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Sensory Motor Amnesia alters the way one not only moves, but how one experiences him/herself from within, their SOMA-tic experience.

Help for ongoing pain, tension & recurring injuries
When nothing else has quite worked
Rehab•Movement • Clinical Somatics • Lifestyle Medicine
📍 Bedfordshire + Online | Start here: The Tightly Wound Body ↓ Clinical Essential Somatics is Neuromuscular movement re-education that teaches people to regain voluntary control of muscles that have become involuntarily and chronically contracted due to adaptation to accidents, injuries, surgeries, major illnesses or on-going/repetitive emotional or physical stress. Thomas Hanna (Hanna Somatics) termed this state of chronically tight muscles that can't let go as Sensory Motor Amnesia (SMA) and described SMA as the root cause chronic pain. By improving the connection between the brain and the muscles people learn to regain sensation and motor control of muscles and movement. Chronically tight muscles affect physical structure and alter posture and movement. Examples of Sensory Motor Amnesia include:

• chronic back pain
• sciatica
• leg length discrepancy
• hip pain
• altered gait
• plantarfasciitis
• piriformis syndrome
• TMJ/TMD
• neck/shoulder pain
• scoliosis

Those suffering from SMA lose their ability to release and relax muscles and move freely. Clinical Essential Somatics is taught in 1:1 session with hands on work with the practitioner, focusing on the clients patterns of restricted movement and SMA. Groups classes, are weekly classes that teach Somatic movements and are suitable for those new to Somatics and those whom have undertaken clinical sessions.

'Essential Somatics' builds on the work of Thomas Hanna (Hanna Somtics), as well as bringing in the work of new pioneers in the field of Somatic Movement.

02/11/2026

Yes, I’m the one lying on the gym floor while everyone else is lifting.

Tension from life. Tension from how you move every day. Tension from training. Your system’s already carrying a lot, and then we go and stack heavy weight on top of it and wonder why it hurts.

22 years in clinic and I see it constantly, especially in people who lift.

So this is my before and after for every session. Slow movement, finding the tension I’ve stopped noticing and letting it go. No stretching, nothing forced.

Is it magic? Well, I think so. It’s saved me more times than I can count. Will it make you injury proof? No, but it can certainly help. For me and a lot of the people I work with, it’s the difference between a sore day and weeks of pain.

Want to try it? Comment GRIP and I’ll send you the sequence.

30/10/2026

When I get replies to my newsletter emails, they me smile as I love hearing how they might have helped someone, which is the whole point of them. 🥰

“I’m loving these emails. Makes me feel more positive my body will improve.”

“Just read this after coming in from the garden. Definitely needed to get outside, even if just for a few minutes.”

If an email nudges you to do one small good thing for yourself, or helps you to feel like there’s possibility and hope, it’s done its job.

I’m about to start a free 6-part lifestyle medicine series: simple, practical advice and self-help to feel better in your body and your day to day.

One email at a time, no overwhelm.

And honestly you don’t get bombarded as I am pretty rubbish at keeping on top of sending them. 🤦🏼‍♀️

If you’d like to receive them pop your details in via the link in bio to join the list. https://www.evolvelife.co.uk/keepintouch

Sign up now so you don’t miss the first one 💛

22/10/2026

Weekly classes based in Hitchin Hertfordshire.

Tuesdays 11.45am & 1.00pm

Location Mycore Pilates Hitchin

Link in Bio!

22/10/2026

Weekly classes in Hitchin!

Tuesdays 11.45am and 1.00pm

When was the last time you gave yourself the person the relax and reset?

Booking via website: https://www.evolvelife.co.uk/book-class

18/10/2026

Something people ask me a lot, usually before we’ve even met, is “so what would you actually do?”

And the honest answer is… I don’t know 😅

I know that’s probably not what you’re supposed to say, or what people want to hear. But it’s the truth, and it’s kind of the whole point of how I work. Until we’ve met, until I’ve listened to you and we’ve had a look at what’s going on, your body, your history, your life, what you’re hoping for, I genuinely couldn’t tell you. It depends on so many things. And whatever we do, we decide it together, based on you, not on some fixed process I put everyone through.

Some people know me as a McTimoney chiropractor, and yeah, that’s maybe part of it. But between that, my MSc in Clinical Pain Management, and the years I’ve spent across movement, clinical somatics, rehab and strength training, I tend to see things a bit differently.

I’m interested in the whole picture, how it all connects, and how to help you feel better and trust your body again. That might be hands-on work. It might be movement, or strength, or learning to settle a nervous system that’s been stuck in high alert for years. Most of the time it’s a mix, and it changes as you do.

The people I work with have so often been passed around, had one little piece of them looked at at a time, and never really been seen as a whole person. That’s the bit I care about most.
..You’re not a list of separate problems. You’re one whole human, and there’s always a way in, wherever you’re starting from.

Of course the Strong Foundations courses follow a structure, and if you come to a group clinical somatics class then that has its shape too. But even then, I’m always adding in whatever I realistically can for the people in front of me, because that’s just how I work. You always get all of me. I don’t turn different parts of myself on and off depending on what you’ve booked 😊

So if you’ve ever thought “I don’t even know what I need, I just know something needs to shift” that’s honestly the perfect place to start.

Give me a shout and we’ll figure it out together. No pressure at all.

From pain to possible 💪🏻

18/10/2026

You never see the whole of someone’s life, no matter how well you know them. And even what you do see, you see through your own lens, not theirs. You add your own narrative, shaped by your experiences, not theirs.

That’s why the same story can land so differently. Some people find it inspiring. It helps them feel less alone, and they think, well, if they can, then maybe I can too. Others find it brings up jealousy or resentment, and experience it as something negative.

Life is a story, and everyone’s is different. Some we read to the end, some we put down. Some we learn a lot from, and some we don’t.

But every story matters. No one’s is as easy as it looks from the outside, and no one writes theirs on their own.

17/10/2026

I see it all the time. Someone starts something new, a workshop, a gym programme, a new routine, and for the first few weeks they’re really committed.

They turn up, they put the work in, they’re excited about it.

Then life gets busy, motivation dips, and slowly the old habits creep back in.

If that sounds like you, it’s not a lack of willpower. Most of the time, the reason for starting just wasn’t big enough to carry you through the weeks when it feels hard or inconvenient.

The people who keep going usually have a reason that really matters to them.

Sometimes it’s a health scare. Sometimes it’s wanting to keep up with the grandchildren, get back to walking the hills, or stay strong and independent as they get older.

Whatever it is, it’s personal and it means something.

So before you start something new, ask yourself why you actually want it.

Not “I should get fitter”, but what would be different in your life if you did? Write it down and keep it somewhere you’ll see it.

On the days you don’t feel like it, that’s what gets you through the door.

A strong why won’t do all the work on its own, though.

Motivation comes and goes for everyone. What helps your why last is making it easier to keep going: a set day and time, something you actually enjoy, and people around you who support you.

Your why gets you started, and those things keep you going when motivation dips.

What’s your why? Tell me in the comments 📝

And if you’d like some help turning it into something you actually stick with, that’s exactly what the Gym Clinic and my online coaching are for.

Link in bio.🔗
🏋🏼‍♀️: muvegym

16/10/2026

The gym can be a daunting place, right? 😅

All those machines, no idea how to use them or where to start. So you keep putting it off, thinking maybe it’s just not for you.

Here’s the thing, gyms don’t really do inductions anymore. You’re handed a membership and left to work it out yourself.

So you either never get through the door, or you go, do ten minutes on the treadmill, hide in a quiet corner with the same mat and dumbbells, and leave feeling like everyone was watching you.

Sound familiar? This one’s for you 💪

Complete Beginner is a relaxed, ladies-only, 2 hour intro to the gym. What the machines actually do, how to use them, where to start, and how to build a simple session. So the overwhelm that’s been holding you back finally lifts.

No judgement. No assumptions. Just a friendly group of women in exactly the same boat, learning together.

Get out the corner. Get off the mat. Get with the weights.

🗓 Sunday 8th November 📍 muvegym , Biggleswade 💷 £45, limited places

Booking essential link in Bio

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