Many of our physical ailments have a deeper emotional cause and when we’re talking about Holistic Medicine, we can’t leave out the effect of the mind and the emotions!

More often than not we see a disease process manifest soon after a time of stress, a loss, or a traumatic event. Put simply, stored emotions cause physical imbalances in our body. We all know how out of sorts we feel during a stressful period. Unresolved issues and unfelt emotions must be processed so that we can come out of our “fight or flight” survival mode and back into a relaxed state conducive to healing.

Marc's Holistic Counselling methods are drawn from Traditional Chinese Medicine & Naturopathic philosophies,Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), breathing techniques, meditation & mindfulness training. These tools assist him to help shed light on limiting beliefs and areas in which you have been surviving rather than thriving. Releasing these limitations will not only bring you a newfound sense of peace and acceptance, but also help with issues in the physical body.

To illustrate how the mind can influence the body's health by addressing the root cause Marc shares the story of a 75 year old client who came looking for assistance with her depression. The lady was struggling with the trauma of being cast aside by her family and not being able to see her grandchild. She had experienced suicidal thoughts and was taking antidepressants. After going through her history and current state it was clear that she had been harbouring deep grief for some time.

Using various holistic counselling and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques, she was able to touch on these emotions and we gave her permission to feel and process them. This set off a chain reaction of healing. Not only did she feel much happier, her motivation and energy improved, and importantly her drive to look after herself at both a physical and mental level increased with improved diet, meditation and exercise.

It is important to note that in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Lungs and Large Intestine are responsible for the emotion of grief and by processing and/or releasing it, physical health associated with these organs improves. So, when she started processing her sadness and grief from her previous trauma, her difficulty breathing due to obstructive lung disease and her immune system (also attributed to the lungs) improved.

This connection between the emotions and physical disease shows its face consistently in practice and plays a large role in Marc’s line of questioning when tying everything together. Marc may also use Neuro-Linguistic Programming tools to help delve further into the problem.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a psychological coaching system that provides Marc with powerful tools for tapping into the subconscious mind to have it work for you. It allows you to use the language and programming of the brain to choose thoughts and habits that serve your mind and body better. Through enabling you to release past trauma and resetting your thoughts, Marc guides you towards living a healthy life at all levels.