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Director of Pure Wellbeing Website: purewellbeing.ie/ Email: hello@purewellbeing.ie

My professional background is in Physiotherapy and I worked in the NHS for over 30 years predominantly as a community physiotherapist with an interest in Adults with a Learning Disability and Mental Health and latterly as a Service Manager, managing Community Rehabilitation across East Sussex. Disillusioned by the increasing business ethos around UK healthcare and the minimal time available to spend with clients I started to develop other skills to allow me to treat everyone as an individual and to offer a combination of therapies dependent on their need. I have a particular interest in how negative emotions affect our ability to be happy and healthy and how trapped emotions can hinder our physical and emotional well-being. With particular focus around rejection and loss. I am a qualified Emotion Code and Reiki Practitioner and use my Physiotherapy skills as required to offer a sensitive treatment approach to assist the resolution of a number of physical and emotional conditions. I am also training as a Yoga Teacher and due to qualify at the end of 2019 I can offer The Emotion Code remotely over Skype or Zoom. I am based in County Down, Northern Ireland and will consider domiciliary visits up to 45 minutes away from my home. I combine the Emotion Code with Reiki to support the movement of energy and processing the release of the trapped emotions. For more information please visit my website: michelleconnellholistictherapy.com I am happy to arrange 20 minute free ‘taster’ sessions over Skype or Zoom to help people decide if my style and approach to these therapies will suit them. With much love

I am a Yoga teacher, Holistic and Sound therapist, and a newly qualified Forest Therapist guide. I live in Northern Ireland and in the past ten years I have worked with people of all ages and abilities to improve health, wellbeing, peace of mind and relaxation in order to bring some positive changes to their lives. As a Holistic practitioner I believe that the purpose of any holistic treatment (massage, sound therapy, forest therapy or yoga) is to create balance and harmony in order to prevent illness or disease in the whole person, mind, body and soul both on a physical and emotional level. I love my mindful walks in the morning, I am in love with the MOON and I meditate by creating yoga inspired Mala beads. My favourite quote: Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit! I have singed up to do a Cold Water Challenge in March to fundraise for Cancer research UK.

Hello, my name is Marika, and I am a qualified birth and postpartum doula based in Ireland. I did my training with an amazing Krysia Lynch. I gained so much knowledge and understanding about birth during the training. I loved that Krysia so skillfully weaved in teachings from different aspects. Getting the right balance between the mind, body and soul. Becoming a doula was also my own personal healing journey, which made me more aware of what really happened during my own two births. Now I am ready to serve women during their birth journeys, supporting them and their families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I am very drawn to postpartum support as I feel sometimes the 4th trimester is overlooked , not giving enough attention and care to mum. I am also a passionate Menstrual Cycle awareness advocate, working together with other women in the local community. Organizing women’s circles , retreats, and different kinds of gatherings. Working with women is definitely something that gives me purpose to get up in the morning. Women are thriving when they come together and feel supported and safe. We need each other for each other. Thank you for considering me as your doula. I would be honoured to be part of your birthing journey, and, please, reach out to me if you have any enquiries. There are no silly questions. Sending you lots of love Email: marikaemmett@gmail.com Facebook X Instagram

Christel Thimont is a Yin and Vinyasa yoga instructor and an IAKP Advanced Kambo practitioner. She is also an NLP Master Practitioner and Reiki healer. Before being fully engaged in helping others with Yoga and Kambo, she worked in the corporate world and travelled the world. After spending 28 years in the UK, she recently moved to the South West of France where she gives in-studio and online yoga classes as well as Kambo sessions at her home or client’s home. Contact Details Website Kambo Facebook Yoga Facebook Kambo Instagram Yoga Instagram YouTube

Hector’s understanding of the body did not begin in a treatment room — it began in the fields. He started life as a shepherd and relief herdsman, later working within the crofting communities of Shetland. Years of handling livestock taught him, long before any formal study, that animals communicate, soothe and settle one another through contact — not force. Herd animals synchronise through touch; flocks calm through closeness; a hand placed on a distressed animal often brings an immediate shift in its whole physiology. Only much later did Hector come to recognise this for what it truly is: water-to-water communication. Every act of body-to-body contact is, fundamentally, contact between two fields of bulk water. And the same principle applies between water-to-body, which is precisely the mechanism that evokes the mammalian Dive Reflex — the primitive, deeply conserved reflex that drops sympathetic tone and invites immediate calm. After studying Agriculture at Reading University, Hector worked in Kenya installing windmills, later becoming a crop-protection consultant specialising in grazing patterns and monoculture cropping for Shearing Agriculture. This period reinforced his fascination with biological systems that regulate, adapt and respond through subtle environmental cues. He went on to study Osteopathy at the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) in Trafalgar Square. It was there that he first encountered multi-hands techniques — and immediately noticed that treatments involving two practitioners consistently produced deeper relaxation than those performed by one. To Hector, this was not mystical. It was simple physics: two practitioners mean more bulk water, more diamagnetic field, more opportunity for autonomic settling. For the past twenty years he has explored the healing potential of diamagnetic water, and the diamagnetic properties of other materials, as a means of modulating sympathetic tone. This work has gradually illuminated what A.T. Still hinted at when he called himself a “magnetic healer”. Seen through modern biophysics, Still may well have been observing the same phenomenon: the body’s capacity to relax when brought into contact with a coherent diamagnetic field. Today, Hector continues to develop and teach these insights — grounded not only in osteopathy, but in the quiet wisdom absorbed from animals, land and water. Contact Details Website Email: hector@the54clinic.com

Being a mum in midlife I find that many fitness messages and influencers don’t speak to me at this stage of life. We’re fobbed off with one-size-fits-all solutions and the belief that we all want to have that bikini body or that we want to ‘get our pre-baby body back’. My mission is to show women that life is more than this and that we have to work and do things differently at each life stage. And, this isn’t just about exercise, but nutrition, habit forming, self-care and more! My aim is to provide a full package that will positively impact my clients’ health and their lifestyle as a whole. I want them to leave me with a stronger healthier body, and a body that they can accept, and with a new found confidence. I help through a mix of on and offline services - personal training, health coaching and Pilates. You can find me here: Website: www.sarahwasser.com Instagram: @sarahwasserpt LindkedIn: @sarahwasser

I have just qualified to visit schools so that I can educate young women about health, hormones and nutrition. I will be encouraging them to make good choices early and therefore improve their life and mental wellbeing. It’s never too late to be able to turn your life around at any age. Having my story featured in a health book last year was incredible. If someone had told me seven years ago that this would happen-I would never have believed them! Contact Details Email: s.juniper21@gmail.com Instagram

Matt Stockland Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Mindfulness Coach. I set up Mind Adjustment to help people suffering with their mental health through CBT and Mindfulness I feel the combination of both play a huge part to the individuals recovery getting them back on track and into a better place mentally. Contact Details Email: Mind.adjustment@yahoo.com Phone: 07598165285 LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

I am a trauma-informed therapist specialising in supporting individuals with chronic health issues and severe challenges. My approach is grounded in empathy, safety, and empowerment, recognising the deep connection between physical and emotional well-being. I create a space where clients can process their fears, frustrations, and grief, using somatic awareness, mindfulness, and therapeutic techniques to promote healing and resilience. My work is informed by both professional training and personal experience, helping individuals reclaim agency over their bodies and minds on their path to recovery. Contact Details Website LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

Find out how you can get involved in the Lick Yoga Project here. Email: agnes@lickyogurt.com Tel.: 07432 119545 Web: www.lickyogurt.com Facebook: @LickYoga

Named one of India’s 50 most influential people, Sadhguru’s work has touched the lives of millions worldwide through his transformational programmes. His approach does not ascribe to any belief system, but offers powerful and proven methods for self-transformation. Sadhguru’s flagship programme is called Inner Engineering Online. For more information, please visit: ishaeu.org/FHW For all enquiries, please email: communications.eu@ishafoundation.org Website: isha.sadhguru.org

A Maternity Nurse, Birth & Postnatal Doula, and Certified Breastfeeding Support Specialist. I'm married and a proud mother of three wonderful daughters. As a married mother of three wonderful daughters, my journey into the world of maternal and infant care began with the profound changes motherhood brought. Becoming a mother was the most positive and empowering experience of my life. It was during this time that I realised the profound importance of the support and care provided during pregnancy, birth, and postnatal. This realisation led me to become a Maternity Nurse and Birth & Postnatal Doula. I'm passionate about supporting women to achieve a positive birth experience, which I believe is every woman's right. Women are amazing, and their bodies can do remarkable things. When women are supported in the right way and enabled to feel safe, secure, heard, and loved, childbirth can be an empowering and truly rewarding experience. I am committed to providing unwavering support, guidance, and care to ensure that every individual I serve feels empowered and positive about their birthing and parenting journey. It's an honour to be part of this transformative period in the lives of families, and I look forward to supporting you on your unique path to parenthood. At The Kente & Karing Doulas, we embrace tradition and love in our approach to maternal and infant care. It's an honour to be part of this transformative period in the lives of families, and I look forward to supporting you on your unique path to parenthood. Contact Details Email: karina@thekenteandkaringdoulas.com Website Instagram Facebook

Olive is a fully qualified psychotherapist and counsellor (BA Hons Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy) with a Master’s in Criminology and Forensic Psychology. She is also a Reiki Healing Practitioner (Dip.) and specialises in techniques such as CBT, grief counselling, stress management, relaxation, and guided visualisation with affirmations. Olive previously worked in rehabilitation in London for over ten years before dedicating herself to her private practice. She now lives and works in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, offering individual, group & online sessions. Contact Details Website Facebook Email: info@aboutserenity.com

Eleni Vardaki is a Youth Mentor and an EFT Practitioner who specialises in stress, anxiety, and academic achievement. She works with individuals and secondary schools worldwide to help support student (ages 13+), parents, and teacher wellbeing via her online services and self-help meditations. Eleni believes that if we care about student wellbeing, it makes sense to also care about the wellbeing of those who care for them. Free meditation for releasing stress Website: elenivardaki.com Instagram: @vardakieleni Facebook: @campvardaki

PA-C IFMCP Natasha is a licensed, US-trained Physician Assistant/Associate who received her certification in Functional Medicine from the Institute for Functional Medicine. Prior to moving to Paris, France, Natasha gained most of her clinical experience from Cedars Sinai, Beverly Hills, California. She is passionate about lifestyle medicine and strives to take the best of any situation and location to make it work in favour of one’s health. Natasha believes that good health begins with a good understanding of normal physiology and how to restore the body to its natural homeostasis. She has been privileged to treat patients via telemedicine on Vala Health, a UK-based digital healthcare company. She also runs a digital functional medicine practice on My Functional Fill. Contact Details Email: natasha@myfunctionalfill.com Website

Elle Rizzo is a Registered Nutritional Therapist, Naturopath, and Health Coach, and the founder of Rewelle—an online clinic specialising in gut health, skin conditions, and autoimmunity. Elle blends science-led nutrition with a functional medicine approach to uncover the root causes behind chronic symptoms. Through personalised plans and functional testing, she supports clients across the UK and Europe in resolving issues like bloating, fatigue, and flare-ups—helping them feel energised, balanced, and confident in their own skin. Contact Details Instagram Facebook Linktree

Michelle King is an Aromatherapist, Hypnotherapist, Primary Teacher, and mom based in Ireland. See linktr.ee/michelle_kings_insta for more insights and help

Kelly Vanderboom graduated with an Honours Degree in Kinesiology (Exercise Science) through McMaster University, Canada in 2001. Upon graduating Kelly worked with physiotherapists designing exercise rehabilitation for a variety of injuries. During this time, she became a Certified STOTT Pilates Instructor as well as a Personal Trainer Specialist with Canadian Fitness Professionals. Throughout the next 12 years Kelly progressed to working as an Elite Personal trainer, Studio/Gym manager for various locations, Exercise Rehabilitation Manager in a Sports Wellness Centre, and created her own Mobile Personal Training business delivering goal-oriented exercise to athletes, fitness enthusiasts and clients recovering from injury. Kelly is now a Fully Certified Instructor Trainer with STOTT PILATES and completed the training to be a Comprehensive Polestar Pilates Instructor. She is co-director of Witney Personal Trainers Ltd and Body Fit Solutions Ltd that deliver personal training and small studio classes in Witney, Oxfordshire. She loves blending the functional aspects of personal training with the core stability and balance of Pilates to create unique and effective programs. She is a rehabilitation specialist for post surgery, equestrians and sports injuries. Body Fit Solutions Bridge Street Mill, Witney, OX28 6EY Web: www.bodyfitsolutions.co.uk Tel: 07724010664 Twitter: @bodyfitsol Facebook: Body Fit Solutions

I am Maria and I use my skills in health sciences (BSc) & yoga and experience in being chronically ill to help people access yoga practices and its associated benefits. My main goal is to be of service to my students and have a positive impact in the lives of those I teach with yoga. Social Website: yuvayoga.co.uk Facebook: @yovayogauk Instagram: @yuvayogauk Twitter: @yuvayogauk

My name is Nabilah and I’m a mother of two children with 15 years of teaching drama and dance at school. My love of drama and involvement with young people has shown me the positive contribution and self-expression that has enabled to make a significant difference in one’s life. This has led me to continue my journey in becoming a Drama Therapist as I have seen young people in education with many anxieties, self-harming, depression and other mental health issues. I have gained a qualification in Psychotherapy and Drama Healing Therapy, so that I could help support young people and children using both my teaching experience and qualification in schools and other organisation sectors. I’m passionate to support those on a journey for any life issues that they face such as stress, anxiety, loss of bereavement and other mental health issues. I’m available part time to clients, schools, and organisations. For further information, please email me on info@nabilahdramatherapy.com BA Hons Theatre PGCE & QTLS Drama Healing Therapy Diploma Psychotherapy level 3, Diploma AHCP registered. Contact Details Email: info@nabilahdramatherapy.com LinkedIn Facebook Instagram

Aileen Valentine is a Reiki Master in Usui Reiki, a qualified hypnotherapist as well as a CBT and NLP practitioner. For more information on the services offered, feel free to check out Wise Choice Mental Healthon Facebook. Face to face sessions are available in Edinburgh, Scotland. You can find the details on the FB page.

Megan MacCarthy offers yoga therapy, teacher trainings, and bespoke retreats in her newly built home studio in West Cork. Her specialty is Somatic Yoga which is therapeutic movement to relieve persistent pain, empower emotional healing and balance the energy body. As a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), and E-RYT500, she offers accessible tools to get you through challenges, and teaches you to flow from your inner awareness with curiosity, acceptance and joy. She is also a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner (HTCP), and Ayurvedic Marma Therapist who enjoys weaving the subtle body into yoga therapy. Contact Details Website YouTube Facebook Instagram Insight Timer app Phone: +353 087 409 7765 Email: info@embodywithmm.com

My name is Claire Quick and I am a Qualified Nutritionist and Health & Wellness Coach. I started my journey in 2014 and have recently founded Practical Health (www.practical-health.co.uk). The main force behind my work is a deep desire to help people achieve their long-term health, wellness and nutrition goals. I offer a personalised approach, and guide individuals on their journey of becoming healthier in a simple and sustainable way. Website: www.practical-health.co.uk/ Instagram: @practicalhealthwithclaire Facebook: @PracticalHealthwithClaire