Blogs

Lockdowntunity?

Published on Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:01 Category: Blogs

Uncertainty looms large in our lives at the moment. Some of us are surfing this 3rd lockdown with ease while many are really struggling and the news that level 5 may continue even longer is not helping. We’ve become accustomed to less proximity and to less time with others...

Can you be healthy in 21st century Ireland?

Published on Wednesday, 10 February 2021 13:50 Category: Blogs

The question is no longer whether things have changed for the worst when it comes to stress, poor health, obesity and illness levels, it’s, is it still possible to be healthy as an individual eating the ‘Typical’ diet in 21st century Ireland? Million of people die every year from...

Uncertainty and Anxiety during lockdown 3.0

Published on Saturday, 6 February 2021 17:18 Category: Blogs

If you’v ever had a hard time making a decision you know it can sometimes make you feel uneasy, a little or a lot more tired and more distracted than usual? It is the undercurrent of fear of not knowing what is going to happen that can cause many...

Stress Vs Action. And the winner is?

Published on Thursday, 4 February 2021 11:53 Category: Blogs

Stress, anxiety, depression and poor mental health are being talked about in the media, and among your peers and all over social media a lot more during this 3rd lockdown. The good side of that is that people are talking about it. the bad side is that we are...

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Colonics (colonic irrigation) at the clinic

Published on Friday, 16 October 2020 20:55 Category: Blogs

We get a lot of queries re Colonics and haven’t had luck finding one in the Cork region but do offer an alternative option. We do not offer Colonics or colonic irrigation but we can work with the digestive tract in another way. An alternative to Colonics is to...

What’s important?

Published on Monday, 18 May 2020 13:49 Category: Blogs

Speaking to people lately feels different. I’ve asked and people are saying the same. From my own perspective I feel closer to people even when they are far away. We can communicate so easily these days but were we really connecting, are we connecting now? Is the extra I...

Professional Clinical Supervision

Published on Friday, 20 September 2019 14:48 Category: Blogs

For many professions, having a safe, confidential environment to learn, reflect and get the support you need is essential. This is what Clinical supervision is all about. It can take many forms, depending on the needs of the person, the practitioner, and the profession. While sometimes it can be easy...

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Traditional Chinese Medicine: What’s the Meaning of Summer?

Published on Friday, 21 June 2019 16:59 Category: Blogs

Traditional Chinese Medicine & Chinese Acupuncture practitioner, Joao Rosa, writes about the symbology and meaning of Summer within Traditional Chinese Medicine. Summer is here! Everything that was prepared in spring has its heyday this season, by definition the height of Yang. In terms of Chinese Medicine, Summer is...

Does Acupuncture Hurt? A Gentle Approach for Kids

Published on Wednesday, 12 June 2019 16:48 Category: Blogs

Since we introduced The Natural Clinic’s new acupuncturist, specializing in pediatric acupuncture for kids with nervous issues, digestive complaints and mood imbalances, we have noticed he is getting some great responses. There’s something really positive about Joao, and here in reception, the kids who come to see him really...

New people to meet and greet.

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2019 17:58 Category: Blogs

It’s been an interesting spring at The Natural Clinic. With the arrival of Helen Bohan and her amazing somatic therapy, where psychotherapy meets movement and physical release we are seeing how people’s trauma can be held in their body and how it’s release can be incredibly effective in dealing...

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