What a week! I attended the basic program training – ‘Yoga for the Special Child’ in Melbourne with Sonia Sumar (Sivakami) a few weeks ago. Sonia’s story is incredible, you can read more about her journey on her website. I am forever grateful to my beautiful soulsista Lena, for introducing me to Yoga over ten years […]
Now that the major festive celebrations are over it’s time to get back into the rhythm of the IAHP home therapy. It’s like a double-edged sword these days, social outings are awesome but they can sometimes come at a cost. Chiara’s therapy being the main one, and the simple fact it is difficult leaving the house with […]
To all the amazing people who have touched our hearts and at times moved us to tears, with their incredible acts of kindness, love and generosity. Honestly, Mauro and I have been blown away by the amount of incredible support for Chiara. YOU know who you are and thank you! They say it takes a village to […]
Yep – at the end of the day this one word pretty much sums it up. Not in the way of giving up, or throwing in the towel – but more so as an act of Grace, of fully accepting what life has installed for you and your loved ones. In Yoga – the practice […]
A wise old friend handed me this book many moons ago… I was unable to put it down when I first read it.. it’s nice to pick it up again.. ten years later and explore the incredible insights in every chapter. Interestingly this book has far more relevance now, than ever before. Now that we are […]
So uplifting after going to see Chiara’s Naturopath today.. there is so much opportunity to support Chiara’s brain function and overall health and wellbeing through diet, lifestyle and supplements. Lot’s of information to share, but will contain this post to MTHFR…. WTF is MTHFR? 😉 Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) is an inherited genetic variant which prevents […]
In a recent post I outlined ‘A Day In the Life of Chiara & co.’ which gave an outline of all the therapeutic activities we do in a day, providing all goes to plan… but life is not always so smooth and predictable… so here is a snippet of the other days.. where her special-needs […]
Being a parent of a special needs bub’s comes with monumental changes to practically every aspect of your life. Life takes on an entirely new trajectory faster than you can imagine… Every day a little piece of your heart breaks, as you witness your child’s daily struggle from the time they wake up, to the […]
I’m thrilled to have watched this TED talk!!!! Science says that adult human brains can regrow, rewire and reallocate function throughout life – however baby brain neuroplasticity is thought to be non-existent. This is exactly what I have heard from the Neuro-Genetic and Developmental Medicine teams at the Royal Children’s Hospital time and time again… “Natalie, the […]
It’s good to get back into the daily IAHP therapy home program, as well as Myotherapy and Physiotherapy…