Somatic Movement & Mindset

In this episode, Heidi Hadley discusses how the lens you look through, really impacts your physical, emotional, mental and energetic health.  Heidi delves into the Reticular Activating  System (RAS) and how it can create empowering or dis-empowering beliefs which translate into your body. You will learn how hypervigilance within your nervous system can influence your pain perception.  Find out how...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley continues to delve into the power of Total Somatic Mindfulness.  Within this episode, Heidi discusses the many benefits you can feel quite quickly with Total Somatic Mindfulness. Total Somatics involves listening and noticing the subtle feedback from within, which provides a fantastic insight in to your inner world, how you can create long term change, plus notice how...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley unpacks the power of Total Somatic Mindfulness.  Over the years, people may have tried mindfulness and found it challenging to maintain or incorporate into their daily activities. Total Somatic Mindfulness deepens and enhances your Total Somatic Clinical Somatic Movement practice.  It allows you to actually understand what is truly going on, on a subconscious level wi...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley explains the process involved with Pandiculation and how it changes the level of tension and tone of your muscles by recalibrating how your brain communicates to the belly of your muscles (the power house of the muscle). The powerful yet gentle process of pandiculation teaches you that when you work smarter, not harder with your soma, huge changes can occur without ha...

Would you like to release your tight hips and ease back pain without stretching?  Did you know stretching is not an efficient way to create lasting changes to your muscles?   Did you know the latest research and scientific research has shown that stretching actually causes more problems for muscle health, rehab and power output? In this episode, Heidi Hadley explains why stretching causes long ter...

Stress has a huge impact on your emotional, mental, physical and energetic health.  This creates changes in your posture, movement, mindset and outlook on life.  Your brain is a pattern creator and you can see and feel the results within your mindset, body, movements and physiology. In this episode, Heidi Hadley delves into how a person's rib cage and breathing muscles can impact their moveme...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley unpacks how your incredible brain and body works during times of stress and how they are designed to recalibrate when live events and situations settle down, however that doesn't always happen.  Heidi also quotes Bessel Van Der Kolk within the area of trauma and how people allow past events to leave an imprint on their overall wellbeing. Discover how long term st...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley continues to unpack why people can develop chronically tight muscles and how they can create a healthy posture.  Heidi explains what a healthy posture really is. Discover how you have the capacity to change the wiring in your brain to create efficient muscle movement which will also allow muscles to reduce unnecessary tension. To listen to PART 1 of this series, CLICK...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley answers a really popular question.  To ensure the points from this frequently asked question are covered fully, Heidi has created a 2 part podcast series.  In this first part you will discover why your muscles feel chronically tight and how you can change their state by learning to re-train your brain communication more efficiently to your muscles. You will also disco...

Within this episode, Heidi Hadley delves into the neurophysiology of fear and how it can show up in different ways in life.  Discover how Total Somatic Education helps to create a state of balance within your nervous system which translates on so many levels to different regions, system and actions within your mind & body. Discover how Awareness is the first step to Total Somatic education bec...

Within this episode, Heidi Hadley delves into the close connection between neck pain & dysfunctional breathing.  Heidi is often asked how to ease neck pain and how to regulate dysfunctional breathing.  Within this episode, Heidi breaks down the close connection between these two issues - your brain. Heidi unpacks how your brain patterns tension and we need to embrace the research and science o...

Within this episode, Heidi Hadley delves into the importance of taking good care of your emotional and mental wellbeing.  This is a subject that Heidi has encountered at a greater level in her clinical practice and teaching since the start of the pandemic. Discover how research reveals the importance of how we feed our mind and how the narrative in our head can influence different regions of our b...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley highlights effective 'go to' movements and sequences to address back pain.  You also discover within this episode, how developing a global or Total Somatic approach to back pain is really important in order to address the ROOT CAUSE instead of merely treating the symptoms. Discover how other aspects are to be considered when addressing back pain and effectiv...

Within this episode, Heidi Hadley interviews Sharon Eagen, Founder and creator of Cognitive Link.  Within this episode, Sharon delves into the importance of developing an adaptable mindset, rather than resilience.  She explains why within this episode. During the past 2.5 years, the world has encountered many trials and traumatic incidents, which have created many responses to people's health...

Lets celebrate 100 episodes of Somatic Movement & Mindset podcast with many of the health experts that have held workshops within the Total Somatics Membership plus they have been guest on the podcast. Enjoy listening to their health tips!  Let me know which tips resonated with you. CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HEALTH EXPERTS: MELANIE COOL https://MelanieCool.com JIN ONG https...

In this final episode for Mindful in May, Heidi delves into the power of SLOWING DOWN.   For many of us, this can be a "work in progress" as there are different phases in our life which require a variety of speeds and juggling lots of balls! In this episode, find out how going slower can actually improve productivity. T O LISTEN TO HEIDI BEING INTERVIEWED ON 'HAPPY CHICKS' PODC...

In week 4 of Mindful in May, Heidi Hadley delves in to the importance of a healthy mindset.  When we view our mindset as a garden, careful what we feed it, we notice how it impacts on our mental, physical, emotional and energetic health. Learn how to effectively weed out negative thoughts. To deepen your awareness and movement practice, Heidi has opened REGISTRATION for the TOTAL SOMATICS MEMBERSH...

In this third week of Mindful in May, Heidi Hadley decodes your movement and posture.  Learn how the way you stand, sit, move and breathe (just to name a few!) can have a profound effect on your emotional and mental wellbeing. To deepen your awareness and movement practice, Heidi will be opening REGISTRATION for the TOTAL SOMATICS MEMBERSHIP from Saturday 21st May-Monday 23rd May 2022.  Within the...

During week 2 of Mindful in May 2022 , Heidi Hadley delves into the area of Energy.  She explains why it is so important to protect your energy and why your inner health is imperative to support a high vibration or energy, which in turn will serve you well with your wellbeing. To support you during this week, Heidi has created a gift for you.  This gift will help you explore how powerful your brea...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley interviews Happiness expert, Melanie Cool.  As you will discover in this episode, Melanie wears many hats from her 30+ years of experience.  Melanie's episode turbo boosts Somatic Movement & Mindset listeners into this month's theme of 'Mindful in May.' Learn how we can take care of our emotional and mental wellbeing by considering what feeds u...

Within this episode, Heidi offers herself to be your accountability partner for the month of May.  During the month of May, Heidi will be delving into different areas of health and wellbeing with the theme 'Mindful in May.' Mindful in May is a yearly theme Total Somatics had adopted for many years.  However, after 2 years of global upheaval, it is a good time to spend a month of recalibr...

Within this episode, Heidi Hadley unpacks the subject of breathing and the areas that can often be found missing within the field of breathing.  Learn how breathing strategies are only one component to creating efficient and effective breathing.  With the resources and solutions Heidi provides, you can start TODAY with applying a Total Somatic approach to your breathing, incorporating techniques t...

Within this episode, Heidi Hadley interviews Leslie Parker, a pelvic health expert.  Leslie recently created a workshop for the Total Somatics members on the subject of pelvic floor health and resilience. During this podcast episode, Leslie debunks many common myths around the subject of pelvic health, such as strengthening the pelvic floor.   Heidi and Leslie resonate within this episode as they...

Tight hamstrings, calves and plantar fasciitis are very common issues that people deal with.  Within this episode, Heidi Hadley explains how y our brain patterns tension which in turn influences how you stand, move and why it can create recurring pain and/or injuries. Find out how incredibly amazing you are and how the tension you encounter in one area of your body has a direct link and influence...

In this episode, Heidi Hadley delves into a common issue seen globally - hip and shoulder issues.  Within this episode, Heidi discusses how various habits and actions in recent time have contributed towards these recurring issues.  Learn how you can truly address recurring hip and shoulder issues with a Total Somatic approach to movement and conditioning. ONLINE SHOP: https://totalsomatics.com/aud...