Authors

Laura Parr is a yoga teacher and writer from the UK based in Central Portugal. She is currently undertaking yoga therapy training with Dru Yoga and is due to qualify later this year. With a background in nursing and public health, Laura has a passion for helping people find wellness. She teaches classes and runs workshops in Portugal and the UK. Website: www.tadasan.online/

Lisa Wallis a fully qualified Life Coach working in and around Colchester, Essex. As well as studying and working in the areas of psychology and mental health for over 12 years, Lisa has also had a great deal of personal experience of the subjects. Previously having worked as a mentor, care planner, advocate, and various other associated roles during this time, she is experienced in her field. Lisa is a keen student and always has multiple courses underway to further her knowledge both personally and professionally. As part of her own journey, Lisa discovered Life Coaching and felt an interest in what it could do for her on a personal level. After going on short courses and undertaking workshops and coaching herself, Lisa found she had a real passion and personal calling to Life Coaching. This interest then actively grew as she took multiple qualifications to add to her existing repertoire, and learned how to effectively use Life Coaching for the benefit of others. Lisa is passionate about enabling others to achieve their goals and exceed their own expectations. Lisa’s business ‘Sakura Life Coaching’ has several social media sites where she is active in publishing posts and blogs about Coaching in general as well as associated subjects as they come up in her sessions. Email: lisa@sakuralifecoaching.co.uk Twitter: @sakura_coaching Facebook: @sakuralifecoaching Instagram: @sakuralifecoaching Website: www.sakuralifecoaching.co.uk

My business is called Animal Talk animal communication and reiki. I qualified last year as an animal communicator and began Animal Talk in August 2017. I am a reiki master with 15 year’s experience working with people and animals. I was previously a legal secretary and later gained a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling prior to starting my own family. I have a son and daughter who are both avid fans. My goal would be to share my business with my children when they are older and carry on Animal Talk. As a real animal lover, nothing gives me more pleasure then to connect with and help animals. I love to help people or animals and have discovered this is a great way to do just that. Facebook: @animaltalkuk Email: peggyfairweather@talktalk.net

Written By Martyn Mills (Colour Therapist & Reiki Master) Practising in Dublin Ireland since 1999 “Sometimes we have to experience darkness before we can appreciate the world of colour that we live in” Website: www.balanceme.ie

Website: www.birthlight.com

Jane Hill is a modern mystic and meditation coach and spiritual counsellor, living in the Scottish Borders. She intended to be a lawyer like her father, but after graduating, found that she wasn’t suited to the legal world, and qualified as an archivist, spending the next 25 years working in the archive world. Throughout this time, her spirituality, awakened as a child but suppressed throughout teenage years and early adulthood, became more insistent that it be expressed and she left employment to follow its calling. You can find out more about her here: Website: www.amethystliving.co.uk Facebook: @amethystliving The Secret Meditation Garden her Facebook group, where she leads guided meditations each week and posts about meditation and spiritual matters.

When I was small, I was always making mixtures and concoctions, or messes as my mother would say. I would take rose petals, bits of bark, dandelions mix with water and leave it to stew for a couple of days until it was ready. I’d then pour it into little bottles that I’d dug up in the garden and have great pleasure in telling my mother it would make her feel better as I watched her drink my remedy. She never did by the way, just got very good at pretending! So, my love for natural remedy’s stems from my childhood and still goes on today. Later in life I gained my Level 3 Diploma in Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Level 3 Diploma in Holistic Therapy for Animals, Level 3 Diploma in Dog Obedience Training and now I’m studying Herbalism, one can never have enough knowledge! You never know I might even come across something that might even work for my menopause! Contact Website: deborahsdogdaycare.co.uk Stay well you lovely people. Deborah Turner AHCP ( Reg.)

I am Rapid Transformational Therapy Therapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Mindset coach. I specialise in domestic abuse, leaving abuser, confidence, money blocks and self-esteem. I am an expert in dealing with psychopaths, sociopaths, narcissists and borderline personality disorder. I love helping people to heal their emotional wounds and open a new, wonderful chapter in their life. Let’s connect! Webpage: scoachingtherapy.com Instagram: @scoachingtherapy Facebook: @salvija.divinorum

Riikka Jalasvirta, MSc, IPHM, is a Certified Holistic Lifestyle and Nutrition Coach, Advanced, from The MindBodyFood Institute in Australia. She is a Member of the International Institute for Complementary Therapists and the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine. She is the Founder of Infinnate Holistic Wellness, a health coaching business that empowers individuals, groups, and organisations to vitality. Her goal is to help you find your intrinsic motivation and support you to become an empowered leader of your own life, so that you can supercharge your vitality and attain more joy, peace, and freedom. The foundation of her work is a preemptive approach where root causes of imbalance are addressed. She supports clients with various themes of wellbeing, including nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, habits, productivity, career, and purpose, among many others. Connect Website LinkedIn Facebook

Paula Byrne is the director of Apple Blossom Holistic and the creator of The Mindful Cycle. Paula has a background in education and is a professional menstrual cycle coach and facilitator and a qualified holistic life coach, mindfulness and meditation teacher. She is passionate about supporting others to develop holistic habits and sustainable skills for life. Contact Details Website Instagram Email: paula@appleblossomholistic.ie

Anna is a BANT Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, holding an MSc in Personalised Nutrition and a PGCert in Higher Education. She is dedicated to supporting clients to optimise their health, focusing on cardio-metabolic and immune function disorders. Committed to staying at the forefront of nutritional science and technology, Anna integrates AI-driven tools and laboratory testing insights into her practice to offer her clients advanced, data-driven nutritional recommendations and support. Beyond her clinical work, she teaches and lectures at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management (CNELM), where she leads BSc and MSc modules. Contact Details LinkedIn Facebook Email: anna@nuthrive.co

Sarah Brannen discovered yoga as a student around the year 2000. After attending a variety of local classes, she discovered Ashtanga Yoga and has been developing her practice with the assistance of some wonderful teachers since having her second daughter in 2013. After struggling to find yoga classes locally for mums and babies, she trained with Birthlight and started Warm Hearts Yoga. Over the years, her practice and business have evolved. She now teaches adults, kids, and families, and runs a Kids Yoga Teacher Training. Sarah is an experienced Yoga Teacher registered with Yoga Alliance Professionals. Contact Details Email: sarah@warmheartsyoga.co.uk Instagram Facebook Website

Shining Lotus Healing was created to help you discover your brighter side. Healing is a journey, & I offer Reiki, mindfulness meditation, and life coaching to support you in finding balance, living in the present moment, & reconnecting with yourself. Contact Details Facebook Email: Shininglotushealing.ej@outlook.com Phone: +44 7861 177911

Cristina Moreira is a mum to 4 year-old boy who moved from Portugal to the UK 8 years ago. After years of working in different roles in creative industries, she retrained and is now a certified Parenting Coach based in Surrey. She works (face-to-face and online) with parents to improve their family lives helping them to find unique and personal strategies to manage the challenges that come with parenting. She is also a certified Children’s Yoga Teacher offering classes to kids from 2 to 12 years. If you’d like to learn more or connect with Cristina, you can find her at: Website: www.intheparentinghub.com Facebook: @intheparentinghub Instagram: @the.parenting.hub

I have studied Yoga for 20 years and was first introduced to ViniYoga in 2004 where a teacher from Bristol visited Edinburgh. I took my first trip to Krishnamacarya Yoga Mandiram in 2006 where I completed a 4 week programme of study in a group of around 35 students from across the world. I started working individually with my teacher Padmini in 2007 and have made around 5 further trips to India since. I qualified as a Yoga teacher in 2009 and have experience teaching; in a medical centre in California, teaching women fleeing from domestic abuse in Edinburgh, general Yoga Classes and individual lessons also in Edinburgh. I also arrange annual trips to KYM in Chennai each February for those who’d like to know more about Yoga Therapy. Along with my Yoga qualification I also hold qualifications in Massage, Nutritional Therapy, Teaching and Counselling Skills. I am a keen student of schools of Philosophy both from India and the West and I have a particular interest in how Yoga can improve self-esteem. Website: www.yogaowls.co.uk Email: trip@yogaowls.co.uk and philippa@yogaowls.co.uk

Suzy Chiazzari B.Ed. MIAC MA SC Suzy Chiazzari is recognised as a leader in the field of Holistic Design and Colour Therapy. Website: Iris School of Colour Therapy Facebook: @iriscolour

Specialist in Internal Human Mechanics, Optimal Health and Performance Simon Wellsted MSTO MISRM MBCA is a Physical Therapist who is qualified as a Specialist Biomechanics Coach and Clinical Sports and Remedial Therapist providing Clarity, Certainty and Consistency to people struggling with chronic pain and recurrent injury. UNITY BODY MOT is unique in that it provides mentoring, coaching and treatment, getting people back to fitness by determining underlying root causes and then integrating a groundbreaking set of advanced therapy skills to deal with painful, recurrent or debilitating conditions. The mentoring and coaching includes coordinating activities with other wellness and exercise professionals so that everyone is pulling in the same direction. Simon offers everybody a totally free initial consultation where you will learn something new about your situation. Joining one of UNITY BODY MOT’s then involves a comprehensive assessment employing the very latest research, expert knowledge and clinical evidence. On completion of an individual’s full assessment, which may take up to 2 hours, the knowledge and understanding gained goes into the design of a bespoke coaching programme using advanced therapy skills for either solving or putting clients on the right track to helping with life affecting issues for which they have been unable to find answers elsewhere. Biography Simon spent over 25 years in IT Consultancy but retrained ten years ago as a physical therapist – he now practices the very latest remedial therapy techniques and concepts in a way that is totally unique and fundamentally changing the way people understand pain and injury. Knowledge and understanding are crucial and UNITY BODY MOT’s refreshing approach seeks to re-frame common beliefs about pain and injury and also challenge common myths. Once we understand underlying causes then we are well on the way to solving them. Simon specifically sought out the most up-to-date training and thought-leadership in the country and now works alongside some of the most eminent practitioners and researchers in the world who are right at the forefront of injury research. Simon is currently successfully helping people with issues ranging from recurrent back and knee problems through to migraine and stress, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS and Ankylosing Spondylitis. The vast majority of Simon’s clients come through word-of-mouth referral and many of his client testimonials are available on his website and Facebook page. Professional Qualifications: Level 5 BTEC Diploma in Clinical Sport and Remedial Therapy Specialist Diploma is Intrinsic Biomechanics Coaching Osteopathic Clinical Assessment & Spinal Manipulation Upledger CranioSacral Therapy Clinical Kinesiology Taping Specialist Training in Advanced Tissue Pathomechanics, Advanced Hip & Pelvis Girdle Pain Pathomechanics, Dynamic Stability Mechanics and Biometric Testing. Professional Memberships: Full Member of the Sports Therapy Organisation (STO) Full Member of the Institute of Sport and Remedial Massage (ISRM) Full Member of the UK Biomechanics Coaching Association (UKBCA) Email: simon@unitybodymot.org Website: www.bodymot.org Facebook: @InjuryPrevention