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Release from Phobias
Calming the stress response
'Tapping' on the body's acupressure points sends signals to the amygdala (the brain's fear center) to reduce cortisol and adrenaline production-essentially downgrading the fight-or-light response in real time.
Memory reconsolidation
When a fear memory is recalled while Read more [...]
From Tears to Joy on my driving test
"Thank you!! I almost cancelled my driving test today due to extreme nerves and anxiety. I had an awful mock test in the morning with several serious faults due to not being able to think straight or trust in myself. My instructor and I decided we'd give it another go, just before the exam, and if I Read more [...]
Cricket Bowling Yips: A dramatic change – too good to be true?
A STORY STRAIGHT FROM A COMIC BOOK
"There are many stories in sport and life of hero to zero and often the fall is dramatic. Mine is not!
At the age of 58 I had been playing cricket at club level for 44 years. A sport that is a passion for me which has been passed on to my sons.
As on off spinner Read more [...]
Golf Yips Origins – Solutions
"No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear" Edward Burke
There is a real mystery around yips in sport: Where do they come from? Is there a cure?
A number of players suffer with yips, ranging from professionals to high handicap social players. There Read more [...]
Cricket ‘yips’ A player returns from six years in the wilderness to enjoy playing again
Yips the silent destroyer - when your life changes overnight!
*George played cricket since the age of 6, County level all the way through the age groups – As a talented fast bowler he is offered a pro contract and becomes a key player in the team.
At age twenty
he has his first class Read more [...]