Alice McNeil Health

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! 😊✨️

26/10/2025

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP to our revolutionary take on getting strong and connected in body and mind!

This 6 week course begins next week. You can chose the Monday course or the Friday course. Both start at 9.45am

It is £45 for the entire course. It is Physiotherapist led, it's Somatic Counseller led - so you know you have YEARS of multidisciplinary experience behind the course. And a multifaceted approach to wellbeing is exactly what all the latest research suggests.

I have tried to keep the costs as low as humanly possibly, so asking a commitment of 6 week helps to ensure the course can run, but also gives a bit of extra motivation for you to attend for all the sessions. (I also know life happens, so I won't hold it against you it you can't come every week! Ha!)

The added bonus for the Monday, is that it is followed by an hour long session in Mindfulness Yin Yoga. (Deep stretches in a relaxed way with guided meditation and relaxation) 🥳

I'm really looking forward to welcoming you to our amazing space in Lochussie, just near to Dingwall.

Thanks,
Alice

LINK TO BOOK IN BIO :-)

25/10/2025

Our latest mini-news on feeling fitter, connected and strong has just dropped.... Access it here...
(And there is still time to book your slot for our new round of SOMATIC CIRCUITS!!)

Can't wait to see you all in sessions from Monday! :-)
Thanks,
Alice

The KITE Centre opens again on the 27th October and we can't wait to welcome you! We still have SPACES available on our 6 week programmes in SOMATIC CIRCUITS. There is a Monday group and also a Friday group, both at 9:45am. Somatic Circuits is a wonderful way to practice lots of the things were told...

13/10/2025

Invitation to join our unique body/mind/health/life sessions at our inspirational space just outside Dingwall.

I'm Alice, a Chartered Physiotherapist and an Accredited Somatic Counseller. I know these enhance my life, so I can't wait to share them with you!

Somatic Circuits - 6 week course integrating many of the things we are told to do to keep body and mind healthy, but in an hours slot! Think muscle strengthening; heart exercising; resilience building; breathing practicing; mindfulness inspiring; nature connecting. Unpretentious & uniquely adaptable for a range of condition & life stages. Great if you want to feel stronger, fitter and clearer in mind. Open to all. Booking essential.
2 options:
Mon 9:45am and Fri 9:45am from the w/c 27th October.

Mindfulness Yin Yoga. Do you need more mobility body and/or want to move away from living in autopilot? This potent combo of Yin Yoga (sustained stretches, all on the floor) & guided mindfulness meditation allows us to become more aware of ourselves & our bodies. Awesome to stretch out tight fascia & joints. Athletes, people over 30, & those recovering from injury/ill health can take particular advantage of this method (for slightly different reasons!).
Drop-in at 11am on Mondays (possible to do the Somatic Circuits first, then add on a deep stretch afterwards). You can book via the website, or just turn up. Class restart Mon 27th Oct.

Dynamic KITE Yoga - This used to be called yoga for adventure sports. It's for the active person (or those that want to be). It's lighthearted, with full body strengthening & stretching, breathing practices and guided meditation/relaxation. We also have a good amount of men who attend. I've been running this class for nearly 10 years and love how so many people speak of the benefit to their aches and pains and how it enhances their sports (awareness, speed, space, resilience, injury prevention).
Drop-in session, on a Weds evening at 6pm. Booking recommended, but you can often just turn up.

Resilience Lab: Strong Body, Strong Mind. I've teamed up with the amazing Louisa from Phlourish Physio in Dingwall. Practical, relevant, body mind 3hr lab! See next post for full details!

Learn more about Somatic Counselling (somatic therapy) & Physiotherapist led Clinical Yoga for physical imbalances; injury; feeling stuck; anxiety; depression; burnout; stress. Book sessions for one to one integrative health and wellbeing. Book group Yoga classes from more restorative peaceful sessi...

06/10/2025

As a Physiotherapist, I know the importance of physical activity at ALL stages of life. We need weights for muscle and bone strength; we need to regularly get a little out of breath for the health of the heart and brain. Being fit in the body helps us to recover quicker from injury; sleep better; feel happier and more motivated; it improves immune function; improves mood; boosts energy level; in women it goes some way to help protect against osteoporosis and some menopausal symptoms, the list goes on.

We also know that somatic exercises, such as breathing exercises, meditation and certain specific movements done in a consistent way helps to support emotional reduction, reduce stress and anxiety; improve cognitive function, increase confidence and body awareness...

However, I am also a busy Mum and finding the time to actually push myself to do all the things I know I need to do to maintain/improve my overall fitness in any consistent way can be a battle. This is why I have put together SOMATIC CIRCUITS. The main aims are to raise the heart rate, strengthen muscles, strengthen bones and regulate the nervous system, and doing it with others - all the things I know I need to do regularly to feel good now, but also for the health of future me.

On the face of it, it looks like any normal circuit training, there are a number of 'stations' you spend a couple of minutes doing the activity at that station, before moving onto the next station. However, in somatic circuits we oscillate between physical body, brain and somatic exercises (somatic being where the body and mind meet).

So I invite you to join me in this pioneering project and see if it makes a difference to your health. I'm looking for men and women of all ages (18+) & levels of fitness to come and join me in this project for full body fitness!

With this drop in session, you get to come and try and decide if you would like to join our 6 week course:-)

Link to book in bio, or DM me!

Cheers,

Alice

04/10/2025

All set for our retreat tomorrow at the .highland yey!

Still feeling quite wild up here, but so far so good for access etc.

There are still a few spots available if you fancied joining us... (Sun 5th Oct, 1pm)

I'm really looking forward to welcoming you tomorrow! (Although our fire ceremony may well be a wind ceremony!)

With warmth,
Alice

24/09/2025

Reminder: No Dynamic K.I.T.E. Yoga this evening (Weds 24th). Back again next week :-)

20/09/2025

Two upcoming half day sessions at the .highland near Dingwall.

Sun October 5th 1pm
The Fire of Autumn - Half Day Retreat

Explore a mixture of movement and stillness with some yoga asana practice to ignite our inner fires; 'cooling' practices to calm the fires to let the vibrancy of autumn to be truly felt. We'll also have tea/warm drinks and a tasty treat

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Sun Nov 9th 1pm
Resilience Lab: Strong Body, Strong Mind

We live in challenging times. Right now, there is a lot to be upset about, a lot to be distressed about and a lot to be angry about. But what can we do about it!?

In this Lab we will be building resilience so we learn how to weather the storm. Jon Kabat Zinn said "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf" Not quite a retreat, not quite a workshop, this lab is somewhere in between. We practice techniques, with some space for inquiry/reflection to consolidate our inner learning.

Links to book in bio :-)

Can't wait to share these practices with you!

Alice