Pre-reading: the story of my life-changing journey to India and my 3,000 word paper on the benefits of yoga. I have practiced Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga for 6 years and during that time I have learned a lot about my body. [...]
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Five rings of the bell. It’s 5 am at Anand Prakash Ashram in the holy city of Rishikesh, India. My roommate stumbles to the bathroom and turns on the light so we don’t fall back [...]
Glass half empty or half full? Depends on how you look at it. Critical feedback: personal attack or an opportunity for growth? Most likely influenced by your particular mood on the day or how you choose to view and analyse [...]
Know someone who’s always on the go? An individual with an extreme amount of motivation, unfazed by fatigue and lack of sleep? Dopamine is our neurotransmitter that instils energy, action and addiction, and is our main source of reward. Although [...]
From years of consulting in the fitness industry I've met thousands of people who've fallen into their own nasty trap. I’m talking about those who demolish work all day, and then take it home and hustle late into the evening [...]
For many of us, having a deep and complex understanding of our body and what's truly taking place inside this magical thing often happens way too late. Disease is a huge wake up call for many, allowing them to reflect [...]
We all recognise words such as Serotonin and Dopamine, but what are they? What do they do? At 5th Element Wellness, not only do we focus on gut health and particular training methods when coaching a client to results, we [...]
When I think of serotonin, I picture happiness. Big Pharma has successfully marketed serotonin as our joyful neurotransmitter. With it, thoughts of happiness, love and enjoyment are profound. Therefore, we can piece together what happens when serotonin is low, but [...]
Athletes who can solve complex motor problems succeed more. Sure the motor patterns are somewhat specific so the less your sport looks like juggling the less directly beneficial it will be. Specific for cricketers, not so specific for curling or [...]
180 Nutrition: Is your daily life an uphill struggle? No matter how much sleep you get, you can’t shift the brain fog? Are your blood tests fine but you KNOW there’s something not right? If this sounds familiar, you should [...]
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5TH ELEMENT WELLNESS
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Fitzroy North 3068
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