My very NON-LINEAR journey on Vesta and life…
Life, career and business hasn’t all been straightforward. In this post you can find a few things you might not know about me.
💗 little insights into my non-linear journey from not having a clue ‘what I want to be’, to coasting through a life of sitting behind and desk and knowing that’s exactly where I wasn’t meant to be, to now navigating through some changes in what I thought was meant for me! It’s all fun and games 💗
🤦♀️Things I notice, as a 40+ year old woman…
Are you like me, do you notice aches, pains and even a bit more before you’ve even properly woken up? Is it something new every day? Have you recently bent down to pick something up only to be greeted by a new ‘not so little niggle’?
I can imagine that the last thing you want to do when you’re feeling like this is to actually move more. You may feel its rest that’s needed, you may feel you need to let it pass, you might even be thinking that the last time you tried to add some movement to your routine you ended up being far too enthusiastic and it took you the better part of 3 days to move without a rapid reminder of overdoing it! (Absolutely not talking from experience as I sit here with my heated blanket and swithering whether or not to reach for the paracetamol!).
Joking aside (though it’s no joke) the most beneficial thing you can do for your body is to keep it moving - but you already knew that. What I’m here to say is that if you don’t like cardio, then don’t do cardio, don’t like weights, don’t do weight, find something YOU ENJOY. Movement comes in many forms, so there’s plenty of opportunities for you to find something that works for you. I do love Pilates (obviously), and Yoga is amazing for me too, I love a bit of weights and I’m all in to strength training. I also love watching films on the couch with my film buff son, and catching up on YouTube Vlogs (bit of a Disney adult here, not going to lie), but I know if I don’t do things to support and strengthen my body then I REALLY feel it just getting off the couch!
If you’d like to join me in laid back movement in the comfort of your own home then why not try my new online Pilates classes which start Saturday 31st January at 9am! First class free with code ONLINE.
5️⃣’TRENDS’ I AVOID (as a movement practitioner)
5️⃣’TRENDS’ I AVOID (as a movement practitioner)
For those who want to move with confidence, not pressure. When you want movement that feels supportive, not another trend to keep up with.
Pilates isn’t about trends, perfection or pushing harder. It’s about feeling more connected, more capable and more at ease in YOUR body - exactly as it is today! That’s the kind of movement that lasts!
1️⃣ ACTIVEWEAR 🎽
Comfort, ease and freedom of movement matters the most. If you can move and breathe comfortably, you’ll be fine.
Don’t get me wrong I have a few active wear items (big fan of Nike!) BUT I don’t need them to practice; at home I practice in my jammies and likely would do the same in public, if it wasn’t frowned upon!
2️⃣ NO PAIN, NO GAIN 😖
Pilates works through awareness, control and consistency - not pain. Feeling supported and strong is the goal.
I want classes that end with me feeling energised and aligned, not exhausted and in agony.
3️⃣ FLEXIBILITY 🤸♀️
Flexibility isn’t a requirement - it can however be an outcome of regular practice. Pilates supports mobility in a safe, gradual, progressive way.
Through time you’ll notice everyday tasks get a bit easier - bending, reaching, getting off the floor!
4️⃣ ALL ABOUT MOVEMENT 🫁
Pilates is a mind and body practice. Breath, focus and movement working TOGETHER. When the connection clicks, the body can often move with ease.
Once you get into the swing of things you stop overthinking the movement, the breathing - it becomes a flow, almost like a moving meditation!
5️⃣ BODY CONFORMITY 🦸♀️
Your body does NOT need to be a certain shoe, sir or anything. Pilates is about listening, responding and building trust with YOUR body. Confidence grows when movement feels supportive.
Your mindset becomes moving because it feels good - not because you’re trying to be someone else. And because it feels good, you do it more!
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For those who want to move with confidence, not pressure. When you want movement that feels supportive, not another trend to keep up with.
Pilates isn’t about trends, perfection or pushing harder. It’s about feeling more connected, more capable and more at ease in YOUR body - exactly as it is today! That’s the kind of movement that lasts!
1️⃣ ACTIVEWEAR 🎽
Comfort, ease and freedom of movement matters the most. If you can move and breathe comfortably, you’ll be fine.
Don’t get me wrong I have a few active wear items (big fan of Nike!) BUT I don’t need them to practice; at home I practice in my jammies and likely would do the same in public, if it wasn’t frowned upon!
2️⃣ NO PAIN, NO GAIN 😖
Pilates works through awareness, control and consistency - not pain. Feeling supported and strong is the goal.
I want classes that end with me feeling energised and aligned, not exhausted and in agony.
3️⃣ FLEXIBILITY 🤸♀️
Flexibility isn’t a requirement - it can however be an outcome of regular practice. Pilates supports mobility in a safe, gradual, progressive way.
Through time you’ll notice everyday tasks get a bit easier - bending, reaching, getting off the floor!
4️⃣ ALL ABOUT MOVEMENT 🫁
Pilates is a mind and body practice. Breath, focus and movement working TOGETHER. When the connection clicks, the body can often move with ease.
Once you get into the swing of things you stop overthinking the movement, the breathing - it becomes a flow, almost like a moving meditation!
5️⃣ BODY CONFORMITY 🦸♀️
Your body does NOT need to be a certain shoe, sir or anything. Pilates is about listening, responding and building trust with YOUR body. Confidence grows when movement feels supportive.
Your mindset becomes moving because it feels good - not because you’re trying to be someone else. And because it feels good, you do it more!
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Back pain remedy and relief...
Back pain remedy and relief...
🧘🏼♀️Pilates
You might experience a tired aching back, instability or a need for stretching throughout the day.
Pilates strengthens the deep stabilising muscles so your spine doesn’t rely on tension for support.
Relief can feel like moving more confidently, standing for longer without discomfort, and not bracing every time you bend or twist.
🦶🏻Reflexology
Pain can show up during times of stress, or may feel worse when you’re overwhelmed rather than physically active.
Working spinal and nervous system reflex points encourages the body to regulate.
People often describe the relief as their back feeling “less switched on”, and not constantly demanding attention.
🙌🏼Reiki
If your back feels tight even when you’re resting, or you struggle to fully relax, this is often the nervous system staying on guard.
Reiki creates a sense of safety in the body.
Relief can feel like deeper breathing, and an ease that movement alone hasn’t quite reached.
🧖🏼♀️Massage
This often shows up as a back that feels restricted, achy or sore after sitting, driving, or repetitive movement, even if you’re “active”.
Massage helps increase blood flow, and improve tissue hydration around the spine.
The relief people notice can be ease in movement, less post-activity soreness, and a back that recovers more quickly instead of tightening up for days.
💌 What’s your niggles you’d like remedies for? Drop your comment below 👇
🧘🏼♀️Pilates
You might experience a tired aching back, instability or a need for stretching throughout the day.
Pilates strengthens the deep stabilising muscles so your spine doesn’t rely on tension for support.
Relief can feel like moving more confidently, standing for longer without discomfort, and not bracing every time you bend or twist.
🦶🏻Reflexology
Pain can show up during times of stress, or may feel worse when you’re overwhelmed rather than physically active.
Working spinal and nervous system reflex points encourages the body to regulate.
People often describe the relief as their back feeling “less switched on”, and not constantly demanding attention.
🙌🏼Reiki
If your back feels tight even when you’re resting, or you struggle to fully relax, this is often the nervous system staying on guard.
Reiki creates a sense of safety in the body.
Relief can feel like deeper breathing, and an ease that movement alone hasn’t quite reached.
🧖🏼♀️Massage
This often shows up as a back that feels restricted, achy or sore after sitting, driving, or repetitive movement, even if you’re “active”.
Massage helps increase blood flow, and improve tissue hydration around the spine.
The relief people notice can be ease in movement, less post-activity soreness, and a back that recovers more quickly instead of tightening up for days.
💌 What’s your niggles you’d like remedies for? Drop your comment below 👇
Welcome 2026…
Firstly, Happy New Year. I hope you had a restful, calm (as much as it can be), and enjoyable festive period. I’ve done very little — which is exactly what I needed after the last couple of months.
Slowing down at this time of year is important. It isn’t laziness or a lack of motivation, although I’ll admit I caught myself a few times thinking I should be doing more. That pressure to always be moving, achieving, and producing is something we’re constantly fed. But instinctively, this season asks for something different — retreat, restoration, and space to replenish.
That’s why I don’t buy into the whole “new year, new me” messaging. And to be fair, I’ve seen less of it this year — which I’m very much here for. It subtly suggests that the version of you from yesterday needed fixing, changing, or improving.
Life isn’t linear, and our bodies aren’t either. We’re meant to ebb and flow with what life asks of us. There will be seasons where slowing down is exactly what’s needed, and others where you feel ready to challenge yourself more. Both are valid. Neither means you were doing it wrong before.
With all that being said, this year I am very much prioritising not overcommitting (can I even do that?!), building strength and resilience in my body and mind, and my biggest priority is getting out there, forming new friendships (what are those?), being more sociable and trying new things - suggestions on a postcard please!
Going forward I will also be prioritising blog posts that will consist of a mix of everything! If you are keen to know the best pilates or yoga movement for that tight hip, the best breathing or meditation technique for when life is getting a little too much, or that special reflexology point that can be done when stressed is putting it lightly - you can find it here. If you have any burning questions feel free to get in touch and I'll add it to the top of the list.
Firstly, Happy New Year. I hope you had a restful, calm (as much as it can be), and enjoyable festive period. I’ve done very little — which is exactly what I needed after the last couple of months.
Slowing down at this time of year is important. It isn’t laziness or a lack of motivation, although I’ll admit I caught myself a few times thinking I should be doing more. That pressure to always be moving, achieving, and producing is something we’re constantly fed. But instinctively, this season asks for something different — retreat, restoration, and space to replenish.
That’s why I don’t buy into the whole “new year, new me” messaging. And to be fair, I’ve seen less of it this year — which I’m very much here for. It subtly suggests that the version of you from yesterday needed fixing, changing, or improving.
Life isn’t linear, and our bodies aren’t either. We’re meant to ebb and flow with what life asks of us. There will be seasons where slowing down is exactly what’s needed, and others where you feel ready to challenge yourself more. Both are valid. Neither means you were doing it wrong before.
With all that being said, this year I am very much prioritising not overcommitting (can I even do that?!), building strength and resilience in my body and mind, and my biggest priority is getting out there, forming new friendships (what are those?), being more sociable and trying new things - suggestions on a postcard please!
Going forward I will also be prioritising blog posts that will consist of a mix of everything! If you are keen to know the best pilates or yoga movement for that tight hip, the best breathing or meditation technique for when life is getting a little too much, or that special reflexology point that can be done when stressed is putting it lightly - you can find it here. If you have any burning questions feel free to get in touch and I'll add it to the top of the list.
Have a fabulous week everyone!
It all comes down to releasing the shoulders...
How many of you that have either attended one of my classes, a 1:1 or a treatment and we've chatted about how important releasing your shoulders is? For many years my shoulders lived up beside my ears.
Honestly, when I first started attending Pilates my teacher used to tell me each week, to release my shoulders (which was easier said than done!). I didn't know how you see, it's all very good saying the words but I had no connection on how to do this or how it would feel when I did. It took months for me to 'release' them, and quite often I still find myself noticing they've sneaked all the way back up - but I notice. Then I let them back down. If you can resonate with this use the link below to connect to my blog which has the tools I used to help release my shoulders.
How many of you that have either attended one of my classes, a 1:1 or a treatment and we've chatted about how important releasing your shoulders is? For many years my shoulders lived up beside my ears. Honestly, when I first started attending Pilates my teacher used to tell me each week, to release my shoulders (which was easier said than done!). I didn't know how you see, it's all very good saying the words but I had no connection on how to do this or how it would feel when I did. It took months for me to ‘release’ them, and quite often I still find myself noticing they've sneaked all the way back up - but I notice. Then I let them back down.
I do this because I know that when they navigate north I create tension in my neck, shoulders, arms and back. What happens then? Many things can happen (and many have happened); headaches/migraines, neck pain, shoulder pain, arm pain, neuralgia/jaw pain, misalignment/posture problems....the list goes on and this is solely my personal experience.
Aside from just being aware of when they are not where they should, which I get can be easier for me to notice because I talk about it ALL THE TIME, I use different methods to help me. Occasionally I use cues such as imagining I'm drawing my shoulder blades down to the back pockets of my jeans (not my favourite but it works). Sometimes I use techniques such as squeezing my shoulders up to my ears with a breath in and releasing heavy with a breath out, or heart opening where I lie down on a flat surface and place a pillow between my shoulder blades along the length of my spine (but not too long that I'm arching my back) and let my arms relax out by my side and let shoulders release. This one can be a little intense so use a thin cushion or even a small folded blanket and only stay in position for 5 minutes max.
Then of course there’s treatments. The obvious choice - shoulder massage, but truth be told sometimes there’s a little too much tension for any pressure to be applied. Reiki and Reflexology are amazing treatments that can help with relaxing the body and mind which in turn aids relaxation - would you imagine that! Both treatments are all about realigning the energy within your body and creating a more harmonious place to be in.
These are the good days…
Over the last few months I have been part of a Yoga Philosophy & meditation course. My reason for signing up; I felt that my knowledge lacked depth as my training was very ‘movement’ heavy and very little philosophy. What I didn’t expect to gain (and it’s only been three months) was a shift inside me and a slow return to my love of yoga.
For those that know me, know I’m not going to be carrying out the most elaborate asanas, and that’s okay. Being a yoga teacher doesn’t mean you have to be able to demonstrate a headstand, or manipulate my body into crow or fish pose. For me, being a Yoga teacher, any movement teacher, is supporting people to achieve their version of what a particular movement may look and feel like.
Most importantly Yoga is way more than the asanas (movements/postures), actually they’re a teeny tiny spec in comparison to what Yoga actually is.
During a Yoga School session ran by @the_lovely_catalyst we were discussing contentment (Santosha) one of the 8 limbs of yoga.
“Santosha or 'contentment' doesn't mean idly sitting back and relinquishing the need to do anything. It simply means accepting and appreciating what we have and what we are already, and moving forwards from there.”
Which brings me to the point behind the post. How often are we looking back, nostalgically, reminiscing about how good things were? Or striving a little too much, in the anticipation of what may come in the future? As it was so beautifully put in the session ‘these are the good days’. These are the days we should try to raise our vibration, and draw likeminded energy towards us, by reminding ourselves that they are the good days (even if sometimes those days feel pretty tough).
How To Move Stuck Energy In The Body
Energy can be stored in the body in all kinds of ways — through stress, emotion, physical tension, or past experiences. But just as it’s held, it can also be released. Here's how I support your energy flow through movement and holistic therapies.
Reiki
This gentle, hands-on energy healing works intuitively to balance your energetic field. Reiki supports deep rest, emotional release, and a return to your natural state of calm and clarity.
Crystal Healing
Crystals work with your body's energy field to rebalance, ground, and harmonise areas that feel stuck or depleted. Each stone carries its own supportive frequency to help shift what’s ready to move.
Reflexology
Working through pressure points on the feet, reflexology gently stimulates energy pathways throughout the body. It helps clear blockages, promote circulation, and restore internal balance — all through the soles of your feet.
Movement (Pilates & Yoga)
Mindful movement shifts stagnant energy, releases tension, and reconnects you with your breath and body. It's a powerful way to build strength, enhance awareness, and move energy from the inside out.
Every body holds energy. Let’s help yours flow.
Your body holds energy — in your muscles, your breath, your emotions, and even your nervous system. We notice this more when we are out of balance, when it is stuck. But it doesn’t have to stay stuck.
This week’s post is all about how energy moves through the body — and how different practices like reflexology, movement, Reiki, and crystal therapy can support its natural flow.
If you’ve been feeling tense, heavy, or just a little off, these gentle yet powerful therapies can help clear the way for ease, vitality, and balance.
Whether it’s through touch, movement, or stillness, there’s a path that will feel right for you. Let’s explore it — together.
Which one speaks to you right now?
Energy can be stored in the body in all kinds of ways — through stress, emotion, physical tension, or past experiences. But just as it’s held, it can also be released. Here's how I support your energy flow through movement and holistic therapies.
Reiki
This gentle, hands-on energy healing works intuitively to balance your energetic field. Reiki supports deep rest, emotional release, and a return to your natural state of calm and clarity.
Crystal Healing
Crystals work with your body's energy field to rebalance, ground, and harmonise areas that feel stuck or depleted. Each stone carries its own supportive frequency to help shift what’s ready to move.
Reflexology
Working through pressure points on the feet, reflexology gently stimulates energy pathways throughout the body. It helps clear blockages, promote circulation, and restore internal balance — all through the soles of your feet.
Movement (Pilates & Yoga)
Mindful movement shifts stagnant energy, releases tension, and reconnects you with your breath and body. It's a powerful way to build strength, enhance awareness, and move energy from the inside out.
Every body holds energy. Let’s help yours flow.
Your body holds energy — in your muscles, your breath, your emotions, and even your nervous system. We notice this more when we are out of balance, when it is stuck. But it doesn’t have to stay stuck.
This week’s post is all about how energy moves through the body — and how different practices like reflexology, movement, Reiki, and crystal therapy can support its natural flow.
If you’ve been feeling tense, heavy, or just a little off, these gentle yet powerful therapies can help clear the way for ease, vitality, and balance.
Whether it’s through touch, movement, or stillness, there’s a path that will feel right for you. Let’s explore it — together.
Which one speaks to you right now?
🙇🏼♀️ Feeling not quite YOU? 🙇🏼♀️
🤦♀️ Do you feel?
Out of balance in your body, and/or mind?
Unsure how to be YOU?
Out of control?
🧘🏼♀️ Do you long to feel?
A restored inner balance?
A re-centred body and mind?
A return of your sense of self, your confidence, your YOU!
👣 How can Reflexology achieve this?
Restores inner balance by stimulating the body's natural healing response.
Promotes deep relaxation, allowing you to release stress and emotional tension.
Encourages self-awareness through a calm, grounded state of mind.
Clears energetic blockages, helping you feel more in tune with your body and emotions.
Supports mental clarity, making space to reconnect with your true self and direction.
🤲🏽 What is Reflexology?
Reflexology is a holistic therapy that uses gentle pressure on specific points of the feet, hands, or face to support the body’s natural healing. By stimulating these reflex points, it helps release tension, restore energetic flow, and bring balance to the physical, emotional, and spiritual self—reconnecting mind, body, and spirit in a deeply calming and grounding way.
🙌🏽 The results?
Through regular reflexology sessions emotions can achieve that return to self, the control return to your body and a re-established connection between your body and mind.
The confidence within you will shine through for you and those around you to see.
📆 Ready to realign and rebalance? Book your session today?
🤦♀️ Do you feel?
Out of balance in your body, and/or mind?
Unsure how to be YOU?
Out of control?
🧘🏼♀️ Do you long to feel?
A restored inner balance?
A re-centred body and mind?
A return of your sense of self, your confidence, your YOU!
👣 How can Reflexology achieve this?
Restores inner balance by stimulating the body's natural healing response.
Promotes deep relaxation, allowing you to release stress and emotional tension.
Encourages self-awareness through a calm, grounded state of mind.
Clears energetic blockages, helping you feel more in tune with your body and emotions.
Supports mental clarity, making space to reconnect with your true self and direction.
🤲🏽 What is Reflexology?
Reflexology is a holistic therapy that uses gentle pressure on specific points of the feet, hands, or face to support the body’s natural healing. By stimulating these reflex points, it helps release tension, restore energetic flow, and bring balance to the physical, emotional, and spiritual self—reconnecting mind, body, and spirit in a deeply calming and grounding way.
🙌🏽 The results?
Through regular reflexology sessions emotions can achieve that return to self, the control return to your body and a re-established connection between your body and mind.
The confidence within you will shine through for you and those around you to see.
📆 Ready to realign and rebalance? Book your session today?
✨ Tired of Feeling that Disconnection? ✨
🙇🏼♀️ You are FED UP feeling a disconnection?
With those around you?
With yourself?
Tired of feeling ‘not quite right’?
🪢 You NEED to feel that reconnection?
You are tired of trying to find ways to become:
✅Focused and clear
✅Clear on your intentions
✅Clear on what it is you want
✅Clear on what is no longer serving you?
Do you know that Reiki can help you achieve all of the above?
How Reiki can achieve this?
🧠Focus & Mental Clarity
Clears mental fog, reduces stress, and improves concentration.
💭Clear Intentions
Aligns energy with your true desires, enhancing self-awareness.
📝Know What You Want
Strengthens intuition, helping you recognise your goals.
🗯️Release What Doesn’t Serve You
Clears emotional blocks, letting go of negativity.
Reiki creates balance, helping you move forward with confidence and purpose.
💫 What is Reiki? 💫
Reiki is a deeply calming energy therapy that works on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. A gentle, yet powerful, hands-on (or hands-off) technique clears energy blockages, restores harmony, and encourages deep relaxation.
⭐️ The Results? ⭐️
By combining Reiki and crystal therapy, these powerful healing energies work together to clear blockages, restoring balance to your body and mind. You’ll leave feeling lighter, happier, calmer, centred, and re-energised, with a renewed sense of clarity and inner peace.
Ready to reconnect, realign and restore? Book your session today.
🙇🏼♀️ You are FED UP feeling a disconnection?
With those around you?
With yourself?
Tired of feeling ‘not quite right’?
🪢 You NEED to feel that reconnection?
You are tired of trying to find ways to become:
✅Focused and clear
✅Clear on your intentions
✅Clear on what it is you want
✅Clear on what is no longer serving you?
Do you know that Reiki can help you achieve all of the above?
How Reiki can achieve this?
🧠Focus & Mental Clarity
Clears mental fog, reduces stress, and improves concentration.
💭Clear Intentions
Aligns energy with your true desires, enhancing self-awareness.
📝Know What You Want
Strengthens intuition, helping you recognise your goals.
🗯️Release What Doesn’t Serve You
Clears emotional blocks, letting go of negativity.
Reiki creates balance, helping you move forward with confidence and purpose.
💫 What is Reiki? 💫
Reiki is a deeply calming energy therapy that works on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. A gentle, yet powerful, hands-on (or hands-off) technique clears energy blockages, restores harmony, and encourages deep relaxation.
⭐️ The Results? ⭐️
By combining Reiki and crystal therapy, these powerful healing energies work together to clear blockages, restoring balance to your body and mind. You’ll leave feeling lighter, happier, calmer, centred, and re-energised, with a renewed sense of clarity and inner peace.
Ready to reconnect, realign and restore? Book your session today.