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Vagus Nerve

The Vagus Nerve is a significant nerve that ‘wanders’ through the body connecting the brain with the major organs – including heart, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach,

Somatic Stretching

Mindfulness Stretching™ is a somatic practice which gets practitioner’s “out of their head and into their body”.  The practice generates sensations in the body with the

Relaxation Stretching

Relaxation Stretching Mindfulness Stretching™ is not an athletic style stretch.  With relaxation stretching, the physical body is stretched, not as an act of exertion, but as

Guided Breathing

Every breath is deliberate, calibrated, witnessed. With each described inhalation and exhalation, we become keenly aware of location and movement of sensation arising across each

How does it work?

Mindfulness Stretching™ combines somatic awareness and deliberate breathing in a way which dramatically calms the vagus nerve, the parasympathetic nervous system and the electrical frequency

Sciatic Pain Relief

Mindfulness Stretching™ is fantastic for relieving sciatic pain. Sometimes the piriformis impinges the sciatic nerve, releasing the piriformis relieves this discomfort. I have a whole bunch

Put work back in its box

Nothing is so irritating as being told to “calm down”. By the time we’re being told to do this its too late, we’ve probably lost

About David

David Heap has been a Teacher of Mindfulness Stretching™ since 2009. Over the last 16 years he has delivered over 3,400 hours of instruction and taught over 3,000 individuals.

David has founded and developed the Mindfulness Stretching™ and Teacher Training programs. The Practice helps manage chronic pain, mobility issues, stress, anxiety and trauma.