**"I Was Sceptical — But the Results Lasted All Week"**

*Audrey, 50s, Southwell — client since 2014*

*Treatment: Rockpod Cupping combined with myofascial release massage, early 2020*

TESTIMONIAL

"Other than one small patch above my left wrist, I didn't have any red marks on my skin — and that one faded after a couple of days. My lateral thighs were pretty sore and tender for a couple of days afterwards, but I think that may have been because I'd already been quite vigorous with the Yoga Tune Up balls, and it was the day after my first Kettlercise session in a couple of months — so many reasons for sore legs!

What I did notice was that the cupping seemed to really enhance the benefits of the usual myofascial release massage on my problem tight areas — my back and shoulders. I always feel better immediately afterwards, but that 'freshly freed up' sensation lasted all week, despite three rounds of golf and all the usual housework and gardening.

In summary — although I was probably a bit sceptical beforehand, I was pleasantly surprised by how effective the cupping was as a supplement to Susannah's excellent hands. I was also relieved I wasn't left covered in ugly red marks! I'd certainly ask for it to be included in my future treatments."

TEACHER'S NOTE

Audrey has been part of my practice since 2014, progressing through deep tissue massage, yoga, Yoga Tune Up and fascial fitness — so she knows her body well and comes with a well-trained awareness of how it responds to treatment. That makes her feedback particularly valuable.

What she describes here is exactly what cupping is designed to do when combined with myofascial release: not just provide immediate relief, but extend and deepen the results so they hold beyond the treatment room. The suction created by the cups lifts and separates the fascial layers rather than compressing them, which complements the hands-on myofascial work beautifully. Together they create more space, better glide between tissue layers, and a longer-lasting sense of freedom in the body.

Since this session — and particularly since Covid — my practice has moved significantly further towards working through a nervous system lens. I still do hands-on work, but the priority now is always downregulation first: helping the body shift out of a state of tension or low-grade threat before anything else. The diaphragm and breathing musculature sit at the heart of this. When we're stressed, guarded, or simply running too fast, the diaphragm tightens and accessory breathing muscles in the neck, chest and ribcage become overworked. Releasing that tension — through breathwork, myofascial release around the thorax, and creating genuine rest in the session — is often what allows the rest of the body to let go too.

Audrey's experience of that "freshly freed up" sensation lasting all week tells me the session landed at a deeper level than surface tissue — her nervous system had genuinely downregulated, which is what makes the results hold.

Audrey's concern about marking is one I hear often. Cupping does sometimes leave temporary discolouration — this is a normal physiological response, not bruising — but as Audrey found, it is very individual and often minimal, particularly when cupping is used as part of an integrated session rather than in isolation.

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**"An Essential Part of My Self-Care Routine"**

*Wendy C, 40s, Newark — Paramedic*

*Class: Yoga Tune Up (online via Zoom), 2020*

TESTIMONIAL

"As a paramedic working shifts on the frontline, I work in challenging circumstances — even more so now due to Covid-19. My weekly Yoga Tune Up class with Susannah is an essential part of my self-care routine.

The Zoom classes work really well for me and I try to join the group session when shifts allow, as I feel more connected that way. Having access to the replay if I miss my usual class is also really helpful.

The sessions not only help with the physical aches and strains but with the emotional stress too. After class I feel relaxed, refreshed and more able to cope with the week ahead.

Susannah's experience, knowledge and skills — combining yoga, self-massage, relaxation breathing and the Tune Up balls — are exceptional. I find it particularly useful working with the Coregeous ball on the thoracic spine, chest and abdomen. It eases my back, opens up the intercostal muscles and ribs to help me breathe better, and helps me manage stress and genuinely relax — and it can be done in a short five-minute session when I'm tired before or after a shift.

I would greatly recommend joining one of Susannah's sessions. I guarantee you will not look back and you will feel better in yourself — both physically and mentally. Susannah is very friendly, supportive and will always go out of her way to make you welcome, whatever your circumstances."

*— Wendy C, Paramedic, 2020*

## 4. TEACHER'S NOTE

Wendy wrote this during the first year of the Covid pandemic, when she was working on the frontline as a paramedic. The context matters: this is someone whose nervous system was under sustained, serious pressure — shift work, physical demands, emotional exposure, and the particular strain of frontline healthcare during a crisis. That's not everyday stress. That's a body and mind running on high alert for extended periods.

What Wendy describes is exactly what Yoga Tune Up is designed to address at that level. The Coregeous ball work she mentions — on the thoracic spine, chest, abdomen and intercostal muscles — directly targets the breathing musculature that tightens under chronic stress and threat. When we're in a prolonged stress response, the diaphragm and the muscles between the ribs become restricted, which keeps the body locked in a shallow, guarded breathing pattern. Releasing that tissue is one of the most direct routes into the parasympathetic nervous system — the rest and recover state — which is why five minutes with the Coregeous ball before or after a shift can have such a noticeable effect.

The fact that Wendy could access this online, fit it around unpredictable shift patterns, and use the replay when she missed a live session speaks to something I feel strongly about: self-care tools need to be accessible and realistic for the life you're actually living, not the life you wish you had. For shift workers, carers, parents and anyone whose schedule doesn't follow a neat routine, that flexibility is everything.

Since this testimonial was written, online classes and the nervous system focus at the heart of this work have become even more central to my practice. Working with the breath and the body's stress response — whether in person in Newark or online — is now the thread running through everything I do.

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**"You Never Feel She's Just Booking You In For Her Own Ends"**

*Lynn G, Newark — client since 2004 (in person and online)

Fitness instructor | Treatment: sports massage, myofascial release, Yoga Tune Up, Roll Model Therapy Balls, breathwork*

TESTIMONIAL

"I first went to Susannah for a sports massage around 22years ago. As a fitness instructor, I had a variety of muscle and joint problems — ranging from niggly to serious — caused by teaching exercise, general overuse, or sometimes misuse!

She is extremely professional and knowledgeable, having invested in her own development over the years and progressively gaining additional qualifications and areas of expertise. Having started with body massage work, she moved into Yoga Tune Up and teaching, and is now qualified in myofascial release, working with therapy balls and offering workshops for people to explore self-care and long-term injury avoidance.

Susannah has a wonderful knack of finding resources, approaches and other people to help you help yourself reduce the risk of recurring problems. Her overall aim is prevention and guidance. I've always admired her willingness to refer to others if appropriate — you never feel she is just booking you in for another appointment for her own ends!

She always takes time to fully understand and investigate the symptoms and issues before treating and/or recommending action. Her ability to pinpoint and focus in on the problem, and draw from her wealth of knowledge to treat it appropriately — be that massage, muscle release, exercise or breathwork — is commendable and always effective. Though be warned: never superficial, always getting to the root of the problem, even if that does mean some discomfort!

Finally, Susannah is truly a warm, caring and considerate professional. She has a lively, bubbly personality, tons of energy and a real passion for what she does. You know you are in safe hands, and you know she will do her utmost to help you resolve or manage your pain and discomfort.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Susannah to you for treatment."

*— Lynn G, September 2018*

TEACHER'S NOTE

Lynn was a fitness instructor who has been coming to me since around 2004 — which means she's seen my practice evolve through almost every stage. That long-term view makes her perspective particularly meaningful, because she's not describing a single treatment but a sustained therapeutic relationship across two decades.

What Lynn touches on here is something I feel strongly about: the difference between managing symptoms and actually getting to the root of a problem. For someone like Lynn, who puts her body through a lot professionally, that distinction matters enormously. Surface-level work might provide short-term relief, but it won't change the patterns that keep creating the problem in the first place.

Over the years I introduced Lynn to Yoga Tune Up and the Roll Model Therapy Balls Method — which she first explored in workshops around 2015 — giving her practical self-care tools she could use independently between sessions. This sits at the heart of how I work: I want clients to leave with more understanding of their own body, not just less pain in the short term.

Since this testimonial was written my practice has evolved further, with a much stronger focus on the nervous system and increrasing capacity in a dysregulated world helping my clinets deal with their Hig stress states to help them down regulate and increasing capacity for Breathwork and diaphragm release — which Lynn also mentions — are now central to almost everything I do, whether that's in person in Newark or working online. Chronic tension in the breathing musculature is one of the most overlooked contributors to persistent muscle and joint problems, particularly in active people who are used to pushing through discomfort. Addressing that layer, alongside the structural work, is often what makes results stick.

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**"She Listens to Your History and Focuses on What Will Give You Most Benefit"**

*Paul C, Doncaster — client since c.2008*

*Ironman Athlete, Coach & Business Owner | Treatment: sports massage, deep tissue, myofascial release, breathwork, Yoga Tune Up*

TESTIMONIAL

"I have used Susannah's massage therapy for over ten years. Initially it was for sports massage and deep tissue work on my legs, to help recover from marathon training. Later, her myofascial release work was fantastic on my head, neck and shoulders — and helping me become more aware of how my breathing affects my nervous system and stress response was sometimes the only way to ease the build-up of tension resulting from running my business.

Thankfully, it's now just back to my legs and back for run and cycling recovery for Ironman training and competition.

I like the specificity of Susannah's therapy, and that she has a wide variety of treatment styles and tools to draw upon. She listens to your history and focuses on what will give you most benefit, rather than simply going through a standard routine.

She has personalised some great self-massage strategies using Yoga Tune Up balls, which are much more specific and effective than a foam roller — and so much more portable. So I recover quicker and can train harder."

*— Paul, 49, Ironman Athlete, Coach and Business Owner, August 2018*

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## 4. TEACHER'S NOTE

Paul's testimonial captures something I see regularly in high-performing clients: the body doesn't distinguish between physical and mental load. Paul was training hard and running a business simultaneously — two very different demands that were landing in the same nervous system and the same tissue.

What's particularly interesting about Paul's story is the arc. He came to me initially for straightforward sports massage and leg recovery — the classic athlete brief. But over time it became clear that the tension accumulating in his head, neck and shoulders wasn't coming from training at all. It was the business stress expressing itself physically, and the only way to shift it was to work at the level of the nervous system: breathwork, myofascial release around the thorax and neck, and building Paul's own awareness of how his breathing patterns were affecting his stress response.

That awareness is something Paul now carries independently. Once you understand the relationship between breath, nervous system state and physical tension, you have a tool you can use anywhere — which is exactly the kind of self-sufficiency I aim for with every client.

The Yoga Tune Up ball work I introduced gave Paul targeted, portable recovery tools specific to his training demands — far more precise than a foam roller for the areas that matter most in run and cycling training. The fact that he's now back to focusing purely on performance recovery for Ironman is a good sign: the underlying stress patterns have settled, and the body is doing what it's built to do.

Paul travels from Doncaster, and sessions are also available online for clients who aren't local to Newark.

Paul is an Ironman athlete and business owner who has trained with Susannah for over ten years. Read how myofascial release, breathwork and Yoga Tune Up therapy balls transformed his recovery — and his stress levels.

**"My Ageing Former Sporting Body — Massively Changed"**

*"My regular weekly visits to Susannah over the last two years have massively changed the life of this ageing former sporting body."* *"Now an essential in my weekly routine — I strongly recommend Body Mind Unwind."* ---

Trevor Killick, 85, Nottinghamshire — client since 2023* *Former sportsman | Treatment: weekly one-to-one sessions, myofascial release, head and neck work, balance and mobility* Be Activated Zone 1 work, Diaphragm Activation .

TESTIMONIAL My regular weekly visits to Susannah over the last two years have massively changed the life of this ageing former sporting body. The work on my head and neck is particularly beneficial in helping my balance. All this in a very relaxing, friendly and professional environment means I can freely chat about any problems and we can work together on them. Now an essential in my weekly routine — I strongly recommend Body Mind Unwind. Thanks Susannah." *— Trevor Killick, Nottinghamshire, 2024* ---

4. TEACHER'S NOTE Trevor is 85 and comes to see me every week. He is a business man working in a high pressure Finance Environment I want to let that sink in for a moment — because if you're reading this in your sixties or seventies and wondering whether it's too late to start, Trevor is your answer. He arrived carrying the accumulated load of a lifetime of sport and physical activity — the wear and tear, the postural habits, the compensations the body quietly builds up over decades. That's not unusual. What is remarkable is the commitment Trevor brings to doing something about it, week in, week out. The head, neck and upper thoracic work Trevor mentions is something I place enormous importance on, particularly for older clients. And especially as he need clarity and clear head space to run his business as a high stakes level . This region is densely connected to the nervous system's regulation of balance, spatial awareness and proprioception — our sense of where we are in space. When the tissue here is compressed, restricted or held in habitual tension, it affects far more than just neck comfort. Releasing it carefully and consistently, as part of a broader approach to whole-body mobility, can make a meaningful difference to steadiness, confidence in movement and quality of daily life. Trevor's sessions are a good example of how my work has shifted increasingly towards a nervous system lens. The goal isn't just to ease the physical discomfort of the week — it's to keep the whole system regulated, mobile and responsive. At any age, that matters. At 85, it's everything. -

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**"My Hip and Lower Back Pain Eased Significantly — and I Was Moving Much More Freely"**

*Andrew Palin 60s, Newark — long-term client*

*Golfer | Treatment: virtual Roll Model Therapy Balls session via Zoom, 2020*

. TESTIMONIAL

"Over the past couple of years I have had numerous massage treatments with Susannah to address persistent lower back issues. As a keen golfer I want to try to manage my condition as best as possible. However, during the pandemic, social distancing made hands-on treatment impossible.

As a regular at Susannah's Body Mind Unwind yoga classes, she recommended a virtual treatment session using the Roll Model Therapy Balls that are used in her yoga classes.

I can honestly say that after the session my hip and lower back pain eased significantly and I was moving much more freely. Susannah and I connected through Zoom and she demonstrated where and how to use the therapy balls, and the techniques to get the best results.

For anyone who is suffering and feels they need treatment during a period when hands-on isn't possible, I would highly recommend contacting Susannah. It has made a big difference to me."

*— Andrew P, Newark, 2020*

## 4. TEACHER'S NOTE

Andrew has been coming to me for years and continues to attend weekly classes and hands-on treatment sessions — so this virtual session during lockdown was a bridge, not a replacement, in an ongoing therapeutic relationship. That context matters: Andrew already had body awareness and familiarity with the therapy balls from his yoga classes, which meant we could use the Zoom session really effectively.

What Andrew's experience illustrates is something I've seen consistently — that guided self-treatment with the Roll Model Therapy Balls can produce genuine, meaningful results even without hands-on contact. The balls allow a level of specificity and sustained pressure that you simply can't replicate with a foam roller, and when applied to the hip flexors, gluteal muscles and the soft tissue around the lower back, they can create significant release in the structures that contribute to persistent lower back pain.

For golfers specifically, the lower back, hips and thoracic rotation are perennial problem areas. The rotational demands of the golf swing — repeated hundreds of times in a round and in practice — place cumulative load on tissue that needs regular maintenance to stay mobile and pain-free. Andrew's commitment to managing his condition proactively, both through regular treatment and weekly classes, is exactly the kind of approach that keeps people playing the sports they love for longer.

The virtual format has remained part of my practice beyond lockdown. For clients who can't always get to Newark, or who want to build an independent self-care routine they can use at home, online sessions are a genuinely effective option.

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"Nothing Else Has Come Close"

"I've learned how to activate my diaphragm, breathe properly, and connect breath, brain and body."

Clare Roberts, early 50s, Nottingham — client since 2024 Treatment: Body Mind Unwind group classes, one-to-one sessions, diaphragm activation, breathwork YOGA TUNE UP

"Susannah's Body Mind Unwind approach has completely changed how I move, breathe and feel — nothing else has come close.

Finding Susannah has been a complete game-changer.

Her small-group Body Mind Unwind classes gave me simple, practical tools I could use every day. Then the one-to-one sessions took things further with focused hands-on work and a personalised approach. Together, they've made the biggest difference.

I've learned how to activate my diaphragm, breathe properly, and connect breath, brain and body — which has improved not just my movement but also my mood and energy.

In just a few treatments I feel less restricted, more mobile, and most importantly, I now have the knowledge and tools to help myself.

If you want more than a temporary fix and you're ready to invest in really understanding your body, I couldn't recommend Susannah more highly."

— Clare Roberts, Nottingham, 2024

4. TEACHER'S NOTE

Clare came to me relatively recently but her review captures something it sometimes takes clients years to articulate — the difference between being treated and being educated. That shift, from passive recipient to active participant in your own health, is what everything I do is built around.

What Clare describes — learning to activate the diaphragm, connect breath to brain to body, and leave with tools she can use independently — sits at the very heart of how my practice has evolved, particularly since Covid. The diaphragm is not just a breathing muscle. It is the body's primary pressure regulator, a key player in spinal stability, and one of the most direct access points to the autonomic nervous system. When it isn't functioning well — which is extremely common in people who carry stress, sit for long periods, or have learned shallow chest breathing as their default — the effects ripple outward into movement, mood, energy and pain.

Clare noticed improvements not just in how she moves but in her mood and energy levels too. That's not a coincidence. When the nervous system is able to downregulate — to shift from a state of low-grade alert into genuine rest — the whole system functions better. Sleep improves, inflammation reduces, movement becomes easier and more fluid.

The combination of small group classes and personalised one-to-one work that Clare mentions is something I've found particularly effective. The classes build body awareness and community; the individual sessions allow us to go deeper into the specific patterns and restrictions that are unique to each person. Together they create a much richer and more lasting result than either alone.

Clare travels from Nottingham, and sessions are available both in person in Newark and online.

"Transformational — It Completely Changed My Attitude to the Aches and Pains I'd Accepted as Normal"

Peter Brown, 65 at time of writing, Southwell — client since 2020 Retired professional, returning runner | Treatment: online one-to-one sessions, Yoga Tune Up, Roll Model Therapy Balls, breathing and Be activated techniques, Fascial fitness classes face to face and online .

TESTIMONIAL (Peter's own words — combined from three emails, June–July 2020)

"Having recently retired, I wanted to go back to running after a 15-year break. I was a club runner and had run at a relatively good standard — 3hr 18min marathon PB, 38min 10K. Unfortunately I found that I had effectively seized up, with greatly reduced flexibility and sore joints. I was feeling very old and stiff and quite dispirited.

A friend recommended Susannah and in our first Zoom meeting she immediately gave me confidence that with her help and some effort on my part, I could enjoy running again — and I didn't have to accept the pain.

What has surprised me is my growing understanding of how things are interconnected. If I'm going to ease the pain in my knees and run fluidly again, I have to work on all areas of my body, including my arms and shoulders. I am beginning to understand for myself which areas I need to work on, so I am learning how to be independent without Susannah's direct intervention.

My running has progressed well. I can feel at least the beginnings of rhythm and looseness returning and I am gradually lengthening my stride. I can feel that I am beginning to enjoy the physical aspect of running again — planting my heel with more confidence and breathing, not just gasping. Not bad for a stiff old git!

After completing my six online one-to-one induction sessions and joining the weekly classes, I have a fairly good grasp of the main techniques. This is very empowering — when I feel a niggle in my hamstring, I am able to self-manage my own recovery to some extent. I also use the techniques as part of my warm up and warm down, something I'd hardly bothered with before.

When I started working with Susannah I wanted to improve my flexibility and run pain free. The benefits have in fact been far greater than I expected. It has been transformational in completely changing my attitude to the aches and pains I had accepted as normal. I can now do something about it.

I have to be realistic about my age and I have always accepted that my PBs are a thing of the past. However, becoming stiff and unfit was debilitating physically and emotionally. I had begun to entertain the thought of accepting the inevitable — that my running time was up. Too much pain, not enough motivation. However, I decided to give it one more go.

Using Yoga Tune Up as a complementary programme to support my running was my initial goal. But the programme has very quickly become equally, if not more important than the running itself. The yoga and ball work has transformed my thinking — increasing my confidence in my ability to do the activity and to support everything else I do.

My goals are now more realistic and achievable, which is a result of understanding the interconnectedness of my joints, muscles, breathing and well-being all working together.

Susannah is a superb teacher. She is engaging, incredibly knowledgeable and very responsive to individual requirements. It's good to learn new skills at 65!

Later, reflecting further on the work:

"I was introduced to innovative and interesting ways to re-engage with physical activity based on breathing and activation techniques. What I value most, as well as the group sessions with great people, is Susannah's dedication to me as a person. She has great knowledge of the techniques she practises but she also knows how to give me the means to support myself to maintain fitness, flexibility and improved well-being. I really value her commitment to me even though I am just one of her many clients."

— Peter Brown, Southwell, 2020–2024

4. TEACHER'S NOTE

Peter came to me at a point many people will recognise — retired, with time and motivation to be active again, but confronted by a body that felt like it had aged faster than expected. The frustration of that gap between who you feel you are and what your body will currently let you do is real, and it affects confidence and self-esteem in ways that go well beyond the physical.

What Peter's testimonial captures beautifully is the shift from passive suffering to active understanding. That's the goal — not just to fix the immediate problem, but to give people a framework for understanding their own body so they can continue to manage it independently. Peter arrived not knowing why his knees hurt when he ran; he left understanding the relationship between hip mobility, thoracic rotation, breathing pattern and stride mechanics. That knowledge is his, permanently.

The breathing piece is particularly significant in Peter's case. As an asthmatic, he had a complicated relationship with breathwork — something many people with respiratory conditions share. Working with the Yoga Tune Up balls around the ribcage, intercostal muscles and diaphragm helped him develop a more conscious, functional breathing pattern without the anxiety that breath-focused practices can sometimes trigger. The physical, athletic quality of the ball work gave him an entry point that pure breathwork might not have.

The online format was essential here — Peter joined during Covid lockdown when face-to-face wasn't possible, but the one-to-one Zoom sessions, combined with short video demonstrations he could refer back to, meant progress was fast and the learning stuck. He's now been attending weekly classes for five years, which is the best possible evidence that the approach works.

What Peter is describing here is the result of working across three distinct but complementary modalities. Without needing to know the science, he experienced the results of Be Activated (Douglas Heel Method) — resetting the nervous system and switching on muscles that had effectively gone offline; Yoga Tune Up® with Roll Model Method® balls — targeted myofascial release and self-massage to release deep tissue tension; and Yoga — bringing movement, breath and integration together.

This is multimodality work. There are very few practitioners in the UK combining all three approaches, and each client's programme is individually tailored to their needs. Peter came as a runner — but the work, and the results, went far beyond running.

Do your body a favor it will not soon forget!

I had used Susannah to great benefit in the past for sports massage during my years of running with Newark A.C.  My running years have passed and now I am focused on improving my golf game.  I recently retired and I started my focus on golf by going to Paul at Spectrum Physiotherapy in Newark because of his work with top amateur golfers, as well as with 2017 Masters winner Danny Willet.  As part of my mobility program, Paul recommended Yoga Tune Up (YTU) sessions with Susannah.

It was great to connect with Susannah again. She is very professional and personable, making her YTU classes beneficial and enjoyable.  Susannah also worked me into her schedule for a couple of 1-1 sessions and help accommodate my schedule before I returned home to the U.S. for the winter. 

I would summarize the benefits of the YTU sessions having greatly improved my golf mobility as well as my general day to day mobility.  The sessions helped to bring a general feeling of freedom of movement in things a simple as walking and as complex as my golf swing.  I would highly recommend giving Susannah and Yoga Tune Up a chance to improve the way you live and move... your body will thank and reward you!

Greg Meehl

COVID Online Class Review: Now have Fluid Motion!

I come into class creaking and stiff, then finish feeling I’ve been iron out smooth and have fluid motion! Love Susannah’s approach & guidance! 

– Terri Stewart-Slater

Online Class Review: Still has the Personal Touch

Another great class today, thank you!

Ps. It’s great being able to do the class by Zoom, it still has the the personal touch. It was good to ‘unlock’ the shoulders today. You don’t realise how tight they’ve become until they start to release. Thanks!

Bernie

Online Class: Now Have Fluid Motion

I come into class creaking and stiff, then finish feeling I’ve been iron out smooth and have fluid motion!

Love Susannah’s approach & guidance!

TSS

I feel infinitely better in both mind and body

The massage, bodywork, breathing, and mindfulness treatment I’ve received from Susannah has been critical to my full recovery from a period of anxiety, depression and associated neck and shoulder pain. I feel infinitely better in both mind and body from attendance at Susannah’s clinic and doing her Bodymindunwind classes and I highly recommend her.

TM.

Enthusiastic and welcoming to all standards of fitness and all ages and genders

Enthusiastic and welcoming to all standards of fitness and all ages and genders

Susannah is enthusiastic and welcoming to all standards of fitness and all ages and genders. If like me you’re lazy with stretching pre- and post-exercise then her class is a godsend! Ninety minutes of directed yoga works on every part of your physique, and I’m remaining injury free, more balanced physically and mentally, and look forward to Tuesday nights to get my week’s pre-hab done in her friendly class. I can’t rate her yoga class highly enough

S.M. (GB Age group Triathlete)

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When I come for a massage I know I’ll leave feeling I can cope again.

When I come for a massage I know that I will leave feeling like I can cope again. I sleep like a baby and whatever worries I am carrying are under control. You are a perceptive lady with healing hands.

RW

From walking with a crutch, to dancing at my daughter’s wedding

With Susannah’s yoga classes, I’ve gone from walking with a crutch and thinking I needed a new hip, to dancing at my daughter’s wedding. I can run again without pain, and am just starting to ride my bike again. No pain anywhere! Thank you!

JK, 67

Highly skilled practitioner and a highly effective teacher

Susannah is a highly skilled practitioner and a highly effective teacher. Her lessons are varied and interesting and she is an endearingly enthusiastic teacher who encourages all students to do their best at their own level. There is no sense of competition. She helps and encourages everyone. She has a delightful personality, she is unfailingly pleasant, positive and cheerful – and quite often rather funny! So a very warm and friendly atmosphere prevails. Her classes keep this elderly lady pretty mobile – for which I am duly grateful!

Celia Atkinson 79+