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Who is Maureen Connolly?
I am a natural
therapist with expertise in kinesiology, applied physiology, acupressure,
vibrational medicine and learning enhancement. I have been closely involved
with personal development and health improvement since the early 1980’s,
and continue to explore the many ways of healing which exist in our amazing
world.
I also have
a background in business – both as an employee and as an employer.
I’ve lived and worked in the country for about half my life, and
in cities for the other half. This enables me to understand the challenges
faced by people in many different situations and with different cultural
backgrounds.
My twin passions
are the importance of breathing and the importance
of giving children the greatest possible access to their natural learning
ability. These are fundamental to good health and high self-esteem and
when we have these two, happiness and the joy of learning naturally follow.
I hope that
I can contribute to your health, happiness and joy of learning, by providing
helpful insights, private consultations, seminars and workshops. Click
on Contact to send an email or phone for an
appointment.
How can
MC natural therapies help you?
Improved
health – physical, emotional, and mental
The body doesn’t know the difference between physical, emotional
and mental stresses.
Stress at
one level affects all the other levels to some degree. By looking for
and addressing the underlying cause of health problems, I can help you
to improve your overall well-being.
Self-understanding
When you understand what makes you ‘tick’ you have the power
to change what doesn’t ‘work’ in your life.
Clear
thinking
Stress can really addle your brain! By learning about where you hold your
stress and how to release it and manage it, you will find that you can
think more clearly most of the time.
Improved
memory and learning skills
Stress of some sort is usually what gets in the way of your memory. Learning
is a natural desire so when it’s difficult, it means that there is
stress present in the learner.
Improved
reading ability
Reading is one of the most complex tasks we undertake. It is not a natural
function and requires the co-ordination of the parts of the brain that
manage sight and hearing, with those that process both images and detail.
If you struggle
with reading or remembering what you just read, you’ve probably got
a breakdown in communication between these functions. Communication can
be restored.
Improved
math skills
Many people have a stronger affinity with ‘the big picture’
than with the detail and logic of mathematics. As children, we often feel
that we are a total failure at mathematics every time we get a wrong answer
or cannot explain how we arrived at an answer. Each sense of failure compounds
that belief and creates stress patterns that are reactivated every time
mathematical problems are presented.
By releasing
this negative patterning, both children and adults can have better access
to the brain functions necessary for understanding and processing mathematics.
This strengthens the communication between the logic centres in the brain,
enabling a more objective approach to the tasks.
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Who can
benefit?
Everyone!
Men, women, children, teenagers! Life throws up challenges to us at all
stages of our growth and development as human beings.
Sometimes
these challenges cause us to have stress responses, depending on our experience
of life. Constant stress manifests in many different ways – physical,
emotional and mental.
Maintaining
optimal health is an ongoing process. By learning how and why our bodies
respond to stressful situations, we can become more aware and more capable
of looking after ourselves and our families in a way that will reduce
our stress response and its effects on our body. Then we can live healthier
and more vibrant lives.
Men
Many men are
reluctant to seek the help of ‘natural’ or ‘alternative’
therapists when they are under stress or suffering from physical problems.
They often think that it is a ‘feminine’ thing to do. With muscle
monitoring it is easy for men, often with a healthy scepticism about such
things, to realize that when stress is released, their major muscles immediately
reflect the change.
Women
Women
have their own challenges in life and, if they are wives and mothers,
often take on the emotional responsibility of the whole family. As well
as addressing current health issues, having an understanding third party
with whom to discuss their concerns, and the time and space to fully relax
and resolve emotional issues within themselves, is sometimes all that
is needed. Unresolved stress can eventually result in physical health
issues.
Teenagers
‘Teenage’
is one of the most exciting and bewildering stages of life. Our identity
as an independent person is being developed at the same time as major
chemical and physical changes are taking place in our body.
The stress
of finding one’s place in the social structure, choosing subjects
to study which we believe to be setting the scene for the rest of our
lives, falling in and out of love, and sorting through the ever-increasing
volume of available information, all hit us at the same time. Today’s
teenagers are experiencing a faster rate of change in the external world
than ever before – and a shrinking employment market that makes choice
of career a mine-field.
Performance
and exam stress can cause havoc in some young people, creating all manner
of emotional and physical problems such as chronic fatigue, frequent infections,
and panic attacks. Many teenagers benefit greatly from focused stress
release and a new perspective on the issues in their lives.
Children
It
is often forgotten that as children we are emotional sponges, making decisions
about ourselves based only on information we sense, or on misinterpretation
of what we hear from other children or adults. Stress can be just as present
in children as in adults. In fact, many life-long stress responses begin
right here!
Most children
from about 5 or 6 years old respond very well to my approach. Highly sensitive
children can feel the changes in their bodies as stress is released and
energy redistributed. They usually love the ‘tuning forks’ and
the ‘magic’ of the way their bodies change (e.g. muscles that
were ‘falling over’ and are now ‘strong’). Younger
children may need the assistance of a parent or other adult.
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How would
you benefit?
More
energy
It takes energy to store stress in the body, so when the stress is released,
you will find that you have more energy available to enjoy life on a day-to-day
basis.
Higher
self-esteem
Viewing yourself as a valuable human being, with short-comings and imperfections
just like everyone else, enables you to be less critical of yourself and
stop feeling that others see only your short-comings and imperfections.
More
confidence
Higher self-esteem leads to increased confidence in your unique abilities
and value in the world.
Lower
stress levels
Learning to manage your stress enables you to reduce the amount and frequency
of your ‘stress response’ to things that are out of your control.
More
enjoyment
It’s hard to enjoy life when you are weighed down by aches and pains,
uncomfortable emotions and negative thoughts. As you learn more about
what makes you tick, and how you can change your reactions to the things
that happen in life, you will find more joy in the small pleasures of
life.
Better
relationships
We can’t change anyone else – we can only change our response
to them. When you learn more about what makes you ‘tick’, you
will begin to understand more about what makes the other people in your
life ‘tick’.
Realising
that each of us has our own ‘history’ and differing reactions
to the same circumstances, makes it easier to understand another person’s
point of view
Taking
charge of your life
When you know what causes your problems, you are half-way to solving them.
You can take charge of your own life and learn to make new choices about
how you will deal with life’s challenges.
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