Wellness Roots

15/03/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers and mother figures today 🤍

To the women who nurture, support, guide and hold so much for the people they love. The quiet strength, the endless care, the comforting presence you bring into the world never goes unnoticed.

Motherhood can be beautiful, exhausting, emotional and deeply meaningful all at once. Today is a moment to honour everything you give, every single day.

Wishing you a day filled with appreciation, rest and a little time to be cared for too.

With love from Wellness Roots 🌿

14/03/2026

𝘼 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨 🤍🌿

To help create a calm, respectful space for everyone, I kindly ask clients to take a moment to read the following before booking.

All treatments at Wellness Roots are complementary therapies designed to support wellbeing. They do not replace medical advice or treatment. A short consultation form will be completed before your appointment so your treatment can be tailored safely to you.

Your appointment time is reserved especially for you. To secure your booking, a 20% deposit is required at the time of booking, which is deducted from the cost of your treatment.

If you need to cancel or reschedule, please provide at least 24–48 hours notice where possible. Appointments cancelled with less notice, or missed appointments, may be charged in full as this time has been reserved especially for you.

If you arrive late, your session may need to be shortened to ensure the next client is not affected. The full treatment fee will still apply.

Your comfort, dignity and wellbeing are always respected during treatments, and your personal information is handled with care in line with UK GDPR.

Thank you for helping keep this space calm, respectful and supportive for everyone who walks through the door. 🤍🌿

13/03/2026

You’ve been holding it together for everyone else… but your body is keeping score 🌿

Pain, tension, stress, inflammation, burnout - it all leaves a mark.

At Wellness Roots, I work with the body, not against it, using supportive treatments to help you feel released, regulated and restored.

Remedial Therapy, Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Drainage, Cupping, Reflexology, Hot Stone Therapy, Indian Head Massage and more.

📍 Livingston – The Peppermint Edit, Geddes House
📅 Wednesdays & Saturdays

Book through the link in my bio or message me to find the right treatment for you 🤍

12/03/2026

Many women move through life carrying far more than anyone can see.

The stress that never really leaves the body.
The constant doing, holding it all together, being strong for everyone else.
The quiet exhaustion that comes from years of pushing through, even when your nervous system is asking for rest.

Sometimes what we need most isn’t another thing to fix ourselves. It’s simply the space to breathe, soften, and reconnect with who we are underneath it all.

Neighbours here at Geddes House, Siren Souls, (Steph and Lacy) create deeply supportive spaces for women to do exactly that. They are hosting a residential retreat called Empower Her: The Reclamation Weekend, designed for women who feel ready to gently reconnect with themselves and release what they’ve been carrying for too long.

I’ll also be attending May’s weekend retreat myself, which makes it feel even more special 🥰 I’m really looking forward to sharing this experience with other women who understand the importance of slowing down, healing and creating space to truly nourish themselves 🤍

Spaces are limited, so if you feel called to join you can contact Steph Soul So Strong or Lacy McNee

You can also find Siren Souls on Instagram and see the beautiful work they’re doing to support women’s wellbeing.

A few days away from the noise of everyday life can sometimes be exactly what the body and mind have been asking for. 🌿✨





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After the success and beautiful feedback from our first overnight retreat this year, we knew one thing for certain — 2026 needed more. We fell deeply in love with CAIM Retreat Centre, its grounding energy, and the way it held every woman who joined us. So next year, we’re opening the doors to not one, but two soul-nourishing retreats. ✨

All the details are below:

🌿 Empower Her: The Reclamation Weekend
📅 22nd–24th May 2026
💷 Investment: £388

🌙 Embody Her: The Soft Rising
📅 26th–27th September 2026
💷 Investment: £255

🩵 £100 deposit secures your space
🩵 Payment plans available (2 or 3 instalments)
🩵 Limited spaces — early booking recommended

DM to Secure your space ✨️

11/03/2026

The Heart Behind Wellness Roots 🌿

If you’re new here, I’d like to introduce myself 🤍

Wellness Roots was created from a deep belief that the body should be supported as a whole, not treated as a collection of separate symptoms.

I’m Nicola, the founder and therapist behind Wellness Roots.

My work combines remedial therapy, myofascial release, lymphatic drainage, cupping therapy and complementary treatments, supported by qualifications in health, nutrition and restorative movement. This allows me to look beyond where pain shows up and instead work with the body’s wider systems - muscles, fascia, circulation and the nervous system.

Over time I’ve become particularly passionate about supporting people experiencing chronic tension, persistent pain, stress-related symptoms, burnout and hormonal changes, where the body often needs a more thoughtful and holistic approach.

Wellness Roots was created to be a space where clinical knowledge meets restorative care, where treatments don’t just feel relaxing, but are designed to support the body’s natural healing processes.

Every session is tailored to what your body needs on the day, drawing on different therapies to help release tension, improve circulation, support lymphatic flow and bring the nervous system back into balance.

Because true wellbeing isn’t just about feeling better for an hour, it’s about helping the body move towards long-term restoration and resilience.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Wellness Roots so far. It means the world to be trusted with your wellbeing.

Nicola
Founder, Wellness Roots 🌿

10/03/2026

DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT YOUR
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM? 🌿

🫁 It has no pump
Your lymphatic system relies on movement, breathing and gentle massage to circulate fluid.

💧 It clears waste daily
Around 2–3 litres of lymph fluid move through the body every day.

😮‍💨 Stress can slow it down
Chronic stress may reduce lymph flow and contribute to inflammation.

🦠 It supports immunity
Lymph nodes filter bacteria, viruses and toxins from the body.

🌿 It’s closely linked to your gut
A large portion of the immune system lives within the gut-associated lymphatic tissue.

👐 Manual Lymphatic Drainage can help
Gentle rhythmic massage encourages lymph flow and reduces fluid retention.





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07/03/2026

Cupping therapy has officially landed at Wellness Roots 🌿

This powerful treatment, rooted in ancient Chinese medicine, uses gentle suction to lift the tissue, helping release deep muscular tension, boost circulation and get things moving again where your body feels tight, sore or stuck.

Those dark marks you sometimes see after treatment? Completely normal. They’re simply stagnant blood being drawn to the surface as your body starts the healing process.

Perfect for:
✨ Tight shoulders
✨ Back pain
✨ Stubborn muscle knots
✨ When your body just needs a proper reset

Once you try it… you’ll understand the obsession 😍

06/03/2026

Treat Mum this Mother’s Day 🤍🌸

Give her something she’ll truly feel 💆🏼‍♀️ deep relaxation, time to unwind, and a moment to be looked after.

Choose from soothing massages, nourishing facials, or beautiful natural gifts from Neal’s Yard Remedies 🍃

Gift vouchers and wellbeing gifts available at Wellness Roots 🌿

Booking link 🔗 and Neal’s Yard Remedies link can both be found in my bio, or you can message the page for any enquiries 🤍

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03/03/2026

Today I stepped into my Reiki Level 1 initiation ✨ Without even realising, it fell on the full moon 🌕 which feels like more than coincidence 🤍 A gentle nudge from the universe to trust 💫

Such a special energy to begin this journey ✨

27/02/2026

𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓣𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓪𝓽 𝓦𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓡𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓼 🌿

If you’ve been living with ongoing tension, tightness, or pain that just isn’t shifting… this is for you.

From next week, cupping therapy is being introduced at Wellness Roots 🤎

This gentle, targeted technique uses suction to draw blood flow to specific areas of the body, helping to ease deep muscular tension, improve circulation, and support your body’s natural healing response.

It’s especially effective for:
• Persistent muscle tightness
• Chronic pain and inflammation
• Areas that feel “stuck” or restricted
• Tension that isn’t responding to usual massage

Cupping will be thoughtfully integrated into pain and inflammation-focused treatments, helping to go deeper where your body needs it most.

You’ll also have the option to add this into your session, or choose a more focused pain-relief approach where needed.

This is a powerful way to support your body in finding real, lasting relief ❤️‍🩹
Because nobody is immune to aches and pains.

Cupping Therapy is available to book via the link in my bio and available from next Saturday.
For any questions, feel free to message me 📩

25/02/2026

A deeply restorative ritual, rooted in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda ✨
Indian Head Massage is a quiet invitation for your body to soften and your mind to slow. Working through the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper back, this treatment gently releases held tension while supporting the natural flow of energy through the body.
Warm, nourishing oils are combined with slow, intuitive movements to calm the nervous system, ease mental noise, and bring you back into a state of balance.
This is where heaviness lifts. Where thoughts begin to quiet. Where the body feels safe enough to let go.
You may notice a sense of clarity, lightness, and deep inner stillness… The kind that lingers long after you leave.
A moment to be held, grounded, and reconnected 🤎

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24/02/2026

Not all wellness tools support your lymphatic system the way you think.

Your lymph isn’t a muscle. It responds to gentle, rhythmic movement, not force.

If it feels aggressive… it’s too much.

Think:
• Light dry brushing (not harsh or scratchy)
• Low, smooth vibration (not rattling your head)
• Gentle rebounding (not intense jumping)
• And most importantly… breathing 🌬️

Deep, diaphragmatic breathing is the most powerful tool you have… and guess what? It’s free.

✨ You should feel:
Lighter, warmer, calmer, slightly energised

🚫 Not:
Inflamed, dizzy, exhausted or overstimulated

Consistency over intensity. Always.

And remember, tools support flow, they don’t replace the foundations:
sleep, hydration, nutrition, nervous system regulation.

The goal isn’t to force detox.
The goal is to restore flow 🤍





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