Hannah Holistics Therapies

30/01/2026

Did you see the bruhaha surrounding former Thorn Birds actress Rachel Ward last week as she dared to put her face out into the world? I mean who does she think she is allowing herself to be seen in public after the age of 25? She has wrinkles and everything! Run away, run for the hills!

The way Rachel handled the hatred that came her way was far more elegant than anything my brain could come up with and, for me, she hit the nail on the head by showing compassion for the scared trolls who criticised her for not dolling up for the occasion. She put the truth right out there for all to see that we, as a society, are terrified of aging women.

It’s sometimes hard to imagine that there was a time before the patriarchy when women were valued and revered. Help us to return to that time when the crone was a valued member of the tribe, a time when wisdom was worth more than collagen and a long life was celebrated and not seen as an inconvenience.

There is a reason mother nature keeps a woman around long after her fertile years have passed when most other species perish. If mother nature loves us enough to make room for us then the rest of the world should too.

26/01/2026

Monday motivation ❄️

25/01/2026

Has your new year sparkle gone as flat at the Christmas champagne?

Have you forgotten what your New Year’s resolutions even were?

Join me for a morning of unfurling, shaking off the cobwebs and starting a new season as mother nature intended.

Nervous System Reset
Shine yoga studio
Belper

Sunday February 8th 10am-11:30am

23/01/2026

21/01/2026

On Mondays the treatment room gets a clear out and a proper clean.

All ready for Monday yoga classes and one to ones. 🧘‍♀️

Today my client wanted something repetitive so she can memorise a sequence to repeat in the time between our sessions so I drew from my experience of Ashtanga vinyasa to create something strong and memorable.

18/01/2026

Appointments are open for February and March and don’t forget you can use the Join Waitlist facility if your chosen time isn’t showing. 💫

16/01/2026

Most new year resolutions centre around achieving, doing, gaining or losing and so Yin Yoga might not be on your radar as an achievement based yoga practice.

But please don’t fall into the trap of believing that Yin’s slower pace means that nothing is happening.

Rivers are carved out of the earth drop by drop, and likewise, your body will become stronger and more flexible with every Yin class you attend.

If you’re struggling to lower your hips in side angle or humble warrior, a Yin style butterfly shape will help to open the hips. If you’re struggling to raise your arm upwards in triangle then the Yin shape of open wing can help loosen the pectoralis muscles.

Maybe your issue with the faster paced yoga classes is simply knowing where all your limbs are in space and time. Yin yoga will help with your proprioception (body awareness) and interoception (internal awareness) to give you greater command of your body in the flow classes.

There are so many ways a Yin Yoga practice can add the secret ingredient to more dynamic forms of exercise and it can help keep joints and ligaments strong and healthy too.

Yin is subtle and quiet, but she is also mighty.

Try this wonderfully subtle and strengthening practice on Tuesday and Friday evenings at Shine Yoga Studio, Belper.

14/01/2026

January is always a tough month. Even though the darkest day was almost a month ago, the cozy celebrations of yule and Christmas are now as flat as the new year resolutions.

As I write this, we aren’t even halfway through January and I’m finding this month to be challenging in many ways. Firstly, I must resolve my guilt of wishing time to pass quicker as I know life is short and each day should be enjoyed but, also, I am really struggling with the darkness and cold at this point in the calendar.

My go-to remedies for such times are falling short. Normally drawing up a couple of weekly timetables to present myself with a ‘you are here’ map of the time-space continuum is enough to pacify my impatience, but this only reminds me that we aren’t even at the half way point yet!

I’m lucky too, I don’t have to wait until the end of the month to pay myself. I can do payday any time I choose (although I am so indoctrinated into corporate culture that I still wait for the last Friday of the month even if that means eating gruel for a few days in an effort to prove that I can indeed wait).

And wait I shall. Wait until February 7th when the sun sets at 5pm and the drive to my yoga classes isn’t quite so dark and depressing. This day will come; my map of the space-time continuum promises me that. Time has a wonderful way of passing whether we like it or not.

I’ll meet you there. x

11/01/2026

If you received a gift certificate for Christmas and you’re not sure how to book, head over to my website where you will find the treatment menu, booking link and booking help page.

For prepaid vouchers please use the Pay Later option at checkout.

Hannah xx

09/01/2026

I’m very happy to be running my fourth Nervous System Reset workshop at Shine Yoga in Belper this February.

We were never supposed to start anything new in the middle of winter so join me in taking some more time before celebrating a seasonal new year.

I will guide you through a revitalising vinyasa flow, strengthening yin stretch and into a deeply restorative yoga Nidra.

Sunday 8th February 10am

Rest, renew and regenerate. ☀️