by Nivedita Ramanujam | Aug 13, 2021 | Relationships
Relationships can be thrilling and exciting; they bring us joy and love, and yes, as rewarding as they can be, they are also complicated and rock our boat. Relationships work through stages; some last a lifetime or a few years, and others have a short life span....
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Mar 4, 2021 | EMDR, Relationships
EMDR can be a powerful tool to help clients overcome fear and grief after tragedy. Learn more about how this type of therapy can be helpful for anyone who has experienced tragedy. When you experience the loss of a loved one, or are the victim of a natural disaster,...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Dec 14, 2020 | EMDR, Relationships, Trauma
The trauma of infidelity can change the way you view yourself. A previously confident person may suddenly spend their time wondering why they weren’t “interesting” enough, “good” enough or “attractive” enough to keep their...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Oct 9, 2020 | EMDR
What is EMDR used for? Simply put, EMDR is used to treat psychological trauma. This could be so-called shock trauma involving a sudden, single episodic threat or catastrophic event such as a tsunami, tornado, flood, rape, war, assault and violence. The other form of...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Sep 9, 2020 | Hypnotherapy
Have you ever come across a situation where you were not given the chance to express your views over a conflict at work and just talked down to? Such a situation may arise when there has been a conscious or unconscious decision to either not really listen to you, or...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Mar 1, 2020 | Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness and Meditation
Chronic pain is usually set off by a physical injury. Certain types of pain persist beyond the original injury, or emanate from a much wider or distant area. Sometimes the pain is far greater in proportion to the injury and sometimes the pain spreads to a wider...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Nov 1, 2019 | Cancer Support, Health & Wellness
The Brain still offers the scientific and medical communities tremendous opportunity for discovery. Resulting from studies such as the groundbreaking Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Study*, scientists are still learning about how life events...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Jun 1, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Mindfulness and Meditation
The Sanskrit word moola means the foundation or root. Bandha means lock or restraint. The two words Mooladhara chakra refer to the seat of the kundalini. The bandha or lock refers to the contraction of the perineum rendering us the location of the psychic centre of...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Mar 1, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Mindfulness and Meditation
Do you find yourself hurting over things people say easily these days? Perhaps you are experiencing a difficult relationship? Perhaps your adult child is not communicating with you? Maybe your partner is quick tempered. Do you find yourself welling up or feeling...
by Nivedita Ramanujam | Jan 1, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Relationships
Sometimes we may have been so violated and hurt by someone or an incident that it leaves us in smarting and entrapped in feelings of deep pain. The same thoughts, memories and words ring in our mind. It might also get up to a point where the painful emotions, thoughts...
