Sally Eccleston

Sally Eccleston HCPC Registered Psychologist & Senior Yoga Teacher with 8+ years in trauma, somatic therapy & yoga.

Offering 1:1 sessions, embodiment classes & events in High Peak, Derbyshire. Helping you heal, reconnect & build nervous system resilience. Having experienced periods of depression, stress and anxiety before, I take individuals who are ready for change from burn out and disconnect to positive mental and physical wellbeing. I specialise in women's health, positive mental health and trauma combining

neuroscience and psychology with the spiritual practices of yoga, meditation and yoga nidra to help individuals, organisations and groups to flourish, find peace and feel at ease. I offer a unique and holistic approach to wellbeing through working one-to-one with individuals, my online offer of a membership, classes and courses as well as group programmes and in-person events. My belief is that psychology and yoga should be accessible to everybody, and I teach effective ways to deal with difficult situations or states of mind, including stress and anxiety. My focus is to promote positive wellbeing, psychological growth and spiritual practice for everyone. As a psychologist I have a deep understanding of how our minds function, and as a yoga teacher, I also specialise in the body and mind connection.

01/05/2026

✨ Let’s Shake the Dust ✨

This is your last chance to join us before I pause until later in the year…

More than just a workout, this is a space to move, release, and reconnect — body, mind, and spirit. Expect waves of shaking, dancing, resting, and intuitive flow, all guided by music and intention.

🌍 Let go of what no longer serves you
💫 Move with purpose
💛 Open to everyone

📍 Chinley Community Centre
📅 Friday 8th May
⏰ 7:30 – 8:30pm

Don’t miss this final session - come as you are and leave feeling lighter ✨

Book via my website, link in bio.

Can’t wait to see you,

Sally x

Trauma healing rarely happens all at once.It tends to unfold in layers.The nervous system slowly builds capacity, learni...
30/04/2026

Trauma healing rarely happens all at once.

It tends to unfold in layers.

The nervous system slowly builds capacity, learning what feels safe again, often in small steps that might seem subtle from the outside.

Safety grows over time.
Integration takes patience.
And healing rarely moves in a straight line.

It can rise and fall like waves, moments of clarity, moments of challenge, and moments of rest in between.

All of it can be part of the process.

If this resonates, you might want to save this post for a reminder on harder days or share it with someone who may need to hear it.

A few gentle reminders for sensitive nervous systems.If things feel overwhelming, slow, or heavy right now, it doesn’t m...
27/04/2026

A few gentle reminders for sensitive nervous systems.

If things feel overwhelming, slow, or heavy right now, it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you.

Your body is doing what it learned to do to protect and care for you.

Rest isn’t laziness.
Moving slowly isn’t failure.
And healing doesn’t need to be rushed.

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is offer our nervous system a little more patience, space and kindness.

If this feels supportive, you might want to save this for the days you need a reminder or share it with someone who might need to hear it today.

There’s a part of yoga that no one really talks about… not the poses, but the keeping it going.Showing up when life is f...
24/04/2026

There’s a part of yoga that no one really talks about… not the poses, but the keeping it going.

Showing up when life is full, when you’re tired, when you can’t quite be bothered and everything else feels louder and more urgent.

Because the truth is, maintaining a practice is hard - and when life gets busy, yoga is often the first thing to slip to the bottom of the list, quietly replaced by everything that feels more important in the moment.
It makes sense… yoga doesn’t shout, it doesn’t demand, there’s no deadline - so it gets postponed.
“I’ll come back to it when things calm down.”
But often, they don’t.

And this is the bit that matters… practice isn’t there for when life is spacious and easy, it’s there for when it isn’t.

Because your nervous system learns safety through rhythm, through returning - even if it’s once a week, even if it’s messy, even if you don’t feel like it.
It was never really about getting better at yoga, but about building a relationship with yourself that can hold it all.

So if it’s slipped lately… maybe the question isn’t “where do I find the time?” but
what changes when I don’t show up for myself at all?
And can I begin again, gently, from there 🤍

Come and join us for a weekly Friday morning yoga practice in New Mills 9.45am at Spring Bank Arts Centre. Head to the link in my bio to book.

22/04/2026

There can be a myth around somatic therapy that it’s simply about “closing our eyes and going inside”.

In reality, it’s much more practical and relational than that.

In sessions we might explore simple body-based techniques that help the nervous system regulate, things like noticing sensations, grounding in the present moment, or gently tracking what’s happening in the body.

These practices can help create more capacity, safety and choice in how we respond to stress, overwhelm or trauma.

This video shows an example of the kinds of techniques we might use together in a session.

If you’re curious about somatic therapy or have questions, feel free to comment below or send me a message.

Last one in Chinley for a little while so make sure you book your spot so as not to miss out or get FOMO!! ✨ Shake the D...
19/04/2026

Last one in Chinley for a little while so make sure you book your spot so as not to miss out or get FOMO!!

✨ Shake the Dust is more than just a workout- it’s a transformative, embodied experience for your body, heart, and mind.

Each session is set to a powerful, poetic theme that guides you through waves of perpetual motion, deep rest, release, and wild freedom.

Expect a dynamic mix of shaking, jumping, dancing, intuitive movement, and yes, some yoga, Pilates, somatics, and bodyweight training too.

Every class is powered by a carefully curated playlist designed to move you as much as your body.

Whether you’re a yogi looking to break out of your usual flow, or just craving cathartic release, SWEAT, and a stronger, more resilient body, this is your space to shake it all out and come alive.

Book through special events in the link in my bio.

£12 investment

See you there for your alternative Friday night!!


Why somatic restorative yoga? 🤍Not just to relax… but to reconnect.To give the nervous system space, to come out of cons...
17/04/2026

Why somatic restorative yoga? 🤍

Not just to relax… but to reconnect.

To give the nervous system space, to come out of constant “doing.”

To soften tension that’s been held for a long time.

To create a little more space between feeling and reacting.

To rest in a way that restores - physically, emotionally, and mentally.

To slow things down enough for what’s underneath to be noticed.

So many of us push through the tiredness, the tension, the noise - telling ourselves to keep going.
But what if you didn’t have to?

✨ This is your invitation to pause.
To soften.
To be held in stillness.

Join me for an evening of Deep Rest Reset - a gentle journey through restorative yoga, somatic unwinding and yoga nidra.

You’ll leave feeling grounded, nourished and reset.

🗓 Sunday 17th May
⏰ 5:15–6:45pm
📍 Chinley Community Centre

Only 12 spaces available

Book via the ink in my bio.

15/04/2026

A little reminder about this upcoming Earth Day 5Rhythms journey 🌍

I’ll be co-holding this special evening with …an opportunity to move, reconnect with the body, and honour our relationship with the earth through the practice of 5Rhythms.

No dance experience needed, just a willingness to show up and explore through movement.

📍 Chinley Community Centre
📅 Wednesday 22nd April
⏰ 6:45 – 8:45pm

If you feel curious or called to join us, you’d be very welcome.

Book via my website, link in bio.

We’ve got very good at naming trauma responses.Fight. Flight. Freeze. Fawn.But naming isn’t the same as understanding. B...
13/04/2026

We’ve got very good at naming trauma responses.
Fight. Flight. Freeze. Fawn.
But naming isn’t the same as understanding. Because underneath those labels are very real, lived experiences in the body.

Fight isn’t just “anger” -
it’s a surge of energy that once had nowhere safe to go.

Flight isn’t just “busyness” -
it’s a body that learned stillness didn’t feel safe.

Freeze isn’t just “shutdown” -
it’s what happens when the system is overwhelmed beyond capacity.

Fawn isn’t just “people-pleasing” -
it’s the intelligence of connection when disconnection felt dangerous.

When we stay at the level of labels,
we risk turning something deeply human into something flat, or even pathologised, and people end up judging themselves using more “informed” language.

“I’m in freeze again.”
“I’m fawning.”
“I shouldn’t be like this.”

But this work isn’t about categorising yourself better.
It’s about sensing what’s actually happening,
in real time, in your body.
The tightness.
The urge.
The pull to act, or not act.
The subtle shifts in breath, tone, attention.

And meeting that.

Because underneath every response
is a nervous system trying to find its way
towards safety, towards connection, towards enough.

Healing doesn’t start with shame.
It starts with meeting what is here.

If this resonates with you, feel free to save this post, share it with someone who might need it, or let me know your thoughts in the comments. 💬

Therapy Myth: You need a diagnosis to start healing.This is one of the most common misconceptions about therapy.In reali...
10/04/2026

Therapy Myth: You need a diagnosis to start healing.

This is one of the most common misconceptions about therapy.

In reality, therapy isn’t only for diagnosed mental health conditions. Many people seek support when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or simply want to understand themselves better.

You don’t need permission, a label, or a crisis to start taking care of your mental wellbeing.

Sometimes the first step is just allowing yourself the space to talk - I’m ready when you are.

Love Sally x

This might not be the yoga you expect. It’s not about the perfect poses. No handstands.No perfection.No performing.Just:...
09/04/2026

This might not be the yoga you expect.

It’s not about the perfect poses.

No handstands.
No perfection.
No performing.

Just:
slowing down
feeling more
listening in.

Yoga that meets your nervous system - not your ego.
If you’re here for depth…
you’re in the right place 💞

Come and join us for drop in classes

Friday mornings 9.45-10.45am
Spring Bank Arts Centre
New Mills



08/04/2026

Somatics and Sound Immersion 🌿

With

Feeling overwhelmed, wired, or disconnected from your body?
This is your invitation to slow down.

Join us for a 2-hour somatics & sound journey exploring:
✨ embodied awareness
✨ sound as vibration felt in the body

This is way more than yoga is a sound bath - this is somatic movement with an accompaniment of a live soundscape with

Music therapy plus movement therapy.

No experience needed!!

🗓 Sunday 12th April
📍 Chinley Community Centre
⏰ 4:15- 6:15pm

£35 tickets

Spaces are limited ❤️

Address

High Peak
SK22 3BN

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Telephone

+447459920930

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