We are still open on a limited schedule, abiding by social distancing protocols with a one-in-one-out policy. If you feel you are in need or have a few niggles that need addressing, please do contact your clinic via email or leave a voicemail and we will find a solution for you. We cannot stress this enough: you are not alone!

Good morning,

I’m Anthea Todd and I’m a chiropractor at Chiro.London Tooting. Before we get into things, I just want to preface that there is A LOT of information out there bombarding our minds – from the latest death tolls, to ads trying to make us buy things for new hobbies we all of a sudden need to take up. This might seem strange for us to say, but if you are feeling bombarded by emails and information, please feel free to stop reading this now.

I give you permission to stop reading an email in the beginning, stop that puzzle you started, stop watching that Netflix series you’re halfway through and just let yourself off the hook for all the things you feel like you should be accomplishing. Just because you have time, it doesn’t mean your productivity needs to be through the roof.

I feel like everyone would agree that it is an interesting time we’re living in at the moment and, as a whole, it can be categorised by a lack of control, or the illusion of a lack of control. We hoard toilet paper and groceries, shift around our finances, wash our hands 30 times a day, wear face masks, read new books, speak to our loved ones more than usual, feel anxious and take up new hobbies. Why? Well, yes, we have more time on our hands… but we also do this to gain control. Our brain craves control. When we have control – or the illusion of control – we feel at ease.

Maslow famously states that the basic human needs are firstly for our physiology, meaning food, water, air and shelter and, secondly, personal security, health and safety/shelter. There is no wonder what we resort to in times of crisis are the ‘basics’, and when we get that last roll of toilet paper on the supermarket shelf, we feel in control and like we just won the lottery.

Regardless of what you think about COVID-19, you can’t argue that people are dying, and that the virus is real. So how about we switch our focus to one that is both good for our mood and our health? And how about we begin to take back our control.

If you made the decision to read this email, firstly, thank you, and secondly, I implore you to read on here about how we can regain control of our body and mind. If you choose to exit here, then no hard feelings – in doing so you’ve also exercised your control.

We all want it to get back to normal, but the fact of the matter is no one knows when that will be. All we can do is keep calm and control the controllable… which is more than you think.

Stay safe and healthy,

Anthea xo