Chiropractic Journey

26/06/2025

Recently we have seen many people struggling with their breathing. Shallow breathing or chest breathing can cause neck and shoulder pain.

Repetitive shallow breathing decreases oxygen intake, which can impair healing, and cause muscle stiffness and pain.

Learning to breathe deeply will take time and practice.
Place one hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Using your breath, try to move the hand on your belly. The hand should move away from you on inhale and towards you on exhale. Start practicing while lying on your back before going to sleep.

26/07/2024

Crawling is an important stage of development in babies.

The criss-cross movement is important for the development in the brain.
It helps to build upper body strength.
Helps to foster independence
The lifting of the head helps to develop the spinal curve in the neck and strengthen the neck muscles

There are different types of crawling:
Criss-cross
Bum shuffle
Backwards crawling
Army Crawl

If your child is having trouble crawling feel free to reach out

05/07/2024

S E A T E D S T R E T C H E S
Even when mobility becomes an issue, it is still possible to stretch.
Stretching in a seated position is completely possible and it still provides the same benefits.
Steated stretching is not just used for people who lack mobility.

It can also come in handy during the following situations:
Injuries - injured arms and legs can prevent standing or getting on the floor
Modes of transport - sitting in a public bus or in a car can be a great time to get some stretching in
Work environments - stretching during the work day while sitting at your desk

29/04/2024

Low Back pain is one of the most common areas of complaint for people with back pain. Whether its standing, sitting or banding over, it is a very uncomfortable area to have pain.
Simple stretches can make a big difference to pain levels, can increase mobility and allow for a better quality of life.

Low back stretches that you can try:
🌿 Childs pose
🌿 Cat/Cow
🌿 Forward fold
🌿 Knees to chest

21/03/2024

It seems so simple, yet so many either forget or do not prioritise stretching.
Neck stretches are simple and can be done anywhere.
Each stretch should be held for a minimum of 30 seconds. If holding the stretch causes pain or discomfort, do multiple sets for a shorter time period.

The benefits of stretching the neck include:
🌿 Reduced tension
🌿 Reduced pain
🌿 Reduced stress
🌿 Increased range of motion

08/03/2024

Stretching is an important component to maintaining flexibility, ease of movement and reducing certain pains within the body.
When a muscle becomes tight, the muscle fibers bunch together restricting movement and in some cases causing pain.
Stretching the muscle helps to lengthen and loosen the bunched fibers.
The most important part of stretching is holding the pose!
Holding the stretch means getting the most out of lengthening the fibers.

Stay tuned for different stretches to come 👀

16/11/2023

13/11/2023

H A P P Y D I W A L I
Diwali is the Festival of Light
It celebrates the Light brightening the Darkness, the triumph of Good over Evil.
May the Light continue to guide you all on your Journey to better Health

02/11/2023

We are doing our annual Christmas Drive. This year, we are collecting non perishable food items as well toys and gifts for children and families. All items can be dropped off into the practice whenever we are open.

If coming in is a bit difficult, please donate to our online fundraising link https://auckland-city-mission.grassrootz.com/auckland-angels-christmas-2023/chiropractic-journey-auckland-s-angels?utm_source=gr-notification&utm_campaign=PageCreatedNotification&utm_medium=Email
The funds will go to purchasing gifts for children in need.

Please donate generously this Christmas

05/09/2023

Hi everyone! It's been a while and there are some new faces around here so I thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. I am Dr. Chandani; I was born in South Africa and grew up right here in Blockhouse Bay. I am passionate about encouraging people to live their best lives, through helping them and move and function.

When I'm not at my practice, you'd probably find me volunteering in my community or curled up with a good book.

Here at the Chiropractic Journey, we aim to use holistic chiropractic adjustments to provide care to all types of individuals and families.

31/12/2022

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R

The new year is a time to reflect on the past and to create achievable goals for the year ahead. We are super excited for what 2023 brings for us here at CJ and hope you all have a wonderful year ahead.