Stockbridge Osteopathic Practice

23/10/2026

Some things stay with you long after you leave.

Our 3 days in Amboseli were spent working in the intense heat, treating nearly 600 women and children, in an old church, the new Divinity hospital and a remote clinic.

We saw mostly women. Tough, beautiful, resilient women whose stories both moved us and inspired us.

Women whose bodies carry the burden of endless physical work. Women who became mothers while still children themselves.

Many who have endured FGM, carrying physical and emotional scars that last a lifetime.

FGM remains a huge issue here. People know it’s illegal, yet it continues quietly, in secret. They call it silent FGM.

We hear the women’s stories and feel the consequences under our hands.

Chronic pelvic pain, muscular guarding, urinary and uterine infections and the lasting effects of severe trauma.

Some of the conditions I treated were surprisingly familiar, the sort of things I see every day back home, but with very different causes.

Tennis elbow from hours of repetitive wood cutting. Plantar fasciitis from walking huge distances carrying heavy containers of water on their heads, often wearing nothing more than thin plastic sandals.

The same musculoskeletal problems we see in the West, but born out of necessity rather than sport or leisure. And with little opportunity to rest or recover.

And once again, I’m reminded that healing is about so much more than medicine. It’s about human connection, dignity, respect and being heard.

These women have so little, yet give so much. Their strength, grace and gratitude will stay with me long after I’ve left. ❤️

Kenya Amboseli HumanitarianOsteopathy

15/10/2026

During our 2 days in Magadi we encountered many young pregnant girls all around the age of 12, young mothers, severely disabled young children and serious infections, including a young man with end stage TB.

Amongst this remote and marginalised community the need here felt so great.

It was hard to feel that what we could offer would barely scratch the surface.

But with the help and collaboration of the local healthcare network we enabled referrals to hospital and outreach clinics and provided education for the community.

And with every caring touch we brought healing, respect and compassion, and hopefully left the community with a sense of connection and hopefulness.

It was truly humbling and inspiring to work with these beautiful people.

08/10/2026

Divinity Foundation October 2026 expedition begins.

Two days in Pokot, near Lake Baringo, treatments for mothers and babies, shoes for all the children, medicines for the sick, sanitary packs for the women, and sacks of flour for the families.

What a wonderful start to our mission. Such a privilege to be working with the Pokot tribe, bringing our hands and our hearts to help this remote and vulnerable community.

Divinity Foundation NGO

04/10/2026

Many people think the opposite of sitting is standing. While standing is certainly better than staying glued to a chair all day, it's still another static position. What your body really craves is movement.

The Opposite of Sitting Isn't Standing… It's Walking Walking is one of the most underrated and most powerful forms of exercise you can do for yourself Discover why this simple summer habit can reduce aches, sharpen your mind, lower stress and even unlock the surprising benefits of 'forest bathing'

03/10/2026

The wellies are back, but the walking hasn’t stopped! 🥾🐾 Osteopath Tracey has clocked up more than 60,000 steps in the last six days, helped along by her four legged walking companion, Monty!

And all those steps are doing far more than just exercising the dog.

NHS England is backing a new initiative called Movement 26.2, encouraging us to build regular walking into our everyday lives. The idea is simple: walk regularly for around 20 to 30 minutes and, over the course of a month, those walks can add up to around 26.2 miles, the distance of a marathon.

The scheme is due to launch in 2027 and participants will be able to record their activity digitally, with rewards planned for reaching their goals.

It’s a great reminder that exercise doesn’t always have to mean a gym session, a run or a workout. Regular walking helps support our cardiovascular health, muscles and bones, mobility and mental wellbeing, and perhaps most importantly, it is something many of us can build into everyday life.

Tracey is certainly well on her way to her marathon this month!
Could you walk a marathon a month?

Sometimes it really is as simple as putting on the wellies and getting out of the door. 🌧️🐾

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20y2lkgz13o

03/10/2026

Bus ‘Gloria’ is packed and October Team Divinity is goooo! A days travel ahead and first stop, Pokot 🇰🇪

Divinity Foundation International NGO

03/10/2026

October Newsletter: Winter wellbeing, lymphatic health, seasonal food + my Kenya trip. - https://mailchi.mp/6cab1f16e2b8/october

02/10/2026

It’s very common not to be able to feel your pelvic floor moving.

After childbirth, surgery, menopause or with prolapse and pain, the connection can be lost, and it can be very hard to feel it to either be able to lift it or to relax it.

If you can’t feel it you can’t heal it.

To begin the reconnection process, the best place to start is learning how to relax and release it, especially as most women suffer with holding too much tension there.

Using a soft ball or cushion to sit on helps provide feedback for the pelvic floor, as it lowers and gently bulges on the inhale.

This can be felt as it moves downwards onto the ball.

Practice breathing into your lower ribs and then focus on the ‘filling’ feeling moving into your pelvis and down to the pelvic floor and onto the ball.

Practice daily and within a few weeks you’ll notice the difference!

Save this post for your daily practice ☺️

This post is part of a mini series on feeling, releasing and strengthening your pelvic floor, look out for the next one soon 👀

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02/10/2026

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01/10/2026

Some places change you. Kenya was one of those places for me. 🇰🇪❤️ This October, I’m going back.

There are some experiences that have stayed with me long after I've come home.

The women who travelled for hours for the chance to receive healthcare. The children waiting patiently to be seen. The singing, the laughter and the incredible warmth of people living with so little.

And the girls whose lives have been changed, or are at risk, because of female ge***al mutilation.

I have never forgotten them.

This October I have the privilege of returning with the Divinity Foundation, travelling into remote communities to provide free healthcare, osteopathic treatment, food, clothing and essential supplies to women and children with very limited access to these things.

On my previous trips, I quickly realised that what we offer goes far beyond treatment.

Sometimes there isn't a simple solution. Sometimes all I can offer is my hands, my time and my care. But simply being listened to, cared for and treated with dignity can mean an enormous amount.

The charity also works within Maasai communities to help protect girls at risk of FGM through education, healthcare and a rescue centre that gives girls the chance to be safe and have choices about their futures.

And that is why I want to go back.
I’m asking for your help to make this next trip possible.

Every donation, however small, will help us reach more communities and take healthcare and practical support to people who desperately need it.
I have seen with my own eyes where this help goes.

I have held the hands of the women it reaches.

And while we cannot help everyone, that doesn't make helping one person any less worthwhile.

A phrase from my last trip has never left me:
“It will never be enough, but it will never be too little.”

If you feel able to support my return to Kenya this October, I would be incredibly grateful. And if you can't donate, please share my JustGiving page.
Thank you. ❤️

Iʼm raising money to help fund my humanitarian expedition to Kenya, so we can provide free healthcare to women and children living in poverty. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.