The Somatic Nervous System and Clinical Reflexology

The word ‘somatic’ is rooted in the Greek ‘sōmatikos’, meaning ‘of the body” and simply the Somatic Nervous System SNS is a sub-division of the Peripheral Nervous System. The SNS is responsible for voluntary muscle movement and sensory information processing, specifically for smell, sound, taste, and touch. It allows us to consciously control our movements and relay … Read more

The Mindful Gardener

I am a keen albeit amateur gardener that derives a great deal of pleasure and dare I say therapeutic benefit from my gardening endeavours. I would like to share the following information that I gathered with the purpose of supporting a GP practice funding application to create a therapeutic space for patients to meet and … Read more