Eight: Beneath the Asana

09/09/2025

Must have been a full moon recently 😂 as I have managed to set up a booking link for holistic massage.

At the moment they are at a discounted rate until I qualify in December 🥰 (I can’t believe it’s nearly been a year - 1 it’s flown by and 2 the experience has been something else)

You have the option of 30, 60 or 90 min (90 min comes with 30 mins of sound healing 🧑‍🍳😘) and this is all about you. A massage taking into consideration how you are at that exact moment in time and what you need.

You can find the next available times and dates here 👇

Holistic Therapy

06/09/2025

*trigger warning//GRIEF//
18 months ago I spoke about grief after losing my wonderful Nan, at the age of 91. I stated I wasn’t an expert thankfully, having not experienced loss everso much. Sadly I’m becoming more of an expert and here’s what I’m learning: It’s s**t.
It isn’t linear.
It isn’t simple.
And the way people grieve is very different and that can be triggering as.

In the last 18 months, I’ve lost two people from my family, the most recent being on Thursday, so this post is pretty raw, (and it may jump all over the place because I don’t have my glasses on and there’s a lot of snot 🙄)

One was old, one not very old.
One we had some warning for—time, however cruel, gave us a window to say goodbye, hold hands, cry, talk, and share the words that matter. Come together as a family.

The other was sudden.
A phone call.
A moment that split everything into before and after.
No warning.
No goodbye.
Just GONE.

The grief hits differently with both.

With one, it’s layered: in sadness and peace, gratitude even, for being able to say the things that needed saying.

With the other—it’s raw, violent, chaotic.
The kind of grief that keeps you up at night because you didn’t get to say “I love you”.
The kind that leaves you replaying moments and re-reading old messages just to feel close again.

I’ve been staring into space a lot, in the mess of it all. Playing our songs.
Reflections, guilt, regrets… but also the warmth of memories, the strength of love, sometimes laughter shines through the heaviness.

And in all of it—here’s what I keep coming back to:
Why do we wait?
Why do we wait until death is near or already here to say the important things?
To forgive.
To connect.
To tell people how much they mean to us.
To spend time and just be with them.

We live like we have time.
And then we don’t.

So here’s what I’m learning, slowly and painfully:
Be more present.
Make the call.
Send the message.
Apologise first.
Love loud.
Say what you need to say—while you still can. Don’t think you have time.

Because the only thing harder than losing someone you love is losing them with words still stuck in your chest.

Cont 👇

23/08/2025

Link to support the studio ✨🙏

Projects we are hoping to fund:

Decent sustainable heating for the studio to be able to be a community ‘warm space’ this winter.

Classes and sessions to support:

People with invisible illnesses
People struggling with stress, anxiety and depression
Carers
Peri/menopause
Men’s wellbeing
New mums
Low income households
Outreach to the surrounding area.

No contribution is too small.

Thank you ❤️🙏
Nat x

To make holistic health and wellbeing accessible to as many people as possible by removing the financial barrier to such services.

22/08/2025

📣📣WE ARE OFFICIALLY A COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY📣📣 finally after many months of mostly me procrastinating and then fudging the paper work up because it has to be so specific and I am not huge on attention to detail 😅😵‍💫 it’s finally been approved. (It’s been months tbh and that’s due to my lack of time and focus) but we got there in the end! And it was the news I needed today. So there’s a few tears of relief, joy and anxiety and all the emotions in between. It means I can finally get my head into the applications for funding, fund raising and everything I’ve been waiting to do to secure the future of this little holistic healing community. There will be a donation page for anyone who wants to support - all money will go back into the studio, equipment, events, wonderful practitioners. I cannot wait to run with this now. It’s come at the exact right time 🙏❤️

14/08/2025

Beautiful walk with my lovely friend this evening. Knee felt ok. Making progress 🙏 day by day and all that. Have appreciated the pause. May take a bit more time even 😳❤️

14/08/2025

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about why I may be the yoga teacher for you (and why I may also not be 😅)
I’ve been muddling my way through my own messy practice for quite a long time on and off and when I did my teacher training I slipped into the same trap most do- I wanted to please and teach everyone and what a mistake 😬 lessons though ❤️
Basically fu**ed myself, my body hurt, I was knackered, didn’t enjoy what I was doing and wasn’t doing it particularly well either.

So I decided to practice and leaned into teaching in a way that I like to practice, because that’s what’s helped me the most.

There are thousands of teachers with their own sprinkle of magic serving their people their way. But what is my way 🤔

If you’re craving a yoga practice that feels less like a workout and more like a coming home to yourself, you’re in the right place.
My classes are gentle, meditative, and centered around you. Your breath. Your body. Your inner world.

This isn’t about perfect poses or strict alignment.

It’s about how it feels—not how it looks. I guide you to move in a way that feels nourishing, intuitive, and grounded in presence.

We breathe deeply. We slow down. We listen in.

Through subtle yoga philosophy and mindful awareness, I’ll help you build a bridge between what happens on the mat and how you move through the rest of your life.

This practice is about more than stretching your body—it’s about softening your mind, reconnecting with your spirit, and learning to trust your inner voice.

So if you’re ready to explore yoga as a gentle, healing path back to yourself—physically, mentally, and spiritually—my classes are for you.

Come as you are.
Breathe.
Feel.
Be.

10/08/2025

This may change but for now this is what September looks like.
My sound baths will now be on a Sunday morning - once a month (apart from the next one which is on bank holiday Monday 6-7:30) I will update monthly with dates.
There will be other practitioners bringing their monthly offerings also and I will always let you know in my stories and on our page. Thank you for your continued support of my classes and also of the other practitioners who work from the studio. We really appreciate you all ❤️

09/08/2025

Current prices:
60 minute holistic massage £35
90 minute holistic massage with sound healing £50
Prices will remain until the end of the year. Availability Monday & Friday Afternoons and Weekends ✨ What is Holistic Massage? ✨
Holistic massage isn’t just about easing muscle tension — it’s about caring for you as a whole. 👐
Instead of focusing on one sore spot in isolation, I look at your physical body, your lifestyle, your stress levels, and even your emotional state. Every treatment is unique, because no two bodies (or days!) are the same.

💆‍♀️ What does that mean in practice?

Each session is tailored to your needs in the moment.
The pressure, techniques, and flow can change — even halfway through — to suit what your body is telling me.
I work with you, listening to both your words and your muscles.
🌿 Why it’s good for you:
Reduces muscle tension & improves circulation
Supports relaxation and stress relief
Boosts mood & helps balance energy levels
Encourages your body’s natural healing process
Promotes a deeper mind–body connection
Think of it like a conversation between your body and my hands — one that leaves you feeling restored, balanced, and more you. 💛 taking bookings for end of August into September

09/07/2025

Every Wednesday we open the doors for you to come and enjoy the space. Whether on guided moving or spoken meditation, quiet reflection or to make use of the space in your own way with your own practice. We provided candles, journal prompts, colouring pages, books and a comfortable place to sit or lay even a cup of herbal tea if you wish. All of this is by donation and funds go back into the running of the studio which is ‘not for profit’.
All support you can give to the space is appreciated and we hope to reach as many members of the community as we can while we are still able to be here ❤️

08/07/2025

🧘‍♀️Shavasana: AKA The Co**se Pose. AKA The Hardest Pose You’ll Ever Do.
I’ll stand by this statement for eternity.
Yea you can stand on your head - that’s great. But can you be still, and be comfortable?

Laying still for 5 minutes sounds easy right… until your brain decides to host a TED Talk on laundry, emails, your 2007 ex, whether oat milk is a scam and that time you said ‘you too’ when someone wished you happy birthday.

But this is the pose that asks us to do what the West avoids at all costs: nothing. No grinding. No side hustling. No inbox-checking. Just you, the mat, and maybe that cobweb on the studio ceiling.

Because in a world that glorifies the hustle, stillness is the real rebellion.

I know it can be so tempting to skip or rush this final part, but this is where the transformation happens, this is where the work is.

Stay. Breathe. Be still.
Your nervous system will thank you.

05/07/2025

Retreat set up.
It’s a pinch myself moment when I look at the space we’ve created and the people who get so much from using it.
Healing happens in communities, when people stand shoulder to shoulder, share their stories and their truths and allow their voices to be heard.
Day one completed- there’s been tears and there’s been laughter and everything inbetween.
Another full day tomorrow.
It’s such an honour to do this work, to be trusted to hold people in their experience.
And working with the one and only feeling so very grateful today. And fully living my purpose ❤️
Thank you to also for providing such nourishing food for the day. Absolute legend. And also doing the work for our men 🙏

Who’s coming on the next one - November…. Is a space yours?