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Bodhi & Breath Physiotherapist
Clinical & Facial Acupuncturist
Breathwork Facilitator
Matwork Pilates Teacher

Think about that song that gives you goosebumps every single time.The one that makes you turn the volume up, close your ...
24/10/2026

Think about that song that gives you goosebumps every single time.

The one that makes you turn the volume up, close your eyes, sing at the top of your lungs or dance around the kitchen like nobodyโ€™s watching.

I absolutely love how music can do that.

A rhythm catches your attention. Your foot starts tapping. Your shoulders begin to move. You might notice your breathing changing with the pace of the music.

Then thereโ€™s that incredible moment when a piece of music brings back a memory so vividly that you can almost feel yourself back there.

Music can be such a powerful part of an experience. Dancing with friends, catching each otherโ€™s eye across the room, laughing when you both recognise the first few seconds of a song. Those moments of connection can stay with you long after the music stops.

Itโ€™s something I find particularly interesting when working with breath, movement and myofascial unwinding. The music we choose can influence the atmosphere, the pace and how people experience a session. It can invite us to explore a movement, follow a gentle sway or take our time noticing what feels comfortable.

With myofascial unwinding, thereโ€™s no choreography to get right. Movement can be small, slow and led by sensation. Music can accompany that exploration, while leaving room for each person to find their own pace.

Everyone responds differently, of course. A song that makes one person feel emotional might make someone else want to dance.

Thatโ€™s what I love about it.

Thereโ€™s something wonderful about watching a room full of people respond to the same music in completely different ways. Someone is moving quietly with their eyes closed. Friends are dancing together. Another person is simply listening.

For me, music brings another dimension to the work we do at Bodhi & Breath. I honestly canโ€™t imagine some of our experiences without it.

Tiny gold dots on your ears? Yes, there's actually a reason for them! If you've come across ear seeds recently, you migh...
16/10/2026

Tiny gold dots on your ears? Yes, there's actually a reason for them!

If you've come across ear seeds recently, you might be wondering what they're all about.

They're based on auricular acupressure, a practice that uses specific points on the outer ear. And although they've become rather popular in the wellness world, the idea of stimulating points on the ear has been around for a long time.

What I find particularly interesting is how richly supplied with nerves our ears are, and how auricular stimulation is being explored in research into pain, stress and relaxation.

Ear seeds are a needle free way of exploring this practice.

They're small, discreet and can be gently stimulated throughout the day, following the guidance given when they're applied.

Of course, they're not a magic fix and everyone's experience is different.

But I do love how something so small can introduce people to a whole new area of bodywork and wellbeing.

Have you spotted these little gold dots before, or perhaps tried them yourself?

I'd love to know what you thought!

I spent years learning the body through anatomy, movement, injury and rehabilitation. And I still rely on that knowledge...
08/10/2026

I spent years learning the body through anatomy, movement, injury and rehabilitation. And I still rely on that knowledge every day.

But the longer I worked with people, the more I realised that knowing anatomy doesnโ€™t necessarily mean you understand the person in front of you.

I could see two people with almost identical pain and find that what helped one did very little for the other.

I started noticing that the painful area wasnโ€™t always where the problem seemed to begin. That sometimes a body responded to less pressure, not more. That the quality of touch mattered just as much as the technique I was using.

And there were things I could feel through my hands that didnโ€™t fit neatly into what I had originally been taught.

That curiosity is what took me into fascia, Myofascial Energetic Release, Reiki and energy work.

I didnโ€™t leave physiotherapy behind. I added to it.

Over time, my work simply became less about applying the right technique to the right muscle and more about paying attention to the whole person in front of me.

Fifteen years later, I still love anatomy.

I just know there is more to a body than anatomy can explain.

Some people arrive wanting to let go, yet the moment they lie on the treatment table, their body continues to work.The j...
03/10/2026

Some people arrive wanting to let go, yet the moment they lie on the treatment table, their body continues to work.

The jaw stays slightly clenched. The abdomen remains held. The hands cannot quite soften. The breath is present, but carefully controlled. Sometimes there is a need to keep talking, as though silence might ask for more surrender than feels possible.

I see this often in people who have become very good at managing, anticipating and carrying responsibility. They may genuinely want support, while their body has learned that remaining prepared feels safer than handing over the weight.

Receiving care is not always passive. For some bodies, it is a capacity that develops through experience.

This is why I pay attention to more than the area that hurts. I notice how someone responds to contact, whether their body welcomes pressure or braces against it, and how much space they need before something begins to soften.

The session might involve clinical work, fascia, breath or energy healing, but the pace is shaped by the person in front of me. Nothing needs to be forced. Trust can be built through small moments: a fuller exhale, a hand becoming heavier, the back beginning to rest against the table.

Sometimes the most meaningful change is the moment your body realises it no longer has to do all the holding by itself.

How easily do you allow yourself to receive support?

Sessions available at HEAL Wellness Clinic in Stanmore and WellNest in London Bridge.

Curious about M.E.R?
Join us True North Bodywork I MyoFascial Energetic Release UK & Belgium for the next module in November Leela where we will focusing on our "Center".

Some people notice every change in their body: every tightening, flutter, ache or shift in breathing. But noticing more ...
28/09/2026

Some people notice every change in their body: every tightening, flutter, ache or shift in breathing. But noticing more does not always mean feeling more connected.

Body awareness can sometimes take the form of constant monitoring, with each sensation being examined for evidence that something is wrong. At other times, sensations are ignored until they become impossible to overlook.

Body trust is the ability to notice what is happening without immediately fearing it, interpreting it or trying to make it disappear. It means recognising that a sensation can carry information without becoming the whole story.

This distinction matters in treatment because paying closer attention is not always the first step. Sometimes the work begins by helping the body feel like a place that is safe enough to listen to. That might involve movement, touch, breath, acupuncture or simply being met without pressure to produce a particular response.

The intention is to create the conditions in which you can develop your own relationship with your body and learn to hear what it is communicating.

Do you find it easier to notice your body or to trust it?

One person steps onto the embers.Yet the experience moves through everyone standing close enough to care.Research conduc...
20/09/2026

One person steps onto the embers.

Yet the experience moves through everyone standing close enough to care.

Research conducted during a traditional firewalking ritual found that the heart rates of firewalkers became synchronised with those of emotionally connected spectators. The person watching from the edge was not simply observing. Their body was participating.
This changes how we understand courage.

We often treat it as an individual achievement: one person conquering fear, proving strength, pushing through a limit.

Firewalking reveals something more primal.
Before the first step, the body reads the heat as danger. The heart accelerates. Attention sharpens. Every instinct prepares for retreat. Then the group gathers around that moment. Breathing, watching, calling the person forward, holding the intensity with them.

The firewalker takes the step, but courage is carried through the whole field.

This is why ritual can reach places that words rarely touch. It turns an internal threshold into a physical act witnessed by others. Fear becomes visible. Commitment becomes embodied. Support becomes something the nervous system can feel.

The transformation does not come from pretending the fire is harmless.

It comes from meeting something real, staying present inside the intensity, and discovering that you can move through it without leaving yourself behind.

One body crosses the embers.

Many bodies remember the crossing.

Firewalking with INFINI T 555 โ™พ๏ธ and Bodhi & Breath | Events & Therapies
In collaboration with Aho Community on 25th September at Berkeley Farm.

Some events feel like they carry a little more meaning.Back in 2022, TJ and I went to see Antarma at one of his single l...
17/09/2026

Some events feel like they carry a little more meaning.

Back in 2022, TJ and I went to see Antarma at one of his single launches. I was almost three months pregnant, and it was the first event of this kind I had ever been to.

I remember having such a beautiful time. The music, the energy, the people, the feeling of being part of something.

And then Antarma sang the mantra:

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.

Something in me shifted.

My heart just exploded.

And in that moment, I knew our baby was going to be called Lokah.

So to now be serving cacao at Antarma Live this Saturday feels incredibly full circle.

This isn't just another event for me. It feels like one of those beautiful moments where life brings you back to where something first began, but from a completely different place.

I feel deeply honoured to be there in service, alongside Antarma, SOMA EVENTS LONDON and all of the incredible artists and team bringing this evening together.

We'll be serving a warm cup prepared with love, to enjoy alongside the music, movement and community.

I'll also have 250g bags of ceremonial cacao available to take home, so if you feel called to continue your cacao ritual beyond the evening, you can take some home with you.

And honestlyโ€ฆ I have a feeling this one is going to be special. ๐ŸคŽ

I can feel it already.

Antarma Live ยท Saturday 19 September ยท 5โ€“9 pm
Christ Church Highbury
159 Highbury Grove, London

Come find us. I'd love to share a cup and a conversation with you.

Physio can only take you so far if it's only looking at one piece of you.I see people who have done the exercises, follo...
09/09/2026

Physio can only take you so far if it's only looking at one piece of you.

I see people who have done the exercises, followed the plan, and still feel stuck. Usually it's because someone looked at the painful spot and missed the full picture - the stress, the nervous system, the patterns that keep bringing the same problem back.

That's why my sessions can bring together physiotherapy, myofascial work, acupuncture, breathwork, and energy work, depending on what someone actually needs. Some people just need clinical support. Some need more than that.

If you've been treated for months and something still feels off, the answer might be someone finally looking at the whole picture.

Be honest ๐Ÿ‘‡ Have you ever felt like you were being treated for your diagnosis rather than for YOU?



Sessions available at HEAL Wellness Clinic and WellNEST

08/09/2026

That one friend who brings out your inner child ๐Ÿ˜‚

I convinced to sign up for an Intro to MERโ€ฆ
then we got paired together.

We genuinely thought weโ€™d be able to take the training seriously.

We were wrong. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Some friendships just make you regress immediately to your most chaotic self... and honestly, I wouldnโ€™t have it any other way. ๐Ÿค

Tag the friend you simply CANNOT be serious with ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘‡

You can sleep for eight hours and still wake up exhausted.You can have a relatively calm day and still feel as though yo...
06/09/2026

You can sleep for eight hours and still wake up exhausted.
You can have a relatively calm day and still feel as though your body is waiting for something to happen.

Sometimes, the signs show up in ways we have started to consider normal:

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
You feel drained even after resting because your body is using energy to remain alert.

๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ
You struggle to fall asleep, wake frequently or notice your mind becoming more active the moment you go to bed.

๐€๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง
There may be no obvious danger, yet your body feels tense, unsettled or prepared for something to go wrong.

๐ˆ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
Small things become difficult to tolerate, and your reactions feel stronger than the situation itself.

๐“๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 
A clenched jaw, raised shoulders, shallow breathing, pressure in the chest or tightness in the stomach can all signal that your body is still holding stress.

These signs do not always mean that something is wrong. Sometimes, they simply show that your system has been carrying too much for too long and needs more space to slow down and recover.

Which of these signs do you notice most often in yourself?

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