

That’s why some people get angry when you’re real with them. Not because you’re wrong, but because you’re right, and they’re not ready to face it.

Growth begins where excuses end. Strength is built by confronting reality, not running from it. The truth doesn’t come to destroy you; it comes to free you, refine you, and push you forward. But only those who are willing to be accountable can see it that way.

So don’t be afraid to stand in your truth. Don’t water yourself down to make others comfortable. And don’t confuse someone’s offense with your wrongdoing.

The truth will always reveal who is strong enough to handle it.💡✅🤝

24/12/2025

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22/12/2025

Season's Greetings, wishing you a Safe and Blessed Festive Season.
Thank you for your continued support and the opportunity to assist you 🙏🏻