Health and Wellbeing

Is your food feeding your pain?

By |2026-06-29T16:31:21+01:00July 14th, 2019|Anatomy, Health and Wellbeing|

 It is well known among the medical community that all disease starts with inflammation. A July 2020 research paper states that inflammatory disease is the biggest killer in the world. "The prevalence of diseases associated with chronic inflammation is anticipated to increase persistently for the next 30 years in the United States. In 2000, nearly 125 million Americans were [...]

“90% of stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by spinal movement”

By |2026-06-29T16:32:22+01:00February 13th, 2019|Anatomy, Health and Wellbeing, Pilates|

Nobel Prize recipient Dr. Roger Sperry says that the spine is the motor that drives the brain. According to his research “90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by the movement of the spine.” Only 10% of our brain’s energy goes into thinking, metabolism, immunity, and healing. Dr.Roger Sperry demonstrated that [...]

Those who chase the site of pain………

By |2026-06-29T16:33:10+01:00December 24th, 2018|Health and Wellbeing, Spirituality|

Okay so you may have pain in the knee, hip, shoulder and back or you may have an auto immune condition. Dr.Perry Nickolson tells us: "One of the things that I always say is that pain is a request for change. It can be a physical pain, it can be an emotional pain, but it’s [...]

The effects of gossip and negative words on ourselves and others

By |2026-06-29T16:33:37+01:00November 20th, 2018|Health and Wellbeing, Spirituality|

You may of noticed that I have put Don Miguel Ruiz 'The four Amendments' up at both St.Helens and Manchester studios. When we complain about our lot in life, speak anxiously or use hateful words, we usually do so from a place of fear. So, the first step that you need to take in order [...]

‘You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger’

By |2026-06-29T16:34:03+01:00November 20th, 2018|Health and Wellbeing, Spirituality|

Have you heard the terms 'Green with envy', 'Angry liver'.  Anger and frustration are key emotions connected to the liver. Feelings of anger plague us all the time. We are all capable of flying off the handle, saying things we didn't mean or doing things out of character. Our real emotions lie below the surface [...]

How your sleep can effect pain, weight, health & healing

By |2026-06-29T16:34:28+01:00October 14th, 2018|Health and Wellbeing|

As life becomes busier and we are exposed to the ability of  light, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. It becomes more challenging to get a good nights sleep. Our body is still tuned to the natural rhythm of daily and seasonal light/dark cycles. People will tell me that they are night [...]

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.

By |2026-06-29T16:34:50+01:00October 8th, 2018|Health and Wellbeing, Spirituality|

We truly want to succeed but may be afraid, so we subconsciously create circumstances to keep ourselves stuck. Everyone is always telling me that they don't have time to take class, shop for good food, get on the weight loss program, sort out their back, knee, hip pain etc change their diet and lifestyle. Did [...]

Heart shaped bottom syndrome & a bloating belly

By |2026-06-29T16:35:15+01:00September 22nd, 2018|Anatomy, Health and Wellbeing|

Is this you? Upon waking your belly may be flat but by the end of the day it's bloated and enormous? You may also be suffering form flatulence and smelly poops. It's a very British thing that we don't want to talk about our bottoms and also do not want to be touched there in [...]

Rehab for cancer- Part 2

By |2026-06-29T16:35:29+01:00August 20th, 2018|Health and Wellbeing|

"The influence of psychosocial factors on the development and progression of cancer has been a longstanding hypothesis since ancient times. In fact, epidemiological and clinical studies over the past 30 years have provided strong evidence for links between chronic stress, depression and social isolation and cancer progression. By contrast, there is only limited evidence for [...]

Rehab for cancer patients Part 1

By |2026-06-29T16:35:22+01:00August 19th, 2018|Health and Wellbeing|

We have a number of cancer patients training at our studios now with some amazing results. Particularly popular is our breast cancer rehab program. All of us have cancer in our body. Today more than ever we have a high plethora of cancer causing agents from the environment to our food supply. The only difference from [...]

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