By Rawya El Gammal They say the eyes are the window to the soul and the world. If you take enough time to look at people in the eye, you will know a lot about what they are going through, hiding, or avoiding. They may twinkle with enthusiasm, or they may be vacant. The eyesContinue reading “Vision Beyond Sight”
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The body that grew up holding its breath
By Rawya El Gammal When a child is born, the parent is on their own journey. They may be experiencing hormonal changes, health issues, grief, loss of a job or any number of things. These realities persist throughout all phases of raising a child with added challenges, and each child experiences a different version ofContinue reading “The body that grew up holding its breath”
Strong feet, strong body. Why foot health matters
By Rawya El Gammal Our feet are the forgotten body part, the ones that hold us up all day, every day, yet rarely receive our attention. Each sole contains over 72,000 nerve endings, five major nerves, 26 bones, 33 joints, and around 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. These structures are intricately connected through a vastContinue reading “Strong feet, strong body. Why foot health matters”
Bodies don’t come with back up batteries
By Rawya El Gammal When our cell phones run out of battery, we panic. We search desperately for a charger, worried about being cut off from the world, as though our survival depends on it. Yet when it comes to our own bodies, especially our need for sleep, we rarely show the same urgency. IContinue reading “Bodies don’t come with back up batteries”
Menopause Part II Whispers of Renewal
By Rawya El Gammal There is endless information out there on ‘what to eat,’ which is not an overnight shift, nor is it a one size fits all journey. Although biologically women go through the same process, each one has a unique experience shaped by age, race, background, culture, lifestyle choices, fears, preconceived ideas, medicalContinue reading “Menopause Part II Whispers of Renewal”
Menopause, Changing the Conversation Part I
By Rawya El Gammal Our mothers never spoke to us about our body’s life changes, and their mothers were less informed and probably never did either. In all honesty, the lifespan of our grandmothers didn’t extend as it does today, and they may not have spent 40% of their lives in menopause as women doContinue reading “Menopause, Changing the Conversation Part I”
Diet Culture
By Rawya El Gammal As a sports therapist, personal trainer among other things, have always been against diet culture. If you asked me to eat by a clock or cut out foods I loved, that became my day’s focus and that’s not healthy. In over three decades, I have refused to market nor work withContinue reading “Diet Culture”
Integrative Health
A sedentary lifestyle changes the brain
Thermal evaluation in Visceral Manipulation
Traveling to Ayr used to be an ordeal, but with time I now look forward to the long journey of diverse scents, sounds and sights. I know I’ve arrived as the train passes a beach and my body immediately sinks into a knowing of the little town which shuts at 5 o’clock and the calmnessContinue reading “Thermal evaluation in Visceral Manipulation”
Sports & Complementary Therapy 