Tom Gold-Blyth and Luciana Fondaras

Tai Chi Teacher & Somatic Experiencing Practitioner

Our approach to mental health should be more varied and less talk-oriented, says body-based psychotherapist Luciana Fondaras. 'Because if you're in your body, you can't be in your mind.' And that, in turn, helps discharge the nervous system. For instructor Tom Gold-Blyth, the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi does the trick. By 'getting into’ your body, he says, you can start dealing with deeply-felt emotions which are often stored there. Blyth and Fondaras both work for Khiron House, a UK-based chain of trauma clinics.