Category Archives: Stress and regeneration

Enliven, Enlighten and Enjoy! Ten Ideas for an Inspiring Spring
With an understanding of the Two Phases of health – stress and regeneration – META-Health helps us to tune into our natural rhythm of health and the cycles of nature. After the regeneration of winter, spring marks the beginning of the eu-stress (positive stress) phase. Throughout the natural world, it’s a time of increased growth, activity…

The Two Phases: Our Natural Rhythm of Health
Have you noticed that symptoms seem to worsen in the evening? Why do people get ill whenever they go on holiday? Why do we crave sugary foods when busy? The answers lie in the body’s innate intelligence and our natural cycles Balance or decline? Many ancient traditions contain wisdom about the flow of life and…

Step into Spring: How to make the most of the new season
Spring is here! With the equinox on 20th March, daylight begins to overtake night. This seasonal changeover point usually brings us an increase in energy, motivation and activity, so here’s why and how to make the most of it! META-Health and the Spring Equinox The vernal equinox on or around March 20th each year heralds the…

Forget Resolutions! Ease Into The New Year
So the New Year is here. But perhaps it doesn’t feel like a new beginning just yet? You may be struggling to keep your New Year’s Resolutions or finding it difficult to set goals and get motivated. Don’t worry – it all makes sense! Find out why conventional approaches don’t work and how to take a…

Being in Allowance of Healing
What is healing? Is it more than just symptom relief? How can we understand and trust the self-healing process? These important questions are at the heart of the work of therapists, coaches and those on a path towards health improvement and personal growth… What is healing and when do we heal? In society, there seems…

How to Create a META-Therapy Plan
Like many of our readers, you may be familiar with the concepts of META-Health and the process of META-Health Analysis. Our Foundation and Practitioner level courses focus on these steps for an important reason: we need to understand the root cause before we attempt to resolve the problem! Once we’ve identified the cause of an…

The Autumn Equinox: How the Seasonal Change Affects Our Health
The Autumn Equinox takes place on or around 23rd September, marking the change in seasons and the spiralling in of energy. If you experience symptoms like colds, ‘flu, skin rashes or digestive irregularities around this time, it can be a good sign! How is that possible? The Two Phases and the Seasons We can compare…

Quiz: How Stressed Are You?
META-Health shows how our energy naturally follows a two-phase pattern: a stress phase followed by a regeneration phase. Ideally, we have an equal balance of these two phases on a daily basis: healthy stress and activity during the daytime and healthy regeneration and rest at night. The problem is, many of us are stuck in…

The Summer Solstice
The sun reaches its zenith and we experience the longest day of the year between 20th and 22nd June. It’s a time of great energy, momentum and action in the natural world, and an important turning point in nature’s calendar. How does it affect us, and how can we make the most of the opportunity…

How to make the most of the Summer Solstice
The Summer Solstice has been celebrated for thousands of years and across many cultures as a high point in the annual cycle. From a META-Health point of view, it corresponds with the high point of the Stress Phase. But this isn’t bad! Eustress, or positive stress, is a state of energy, growth and vitality. See our…