Body Intelligence Blog

Arterial and Venous Consciousness

The two greatest forces in the body are concerned with the movement of blood out from and back to the heart. They are two natural opposing forces that establish a deep resonance through all structures of the body. Everything is influenced by...

Arthritis of the spine, CT scan

Arthritis of the spine. Fronatal coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the spine of a 75 year old with osteoarthritis. The space between the second and third vertebrae (blocks) from bottom is greatly reduced at right. This puts pressure on the intervertebral...

'as if I was cupping a bowl of water'

I love green tea. We travelled in Japan a few years ago and discovered really good quality Sencha and Matcha. My morning cuppa has changed forever. Matcha particularly was a revelation, it is powered green tea and a taste sensation when prepared well....

Beyond the Brain

Great article on the Brain that includes a history of the Brain and all the latest insights into its functionality.http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/mind-brain/#page=1

Bioelectric Embryo

A movie of the never-before-seen bioelectrical signals that storm across an embryo’s surface as it develops, taken by researchers at Tufts University. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid42806346001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnyWGkf89fI39YptgoH3KWso&bctid=1062596274001

Biotensegrity Creatures

Body awareness 'cuts pain'

Below is a link to a really interesting article on how representation of the body affects the experience of pain. The is very affirming of the importance of working with dissociation to improve health.  In this study the results show the pain...

Bodymaps are distorted in chronic pain

The video below is another wonderful development of how pain works. There is a revolution in how researchers are framing pain over the last few years. As teachers in the cranial community we are trying hard to catch up. We have changed our...

Book cover

We have finally decided on the book cover, see the image on the side bar. After lots of debate we are really happy with it. We feel it is a strong image and an attractive cover. The designers initially came up with...

Book Review 2011

Here's my favourite books of the year:  Human Anatomy, Depicting the Body from the Renaissance to Today - Rifkin, Ackerman, Folkenburg (Thames & Hudson) One of my favourite books ever. A remarkable collection of anatomy images spanning 500years - basically a history...