Author: Catherine Strang
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Who Are You?
I was recently asked to lead a retreat at OMH Malaga in Spain by Sadna Kanani, the founder of OMH Therapies (https://omhtherapies.com/). Sadna moved to Malaga a few years ago to establish a Spanish branch of OMH Therapies, OMH Retreat. As I was an OMH therapist for several years Sadna had mentioned before she left…
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The Game Changer
In 2009 I attended a talk by Jenny Johnstone about Theta Healing and was so intrigued I bought the book and signed up for the course that evening. I can’t remember feeling that excited about any therapeutic modality before or since. Other than Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction I have not done much therapeutic training in…
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What Form of Therapy Is Used To Trick You?
Anyone trained in this therapeutic tool will have guessed this immediately! It is of course NLP – Neuro-linguistic progamming, followed very closely by hypnotherapy. Major marketers use NLP; Google, for instance, uses NLP and hypnotist tricks in all that they do – a lot of social media is about hypnotically steering us in specific directions.…
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A Near All Consuming Obsession
Being the fairly geeky person I am regarding therapy and spiritual growth this particular obsession has nothing dark or juicy about it! Nor is it about the guy in the photo! Sorry… Though it is about what the guy in the photo brought to the world. I am referring to the year (2004 I think)…
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Six Magic Words – The Core Of My Practice
I recently submitted a short story about a very difficult part of my life (link below) and something I used to help me though it. And how this practice informed the whole way I work as a therapist. After I’d written it I thought I’d do a short series on the different modalities that I’ve…
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Sleep And The Flourishing Well
I have written before about the Flourishing Well – a Scotland based charity created by Lorna Cameron who wanted to help others struggling with health or life issues who can’t find the help they need through conventional means. And who can’t afford alternative care. I did one class with them at the beginning of summer…
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When Is Stress Actually Good For Us?
Can stress be good for us? Yes, but it’s the type and length of the stress that is important and usually always a physical stressor. I experienced this for myself a few years ago when I decided to take a break from being a therapist and do something completely different. I worked in the North…
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Just How Important Is Your Sleep? Plus An Audio For Insomnia.
At the bottom of this post is a hypno-therapeutic journey for good sleep from the course Why Am I So Tired? Good sleep is crucial when it comes to our physical and mental health, and of course our energy levels. Two important factors that take place when we sleep well are autophagy and dreaming. What…
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The Mighty Mitochondria! Are Yours Functional Or Decrepit…
In my last post I talked about the role the mitochondria play regarding health and energy levels. As stated, the mitochondria can be likened to your own personal batteries, producing more than 90% of energy in the body’s cells. This post covers – in a simple way – the biological processes that are at the…
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Tired? – Boosting The Batteries In Our Cells
On my birthday week I am offering 50% off online courses – I only have one course at the moment but am about to change that! Before I announce new courses I thought I’d do a short series on the single most important factor in our physical body impacting energy levels and also offer the…
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