Health & Wellness
Staying strong for the 2nd Wave
As we move into Autumn and probably the 2nd wave of COVID it’s important that we address the causes of a weak immune system and not just fix the virus by staying indoors away from every one, with a vaccine, or by wearing a mask when out and about....
Easy Does It – How to Wear a Mask
For many people wearing a mask is uncomfortable and challenging and for some with underlying health issues, it simply is not possible. Historically some soldiers during WW2 experienced gas mask phobia which resulted in extreme agitation,...
Feeling Alone? Feel the love – Isolation to Community
For months now I have been sharing my Chi Gong practice as an offering for the planet, that we may all be happy and we may all be well. It began a couple of days before St Patricks Day, just before Ireland went into full lockdown. My Shiatsu Clinic...
Danger, Danger – Sugar for the over 40’s
"In men, the risk of heart disease increases after age 45. In women, the risk increases after age 55. In people who have diabetes, the risk of heart disease increases after age 40." * US Department of Health and Human Services You don’t have to...
Deep Rooted Calm For You
In some ways, lockdown seemed easy. There were strict rules to follow which were simple, pretty much stay indoors for a couple of weeks, only go out on essential journeys, wear a mask and keep your distance. In the main it was uncomplicated, we...
Inner Guidance On A Stormy Sea
The world is beginning to open up, there are cars on the road, kids in the park, hustle and bustle is back. But where is our place in a new world order? There's so much information about how to behave and how to act it can be hard to find what fits...
Does Sex Scare You?
It used to scare me. It's taken me fifty years to embrace my body and my own healthy, juicy sexuality. Abusive childhood sexual experiences, misguided religious education and contradictory cultural norms taught me no one loved a girl who loved...
Feeling flat? I can see the future
What do we do when all plans are out of the window? Perhaps you had arrangements for this summer. Maybe you were getting married, going abroad on your dream holiday, finishing your leaving cert or celebrating a big number birthday but now all those...
Build a Defensive Glow as we Leave Lockdown
As we come out of lockdown, beginning to mix and mingle with other human beings, albeit at a safe distance, our immune system is going to need to be stronger than ever. There are lots of opinions out there about how to strengthen our resistance to...
Libido in the time of COVID-19
Fight or flight? Survive, thrive and procreate, these are the two basic instincts of human behavior controlled by the Nervous system. The first stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) which controls the body's responses to a perceived...
My Curve has flattened
Usually, I live with my partner one week on one week off. He looks after his kids down in West Cork, then comes to Dublin and lives with me for a week. It's been like that for three years. But just before lockdown began, I traveled to Eyeries on...
Good Food, Better Sex during Lockdown?
Maybe you made promises to have and to hold, love and cherish your partner till death did you part but I wonder if that included lockdown situations? With the occasional burst of entertainment, mixed with long stretches with no other company, you...