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When talking doesn't work
Being able to hold space for a child (or anyone else) is a vital tool and usually, talking makes up most of that time. However, there’s...

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May 16, 20232 min read


What eggs proved about energy
Every living thing, including Mother Earth, has an electromagnetic field stretching out around it. Our bodies are literally full of...

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May 11, 20234 min read


Why we play dumb
Why humans pretend as way to avoid being rejected.

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May 8, 20233 min read


Trigger-happy and miserable
If you’re going to address the fact that you're easily triggered, then you have to regulate your nervous system. A trigger is an event or...

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May 4, 20233 min read


Hopeless enough to shut down
If your Sympathetic Nervous System is your external army, the one that fights, defends, competes and destroys to survive, the Dorsal...

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May 2, 20233 min read


How do you ask for stuff?
How do you ask for what you want? Do you just focus on getting it, or do you ask like this: “Sorry to ask but …” (apology). “If it’s OK...

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Apr 29, 20232 min read


Creative activities and resources
The Restore Method's creativity section is a vibrant and colourful offering for parents, homeschoolers, workshoppers, caregivers,...

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Apr 22, 20233 min read


It's not (really) rocket science
Understanding our body's biology, breath and energy shouldn't be rocket science. It shouldn't be a mystery either, especially not to...

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Apr 18, 20234 min read


From Freeze to Fabulous
By Tanya Outridge "My 18-year-old daughter is a singer, and recently had a Restore session with Tani after experiencing quite severe...

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Apr 7, 20232 min read


Nitty Gritty of the Restore Method
Feeling a sense of safety in your body doesn't mean you're in an un-safe environment or that stress has disappeared from your life,...

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Mar 29, 20232 min read


The eyes have it...
"An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of...

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Mar 29, 20232 min read


The Art of Listening with 'Ting'
The art of listening with more than your ears is totally underrated when creating a safe space for co-regulation. The ancient Chinese...

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Mar 19, 20231 min read


Top tool for the fridge door
One of the best ways to activate your Social Engagement System or Ventral Vagal Branch of the Vagus Nerve is, to, you guessed it, laugh!...

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Mar 4, 20233 min read


Energy Polarity in your body
North poles attract South poles. When walking on the earth, our heads are magnetically North and our feet are magnetically South. That...

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Mar 3, 20233 min read


Restoring my body to Safety - How Polyvagal Theory changed my life
Feeling a sense of safety in your body doesn't mean you're in an un-safe environment or that stress has disappeared from your life. It...

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Mar 3, 20233 min read


How I changed my habit of Breathing in Reverse
It was through Breathwork Teacher Training with Jon Paul Crimi that I realised I predominantly breathed in reverse. I was 45. By then, I...

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Mar 3, 20233 min read


Stressed-out? Calm your Triple Warmer meridian
The Triple Warmer is the meridian that controls our fight, flight, or freeze response. Also called the three burners in Chinese medicine,...

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Mar 3, 20232 min read
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