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Elementary Wellbeing

Teacher, Educator and Qualification developer with over 20 years experience in the health and wellbeing spaces.

Classes, courses and events to help you thrive and achieve wellbeing goals 💜🚀 With over 20 years experience, we hold the expertise to provide both health coaching for mind and body and nutritional guidance.

22/10/2026

Some days are easier than others, and sometimes simply getting through the day takes more strength than anyone realises. Be kind to yourself, be kind to others, and remember that our hardest days will never tell the whole story of who we are (thank goodness 😅).

A little excerpt from my collection To Be Human. 💜

18/10/2026

Embracing the space between where I’ve been and where I’m going. Today is all about stepping out of the routine, watching the tracks unfold, and letting the story write itself.

It is a strange, beautiful feeling. Equal parts quiet reflection and tentative excitement. But I know real growth never happens by staying in the exact same place.

If you’re reading this, here is your gentle reminder to do something a little bit out of your ordinary today. Leave the comfort zone in the rearview and just see what happens. 🚂

14/10/2026

This poem was inspired by a song of the same title, but the message really stuck with me.

We have two choices. We can stay where we feel safe, overthink everything and wonder what if? Or we can take a leap of faith, trust ourselves, open up to people and opportunities, and just see.

Of course, things might not work out as we'd hoped. But surely, by taking a chance, we're giving ourselves a better shot at the things we actually want?

Sometimes, you just have to stop holding back and give life a go.

Because the thought of looking back and wondering what might have been feels far worse than the risk of trying.

What if you just said yes?

A little excerpt from To Be Human - a collection of poems I'm working on about life, feelings and all the things that make us human. More to come, so stay tuned if you'd like to read more. 💜

11/10/2026

My favourite kind of morning, spent with The Boy 💙

No big plans, no rush. Just time together, a little fresh air, nature, connection and the simple joy of being present.

Sometimes, in the pursuit of doing more, feeling better and finding our way through life, we forget the elementary things. The foundations of wellbeing that have always been there, quietly waiting for us to notice them.

Connection. Nature. Movement. Time. Being with the people we love.

This morning was a gentle reminder that wellbeing doesn't always need to be complicated. Sometimes, it's simply about slowing down enough to appreciate what's right in front of us.

He's growing up far too quickly, and I know these mornings will look different before I know it. So, for now, I'll soak up every minute.

The simple things. The important things. The elementary things. 💚

10/10/2026

Do to understand what works, where there may be challenges too 😅

My opportunity to actually practice myself too.... which has been a bit of a challenge of late.

Excited to see the lovely crew up here for short/long box (lots of centre work) 🙂.

07/10/2026

My Fitbit told me to back off this morning.

After a couple of harder training days, it picked up that I needed more recovery.

And my first thought?

“I could probably push through.”

Because isn’t that what we’re so used to doing?

Pushing through the tiredness.
Pushing through the discomfort.
Ignoring what our bodies are telling us.

I’m also in the latter part of my luteal phase - and at 47, everything can feel a little more exaggerated. 😂

But this morning, I listened.

A gentle wander at first light was more than enough.

And actually, it was exactly what I needed.

It got me thinking about how often we look outside ourselves for the answers - for what we should be doing, how we should feel, what we should be doing to be “healthy”.

There’s so much value in advice, knowledge, support and data.

But we also need to listen in.

To our bodies.
Our energy.
Our emotions.

Sometimes wellbeing isn’t about pushing harder.

Sometimes it’s about getting quiet enough to hear what we already know.

Less pushing. More listening. 💚

04/10/2026

Sometimes, wellbeing looks like being alone.

Not lonely.
Not disconnected.
Just… alone.

This morning I was tired, slightly hormonal (because apparently that needed mentioning 😂) and I knew the company of myself was exactly what I needed.

I was awake early, so instead of filling the time with noise, plans or scrolling, I took myself for a wander along the Quayside. I walked until I reached Ouseburn, stopped for a delicious coffee and just… existed for a while.

Nothing particularly exciting happened.

And that was kind of the point.

It felt aligned with where I was at today. Quiet. Slow. Unhurried. And somehow, that gave me peace.

We live in a world that constantly pulls us towards people, plans, noise, scrolling and the next little hit of dopamine. Sometimes we have to consciously choose something gentler.

A walk alone.
A coffee and our own thoughts.
Reading. Pottering. Wandering.
Doing something slowly, simply because we enjoy it.

It can feel uncomfortable at first. And perhaps even more so as we get older, when our lives become fuller and more socially intertwined.

But solitude gives us space to remember who we are when nobody else is asking anything of us.

What do I like?
What do I need?
What makes me feel alive?
What feels like me?

And if you've been lucky enough to create friendships and a community that feels like family, taking time for yourself doesn't mean you're leaving them behind.

The good ones will still be there.

Sometimes, stepping away from the noise isn't withdrawing from life.

It's coming back to yourself. 💚

03/10/2026

Super Saturday Sessions 💜

A little challenge Whickham Pilates & Reformer Studio this morning, working with unilateral (single-sided) movement and noticing what happens when we ask each side of the body to work independently.

Sometimes it’s the smaller differences that tell us the most - where we’re stronger, where we compensate and where we might need a little more attention.

The aim is always to leave with more than just a good workout. A little more awareness of your own body, how you move, and something you can carry into everyday life.

Move. Notice. Learn.

Therein lies the ✨

30/09/2026

There is ALWAYS a spark, dare I say a little magic to be found ✨ .

Finding it is the art.

Keep falling. Keep finding.

💜

28/09/2026

Obviously, I couldn't stay away for long 😅

Only a couple of spaces remaining for October.

Mixed Level Pilates from £8.50 per class.

Friendly, inclusive space to create body awareness, strength and mobility to support every activity of life.

Your Teacher is pretty decent too 😁.

Drop me a message. We start again this evening.

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