Ortho-Bionomy article

How touch influences our brain and can help improve our proprioception and kinesthetic awareness? And why does it matter?!

What is proprioception? Proprioception is our ability to feel where we are in space. Without proprioception we couldn’t scratch our nose because we wouldn’t know where it is in space. Proprioception happens thanks to sensory receptors (proprioceptors) which are found in our joints, muscles and fascia. These proprioceptors are sending information to our brains about

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Aromatherapy and meditation to support the therapist

          ‘Burn out’ are quite frequent in a service-based industry. Practitioners can get trapped in giving a lot to others and forgetting about themselves. It is important as a therapist to learn how to receive and how to centre ourselves before we start a session. Meditation and aromatherapy can help us achieve

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Stretching or not stretching that is the question?

Does stretching really increase our flexibility? What is happening when we stretch? When a muscle is taken into a stretch the proprioceptors (nerve endings that relay information to the nervous system) are sending a message to the brain telling our muscle to contract to resist the stretch. This is what we call the stretch reflex.

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