Body Stress Release Amandaglen Durbanville

24/08/2026

We have become terribly impatient with our bodies.

A headache arrives.

Make it stop.

Our back hurts.

Fix it.

We can't sleep.

Give me something.

We're exhausted.

Give me more energy.

We treat the body almost like a badly behaved employee:

"I don't particularly care what's going on... just get back to work."

Yet we rarely ask a much more interesting question:

What has my body been dealing with before it finally got my attention?

Think about what we ask of it.

Sit for eight hours.

Rush between appointments.

Sleep too little.

Carry children.

Lift things badly.

Drive for hours.

Scroll with our heads bent forward.

Clench our jaws when we're stressed.

Hold our breath when we're anxious.

Keep going when we're exhausted.

And then we're surprised when the body eventually says:

Enough.

Perhaps discomfort isn't always the body failing us.

Sometimes it may simply be the moment we finally notice that something needs attention.

That's why I think we need a little more patience with our bodies.

Not fear.

Not frustration.

Curiosity.

Instead of only asking:

"How quickly can I make this feeling disappear?"

perhaps occasionally ask:

"What has my body been trying to tell me?"

Body Stress Release takes a gentle approach to identifying areas of stored body stress and encouraging the body's natural process of releasing tension.

No forcing.

No twisting.

No trying to bully the body into behaving.

Just working with the body rather than constantly fighting against it.

💙 If your body has been asking for your attention lately, perhaps it's time to listen.

Body Stress Release Amandaglen

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27/07/2026

Your body remembers what your mind has forgotten.

Have you ever caught yourself saying...

"I'm fine."
..while your shoulders are up around your ears?

Or noticed that your jaw is clenched, your breathing is shallow, or your neck feels like it's carrying the weight of the world?

The amazing thing about our bodies is that they are always trying to protect us.

When life becomes overwhelming, your body doesn't simply "forget" the stress. It can hold onto protective tension long after the stressful event has passed.

Over time, that tension can become so familiar that it feels normal.

But "normal" doesn't always mean "healthy."

Sometimes, the first step towards feeling better isn't pushing through...

It's giving your body permission to let go.

💙 Body Stress Release is a gentle, non-invasive technique that helps the body release stored protective tension so it can function more freely.

If you've been feeling like your body has been carrying more than it should, I'd love to help.

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20/07/2026

One day, without even realising it...
..you stop being the author of your life and become its editor.

You stop asking,

"What do I want?"

And start asking,

"What will people think?"

You don't choose the holiday you dream of.

You choose the one that makes sense.

You don't say what you really believe.

You say what's least likely to upset someone.

You don't pursue the opportunity that excites you.

You pursue the one that looks acceptable.

Slowly...

Almost invisibly...

You begin editing yourself until there's very little of the original story left.

The tragedy isn't that people judge us.

The tragedy is that we start doing their job for them.

Here's something worth thinking about...

If nobody else's opinion could influence your decision... what would you change tomorrow morning?

Because perhaps the life you're looking for isn't waiting for more courage.

Perhaps it's waiting for less editing.

💙 If this made you stop and think, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

06/07/2026

One of the most remarkable things about the human body...
..is that it never stops trying to protect you.

When life becomes overwhelming, your body doesn't simply "forget."

It adapts.

It tightens muscles to protect vulnerable areas.

It changes breathing patterns.

It alters posture.

It stores tension so you can keep going.

At first, that's an incredible survival mechanism.

But here's the part many people never realise...

The body doesn't always know when the danger has passed.

Long after the stressful season is over...

Long after the crisis has ended...

Long after you've told yourself, "I'm fine"...
..your body may still be carrying the weight of what you've lived through.

Sometimes the headaches aren't just headaches.

Sometimes the stiff neck isn't "just getting older."

Sometimes the tiredness isn't because you're lazy.

Sometimes your body is simply asking a question you've been too busy to hear.

"When will it be my turn to let go?"

Perhaps healing doesn't always begin by trying harder.

Perhaps it begins by listening more carefully.

💙 If this resonates with you, Body Stress Release may help your body release patterns of tension it has been holding onto for far too long.

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22/06/2026

One of the most dangerous phrases in the world is:

"I'm used to it."

I'm used to being tired.

I'm used to waking up sore.

I'm used to headaches.

I'm used to feeling anxious.

I'm used to not sleeping properly.

I'm used to carrying stress.

The remarkable thing about the human body is its ability to adapt.

The dangerous thing about the human body is its ability to adapt.

Because adaptation can make dysfunction feel normal.

Just because you've become accustomed to something doesn't mean it's healthy.

Sometimes we've been carrying stress for so long that we've forgotten what it feels like not to carry it.

What have you become "used to" that your body may be trying to tell you isn't normal?

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26/05/2026

This Too Shall Pass — Julia Samuel

One of the hardest things about difficult seasons…

is that while you’re inside them, they feel permanent.

The stress.
The uncertainty.
The emotional exhaustion.

It starts feeling like:
“This is just my life now.”

But Julia Samuel writes something incredibly important in This Too Shall Pass:

Human beings adapt to seasons so deeply that they forget seasons change.

And they do.

Not always quickly.
Not always comfortably.

But nothing stays exactly the same forever.

Not pressure.
Not grief.
Not struggle.
Not survival mode.

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is stop treating a temporary season like a permanent identity.

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24/05/2026

The Happiness Advantage — Shawn Achor

Most people have the formula backwards.

They think:

“I’ll be happy when life calms down.”
“I’ll feel better when things improve.”
“I’ll rest once everything is sorted.”

But life doesn’t really work like that.

Because if your nervous system is constantly living in stress, pressure, and survival mode…

your body never fully experiences the life you’re trying so hard to build.

Shawn Achor writes about this beautifully:
your internal state affects everything.

Your clarity.
Your energy.
Your resilience.
Even the way you experience problems.

And honestly?
I think a lot of people have forgotten what it feels like to feel settled inside themselves.

Not excited.
Not distracted.

Just… calm.

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11/05/2026

📚 Not Nice — Dr Aziz Gazipura

Some people spend their whole lives trying not to disappoint others.

So they say yes when they mean no.
Stay quiet when something bothers them.
Keep the peace while slowly losing themselves in the process.

And because they’re “nice”…
everyone assumes they’re fine.

But constantly suppressing yourself has a cost.

The body carries it.
The mind carries it.
Relationships carry it.

Dr Aziz Gazipura writes about this so well in Not Nice.

Being kind is healthy.

But abandoning yourself to keep everyone else comfortable isn’t kindness.

It’s self-erasure.

At some point, you realise:
peace kept at your own expense is not really peace at all.

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05/05/2026

You’ve gotten used to it.

The tension.
The tiredness.
The tightness that never fully leaves.

So it feels normal.

But normal isn’t the same as healthy.

It’s just what your body has adapted to.

And adaptation can hide a lot.

If something has felt “normal” for a long time, it might be worth questioning.

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04/05/2026

It’s not the big things.

It’s the small ones.

Repeated.

Every day.
Every week.
Every time you push through instead of pause.

That’s what builds.

Not loudly.

But consistently.

Until the body starts showing the total.

Not suddenly.

Accurately.

If you’ve been pushing through for a long time, your body may be carrying more than you realise.

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