Healing Figures

Self Care and Inspiration for Dancers

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A collection of 20 posts

5 Simple Ways to Prevent Burnout as a Dancer

5 Simple Ways to Prevent Burnout as a Dancer

When dancing is our passion, we pour our hearts, sweat and tears into it. But when you're pushing yourself so hard, it can be easy to fall into full-on burnout. And once the spiral begins, it can be hard to pull yoursellf out of it.

Goal Setting for Motivation and Emotional Intelligence

Goal Setting for Motivation and Emotional Intelligence

Motivation is the driving force behind our actions. Lets be honest - we all lose it sometimes! So how can we keep the motivation alive and resist the temptation to give up?

Self Care and Lifestyle Medicine

Self Care and Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine is based around the prevention, management and reversal of chronic conditions. This can include diabetes and cardiovascular disease. And it could be able to prevent or reverse up to 70% of chronic conditions!

coping with change

3 Steps to Coping with Injury

I decided this would be a good place to start. A very personal place to start. After suffering a dislocated shoulder last August, I have been out injured for the last 8 months. Injury can have a significant impact on many aspects of our lives. From having to stop what

I'm Not Ok: And That's Ok

We all go through times in life when it's hard to stay positive. It's even harder now when so many of us are feeling cut off and isolated. This 3 step plan will help to find some positivity during lockdown, and give a focus for your

Lockdown Blues & How to Beat it

It's dark, it's cold and we're stuck inside! I don't know about anyone else, but some days I just feel a little bit bleugh! This time of year can be a difficult one, so how can we beat the lockdown blues? What

3 Steps to Support Your Mental Wellbeing Whilst At Home

Times are strange! Things are changing around us so quickly, and there is so much uncertainty. So how can you support your mental wellbeing whilst at home. Try out the three steps below. Set a Routine I have been quite luckily in that I am still going to work during

Maintain Your Self Care Routine in Three Simple Steps

I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes I find my self care routine slipping. It's easy to make excuses, or feel that we're not worthy, and then self care becomes low on our list of priorities. So how can you maintain your self

Open Up About Mental Health

1 in 6 people will experience mental health problems every week. Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week. Hundreds of people took to social media to try and raise awareness of the importance of talking and opening up. But with 92% of dancers struggling with mental illness in the space

Where To Turn For Help With Mental Health Issues

Self care is incredibly important to us all. But sometimes no amount of yoga and journaling can pull you out of the downward spiral of mental health issues. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, so today's post will focus on where you can get additional help with

5 Simple Steps To The Ideal Self Care Road Trip

If self care is a struggle and you're feeling run down, there's nothing like a road trip to clear your head. Follow these simple steps and get away! Sometimes we can put off going away because we feel we don't have the time. When

Give Yourself Some Self Love This Easter.

It's a long weekend and the sun is finally shining! Give yourself some self love – you deserve it! I don't know about anyone else, but I am finally starting to feel like winter is over! The sun has been shining, I've actually opened

Recommendations

Tap Your Way To A Stress Free Day!

Just over a week ago I stumbled across an interesting app. Although it's not been long I wanted to recommend it so you could make your own minds up about tapping! Around eight years ago I was seeing a counsellor who recommended I tried EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)

Banish Those Monday Blues With These 3 Quick Steps

It's that time of year where the miserable weather can seem to be dragging. But Spring is nearly here! So banish those Monday blues and get motivated with these three quick steps. I've writen a lot about looking after yourself through self care recently, but sometimes

Finding Out What Motivates You

Some days it can be difficult to find any motivation. This time of year it is dark, cold and a little bit miserable! So finding out what motivates you can really help boost your work flow. There are lots of simple things that can boost motivation. The key is trying

3 Easy Steps to Kick Start Your Self Care Routine

For weeks now I have been posting about self care, whilst my self care routine slowly faded away to nothing. When things are piling up around us and we're feeling overwhelmed, our self care routine is the easiest thing to let slip. Over time this can really start

Coping With Change in 3 Simple Steps

Things change all the time. Sometimes it's big things, and sometimes it's little things. Some of these changes we can control and some we just can't. Change causes anxiety and stress. It is our ability to deal with this stress that is significant and

3 Simple Ways to Clear Your Mind and Refocus

Sometimes in life our minds can get cluttered. I know from balancing a full time degree, voluntary work and being a single parent, that sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the week. My to-do list can get very long and overwhelming. So here are my three top

When Your Passion Becomes Your Profession: How to Keep the Spark Alive

When your passion becomes your profession it can feel like an absolute dream. The dancing you've been practising since the age of three has finally become your career. However, the pressures around you can lead to your passion losing it's spark. So how can we nurture

Self Care Is Not Selfish: Learning To Take Care Of Yourself As Well As Others.

Why is it so difficult to look after ourselves? Often we can feel like looking after ourselves is putting our own needs first. We can feel incredibly guilty, putting ourselves before others. In reality, it is not putting our needs ahead of others, it is looking after ourselves as well