Alice McNeil Health

27/12/2025

Hope you are having a restful festive break.
The .highland is now closed for the winter.

The Centre will be back open and we'll be raring to go from Mon 2nd Feb:

Mondays- 9.45am Somatic Circuits (6 week course)
11am Mindfulness Yin Yoga - Drop in
Weds - 6pm Dynamic KITE Yoga - Drop in
Fridays 9.45am Somatic Circuits (6 week course, option2)

I am also explanding my private session availability at this time, so will have 3 new slots available for Somatic Counselling! Mondays 1:30pm (bi weekly), Tuesday 9.30am (weekly or bi-weekly) and Friday's 11am (biweekly).

*online or face to face at the KITE Centre*

Get in touch for more info.

With really warm wishes,

Alice x

19/12/2025

Our winter newsletter has dropped!
Read it here:

I can't believe we are almost at the end of the year again! So just a quick email to wish you a Merry Christmas, but also keep you up to date with the offerings from Alice McNeil Integrative Health... so read on... :-) HALF DAY RETREAT Sun 22nd Feb 1pm As we approach the depths of mid winter, I thou...

15/12/2025

Gift idea?
Give a loved one something for their fitness/wellbeing this Christmas. What would they prefer? A private yoga session with a qualified Physio and Yoga Teacher? A yoga class pass? A course in Somatic Circuits? A private somatics/counselling workshop?

DM for more info!

All the best,
Alice

02/12/2025

Glimmers are micro moments of joy, they spark a sense of connection, safety, maybe contentment.

There are moments that all to often get squeezed out by our busy lives. We're juggling so many things, planning so many things and have been trained to achieve, that so often we miss the moments of meaning and enrichment in life.

The ironic thing is, that when we make the space to see the 'glimmers' not only does life become more fulfilling, it feels more spacious too. Well, that's my experience.

Glimmers, are just that, a micro-moment of joy, of connection to the wonders of the world in just that moment: The taste of that first cup of tea; noticing the colours in the sky; the smell of freshly baked bread; a smile shared with a stranger.

Our brains are wired to have a negativity bias, so it can be easier to see that micro moments that p**s us off, that anger us that make us sad or powerless. But then our life becomes made up of a tapestry of annoyance and negativity which isn't fun.

Glimmers take a moment, but can brighten up your life.

We need to move away from the idea that joy can only be found in the big things, the groundbreaking things, when most often it's the tiny things that all too often get missed in the business to life.

I'd love to hear your "glimmers" from this week. So please comment below and together we can demystify joy! ✨️✨️✨️

Yey!
Alice

28/11/2025

SOMATIC CIRCUITS DROP IN CLASS OFFER & CHALLENGE!

The offer: Pick and choose any of the following 3 December dates for just £20. Or £10 per class:

Mon 8th; Fri 12th; Mon 15th; Fri 19th; Mon 22nd.

The Challenge: Do these classes and NOT feel a benefit! 🤩

These class combine years of experience as a Physiotherapist and Somatic Counseller to bring you circuit training re-imagined. Exercises to strengthen the body, focus the mind and release tension, building resilience and generally make us feel pretty good.

There are also specific somatic techniques to use over the festive period to bring balance back in times of stress and overwhelm.

Open to all.

Book using the link in bio, either a 3 class package or individual classes.

Can't wait to share these cool, and really useful somatic practices.

Thanks,
Alice

27/11/2025

What has given you joy today?

Somethings it's an almost imperceptible glimmer, other times like a tsunami. But each day there are moments, even if fleeting, which hold connection, beauty, life, relief, absence of pain, love. Moments that give us joy.

I'd love to hear about your 'moment of joy' today :-)

21/11/2025

We have a little book of daily offerings in our kitchen. This one really resonated with me today, so I thought I'd share it.

Share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Have a lovely weekend all,
Alice x

19/11/2025

Yoga cancelled this evening!
The access track is fine, but my poor babysitter is in a whiteout and is unable to make it. Apologies. Its now also snowing here, do probably for the best. I'm off back up there to turn off the heating! See you next week. X

07/11/2025

LAST FEW SPOTS AVAILABLE!
Resilience Lab: Strength in Body, Strength in Mind
Sun 9th Nov, 1-4pm. At the .highland in Lochussie, nr Dingwall. £38 includes refreshments.

Loiusa from and I will be leading this multifaceted, multidisiplinary approach to body and mind resilience.

This Lab will focus on practical, relevant and applicable approaches to building resilience. We will focus, this time, on Strength in the body and how this carries over to Strength in the mind. However, it isn't just power moves, we will be tapping into more subtle methods of building strength physically, but also techniques of the mind that enhance this capacity.

We'll also be exploring nutrition and the impact this can have on our resilience too. (Whilst sampling healthy yet delicious tasty treats on our tea break).

It is open to everybody. Louisa and I are both Chartered Physiotherapists with Masters degrees in Sports Medicine & Psychology between us. We have extensive training in body-mind medicine and years of experience delivering rehab, fitness and integrated care to lots of wonderful human.

As a bonus, due to how we have structured this experiencial session, it can qualify as CPD for health and wellbeing professionals, whether you work primarily with the body or the mind.

We are passionate about what we do and can't wait to share this learning with you!

Alice and Louise

Click on link in bio for more info and to book.

05/11/2025

RESILIENCE LAB-9TH Nov 1pm Nr DINGWALL.

Wonderful spending the morning with Louisa from fine tuning our Resilience Lab, running this Sunday (9th November, 1-4pm).

I'm so excited about this one. We'll be developing our skills and knowledge to bring resilience to body and mind, whatever stage of life we are at. We'll predominently draw on sports medicine, psychology, physiotherapy and mindfulness as we expertly guide you on this multi-disiplinary and empowering journey.

We've also designed a handy 10 minute resilience building prompt sheet to take home with you, so that the benefits of the session can keep on giving.

Oooh, and did I mention the section on nutrition for resilience?! It includes some treats to sample too!

To book and for more info, pop over to my website (link in bio), or go to website and click the "book" tab. Select Resilience Lab. It's SUNDAY THE 9TH NOVEMBER 1-4pm at the .highland (the old Red Kite Feeding Centre at Lochussie, Nr Dingwall)

See you there!

Alice

05/11/2025

I've been made aware that my emails generally go to spam! Oops! So if you're expecting a reply to an enquiry, an invoice, a newsletter, please check your spam folder and mark me as safe!

Apologies to those who thought they had been ignored! 🤪

Also any top tech tips to avoid this, much appreciated!

Cheers,
Alice 🌟

31/10/2025

All set for our Somatic Circuits session this morning! What a privilege to be here! And what another glorious morning! 😊✨️