Tag: body awareness
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Ready to expand your window of tolerance?
Ever feel frozen or overwhelmed by stress? Learn to spot your window of tolerance and use a quick 3-part body scan to reclaim calm in minutes. Backed by interoception research and tailored for Black and African Australian experiences. Subscribe now for our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package!
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Widening your window of tolerance
Discover how the window of tolerance shapes your emotional resilience and learn evidence‑based interoception techniques to expand it whilst honouring Black and African Australian experiences. Through real‑world examples and culturally grounded exercises, this blog empowers you to recognise stress signals and choose supportive strategies. Subscribe for your Getting Started Care Package today!
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Have you connected your physical sensations to your emotions?
In our latest TMH email newsletter, discover how pausing at a flutter or tightness like Tawanda’s “nervous anticipation” builds emotional insight. Learn the 5‑4‑3‑2‑1 body grounding method as a strategy to map sensations to feelings. Subscribe to our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package for guided scans, check‑in templates and journaling prompts.
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Linking physical sensations to emotions for deeper self‑understanding
Discover how tuning into your body can unlock emotional clarity. Our blog shows you how to notice subtle sensations like a fluttering stomach or tight chest and match them to feelings. Use simple daily check‑ins to build this awareness. Ready to bridge mind and body? Subscribe for our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package today.
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Have you ever felt “heavy” or said, “I can’t breathe,” without knowing exactly why?
Have you ever felt “heavy” in your chest or whispered “I can’t breathe” without knowing why? These are your body’s early stress signals. Learn quick, culturally grounded check-ins and simple breath practices to intercept overwhelm. Dive deeper with our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package. Subscribe today and reclaim calm.
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Tune into your body: mindful interoceptive practices for emotional balance
Explore how mindful interoceptive practices like body scans and somatic journaling can enhance emotional regulation. Learn from Tafadzwa’s journey as she transforms culturally grounded body signals into proactive self-care. Discover practical tools to embed check-ins into your daily routine and subscribe to our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package today for guided support.
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What is your body telling you today?
Could tuning into your body be the missing link in better emotion regulation? Pause and notice that chest flutter or tight jaw before stress takes over. Try our 30-second “body check” today and explore our quizzes, journaling prompt and guided body scans in our Getting Started mental health care package.
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Listening in: how interoceptive awareness helps with emotional regulation.
Discover how tuning into your body’s signals like a racing heart or tight chest can help you emotionally regulate. Learn culturally affirming strategies to assess, reflect and respond to stress before it overwhelms you. Ready to reclaim your calm? Subscribe to our Getting Started Mental Health Care Package today.
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Reconnect with your body and reclaim your peace: A culturally safe approach to managing stress
This month, we explore the importance of reconnecting with one’s body to manage stress. We navigate through the body’s stress responses and promote culturally safe and interoceptive-based practical exercises. Take the first step today, visit and share our blog for more insights! #mentalhealthawareness #culturalsafety #resilience #selfcare #ubuntu
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When words fail, the body speaks: unlocking mental wellness through body awareness
This month’s blog emphasises the importance of body awareness in mental wellness, particularly for individuals from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds. For these communities where verbal expression of emotions is stigmatised, many experiences of emotional distress manifest are expressed physically. Through personal stories such as those of Thecla and Alpha, the blog demonstrates how body…