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Heart Centred Bodywork | Zen Shiatsu and Holistic Acupressure | Oxford | Kate Abolins


There is a lot to process..
Our bodies bear the weight of our lives. The unavoidable physical ailments and accidents, personal burdens, grief and traumatic events;...
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Movement of Breath
Spring greetings! It feels good to arrive here at the equinox yesterday with a little sun and new growth. I've just finished a training...
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Mar 215 min read
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Late Winter Sun
I love feeling the particular relationship we have with the sun in late winter. For me, there's a sense of unknownness in the air -...
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Jan 273 min read
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Elemental Nature
I hope you are warm and finding nourishment in the winter months. I'm transitioning from a 5-week silent retreat I returned from earlier...
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Dec 21, 20242 min read
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Taking in and letting go
I hope you are keeping well and enjoying your favourite jumpers. I find it interesting to live on an island where the seasons are so...
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Dec 21, 20241 min read
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Music of the Waters
Last night I was listening to a podcast from lifeworlds, a sound journey called 'Music of the Waters', with musician Mocaya. It was so...
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Jun 20, 20242 min read
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Birth, Growth, Creativity
Spring is starting to settle into my bones a little now, I feel my body softening, giving in to the feeling of newness in the air and...
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Mar 18, 20242 min read
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The Touch of Food
I recently returned from a 10-day yoga retreat, which included a colon cleanse - I somehow hadn’t read the small print and seen this was...
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Jan 27, 20243 min read
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What is Shiatsu?
“Shiatsu is a physical therapy, originating in Japan, that supports and strengthens the bodyʼs natural ability to balance itself. ...
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Nov 12, 20233 min read
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The Breath
– breathing is obviously something we can’t live without! But it is possible for us to be impoverished in our breath. Even as someone...
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Sep 26, 20233 min read
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Somatic Empathy
I have been inspired learning about somatic empathy on youtube from Cindy Engel, author, biologist and bodyworker. I had the sense that...
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Jul 9, 20232 min read
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Unknowing
When I awoke on Sunday morning last weekend, in the in-between waking and dreaming states, a phrase was literally being chiselled into my...
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Jun 14, 20232 min read
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