Using Systematic Kinesiology, Mindfulness, Animal Assisted Therapy & 13 years Nursing experience l can help you gain optimum mental and physical health.
26/03/2023
Its been a minute but I’m delighted to share l am again offering Kinesiology sessions ✨🌈
What takes place in a Kinesiology session is almost impossible to convey in words as it is an experiential treatment like no other .. The ability to tap into the natural wisdom the body holds && wants to offer up to gain benefit is so powerful & a gift l very much love being a part of .. 💫💓
To make this beautiful treatment accessible to everyone l am offering all new customers their first session at half the usual investment fee ..
To enquire further or book-in please DM here or text/call on 07740554171 ..
I look forward to meeting you .. 💚
01/07/2022
On Saturday morning l complete my first Mindfulness for Children course Connects Physio & Pilates & it was beyond beautiful ✨💕
Over 16 lessons the children repeatedly showed up and invested so much effort and commitment into their practice.. 🧘♀️🤍🧘
Each lesson has an individual topic for example ..
✨ Appreciating others
✨ Willpower
✨ Being Grateful
✨ Beginners Mind
✨ Being a good Friend
✨ Learning Resilience
✨ Mindsight
Witnessing the children move through the first few lessons with little confused faces when l spoke to being able to sit in a strong posture & meditate up to 12 minutes was incredibly inspiring .. 🙏💫
Feedback I’ve received so far from parents & children include -
🧚♀️ Increased resilience
🧚♀️ More independent play
🧚♀️ Increased confidence
🧚♀️ Reduced anxiety
🧚♀️ Improved sleep
🧚♀️ Better able to understand & process emotions
🧚♀️ Taking up new hobbies
🧚♀️ Improvements in Maths & English
🧚♀️ Increased focus at school
🧚♀️ Greater concentration
🧚♀️ And importantly the children reported having fun in class 🥳
Mindfulness offered me the ability to transform my life when l needed it most therefore, l am beyond passionate about sharing this beautiful gift with children so it may guide them through life & in doing so provide them thee most valuable tool they will ever need 💞💞
18/05/2022
After teaching this evening l popped over to M&S to do a little food shop & as l was lifting this beautiful food off the shelf l had such a strong thought “we are so lucky to have immediate access to such delicious food” & in that second had thee strongest feeling of gratitude move from my chest up to my face 💗😊
Life can change in the blink of an eye but having an established gratitude practice can provide the following benefits -
🌸 increase happiness & positivity
🌸 lower levels of cellular inflammation
🌸 increase life satisfaction
🌸 improves our relationships
🌸 reduce stress
🌸 improve self-esteem
🌸 greater resiliency
🌸 improves our physical health
🌸 encourages the development of patience, humility & wisdom
Now who doesn’t want more of this 🥰
To begin your practice each night before drifting off to sleep simply jot down three things which happened for you that day that you are grateful for 🙏❤️
It truly has the ability to transform life as we know it 🌞🦋
Ps. Tilly wanted to get in on the action ... she’s priceless tho 😉🐶💞
28/04/2022
⭐️ COURSE NOW FULL ⭐️
Two free spaces have become available on my Mindfulness for Children course beginning next week .. see link on post to book-in 💖🧚
30/03/2022
It is always possible to return to your true whole worthy self ..💗
15/03/2022
A beautiful Sunday morning 🧘♀️🌞💗
Restorative Yoga Workshop
Sunday 20th March
10.30am - 12noon
Restorative yoga is a style of yoga that encourages physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. Appropriate for ALL levels, restorative yoga is practiced at a slow pace, focusing on long holds, stillness, and deep breathing.
Anne, our fabulous instructor, will guide you through this workshop relaxing and soothing frayed nerves, restorative yoga is a restful practice all about slowing down and opening the body up through passive stretches.
In 2020 Hollister founded World Teen Mental Wellness Day.. Normalising conversation and dismantling stigma around teen mental health is today more important than ever.. 💚
All humans hold a core need to be fully seen and heard an ever growing challenge in todays busy world full of constant expectation and direction.. In this ever demanding environment young people become disconnected from their inner sense of knowing and strength which sadly manifests into a variety of painful and challenging symptoms & behaviours..
Positive change grows from a place of total acceptance 🌻 .. allowing young people to feel safe in who they are today with non-judgment and compassion creates a beautiful space for wonderful shifts to occur .. enabling them to reconnect with their true-self and in doing so allowing them to grow and flourish into their best beautiful selves .. 🦋❤️
07/02/2022
To celebrate my extended opening hours (late night Thursdays & Fridays 9-5pm) l am offering 50% off 5 children/young people’s first session with me 💚🧘♀️
Do you know a child/young person (up to 21 years old) who is experiencing challenges with their Mental, Emotional or Physical Wellbeing …
They may exhibit this through -
🧚 Feeling anxious/panic attacks
🧚 Frequent mixed emotions (angry, resentful, sad, tearful, frustrated) & unable to identify why
🧚 Poor appetite or eating more than usual
🧚 Poor concentration - struggling to keep on top of studies
🧚 Spending lots of time at home/in bedroom .. reluctant to spend time with family/friends
🧚 Unable to communicate feelings
🧚 Poor sleep pattern
🧚 Frequent unexplained tummy/head aches
🧚 Reluctant/refusing to go to school
🧚 Acne prone skin
🧚 Feeling like life is really difficult
🧚 Low energy levels
🧚 Lack of motivation
🧚 Feeling not good enough
My sessions are designed to meet each person’s individual needs by incorporating ~
💜 Kinesiology
💜 Mindfulness
💜 The Emotion Code Technique
Also included are a Self Care Kit & Gratitude Journal to enjoy at home 💝
To make an appointment or ask any further questions please drop me a DM or text/call on 07740554171 🦋
🌟Please share with anyone you feel may benefit🌟
07/02/2022
Enjoying meeting my new young clients today .. 💚
Children & young people gain such beautiful benefits from our sessions 🌞🦋
One place still available in my current offer of 50% off first session for children & young people.. 🤗
I will re-share details in next post 🧘♂️
04/02/2022
Green Juice Day 💚
02/02/2022
I have eaten a plant-based diet 🌱 for approximately 2 &1/2 years now..
It has been a gradual process over time having stopped drinking milk 🥛 as a student nurse, eliminating meat 🍖 in 2017 & then becoming fully plant based 🥗 in 2019..
Although l hold a life long passion for animals ❤️ my ultimate motivation towards this lifestyle was my health .. l had been experiencing poor gut health for sometime and having explored many possible avenues to help identify my triggers l eventually looked at creating significant changes to my diet..
It was not an overnight success as l had to do other healing work alongside & it took considerable time to educate myself 📚 to what a plant-based diet is but for me it’s been one of thee best decisions l have ever made & l have never enjoyed food more .. 😋🍉🥑🫐🥦😋
My favourite breakfast atm is frozen berries heated in a saucepan to create a delicious compote added to coconut yoghurt, peanut butter & topped with granola .. 🍓🥥🥜🤤
Have you ever felt curious about a plant based diet or maybe feel to overwhelmed to begin .. 🤯💚 ?
01/02/2022
My commitment to seated meditation can fluctuate depending on life’s demands 🧘♂️
This past 7 days l have consistently practiced a 20minute guided breath work meditation from the Feel Better App & the difference l have noticed in my energy, motivation & overall mood has felt magical .. 🌟💚
“Science has shown that everything we can measure about a human body can be improved for 24hrs by doing 20minutes breath work meditation” - Jess Wood
And while 20minutes is the optimal time benefit can still be gained by doing even 5 or 10 minutes..
Can you commit to 5 minutes breath work meditation today to gain all those yummy benefits ❤️ .. give it a go & notice how you feel .. 🧠🫀🙏
31/01/2022
I begin each morning with a liquid probiotic by ..
Good Gut Health is the foundation for our overall Mental, Physical & Emotional Health.. 😻
Tips for a Healthy Gut Microbiome ~
⚡️ Eat high fibre foods 🥦
⚡️ Incorporate Healthy Fats 🥑
⚡️ Reduce sugar intake 🍭
⚡️ Eat the rainbow 🥗
⚡️ Manage stress 🧘♀️
⚡️ Take a probiotic 💊
What positive morning rituals do you have, share below .. 💚💫
30/01/2022
To celebrate my extended opening hours (late night Thursdays & 9-5pm Fridays) l am offering 50% off 5 children/young people’s first session with me 💚🧘♀️
Do you know a child/young person (up to 21 years old) who is experiencing challenges with their Mental, Emotional or Physical Health …
They may exhibit this through -
🧚 Feeling anxious/panic attacks
🧚 Frequent mixed emotions (angry, resentful, sad, tearful, frustrated) & unable to identify why
🧚 Poor appetite or eating more than usual
🧚 Poor concentration - struggling to keep on top of studies
🧚 Spending lots of time at home/in bedroom .. reluctant to spend time with family/friends
🧚 Unable to communicate feelings
🧚 Poor sleep pattern
🧚 Frequent unexplained tummy/head aches
🧚 Reluctant/refusing to go to school
🧚 Acne prone skin
🧚 Feeling like life is really difficult
🧚 Low energy levels
🧚 Lack of motivation
🧚 Feeling not good enough
My sessions are tailored to meet each person’s individual needs by incorporating ~
💜 Kinesiology
💜 Mindfulness
💜 The Emotion Code Technique
Also included are a Self Care Kit & Gratitude Journal to enjoy at home 💝
To make an appointment or ask any further questions please drop me a DM or text/call on 07740554171 🦋
🌟Please share with anyone that may benefit🌟
28/01/2022
I’m delighted to share l will now also be practicing Thursday & Friday’s with a late night Thursday💫 .. drop a DM or call/text on 07740554171 if you would like to book in 🌺
25/01/2022
23/01/2022
In 2012 Thich Nhat Hanh a Buddhist Monk & world leader in peace visited Stormount to meet with politicians & lead a mindful walk from the steps of Stormount.. In recognition of his passing yesterday, aged 95, Tilly & l traced his walk today ..
Thich Nhat Hanh leaves behind a beautiful legacy of love, Mindfulness practices & life teachings ..
“To meditate is to be aware of what is going on .. Once you know what is going on you’re motivated by a desire to do something to relieve the suffering - both in you and around you “ ..
Thich Nhat Hanh 🙏❤️
1926-2022
07/12/2021
🌺 A beautiful reflection of the work l do with clients ..
Anyone who has gone on a personal healing journey understands how simultaneously painful, beautiful & life changing it can be .. 🦋💝
(My client gave permission to share)
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As a young child l remember reading with great enthusiasm and curiosity anything relating to the body’s anatomy and function. I was enthralled by the intricate and often delicate structures within the body but also by its infinite strength and wisdom. As l grew this desire to understand grew with me. Professionally, l pursued my passion training as a nurse which led me to practice in oncology and more recently as a school nurse.
Caring for patients with cancer l quickly saw how each patient had a story which brought them to that point in their life. They often shared stories of loneliness, unresolved conflict, regret, fear, heartache, loss, deep emotional pain, not having reached their potential in life, not being seen, not being heard, etc. Progressing on to school nursing l was astonished and devastated to witness that many of these experiences our children are living today. Children are pleading to understand and to be understood. As an often lonely and frightened child l feel a deep empathy for young people today. Children do not yet have the mental or emotional development to navigate the complexities and demands of today’s world and l feel are screaming for support and guidance.
Our young people are educated in subjects to attain a career, financial income, a home, a car, status, etc but infrequently, if at all, are they taught how to recognise and deal with their thoughts and emotions; how to speak their truth; how to be a good listener; how to communicate when struggling; how to develop true self-esteem/self-confidence; how to go within and connect with their true self; or how to realise their life purpose.
Having personal experience of mental ill health l have a profound understanding of the pain and fear mental ill health can bring. Gaining immeasurable support and comfort from talking therapy l instinctively began my personal healing journey through what l would later learn to be called ‘Mindfulness’. To heal the mind talking therapy is wonderful and has many benefits but, l feel, is missing the component of coming into the body and healing through the deep connection of the body and mind. Mindfulness enables us to understand the mind-body connection. Mindfulness is defined as living in the present moment, non-judgmentally and with compassion. Practicing mindfulness can take many forms. It may be as simple as slowing down and becoming more conscious of the beauty in nature; eating with greater awareness; focusing on the breath at times of stress/anxiety; being kinder to ourselves and others; walking or seated meditation; etc.
Struggling to reach optimum physical health l more recently discovered Kinesiology and the results were breathtaking. Through my kinesiology treatment l gained an even deeper insight and understanding of how our emotional and mental health are so intimately connected to our physical health and the limitless ability our bodies have to heal when supported to do so naturally.
Today l fell younger, healthier and happier than l have my entire life and l am extremely grateful to have found my purpose. The true joy of life comes from knowing who we are and living that fully without reservation.
My intention for Balanced Body & Mind is to help you gain a deeper understanding of your body and mind so that you also can work towards optimal mental and physical health, ultimately leading to a Balanced Body and Mind. The function of freedom is to free someone else - Toni Morrison 💖🦋
