In this article we will go through a brief history and background to breathing techniques and their application in biofeedback and stress management. We will then present some recent data on our approach to breathing biofeedback Breathing practices have been an integral part of wellness practices for generations. While eastern traditions on meditat...
Read MoreHow many times have we heard this golden advice: “listen to your heart” or this one “listen to your gut” Everyday we listen to our own body to navigate through our highly complex psychosocial and physical world. Our daily decisions and actions depend on us judging a variety of external factors and how they affect us. We do this constantly by deciph...
Read MoreThis short article aims to describe how awareness of our bodies influences our stress response and how a lack of body awareness may increase the risk of “unconscious” stress, which can be the source of mental and physical health problems. At the end of the article, you can find a questionnaire to learn about your perceived stress levels and your b...
Read MoreExposure to chronic stress induces structural and functional changes in multiple regions of the brain that are important for motivation, memory/learning, decision-making, goal-directed behaviour and emotions. These brain regions include limbic structures, involved in regulating our emotions and memory, such as amygdala, hippocampus, stria termina...
Read MoreWe all want to reduce the negative impact of stress from our daily lives, but we cannot do this without first a clear understanding of what is our stress, and when does it get unhelpful. So in this blog post, we will dive into the “taxonomy” of stress, and differentiate a potentially useful stress response from chronic stress, to later in our posts...
Read MoreThe link between oxytocin, CT afferent fibers and our wellbeing Oxytocin is a hormone that has wide-reaching importance in regulating our social well-being and mental wellness. Oxytocin is a type of neuropeptide, which is a signalling molecule in our nervous system. Oxytocin is released to several regions that are important in the regulation of soc...
Read MoreToday I’m really excited to announce my next venture, Sensae - a mental wellness company offering personalised tactile stimulation to automatically monitor and manage both stress and anxiety. There are not many issues that impact society so negatively as Stress and Anxiety. In fact one in five people in the Western world is suffering from issues re...
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