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Bowel Health + Women's Health - Beyond the Basics with Michelle Lyons | 09/06/2022 | 3.00 |
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Covid 19 Rehabilitation Course | 21/05/2022 | 3.00 |
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Female Health and Hormones Masterclass - Menstruation, Maternity & Menopause | 01/05/2022 | 7.50 |
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Low Pressure Fitness Level 1 with Tamara Rial | 07/03/2022 | 4.00 |
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Yoga for the Perimenopause 60 hour Training | 13/10/2021 | 10.00 |
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Women and Back Pain | 28/09/2021 | 2.50 |
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Diaphragm/Pelvic Floor Piston for adult populations | 12/08/2021 | 3.75 |
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CIMSPA Member Webinar: Improving Exercise Adherence within Your Business | 30/07/2021 | 0.50 |
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Diaphragm/Pelvic Floor Piston for adult populations | 29/07/2021 | 1.00 |
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From the Glottis to the Pelvic Floor - making core connections | 26/07/2021 | 0.50 |
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APPI- Pilates for Hypermobility (APPI) | 24/07/2021 | 2.00 |
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Foundations of Embodiment | 13/07/2021 | 9.00 |
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Burrell Education - Meno Strength (Burrell Education) | 26/06/2021 | 10.00 |
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Exercise for Pain Relief | 31/03/2021 | 2.00 |
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Lymphatic Mojo Workshop | 13/12/2020 | 3.50 |
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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction - The missing link in persistent low back pain | 03/09/2020 | 0.25 |
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VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy (CIMSPA) | 02/09/2020 | 10.00 |
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CanRehab Level 4 Cancer and Exercise Rehabilitation (CanRehab) | 01/09/2020 | 10.00 |
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TRX Suspension Training Course | 22/05/2020 | 8.00 |
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Mental Health First Aid England - Adult MHFA Two Day Course | 17/01/2020 | 4.00 |
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Certified Clinical Somatic Educator in the Tradition of Thomas Hanna | 01/12/2017 | 10.00 |
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Neck Pain - New approaches | 15/11/2017 | 0.75 |
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Certificate in Mindfulness Skills | 20/10/2017 | 10.00 |
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Making Sense of Back Pain - A Cognitve Functional Approach | 04/06/2017 | 10.00 |
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Explain Pain 2 Day Course Noi Group | 27/04/2017 | 4.00 |
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Mobilisation of the Nervous System, Neuro Orthopaedic Institute (NoiGroup) | 16/06/2016 | 3.50 |
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CIMSPA Endorsed CPD | 15/01/2015 | 10.00 |
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CIMSPA Endorsed CPD | 28/11/2014 | 10.00 |
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Somatic Exercise Coach | 12/10/2014 | 6.00 |
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Dru Yoga | 23/03/2014 | 10.00 |
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Diagnostic Pilates 1 - Postural Assessment & Shoulder Stability | 09/07/2011 | 1.00 |
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Specialist Pilates Hip and Knee | 25/06/2011 | 1.00 |
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Pilates and Shoulder Stability | 11/06/2011 | 1.00 |
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Diagnostic Pilates 2 - Pelvis and Lower Limb | 14/05/2011 | 1.00 |
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Modern Pilates and Spinal Conditions | 18/09/2010 | 1.00 |
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Pilates and Pregnancy | 30/05/2009 | 1.00 |
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CIMSPA Endorsed CPD | 19/03/2008 | 10.00 |
A former chronic pain sufferer, I now work with clients to use education, exercise, movement and evidence-based mind-body strategies to promote self-efficacy and help them ease pain, move better, learn to relax and get back to activities they love. As well as GP Referral and exercise for low back pain, I am qualified in Pilates, Yoga, Clinical Somatic Education (aka Hanna Somatics - neuroscience-based movement and bodywork derived from the Feldenkrais Method) and Mindfulness.
I understand the experience of chronic pain myself, as I struggled with debilitating, persistent pain for several years after the birth of my son in 2011. Pain makes you desperate, and you can waste a lot of time going down rabbit holes. The silver lining in this expereince is that I also have understanding of the process of recovery. Pain is multifactorial in nature, and needs a biopsychosocial approach. When I started looking at the evidence for what turns up pain, and what winds it down, it became easier to navigate the road to wellness. There were many things I needed to learn about the nervous system and brain, posture, movement, strength, load and capacity, grading exposure to tasks, exercise intensity, relaxation and coping strategies. I still have fibromyalgia, a spondylolisthesis and hypermobility, however I no longer suffer persistent pain. Movement is my medicine, I walk the talk and I practise what I preach.
My work is also my hobby. I am an avid follower of research in the fields of neuroscience in relation to touch therapy, movement and mindset, pain science, exercise and pain managment, and have attended many relevant CPD trainings:Paincloud Convention 2018, San Diego Pain Summit 2017, the International Chronic Pain Conference 2020 and Therapy Live 2020.
My current area of focus is hormonal health, digestive health, pelvic floor fitness and the breathing system, active aging, and optimising health in the perimenopausal years and beyond.