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3 Kinesiology Tips to Overcome Stress During the Festive Season
by Tania O'Neill McGowan
December 16, 2025
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kinesiology techniques to help you going through the festive season December is often described as the most joyful time of the year—but for many people, it can also be one of the most stressful. Between family expectations, financial pressure, loneliness, relationship challenges, and the weight of New Year’s resolutions, the festive season can feel overwhelming […]
Enhancing Brain Integration For Peak Performance
by Tania O’Neill McGowan
December 18, 2024
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Homeostasis: the body in balance Maintaining a state of balance in the body is essential for optimal health and longevity – and that means lowering stress, eating well and ensuring we get enough exercise. Most of us already know this, but what does ‘staying in balance’ actually mean within
the body? To survive, our bodies are […]
Top 5 Tips to Balance Your Being
by Tania O’Neill McGowan
February 12, 2024
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Right now the world is still recovering from the dramatic effects of COVID-19. Our mental and physical health have been challenged in extreme ways we could never have predicted, and many people continue to struggle daily with stress and uncertainty. Some describe their struggle with the grief, anxiety and fear as relentless, overwhelming and completely […]
Men’s Health Week: How Kinesiology Helped My Career
by Tania O’Neill McGowan
June 11, 2018
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Did you know we spend about one-third of life at work? In an ideal world, we’d all enjoy what we do each day. It’s a sad fact that so many of us don’t like our jobs, others are completely stressed out by a demanding role or awful colleagues, while many others complain they don’t have […]
The right and the wrong ways to deal with stress
November 1, 2017
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We all have strategies to cope with stress. Some are conscious efforts while others are ones we engage in subconsciously. How do you deal with stress? Going for a walk? Watching TV? Talking it over with someone? Or wallowing in repetitive thinking until you overwhelm yourself and eventually get too tired to care? A large-scale […]
Stress and the Brain
October 10, 2017
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It’s often said that stress is bad, but this isn’t entirely true. Some stress is actually useful because it can motivate us, help us meet deadlines, or escape alarming situations. In fact, when we experience moderate stress, this is when our performance is actually at its peak. So what happens when stress is ‘bad’? Let’s […]
What is Stress?
August 17, 2017
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You have a looming deadline. You hate your job. You’re fighting with your spouse. These are all obviously stressful events that will leave you feeling less than stellar. Did you know even happy occurrences can also cause stress? A new job, a new relationship, an extended overseas holiday — these involve the exact same mechanisms […]
When did stress become the new cool?
July 11, 2017
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Stress is a word that has been bandied around a lot lately. You ask someone how they are and often the answer is “I’m so stressed out” or “I’m so busy”. But are we really that stressed or are we using this as some kind of badge of honour? There’s a perception that if you’re […]
Trouble Sleeping? Give Kinesiology a Try
July 10, 2017
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Did you know that if you live to the ripe old age of 80, you will have spent around 26 to 30 years of your life asleep? Sleep is a fundamental biological necessity – as important as food and water – yet it’s one of the first things to fall by the wayside when life […]