Covering many aspects of health including:
Children: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, medicines, child illness.
Women’s health: breast cancer, menstruation, body image.
Improving health – diet, exercise, giving up smoking, being active.
Mental health – anxiety, depression, loss.
Everyone in life has times of stress when they really need to relax and for me I never realised quite how much I needed that time right now. But after my time at Middle Piccadilly I felt the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders – something truly magical really did happen … Read more
The 12th of October was arthritis day and it made me think about my mother and how brave she was. Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint. My mom had the most common type of arthritis, which was in her spine (osteoarthritis) and affects over 8 million people in the … Read more
Jumpastic Gloucestershire’s largest trampoline park is no longer there and is no Ninja Warrior. But this was what I thought when invited for a review. My initial thoughts on Jumptastic I feel that Jumptastic is easy to find, there is plenty of parking, plus it is clean and spacious. I feel that is quite small, … Read more
Day 7 – Balance SUP Yoga (stand up paddle boarding) You may recall that I had taken the SUP board out previously as I tried to learn to stand on it without falling off – using what I had learnt through grounding. When we went out at 7:30am that Friday morning to do Yoga on … Read more
The daily schedule started with a Silent Swim – I missed this early morning session but was told that it was very good. That Ela just took the lead and all that was needed was to follow. Next was the “New Heights” Group Workshop – Taking the partnership trust one step higher with yoga acrobatics. … Read more
Rise and Shine Sun Salutations – as we had previously learnt on day 2. Beachside Vinyasa Flow: This time we worked on the legs. Sweet Treat Making: Yoga isn’t just about what happens on the outside; It is important to look after your body and what you put in it. Therefore, we were offered healthier treats through … Read more
On the fourth day of my Mark Warner Yoga Retreat I woke up early feeling really positive. I was planning on going for a run but realised that I had left my kit at home (including my arm band for my phone) so I decided that before yoga began I had time to go for … Read more
Keeping Children Moving This Summer with Finding Dory Children need 60 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity each day. If you find it hard to keep your kids moving over the summer holidays then you are not alone, with 61% of parents saying that they struggle for ideas*: With three quarters of children aged … Read more
Day -3: Letting Go Again I woke with the sun and had the pleasure of listening to the birds singing and the Rooster calling. The yoga day began with a Mindfulness beach walk at 8am. Mindfulness is used for slowing the brain. This helps to filter and to focus. I believe this would be a good … Read more
Day – 2: Grounding The day started being woken up by the sun – I opened my doors and took in the amazing view of the mountains. I got up and took a walk along the beach before going for breakfast. It was during this walk that I discovered that sometimes I feel that I … Read more