Welcome

Choosing to live a healthy life for me, is about taking control of your health and life to help achieve your dreams. Wellness is more than being free from illness: it is a whole lifestyle and a continuous journey of adaptation and change.   

I began practising Yoga and Tai chi which helped me cope with a stressful job, but it was a sustained period of illness that helped me to truly ‘find’ yoga with its varied breathing techniques, and its value as an effective method of recovery – both physically and mentally. Trigger Point Pilates, with yoga,  helped to re-build my physical and mental strength and enabled me to keep pursuing my dreams... and climb those physical and mental mountains (or temples in my case - The Temple of the Sun in Palenque, Mexico after my illness above). 

Now I try to combine nutritional awareness with activities and hobbies that create Total Health  and Fitness - not just a focus on physical fitness. 

My focus throughout my career has always been on helping others to achieve their potential and encouraging them to pursue their dreams – be that through formal training, individual mentoring and coaching, or simply being someone to listen and bounce ideas off. 

Taking Back Your Power is now a Community Interest Company, to offer a more diverse programme including GP Referrals, support for Cancer patients and their support networks and for those battling mental health issues.  Formed with likeminded and experienced practitioners, it will enable a greater range of options through our ability to apply for grant funding and delivering with and for other organisations and charities. 

 In 2022 I took my CanRehab Instructor Qualification to enable me to work with and support those going through a cancer journey, having seen the effect on many individuals lives. 

I  have a range of qualifications to enable me to work with children and pregnant women, amongst other specialist populations.   

I am also working in partnership with KR Fitness Education, to train others to follow their fitness and teaching dreams. 

  Whilst the mantra of 'no pain no gain' may still have its fans, it is not for me!  – My mantra now is ‘there is always an alternative, even if this is just to rest and breathe’, or to take a different path. You need to learn to listen to your own body and recognise when it does need to rest physically and realise that ‘mental exercise’ can be a powerful force in your recovery and development.  We don’t physically have to ‘go for the burn’, what our mind and body really need are the skills to make it stronger, more able to adapt and to cope better with life’s challenges – physically,  mentally and emotionally. As the saying goes, life is a journey, there are up’s and downs and the path may be winding or blocked at times, but a guide with good local knowledge can help, and also point us towards new discoveries along the way.     Sometimes we just have to accept that we can’t always do it alone... so now let me help you - let me guide YOU in finding new ways to support YOUR body and mind, so that in time, you can be your own guide and through learning and understanding, can discover you own ways to a healthier future.