Anna's Place

04/03/2026

Sun’s clocking in. You should too. ☀️

After what feels like fifty shades of grey skies, we’ve finally got the golden stuff… so let’s not waste it scrolling indoors!

Fitness in the Park is ON this Saturday
📍 Exhibition Park Bandstand
⏰ 10:00–10:45
💸 Completely FREE

Expect a feel good fusion of yoga and pilates power, because why choose between stretch and strength when you can have both?
We’ll lengthen, pulse, breathe, laugh, wobble a bit, and leave feeling taller than the trees.

No mirrors. No pressure. Just fresh air, good people, and your body remembering what it can do.

Roll out of bed. Bring a mat. Let’s make the bandstand our sunshine studio. 🌿✨

Mats provided or bring your own!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979304527122?aff=oddtdtcreator

23/02/2026

🌸 Spring’s stretching its arms out and so are we! 🌿

Free Fitness in the Park is back from Saturday 7th March!

Choose fresh air over four walls!

A mix of Yoga and Pilates, a little zen, a little funky, birdsong in the background and bodies waking up gently but deliberately.

No pressure, no proving. Just feel-good movement to start your Saturday right.

Mats provided but can bring your own

Get up.
Get moving.
Come join us. 🌤️💚
Link in bio to book!

16/02/2026

🌿✨ Rising Sun Circular – 7.2km of Fresh Air & Proper Belly Laughs ✨🌿

After what has felt like the longest, darkest, wettest opening act to a year… it’s time to peel ourselves off the sofa and reclaim the morning.

Join us for a 7.2km circular walk at Rising Sun Country Park, this Sunday 22nd. meeting 9am in the car park.

This one is all about community, women supporting women, and being fully present. No pace pressure. No performance. Just good humans, muddy trainers, and the kind of chats that make you forget you were ever cold.

What to Expect:

🌳 Nature doing its thing
Woodland paths, open meadows, ponds and big skies. Science backs it and we feel it, time outdoors lowers stress, boosts mood and steadies those frazzled winter nerves. Consider it nervous system CPR.

👭 Connection over competition
This is not a power march. It is a walk where conversations meander as much as the paths. Come solo, leave knowing names.

😂 Laughs guaranteed
The kind that echo across fields and make dog walkers mildly concerned.

🌤 A reset after the soggy start
We are done with hibernating. The dark mornings have had their moment. This is us gently stepping back into light, movement and fresh air.

☕ Optional post-walk brew
There is a café on site if you fancy extending the chat once we are gloriously windswept.

If January felt heavy, this is your invitation to lighten it.
If you have been waiting for a sign to get out, this is it.
If you just fancy a walk and a laugh, even better.

9am. Car park. Trainers on. Let’s go. 🌿💛

06/02/2026

🌳 Join Us for a Morning Meander around the Rising Sun Country Park!

📆Sunday 22nd February 9am

📍Rising Sun Country Park NE12 9SS (Free Parking)

Get ready to stretch your legs and soul on a delightful 7.2 km circular walk through one of Tyne and Wear’s most scenic green spaces 🌿.

This route loops around Rising Sun Country Park’s mix of woodland trails, meadows, ponds, and wetlands, taking in views over nature reserves and rolling parkland as you go.

🌼 What to Expect

✨ Nature in full swing – birdlife around Swallow Pond, wildlife across grasslands and woods, and seasonal blooms to enjoy.

🥾 Varied terrain – mostly clear paths with some gentle undulations (great shoes advised).

🌲 Wildlife spotting – keep an eye out for birds, deer, and maybe a flash of butterflies or dragonflies.

☕ Post-walk treats – the on-site Countryside Centre café opens from mid-morning, perfect for a hot drink and chat afterwards.

📸 Photo ops aplenty – serene woodland glades, reflective ponds, and open vistas make this more than just a stroll.

This walk is suitable for all walking abilities, so whether you’re clocking up kilometres or just savouring fresh air and good company, you’re in for a treat 🌻.

Bring comfy shoes, a sense of adventure, and maybe a flask for the brew break 🍵

Let us know you're coming by clicking here: https://annas-place.co.uk/contact-us/

06/02/2026

I was really hoping for at least some bright, sunny mornings to kick off Fitness in the Park… but the weather has very much had other ideas.

With the recent RELENTLESS cold, wet and generally grim conditions, I’ve decided to pause sessions through February rather than battle frozen fingers and general soggyness!

We’ll be back outdoors for fun, fresh-air fitness from Saturday 7th March, when mornings (hopefully) feel a little more welcoming.

In the meantime, keep an eye out here for some other activities coming up to keep us moving and connected.

Roll on brighter days ☀️

01/02/2026

🌿Wandermere!🌿

A two-night wander and wind-down weekender in the Lake District.
Good people, good food and plenty of laughs.

Think walking trails (with stops), Yoga and Pilates that feel good, food you don’t need to earn, and time to just… be.
No fixing, no forcing, no “transform your life by Monday” energy.

We’ll move a bit, eat well, explore the Lakes, laugh a lot and come home feeling lighter than we arrived.

Not a retreat. Just a weekend away, Anna’s Place style.

To register your interest, click here: https://annas-place.co.uk/resigter-your-interest-for-wandermere/

29/01/2026

Fun fact they don’t put on the label 👇

Biotin.
You know, the “hair, skin, nails, everyone-your-age-needs-this” supplement.

It can interfere with blood tests, including hormone and thyroid results.
Meaning your labs can come back looking… off.

So we take it religiously along with everything else we think we need.
Then get our hormones tested.
Then wonder why the numbers don’t match how we actually feel.

Add in bloating, inflammation and joints kicking off and suddenly the support starts feeling suspiciously unhelpful.

I learned this the hard way after a menopause supplement bundle made everything worse, not better.

Moral of the story?
More capsules does not mean more health.
And your algorithm is not a medical professional.

I’ve written more about the great supplement swindle (and why “everyone needs this” is usually nonsense).

👉 Read more via the link:

If Instagram had its way, I’d be starting my morning with a ceremonial latte topped with magnesium foam, collagen dust, vitamin D sprinkles and… what next? Tears of fallen angels? Essence of moonli…

21/01/2026

Every Saturday | 10am | FREE 🌿

Fitness in the Park is a fun, feel-good blend of Yoga + Pilates, perfect for getting into the fresh air and waking up the body!!

Layers on, cosy socks encouraged - come move with us ✨️🌸

👉 Please book via the link in bio so I know you're coming!

16/01/2026

If January has you feeling like you need to earn your food, your rest, or your worth… pause.
You’re not failing. The narrative is.

New blog is live if you’re ready to ditch restriction, lose the ridulous pressure society is putting on us, and choose something more realistic.

https://annas-place.co.uk/2026/01/16/january-isnt-hard-we-make-it-hard/

12/01/2026

The Anna’s Place Manifesto

⚖️Balance beats perfection ⚖️
You don’t need to fit into a box or follow a rulebook to be well. Life is messy, beautiful, and sometimes chaotic—and that’s exactly how it’s meant to be.

🧘‍♀️Real life is welcome here.
You can practice yoga then go clubbing 🪩

🍜You can eat nourishing food and enjoy a drink. 🥂
You can care about yourself without performing for the world or the internet. You are allowed to be fully human.

💃Movement matters 💃
But not punishment. Not extremes. Not comparison. Moving your body is about feeling strong, grounded, and alive—not earning your worth.

🌿Nature is essential 🌿
Fresh air, green spaces, and time outdoors aren’t luxuries—they are medicine.
Being in nature reconnects you to yourself, your body, and your rhythm.

Healing doesn’t have to be heavy.
Joy, laughter, play, curiosity, and lightness are not distractions—they’re part of growth.

Transformation is possible without erasing who you already are.

We blend science and lived experience.
Evidence matters. So does authenticity. What’s proven to work for the body and mind meets what actually feels human and real.

Spirituality can be grounded.
Practical. Curious. Reflective. No rituals or woo-woo required. Just connection, meaning, and awareness—without pressure to “get it right.”

Community is quietly powerful.

Not loud. Not forced. Not curated for likes. Connection happens naturally, safely, and respectfully.
Belonging is not earned—it’s remembered.

Comparison culture is doing real harm.
Stop trying to become the person you see online.
Stop chasing someone else’s life. You are already enough. Your pace, your choices, your journey—that’s your power.

Anna’s Place exists to remind you:

Life is for moving, breathing, and connecting.

Fun and depth can coexist.

Strength and softness can coexist.

Being real is the point.

Come as you are.
Balance over perfection.
Humanity over performance.
Joy over pressure.

Anna’s Place is your place.
A space to drop the masks, be yourself, laugh, move, breathe, and just… be.

Consider this an invitation to my place—bring yourself, your quirks, your laughter, and your real life. You belong here.