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23-04-2020
Column: Physio Talk - NOW IS THE TIME
Column: Physio Talk - NOW IS THE TIME
no family gatherings. In fact, I didn’t even leave our tiny farm for 10 days.

We camped out, we had a fire pit every night, we did jobs on the farm together as a family for the first time in a very long time. I actually relaxed. I felt all the stress and worries of the year 2020 slip away and I noticed something.

I had previously noticed that I have been in a constant level of stress, at least for the past few months.

I felt the tightness in my neck, the way that I was setting my shoulders, like I am always waiting for a fight or the next bit of bad news. I felt the way my jaw felt, like I had been clenching my teeth together ready for the next challenge to overcome. I felt the way my brain was always engaged. Like it was chasing too many different ideas, problems and solutions all at once and all the time. I felt my chest tightness, the way I have been holding myself in a closed and protected position like a boxer preparing to defend himself. I felt the aches and pains of muscles that have been

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