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Why Vagal Tone matters for emotional wellbeing
Each emotion is a cue, shaped by past experience and our body’s survival wiring. Why Do We Feel Emotions? Emotions aren’t random -...

TANI DU TOIT
Oct 33 min read


Balance is Wellness
My favourite memory is of listening to her reading me a cartoon called “Liewe Heksie” (Sweet Little Witch). This little witch was...

TANI DU TOIT
Sep 282 min read


The Witch in the Cheese Isle
When Standing in Your Truth Makes You the Villain You’re either a villain in someone else’s story for standing up for yourself, or a fool...

TANI DU TOIT
Sep 104 min read


From Pedestals and Pits to Balance: Why Comparison Steals Our Joy
Have you ever noticed how quickly your mood can shift when you compare yourself to someone else? One moment you feel good about yourself,...

TANI DU TOIT
Aug 283 min read


The Tiny Space That Changes Everything: How to Stay in Control When Emotions Take Over
Ever had one of those days where it feels like your emotions are running the whole show – and you’re just along for the ride? Maybe you...

TANI DU TOIT
Aug 153 min read


Experience Connection: Polyvagal Therapy for Relationships
Polyvagal Therapy offers a fresh and integrative framework for understanding and addressing attachment difficulties. Grounded in the...

TANI DU TOIT
May 304 min read


Cortisol, Anxiety and Vitamin C
If you find yourself awake at 3am, possibly with a racing heart, with monkey chatter and struggling to feel calm, your adrenals might be...

TANI DU TOIT
Mar 63 min read


Don't wait 'til chaos or collapse. Regulate for resilience when you feel great
Ideally, Nervous System Regulation shouldn't be a desperate action we take for temporary stress relief. When we understand how our...

TANI DU TOIT
Apr 19, 20245 min read


Read the room: This is what happens when you challenge the status quo
Have you spoken up about something / question a lie or story / expose an ongoing lie/untruth in your relationship/ work environment/...

TANI DU TOIT
Mar 30, 20244 min read


The day I realised nothing was wrong with me
Hi, I am Tani, a highly intuitive, and experienced therapeutic bodyworker who loves to create. I wasn't always doing what I love....

TANI DU TOIT
Jan 11, 20243 min read


The Yellow Umbrella
When we regulate for our bodies that suffer shock through loss, we can get to the Wisdom of our Hearts much faster. When our beloved...

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Dec 4, 20234 min read


Regulate to Thrive: The end of Tit for Tat in Relationships
If you are in a marriage or relationship and you have given up on yourself by not living your individual life by your highest, most...

TANI DU TOIT
Nov 22, 20234 min read


What's barricading your Heart?
We may not be able to see our energetic signature, but we all speak an energy language. That energy language is made up from the...

TANI DU TOIT
Nov 1, 20232 min read


For Vagus sake, breathe!
With the help of our regulating Ventral Vagal system that runs from the brainstem to heart, our heartrate is regulated. When it is...

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Aug 21, 20234 min read


The disease to please
If we grew up in a home where there was chaos, unpredictability, or we became a ”parent to our parent”, our bodies learnt we were not...

TANI DU TOIT
Jul 8, 20233 min read


Why Play and Stillness can trigger stress
Have you ever wondered why some people can meditate, enjoy yoga, love a massage or other body therapies but when you attempt those things...

TANI DU TOIT
Jun 21, 20234 min read


Align with Heart Energy
One of the quickest ways to become demotivated, drained and exhausted is to split your energy. When we split our energy we aren’t focused...

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Jun 14, 20234 min read


Your body is a battery- charge it
Human bodies are like batteries and have North (positive magnetic) and South (negative magnetic) orientation. Keeping our North-South...

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Jun 6, 20233 min read


The 5-minute reset
Setting aside 5 minutes in the morning and five minutes in the evening to do these regulations every day, will have a very positive...

TANI DU TOIT
May 30, 20234 min read


The structure of dysregulation
Structure has integrity. Change your dysfunctional structure(s) and you’ll change your experience of life. Co-regulation is not only what...

TANI DU TOIT
May 20, 20232 min read
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