As we approach Mental Health Awareness Week, Seed Co-Founder & Yoga Teacher, Kate Kirrane, explores why ‘kindness is key’ and explains why the topic of mental health needs our attention now, more than ever before: Last week, as I waited in a socially distanced queue outside the supermarket, it started to rain. One of the…
How Kinesiology helped me overcome PTSD
The benefits of Kinesiology for both physical pain and mental scars: When Seed’s Kinesiologist Craig Buchanan, a former police officer, was seriously assaulted by a London street gang in the late 90’s, his injuries left him physically debilitated for two years. However, it wasn’t until twenty years later, when residual back pain continued to haunt…
Meditation Vs Mindfulness – What’s the difference?
In the last few years, meditation and mindfulness have become go-to therapies for those seeking ways to improve their mental wellbeing. In fact, people of all ages and from all walks of life are signing up to classes and courses and downloading apps (think Headspace) at an unprecedented rate, in a bid to reduce stress…
Can we be doing more to protect our children’s mental health?
Teenage mental health is a subject that is continuing to remain under hot debate within our government, charities and schools. Seed’s Counsellor, Helen Evans, talks further about what we can do as parents to help protect our children from this growing problem. Recently, the new health secretary announced that up to 8,000 counsellors will be…
Let’s talk mental health & how to navigate stormy waters this World Mental Health Day
10th October – World Mental Health Day According to the Mental Health Foundation, one in two of us will suffer from a mental health problem in our lifetimes. In fact, recent stats show that 1 in 10 of people in the UK are suffering from depression and anxiety, the most common mental health issues, with…
Are our children in the midst of a mental health crisis?
Understand what you can do to help protect & promote the mental wellbeing of your children. When it comes to teenage mental health, drinking, smoking and drug-taking are, according to stats, down in the UK. Yet there is growing evidence that young people are in the grip of a mental health crisis. In fact, recent…
