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'Long COVID' - Updates, Thoughts and Strategies
You’ve probably heard of ‘long COVID’, haven’t you? Let's have a closer look at what it is and how yoga therapy can support. Enjoy!
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20224 min read
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The Deep Front Fascia line, aka the Trauma Line
This is the Fascial Meridian which runs through the deeper layers of the body. Also referred to as the ‘trauma line' as this is where we..
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20224 min read
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Taking Your Yoga Practice to the Next Level: Prop-use!
No matter the level of flexibility or strength, your age or yoga experience, including props into your yoga practice has numerous advantages
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Fascial Meridians. Our Physical ánd Energetic Chains of Force
The science of Fascia is less about examining things by breaking them down into smaller and smaller parts, but more about looking at...
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Lost Connections
During the last year we’ve all been asked to step into ‘the unknown’. Whether we labeled that as an opportunity for growth or not.
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Fascia: the Psychosomatic Web Connecting Body & Mind
There is a deep connection between our physical & mental-emotional bodies. How can we use the Fascia (body) to support healing of the mind?
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Healing from Injury - what does Fascia have to do with it?
Fascia - as part of our musculoskeletal system - plays a major role when healing from injury. Learn about the WHY and HOW in this blog!
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Interoception, Emotional Intelligence & True Wisdom
Can emotional intelligence (EQ) be trained? Yes definitely! The answer lies in our Fascia & a great tool to train this is our own heartbeat!
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20222 min read
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‘Kinesthetic Intelligence’ - the Ability to Move Smartly
Kinesthetic Intelligence - What does it actually mean? Can I become ‘more intelligent’? If yes, how?
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Boost your Immune System
While we are all affected by the global 'corona lockdown' let's look into some general, practical recommendations to boost our immune system
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Intimate & Pelvic Health: obligation or fascination?
Why wait till we experience some issues in this area in order to connect? It is the very center from which we create actual life forms and
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20225 min read
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Obesity - a Global Disease
Let’s have a close look at obesity: definition, causes, long-term consequences AND integrative strategies to treat this modern 'pandemic'.
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20224 min read
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Fascia and our Emotions
The body’s fascia system supports our ability to FEEL our inner environment! The more healthy our fascia, the more truly embodied we can be.
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Recipe versus Strategy in Healing
How much do we really understand the concept of 'holistic healing'? What does it actually mean to 'treat the person and not the disease'?
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Fascia Foundations: a Body-Wide Information System
Leading fascia researchers regard the fascia as an actual sensory organ and as such a: body-wide information system
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20224 min read
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Beating Stress with the Heart
It is not the actual stress which creates distress, but the way we respond to it. Find out how the Heart is a key to balance & harmony.
Anneke Louise (MSc, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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PAIN DOES NOT EQUAL PAIN
How often have you heard your Yoga teacher say: “Just breathe! Just breathe through the pain!”? Yet pain and its intensity is a subjective..
Ann-Sophie Briest (MD, C-IAYT)
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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