Wyevalleydanceandwellbeing

31/10/2025

It's coming on! (this is version 2 preview) looking forward to first promo next week 😁🥳💞

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31/10/2025

The Fund is backed by the Business for Good Club, a group of Herefordshire-based businesses committed to giving back to their local area. The initiative was developed in response to business leaders seeking a simple and effective way to make a real, positive difference within the County.

The fund is currently open and offering grants of up to £2,000 to support community-based projects across the county. The deadline for applications is Friday 12th December.

Organisations are encouraged to apply early, as the Fund may close before the deadline if it becomes oversubscribed.

The Community Chest Fund is an open fund for projects and initiatives across Herefordshire. Grants of up to £2,000 available....

30/10/2025

Woodlands, ancient ruins & riverside walks 🌲🪵 This enchanting route through the borderlands is full of natural beauty and hidden corners:
📍 Ross-on-Wye
📍 Symonds Yat
📍 Tintern Abbey
📍 Puzzlewood
📍 Clearwell Caves
📍 Cannop Ponds
📍 Coleford
Save this map or get the full itinerary 👇

29/10/2025

I will be sharing the directory mid November, and have contacted those listed - but local peeps - please let me know if you know of any Dance or Wellbeing business or group in the Wye Valley that needs adding! This includes for pets.

I will be looking to feature a local business person / group leader on the front cover before the first promo - so let me know if you think you or your biz is cover ready! thanx. Jules 💕

http://wvdw.co.uk/

24/10/2025

Super excited to present... the Wye Valley Dance and Wellbeing digital directory! It has been a joy these past few months to gather information on all of the amazing individuals and companies in the Wye Valley, offering services designed to make you look and feel good, inside and out.

I’m also acutely aware of how challenging it can be to wear so many hats as a small business, and the more time concentrated on your craft, instead of PR & Marketing, the better.

Life can be tough for us all at times, and self-care is so important; knowing where to go when you need somebody to talk to, and knowing what groups and activities exist, to bring us together when life can feel so isolating is crucial.

This directory is to help residents and visitors to the stunning Wye Valley know what is available to them, whilst helping our local businesses raise awareness, gain clients and sustain their business long-term.

As a local resident I have witnessed many social media posts crying out for information on where to go for anything from a manicure to a walking group, cleaner or a martial arts class, and have felt compelled to make it easier for those searching, and for those offering. I am also working on a directory for homes (DIY, Construction & Garden), as well as directories for legal, financial, holiday homes, childcare, entertainment and car care; these will be with you imminently, but please contact me to ensure inclusion.

I have included many local businesses in the directory, but please contact me if you are not listed and are in the Wye Valley or immediate catchment area, and I will have you added in no-time, you only pay if you choose to take advertising space in addition to your free listing. Enjoy reading and get something in the diary, you deserve it!

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26/07/2025

Forget the treadmill, if you want to beat depression, just dance. That’s the message from a landmark Australian study analyzing data from 218 trials and over 14,000 people. Researchers found that while any kind of exercise helps, dancing delivered the biggest and most consistent drop in depressive symptoms, outperforming walking, jogging, yoga, tai chi, strength training, and even standard medical treatments like antidepressants or talk therapy.

Why is dancing so powerful? Experts say it’s the perfect combination of movement, music, and emotional expression. Dancing engages the mind as much as the body, releases feel-good neurotransmitters, and often includes a social component, whether you’re sharing a dance floor or just moving at home. This unique blend helps break cycles of negative thinking, boosts mindfulness, and offers an emotional release few other activities can match.

The best part: you don’t have to be a professional or even leave your house to reap the rewards. Whether you dance alone in your living room or join a group class, this joyful movement is one of the most accessible and effective mental health tools science has uncovered. Next time you’re feeling low, turn up the music, your brain and body will thank you.
📚 Source: Noetel M, Sanders T, Gallardo-Gómez D, Taylor P, del Pozo Cruz B, van den Hoek D et al., BMJ 2024

08/01/2025

A new study reveals that dancing is one of the best forms of treatment for depression. Yes, even better than medication.

“It’s not that exercise beats out SSRIs for depression treatment, but that *just* dancing has the largest effect of *any treatment* for depression. That’s kind of beautiful,” scientist and author Erik Hoel wrote of the work.

For this measure, which was published in BMJ, a small effect is considered 0.2 to

16/09/2024

Ta**ra

I had a conversation with a family member on Saturday. We talked about the harm of mobile phones and the imminent changes to help protect our children, but I cannot help that feel that we are once again putting a sticking plaster on a problem instead of really working on the perpetrators.

Just as we are told as women how not to dress if we do not want to send out a certain message.

It really is quite simple, dressing to look or feel sexy does not equals consent, nor does a drunken snog. Please watch Desperate Lies on Netflix to understand what isn't consent.

Whilst we need to call out bullies and scammers to prevent online harm, we also need to call out perpetrators of harmful s3xual content. We need to help our children understand that what they may see with p**n does not represent a healthy s3xual interaction and certainly does not = a happy partner in a relationship.

But yet we are so closed and shy when it comes to letting them know about the alternatives. The better way to be with a partner, the true joy of intimacy and connection.

Perhaps if we share more content like this https://templeoftantricarts.com/conscious-intimacy

We can nutralize what is so prevalent and offer alternative brain food for existing and future generations.

The time spent with a partner should be the safest and most pleasurable space in the world, let us help future generations (and existing) understand this.

I may run another event next year to talk about wellbeing in every sense of the word. We have a duty of care and removing access to the internet isn't where it ends.

I hope they lock Huw up and throw away the key! At 12:30 we will learn who is looking out for children and who isn't.

This retreat is an 8-days residential program with a focus on conscious Intimacy, Sexuality and Love for men, women, non-binary folks, couples and singles alike.

21/08/2024

Dance * Laugh * Massage * Talk * Heal * Play 💕

Sometime you just need a massage 💆‍♀️
Sometimes you just need to talk 😔
Sometimes you just need some child free time 👪
Sometimes you need to dance 🕺

and sometimes, you need help with the paperwork!

Whatever it is, Wye Valley Dance and Wellbeing is here to help.
Life is too short to stay stressed.

Payment plans are available too reduce barriers in hardship 💕
Packages available for amazing employers taking staff wellbeing perks to the next level 🫂

https://wyevalleydanceandwellbeing.co.uk/

21/08/2024

Confidante

As we progress through life, we experience physical and emotional pain, confusion, heartbreak, disappointment, misunderstandings, loneliness, hardship and many other mild or serious traumas, and we carry stress that impacts our wellbeing and resilience on a daily basis.

Physical therapies are important, but talking is also so important to help you process, gain clarity and heal. Talking to a confidante is a safe space to help you process your thoughts and emotions with an undercurrent of counselling and coaching practices to enable you to move forward in a more positive and peaceful way.

Finances do not present a barrier as payment plans are available

https://wyevalleydanceandwellbeing.co.uk/2024/06/06/beyond-the-obstacle/

20/08/2024

Sometimes, you just need, a Massage
Relieve stress, unwind, gain clarity.

As we progress through life we collect physical and emotional pain, and our bodies hold stress that impacts our wellbeing and resilience on a daily basis. Massage is so important to help you heal physically and emotionally.

Treatments

Massage therapy (full body 60 minutes) £60

Seated neck and shoulder massage (3O minutes) £30

Hand or foot massage (30 minutes) £30

Luxury full body (90 minutes) massage £75

Payment plans are available to ensure equal accessibility

https://wyevalleydanceandwellbeing.co.uk/2024/06/09/massage-2/

Where life starts to be beautiful again

18/08/2024

The diary is now open for treatments from September. As we progress through life we experience and hold onto both physical and emotional pain, our bodies often carrying more stress than we realise. Massage is so important to help you heal both physically and emotionally, or just talking with a confidante if massage isn't your thing.

Book in, come to the centre, let me help you undo some of the damage of the past, or present.

Jules x

Massage
https://wyevalleydanceandwellbeing.co.uk/2024/06/09/massage-2/

Confidante
https://wyevalleydanceandwellbeing.co.uk/2024/06/06/beyond-the-obstacle/

Massage therapist in Ross-on-Wye