ANDRINA DOHERTY, TIDE'S FOUNDER
Conceived on the horizon. Born on the shoreline. This is where the Tide Within resides.
"It’s found in the in-between space of ebb and flow, connected to the natural rhythm of life of dynamic movement and deep stillness. A place that the mind may have forgotten but the body will inherit and remember.
The ‘Tide Within’ is a story of personal illness and source. It is a brand that invites greater awareness, care and respect for what our bodies do - while teaching us how to sustain its wellbeing. It is a human story that acknowledges how we mirror the power of the sea - and how we cannot hold back the Tide Within.
From Donegal, I have lived beside the sea for most of my life, in awe and in fear of her in equal measure. Many times in my life, I have sought refuge by the sea with a heavy heart and a busy mind. Connecting with her brought me back to a place of calm that literally saved my life. But I have witnessed her chaos. I have felt the fear as I witnessed its overwhelming power which renders me powerless and insignificant.
Our autonomic nervous system is in the same constant dance of ebb and flow, of self-regulation between the sympathetic and parasympathetic states - this is how we navigate our way through life. Our human body is 70- 80% water. The ebb and flow of the tide is driven by nature so too is the ebb and flow of our lymphatic system, the Tide Within.
A window into this holistic, ancient wisdom was opened to me at a particularly low ebb in my own life when I discovered Kinesiology & a practitioner that brought me back to flow. A 25 year journey of studying kinesiology and other modalities - my awareness of the lymphatic system and it’s innate self-healing ability has led me to here, to this very moment where a Tide Within is born.
From this shoreline, I can share my knowledge, my rituals and my understanding with you.
I believe that supporting our lymphatic system is a highly embodied way of self-healing that can point us back in the direction of homeostasis, the natural force towards health and balance within the body."