Ever felt like your thoughts were too loud to focus on work? Or struggled to fall asleep because of a niggling worry? You most likely have, because most of us deal with stress at one time or another during our lives. Some people experience heightened stress levels often, even while going about everyday activities, which is a symptom of clinical anxiety. One of the most effective ways to treat anxiety is through daily mindfulness and meditation practice.

So, what exactly is meditation? While interest around meditation has rapidly grown in the last decade, many are still in the dark about how beneficial the practice can be to mental health. This article offers a brief introduction to meditation and a handful of science-backed ways it is proven to aid better mental health. Read More

Sukh Padda practices Japanese Integrated Therapy (inc Acupuncture, Body Balance, Cranial-Sacral), Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, Nutrient IV Infusions, Vitamin Injections, Detox Programs, Food Sensitivity Testing, DNA Nutrient Testing, Blood Tests at Light Centre Belgravia. See his profile

The father of the director of Excellence Physiotherapy contracted COVID-19 and was urgently admitted in Intensive Care Unit where he was put on ventilator assisted breathing for more than a month.

When he finally came out of coma, he had lost a lot of muscle mass and had problem breathing like most patients in his case.

To help him with the recovery, Excellence Physiotherapy team created a strict rehabilitation protocol that they now offer to other patients who had suffered from corona virus infection. Read More

Excellence Physiotherapy practices Msk, women’s health and paediatric Physiotherapy & osteopathy at Light Centre Belgravia, Moorgate. See their profile

We are too quick to blame fertility issues on egg quality, which causes an incredible amount of heartache for someone trying to conceive.

In many cases this presumption is far to premature, there are many other reasons for fertility issues, as this article explores. Read more

Alexandra O’Connor is a Fertility Acupuncture Specialist & Fertility Mentor, specialising in Unexplained Infertility. Support and Preparation for Conception, Pregnancy & Birth. at Light Centre Moorgate. See her profile

We beat ourselves up for not being up to the standard. Often forgetting who set this standard for us. We are very good at criticising ourselves. At pointing our flaws. We are good at creating pain and imbalances in our bodies, minds and souls.

We punish ourselves for not being perfect. We punish ourselves for not eating a perfect diet, not having perfect exercise regime, even for not having time to relax on a yoga mat as we are too tired to participate in a relaxation session…

What if I tell you that there is a different, more gentle way? Read More

Dr Klaudia Raczko practices Holistic Health, Functional Medicine, Nutritional and Lifestyle Medicine, Gut Health, DNA, Hormonal, Nutritional Tests at Light Centre Monument.  See her profile

What is stress? I am sure you would not disagree that stress is undeniably indefinable. One way to understand stress is a psycho-physiological response within the body to some physical, emotional or environmental stimulus.

The Ayurvedic approach to stress and most health concerns is based on an imbalance the energetic properties – the doshas (vata, pitta kapha). Stress is Ayurveda is seen predominantly as a disturbance to our vata dosha, the energy of movement.

Continuously fine-tuning the balance of vata is the key focus of managing stress in the body and mind as well as support wellness and longevity.  Read More

Geeta Vara practices Ayurvedic Health Consultations at Light Centre Belgravia. See her profile

When it comes to diet and exercise plans we hear a lot of buzz words and talk about “calculating your macros” but do we really know what we are putting in to our bodies and why? Particularly when it comes to the micro-nutrients, aka vitamins and minerals! Obviously, these are essential for the functionality and health of ALL our tissues.

So, the big question here is; should you supplement? 

The short answer for most of us is; probably.  Read more

Ruth Larkin practices Sports massage, Pilates and nutrition at Light Centre Monument. See her profile