Deirdre, I just have to thank you so much for the last individual session I had with you. I’ve always experienced great relief with all our sessions but last week’s was the most transformational Craniosacral Therapy session I have ever had in all my time. I was in the depths of despair and you gave me back my hope. Thank you so, so much.
When you need a helping hand…
Sometimes, when life has turned on the Red Alert button I have needed extra and individual- to-me kind of help. You may too. Maybe you are reading this after yet another sleepless night.
My latest bout of Red Alert came last year when both my parents became ill and I was travelling back and forth from one hospital to another visiting and sorting out medications. That’s the practical side of it. The emotional upheaval of having two elderly parents in hospital was extraordinary. The eventual loss of my father affected my ability to drop off to sleep, or remain asleep for very long. There was too much disturbance and upset in my nervous system and I just couldn’t find rest by myself.
Add to that a marriage, a new house, and a new job all in a very short space of time this wasn’t the time for me to grit my teeth and hope it would pass or write it off as another phase. It was the time to get extra support, which I did, and it helped enormously and probably shortened the period of not-sleeping by about a gazillion years. So even after practicing and teaching Yoga for over 20 years, I was still human. Possibly even more so in that that I had to let go of layers of deep muscular tension.
My extra support, and the support that I now offer to you is through the therapeutic application of Craniosacral Therapy. How cranio helps with sleep – see blog post, Yoga Body Rolling and Scenar Pain Relief Therapy.
These one-to-one sessions can offer relief from hormonal and menopausal symptoms, trauma resulting from accidents and emotional upheavals, long-term and on-going stresses or, recurring illnesses that don’t seem to improve.
Our Sweet Treats Just-for-You
Come in, sit down and have a cuppa as we chat and discuss what it is that is keeping you awake – we have programmes that can settle you in for a cozy nights sleep, as well as programmes for those mid-of-night uncalled for wake-ups! Or it could be that you are sleeping but that your sleep is light and unrefreshing . Whatever the reason we can work with you individually and guide you through the best programme that will work for you.
Our tailor-made packages allow for your very individual needs , as we explore from the myriad of Yoga techniques, Embodied Mindfulness, Craniosacral Therapy, Body Rolling and Scenar Therapy the most potent techniques that will allow you the sleep that you so deserve!
Craniosacral Therapy and Pain Genie Package
Get to the bottom of the real reason for your sleepless nights: Craniosacral Therapy is an embodied hands on therapy that leads you effortlessly into a meditative-like clarity where the cause for your lack of sleep can emerge. This therapy also has a direct impact on the structures of the brain, like the amygdala, that are at the root of our restlessness and agitation, calming the anxiety and hopelessness that often accompany sleeplessness.
It is a wonderful therapy for trauma of any kind relieving painful physical and emotional symptoms from accidents and injuries, shock, loss of a loved one, hormonal changes and emotional overload from any source.
On top of that our Pain Genie also helps with painful symptoms and anxieties as it emits , through the skin and nervous system, signals to the brain to release our natural supply of opiates and endorphins.
Personalized Yoga and Scenar Therapy
Yoga that works just for you – Yoga traditionally was always taught one-to-you and it always made sense to me that a one-size-fits-all type of Yoga was never going to work for the myriad causes of sleep issues that abound. At the Deep Sleep Clinic we recognize that sometimes we need more than what a general class or workshop can give as there as many different reasons for not getting to sleep as there are stars in the sky. With that in mind we do the work for you by trawling through the myriad of Yoga , breathing , mediation and relaxation techniques and find the ones that will work best for you and your individual needs and ailments.
On this package we will also have e-mail guidance also so that week by week you receive support and fine-tunings for your sleeping issues. And as an added bonus, on this package you will also receive a Scenar Therapy treatment which will take you from up-to-90 to zzzzzz in no time at all.
Body Rolling
You will experience wonderful relief from painful symptoms, old injuries, tightly bound muscles, and anxiety with our Body Rolling sequence.
We use therapy balls of all sizes and density to relieve our habitual grumpy spots that can stop us from sleeping – tight shoulders, jaw clenching, aching hips, lower back difficulties, breathing problems, all resolve with the help of Body Rolling.
Rolling over these balls we can get into just the right spot that needs relief It’s like giving yourself a good, deep, satisfying massage – and one you can have every day when you learn how!
When you need a little extra more support?
How do you know when you need extra support as opposed to the on-going daily practice that I offer in my DeepSleep Clinics?
Note how long the problem has been occurring, is it weeks, months or even years? For me, if I have more than a couple of sleepless nights over a period of a few weeks I know I am in Red Alert mode..
Maybe you have experienced one of the following issues that prohibit sleep and are now in the Red Alert Mode?
- A period of extreme stress and emotional upheaveal
- Loss of a job
- Loss of a loved one
- Trauma and shock of any kind
- Bullying in work or at home
- Loneliness and isolation
- Caring and looking after another
- Ongoing illness
- Menopause or any other life change
- Overloaded with looming dead-lines to meet
- Mamas and Papas who have’n’t had much sleep time
What exactly is Red Alert mode?
It’s not a medical term as such, but it should be. It can be defined as when our reserves are so low and there is such an over-whelming amount of ‘life’ pouring through us that we just can’t cope. We go into what is known as survival mode and activate our Fight-Flight-Freeze stress response.
It’s ok if we are in this mode for a little while. OK but not ideal. The problem is when we get stuck on Red Alert, as so many of us do.
On Red Alert , our bodies and minds, feel like they are constantly on high alert, adrenaline is pumping through our bodies and we can be like a bull in a china shop, charging through our lives with no thought to the effect it is having on ourselves, our colleagues and loved ones. That’s the fight response.
The flight response looks a bit calmer , but it feels like there’s no-one home. Nothing gets done and we get stuck in a state of dreamy procrastination. The problem with this state is that in our no-one-home state we miss out a lot and our lives become humdrum and unsatisfactory. Depression and anxiety are common in this state and we can spend years wasting precious time.
The freeze response is even more serious. We are literally frozen in time, reliving the event over and over again with no apparent way out. Our muscles are contracted, our ability to think clearly, or indeed to even find the words to express what we are feeling is severely comprised. We become distant in our relationships which leads to isolation, despair and disconnection.
Last but not least being in Red Alert results in lack of sleep which compounds the feelings of anger, depression and make each day weary and tiring as well as affecting our physical health.
If you are in Red Alert Mode contact me for a consultation and a programme that will enable you to get a decent night’s sleep once again.
- Caroline, Accountant, Co WexfordDeirdre, I just have to thank you so much for the last individual session I had with you. I’ve always experienced great relief with all our sessions but last week’s was the most transformational Craniosacral Therapy session I have ever had in all my time. I was in the depths of despair and you gave me back my hope. Thank you so, so much.
Your classes have been life enhancing for me and I am so happy and feel so lucky to have happened on your class all that time ago when I didn’t know how to fight to survive but knew I really wanted to. I very much appreciate your participation in my survival.
After the death of my husband I was all over the place and even though I was tired, my sleep was very unfulfilling . Finally I have increased my sleep times from just 3 hours to six hours a night. I do these practices now just before bedtime and sleep so much better than I ever thought I would. It’s so great not to feel like a zombie throughout the day.”
Deirdre, I would go demented without your Yoga classes. You always bring something new and innovative to your teaching, and you bring so much of yourself to the class. Since doing the Deep Sleep Yoga I have been going to sleep with some of the techniques that you taught us – my husband thinks I’m crazy – but seriously I feel a lot more sane. Great, great class.
That was amazing! I particularly loved the Dynamic Release Meditations and found that so effective. Even though I have practiced Yoga before it is usually impossible for me to switch off my mind but this really helped me. Big thank you!
After the death of my husband I was all over the place and even though I was tired, my sleep was very unfulfilling . Finally I have increased my sleep times from just 3 hours to six hours a night. I do these practices now just before bedtime and sleep so much better than I ever thought I would. It’s so great not to feel like a zombie throughout the day.
Deirdre, I would go demented without your Yoga classes. You always bring something new and innovative to your teaching, and you bring so much of yourself to the class. Since doing the Deep Sleep Yoga I have been going to sleep with some of the techniques that you taught us – my husband thinks I’m crazy – but seriously I feel a lot more sane. Great, great class.
