You may or may not have heard of Kieser. Kieser are specialist physiotherapy clinics which are equipped with highly specialised equipment that are designed to aid recovery and rehabilitation from illness and injury and the restoration of optimum wellness.
A Kieser gym is very different to any other kind of gym. There's no thumping music and you're unlikely to see anyone posing in the mirror. The gym/clinic is staffed by physiotherapists, exercise physiologists and exercise scientists. In fact, pretty much every employee in kieser gym is at least degree certified.
Angela, our guest in this podcast is a kieser physio with a passion for strength training and emphasises it's increasing importance as we age. Angela is based at Kieser in Essendon and there are Kieser gym's throughout Melbourne, Sydney and around the world
https://www.kieser.com.au/
Dr John McDonald is one of the great elder statesmen of acupuncture in Australia, and indeed worldwide, and has been practicing acupuncture and Chinese Medicine since 1971. He has been a Dean, Department Head, Senior Lecturer and course co-ordinator for a number of universities in Australia. He has worked with the WHO, has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles, peer reviewed journal papers and recently co-authored a comparative literature review, The Acupuncture Evidence Project, sponsored and published by the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association of Australia Ltd (AACMA) with Stephen Jantz.
He has also completed a research PHD on research into the immunological mechanisms underpinning the effects of acupuncture in allergic rhinitis.
John is at the forefront of the movement to understand the science of acupuncture and its relevance in modern medicine.
https://southportacupuncture.com.au/about/
https://www.acunow.org/john-mcdonald.html
https://www.healthyseminars.com/bio/john-mcdonald
Dr Olivia Ong's story is inspiring. A brilliant doctor, facing burnout, Olivia had to overcome her own health crisis when she suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2008.
Dr Olivia worked hard for 2 years to recover from her spinal cord injury and threw herself back into work again, however, this time she suffered burnout and thought there must be another way. Which is when she established her coaching practice as "The Heart Centred Doctor".
Dr Olivia coaches other GP's and doctors in how to care for themselves while caring for others and avoid burnout drawing on her own experience.
Dr Olivia is available for coaching and speaking engagements and can be found at:
https://drolivialeeong.com/
Gaby Villa is a nutritionist and triathlete based in Perth, Western Australia but hailing from Mexico. As you'd expect of someone from Mexico, food is a passion of Gaby's and it's obvious through the interview that while Gaby discusses the value of a health balanced diet, she's all about the importance of enjoying the food we eat and gaining pleasure from our meals.
Gaby is an accomplished triathlete in her own right and knows the optimum nutrition requirements for, not just athletes, but everyday people like you and me. Although based in WA, Gaby is also available for online consults and can be reached via
and her website
Lana is a Psychologist based in Brisbane who has recently written a book called the Slow Life Project based on the most effective strategies from her psychology practice. The Slow Life Project is about finding your authentic self, your highest values and living according to them.
Lana's book is available from Amazon, Booktopia and all good online retailers and can also be purchased via her website:
The Slow life project is also available as a program and course via the website
Welcome back to Rose Migliorisi who has been a guest on the show before discussing Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology. Rose is the Vice President of the Australian Chapter of the International Feng Shui Association and has great knowledge and passion for both Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology. Rose shares her insights into both and Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology and dispels some of the myths we may have around them.
Rose can be contacted via her website
Feng Shui Living Now and her Facebook Page
Deirdre Brandner is a wonderful psychologist based in Melbourne. Deirdre has a special interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and many of her clients are children and teens on the spectrum. In this episode Deirdre gives practical and insightful advice, based on her extensive experience and training, for parents with an emphasis on parenting kids with ASD during the unique challenges presented by the Covid pandemic. Deirdre's advice is valuable, however, for all parents and not just those of kids on the spectrum.
Deirdre's practice is essentially closed to new clients but she is available as a guest speaker in both hospital and education settings and she has made numerous appearances on ABC News Breakfast.
She can be contacted at deirdrebrandner.com.au
In my constant quest for more information I felt a gap in my understanding of the science of mindfulness, what does it really do and how does it effect the brain. Searching online I found this awesome book called the neuroscience of mindfulness. Bingo! This was it, exactly what I was looking for.
It turns out that the author, Dr Stan Rodski, is a fellow Melburnian. After buying the audio and hard copy versions i decided to get in touch with Dr Rodski to see if he would be willing to be a guest on the podcast and I was delighted that he agreed.
Dr Rodski is a cognitive neuroscientist and in addition to writing the neuroscience of mindfulness he only invented mindful colouring books (Colourtation) and more recently Soundscience plus.
Both Colourtation colouring books and soundscience can be found on the website colourtation.com and Dr Rodski recommends combining both for an amazinginly immersive creative meditative experience.
an Introduction to the 12 laws of Karma with my co-host Verena White from Enso Kinesiology. There are a lot of misconceptions about karma and while looking online we realised there was a serious lack of podcasts specifically about the 12 laws of Karma. So hopefully you find this helpful and informative and brings a little more clarity to the concept of Karma and how it effects us all.
This is a follow on to the meditation podcast and is intended as a simple meditation practice to establish some of the basic principles of mindfulness meditation while also engaging our own capacity for self healing through conscious intention.
I've been holding onto this one for a while because I felt I could add much more valuable information to the podcast itself but in the end I decided to publish it as it is. I've been encouraged to apply Pareto's law to my output and stop striving for perfection. Having listened to my podcast you're probably thinking there's no fear of that, don't be so cheeky!
There's a little bit of science and some of the practical skills to engage meditation. If you're new to meditation I hope this helps to give you a nice simple introduction and makes it a little more accessible while demystifying it a little. Not to say that meditation can't be enhanced by a little mysticism but it's nice to have a simple introduction.
I'll also follow this up by publishing a meditation combining the principles of breathing, listening, awareness of thought and visualising light as a way of engaging our self healing capacity through intention. I hope you enjoy it.
Zoe Baranowski is the director of the Reflexology Studio in Elsternwick and has been practicing Reflexology for over 8 years having been an avid recipient of the treatment for many years. For those who don't know reflexology is the application of pressure to specific energy and pressure points primarily on the feet but also on the hands. It is so much more than a foot massage!
To get in touch with zoe you can find her at
or by phone
on 0402 103 811
and the facebook page is
Anthony is my colleague at North Western Osteopathic Clinic and by all accounts is a bit of a gun when it comes to osteopathy. What makes a great practitioner in any modality is a great attitude and a passion for learning and helping people and Anthony has this in spades.
As for osteopathy there is still a lot of misconceptions around what it is and what it does so Anthony really helps to clarify the role of the osteopath in health aswell as dysfunction.
Anthony is available at North Western Osteopathic clinic in Avondale Heights
NWOC.com.au
and Competitive Sports Clinic
https://competitivesportsclinic.com.au/our-doctors/dr-anthony-liberatore-osteopath/
Yes I know, I've been away for a while but I'm back with another great episode. This week's guest is Mya Stevens from Prana Therapies, a remedial massage therapist with a special interest in oncology massage. Since graduating, Mya has gone all in as a massage therapist from teaching at the Australian College of Massage to establishing her own business, Prana Therapies. Mya has gone from strength to strength on the back of her awesome attitude and passion for massage.
To get in touch with Mya, you can find her at
pranatherapies.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/PranaTherapiesHealthcare/
and the ever memorable phone number:
1300 prana 1
I met Richmond 5 years ago at a gathering for conscious manhood called menergy. What struck me about Richmond at the time was his integrity along with his awesomely uplifting spirit and I was intrigued when I heard about the Trauma Release Exercise (TRE) workshops he was facilitating. This episode, however, isn't simply an introduction to and explanation of TRE, Richmond takes it much further and deeper than that and outlines a blueprint for consciously embodied healing, a sense of somatic spirituality. This is a powerful and moving episode and it was an honour to hold space for Richmond's journey, albeit with little input required from me.
To find out more about TRE the Australian website is
treaustralia.com.au
and the international site is
There is also a local facebook group:
Paul is the affable manager of our local anytime fitness club in Doreen. Paul decided to quit his lucrative job as a geo spatial engineer with a local council to become a full time Personal Trainer and gym manager and hasn't looked back. His passion for health and fitness comes across clearly in this episode and he's fully committed to giving back to the local community with a host of great initiatives.
To get in touch with Paul you can find him at
or
Wellness and wellbeing programmes are becoming more and more common in workplaces as employers recognise the importance of truly caring for their employees through more than just a healthy remuneration package and a comfy chair. Dr Villar has been providing corporate wellness solutions initially in Sydney and now throughout Australia and New Zealand. These services range from health checks and consultations, yoga and fitness classes to juice bars and education sessions. Dr Villar places an emphasis on creating a culture of wellness in the workplace that extends into the home.
To get in touch with Dr Villar and complete corporate wellness:
completecorporatewellness.com.au
#morethanwellness #completecorporatewellness #cultureofwellness #drdebravillar #mickryanwellness #wellness
Dr Shami is an awesome integrative GP at Nicholson Health and Wellness in Fitzroy. During this podcast what struck me most about Shami's advice was it's simplicity and yet this is what makes it so much more effective. If you want to get in touch with Shami you can find her at
https://nicholsonhealthandwellness.com.au/dr-shamistra-barathan/
and Nicholson Health and Wellness are also on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/nicholsonsthealth.com.au/
and yes I am aware of the irony of directing you to facebook despite Shami recommending you get off it once in a while!!
