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/

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All about Kieser with Angela Ha

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  

Evidence based acupuncture with Dr John McDonald

Jacqui Olliver is not a sex therapist. She is the innovator of both the psychosexual alignment method and the emotional reset technique and she specialises in solving and preventing sexual challenges without drugs. Talking with Jacqui was certainly eye opening and I really learned things I didn't know about sexual functioning and the nature of sexual relationships. I hope you find this episode as eye opening as I did. WARNING: don't listen to this episode with the kids around, strictly adults only!   Jacqui can be found at:   https://www.endtheproblem.com/

Psychosexual alignment with Jacqui Olliver

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/

The Heart Centred Doctor with Dr Olivia Ong

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 Facebook and her website intenseeatfit  

Intense Eat Fit, optimum nutrition with Gaby Villa

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 The Slow life project is also available as a program and course via the website

The Slow Life Project with Lana Hall

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  

Feng Shui and Chinese Astrolog Update with Rose Migliorisi

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

Pandemic Parenting with Deirdre Brandner

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.

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness with Dr Stan Rodski

This is Richmond's second appearance on the More Than Wellness Podcast. Today our focus is very much about the theory and practice of Trauma/ Tension Release Exercises and how it can help us to manage the effects of stress, anxiety and depression which many of us are experiencing through the Covid pandemic and the associated lockdowns, particularly here in Melbourne where we have achieved the dubious honour of being the worlds most locked down city. The key to TRE is it's accessibility and the absence of rules. It really is a matter of surrendering to your body and just letting go (I know, easier said than done for many of us). The effects are incredibly liberating. Richmond can be contacted via TREAustralia.com where you can find a listing of local TRE providers (including yours truly!) and has very kindly created a free TRE course (no, there's no assignments!!!) as an introduction to TRE for anyone who wants to experience it at www.TREcourse.com Head on over and check it out

Coping with Covid -The wonder of TRE with Richmond Heath

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.

The 12 laws of Karma

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.

Breath, sound, thought and light meditation

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.

Meditation and breathing with your host Mick Ryan

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 thereflexologystudio.com or by phone on 0402 103 811 and the facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/TheReflexologyStudioMelbourne/

Episode 18 Reflexology with Zoe Baranowski

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/

Episode 17 - Osteopathy with Anthony Liberatore

In this podcast we focus on all aspects of wellbeing from the physical, mental emotional to Spiritual.

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