Phlourish physio

12/02/2026

Slowing and stillness is not laziness but this doesn’t involve scrolling either. That’s not slowing or stillness. We need nothingness to heal.
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05/02/2026

I am constantly learning, refining skills etc etc etc to be more able to help you and The Barral Institute founded by the great Jean-Pierre Barral is an amazing place to do so.
Here’s a little bit about the great man.

🌿 A Lifelong Journey of Learning in Manual Therapy 🌿
As manual therapists, we are on a continuous path of discovery—expanding our knowledge, refining our skills, and deepening our collaborative approach to care. Every technique we master and every connection we foster brings us closer to a more holistic and integrative model of health.

✨ Read about our Founder & History – Jean-Pierre Barral: https://www.barralinstitute.com/about/jean-pierre-barral
✨ Explore Barral Manual Therapies: https://www.barralinstitute.com/

We are dedicated to shifting the healthcare paradigm from disease care to whole-person health promotion! 💙

📸 Picture credit: Pierre Francois Couderc

29/01/2026

For your interest and understanding 🙂

📢 How Do Your Organs Influence Your Emotions and Decisions?

🌿 Did you know that your gut, heart, and other internal organs are constantly communicating with your brain—shaping your thoughts, emotions, and even your sense of self?

🧠 According to neuroscience research, this “interoceptive” feedback influences behavior, memory, mood, and motivation. It even affects how we perceive fear, safety, and connection to others.

✨ Manual therapy, especially approaches like Visceral Manipulation and CranioSacral Therapy, works directly with these pathways—supporting the body’s ability to regulate from the inside out.

👉 By gently addressing restrictions in the organs, fascia, and autonomic nervous system, these therapies help restore internal balance and improve emotional and cognitive function. This is more than just muscle work—it's about optimizing the whole-body communication network.

Read here:https://www.iahe.com/storage/docs/articles/visceral-influences-on-brain-and-behavior.pdf

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28/01/2026

Survived London on a fabulous course. Three day Manual articular of spine and pelvis. More wonderful techniques to help my clients with their spines, pelvis and ribs which in turn affect everything. And did you know that sitting at a desk, or any sitting for that matter, puts a much greater compressive load on your spinal discs than doing a dead lift! 275% over 210%. Go figure where the real damage occurs…! So get up regularly, take movement “snacks” and your spinal discs may be a little happier. If you’d like some help then please I’d be delighted to help you now I’ve decompressed mind and discs after all the travelling with my beautiful friend Iona walking in the local hills having a wonderful natter. Be Strong Be Stable Be Able Be Happy

13/01/2026

What a great strength and mobility injury prevention session with the under 15 girls . A lovely bunch of engaged young ladies learning why and how to make their bodies more robust for athletics whilst paying special attention to the changes in their body due to hormonal effects as they go through puberty.

10/01/2026

A little about why when you come in with “just an ankle sprain” I start at your head and also in my interrogation at the first appointment (not really interrogation, just going through your history), I ask about ankle sprains.
These affect the whole system, not just the ankle so we need to look/listen and feel elsewhere.
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The ankle-🧠 connection.

The ankle-brain connection is a dynamic neural loop where the brain constantly receives sensory data (proprioception) from ankle receptors to control balance and movement. However, ankle injuries lik: sprains disrupt this, causing brain regions to shrink or reorganize, leading to poor feedback, altered gait, and potentially chronic instability as the brain compensates, even changing its structure to adapt, highlighting that an ankle injury is also a neurological event.

Here are some examples how the connection works:
•Sensory Input: Thousands of nerve endings (mechanoreceptors) in your ankle and foot send signals to the brain about joint position, movement, and pressure (proprioception).
•🧠 Processing: The brain integrates this information in areas like the somatosensory cortex to understand where the ankle is in space.
•Motor Output: Based on this data, the brain sends commands to muscles for balance and coordinated movement, controlling ankle actions like flexing (dorsiflexion) and pointing (plantar flexion).

When the injury-ankle sprain occurs:
•Damaged Receptors: Ankle sprains damage these crucial joint receptors, disrupting sensory feedback to the brain.
•🧠 Changes ( ): The brain adapts through plasticity, but this can be maladaptive.
Cortical Changes: Brain areas controlling the ankle can shrink or change thickness.
•Altered Activation: The brain might overwork other areas (like the motor cortex) to compensate for the lack of reliable ankle data, leading to inefficient movement patterns.
•Sensory Reorganization: The nervous system's perception of the joint changes, creating a cycle of poor stability.

Overall, understanding this connection emphasizes that treating ankle injuries needs to go beyond just the physical ankle, requiring rehabilitation that retrains the brain's sense of the joint to prevent long-term issues.

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04/01/2026

Absolutely. An honour and a privilege with the ongoing quest and curiosity for knowledge to further understand, know and “listen” to patients. I love my job and am excited to return tomorrow after a wee break 🙂
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🌿🌿 January Reflections for Manual Therapists 🌿🌿

January is a time to reflect and recommit. As manual therapists, we are reminded that our work is both a responsibility and a privilege.

Presence and refined palpation matter—but as Jean-Pierre Barral taught, they are only the beginning. Lasting outcomes require a continual deepening of anatomical knowledge and clinical understanding.

Often referred to as "the missing link," the modalities developed and taught through the Barral Institute can open new doors toward effective, lasting treatment outcomes.

Whether you are early in your journey or years into practice, the new year invites continued learning and growth.

🧠✋ Explore our virtual and in-person courses:
https://www.barralinstitute.com/courses

23/12/2025

Merry Christmas and thank you all for your support, trust and welcome.
I’m having a wee break so see you in 2026 🌈🌻☀️🔥🧠🤩
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21/12/2025

Happy Winter Solstice, the shortest day welcoming back in the light, reflecting on last year and setting intentions for the next. Take time to pause, reflect, reset and celebrate with loved ones, the year past and the light slowly beginning to seep back into our lives. ❄️

13/12/2025

A wee description of what my hands to when I place them on your head and other parts of the body. A beautifully gentle approach to working with you as a whole 🙂
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11/12/2025

Hi everyone, firstly thank you to everyone who has trusted me with themselves since I moved here and started up my business. I wish you a wonderful Christmas and happy, pain free 2026 doing all you love.
I can do gift vouchers should you want to buy a gift for a loved one, or yourselves so you or they can start the path to feeling better and being more able to do the things you love.