I’ve been lucky enough to work with Education Authority Northern Ireland - EANI - since late 2020, and I’m delighted that we’re kicking off 2023 together with two brand new programmes: Chair Yoga for Desk Workers, and Yoga for Positive Mental Health.
Read MoreA big thank you to Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke for inviting me to speak and host an interactive hands-in-the-air-like-you-just-do-care chair based yoga & movement session session, as part of last weeks Recognition Event for local workplaces involved in the Work Well Live Well programme at The Rabbit Hotel.
Workplaces from across Northern Ireland – including NI Blood Transfusion Service, Ulster GAA, Rathcoole Primary School, Harvey Group and Orchardville – came together for the event on 7 December 2022 to celebrate their commitment to improving employee health and wellbeing.
Read MoreWe recently had the pleasure of helping the team at AXA Northern Ireland settle into their incredible new surroundings at The Ewart on Bedford Street, with a morning chair yoga/movement session.
Read MoreLast Tuesday morning we partnered with Vital Nutrition for Workplace Wellbeing LIVE at the Mac, Belfast. An event to showcase a full spectrum of workplace wellbeing providers, each highlighting the importance of nutrition, stress reduction, diversity, inclusion, and movement in employee wellbeing. And breakfast!
We were honoured to join the incredible line up of speakers from Diversity Mark, Vitalis Health, as well as Jane from Vital Nutrition, and showcase stands from NICHS, Linwoods and Inspire Wellbeing, sharing our “5 Top Tips to get your team movin’, groovin’ & feeling great”, and then putting them into practice with some grooving in the room – a fun, short chair yoga & movement workshop.
Read MoreBack in May, we joined some of the Belfast Met team on site at their Titanic Quarter campus for a 30 minute educational workshop. We worked with the Belfast Met team to design a workshop that helped balance the stagnant stillness of desk work with fun & practical exercises to help counteract the negative effects of being seated for too long.
Read MoreA big thank you to Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke for inviting me to host an ‘Energising Chair Yoga’ session, as part of your Recognition Event for local workplaces involved in your Work Well Live Well programme at The Rabbit Hotel.
Read MoreBy 2030 it is estimated that half of all adults in the UK will be over 50. This means that understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by an ageing workforce will be vital for your business to thrive. BITCNI’s Age at Work Conference is designed to help businesses to look beyond age, and see the opportunity that lies within supporting people over 50 to remain in, or return to work, and I was delighted to bring a 10 minute Chair Yoga session to the programme.
Read MoreUsing chair based yoga & exercise to help reconnect a community disrupted and isolated by COVID with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Forward South Partnership & Donegall Pass Community Forum.
Read MoreIt might sound a bit silly, but with so many of our jobs desk based - even me on admin days! - it’s super important to ensure that we really know how to sit properly and comfortably!
Never hurts to go over the basics, and so I was super enthusiastic to host a ‘Desk Yoga Workshop’ for the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC), as part of their recent Staff Training & Wellbeing Day.
Read MoreThrilled to be sharing some awesome 2021 news –Fitness Belfast has been crowned Most Inclusive Online Fitness Training Studio in the Irish Enterprise Awards 2021!
Read MoreBig thanks to Vinny Hurrell for having me on his BBC Radio Ulster Afternoon Show earlier, talking you all through 3 Simple Sofa Stretches. With us all in lockdown, they will hopefully help you counteract some of the aches, pains & creaks you might have from all the Tiger King and My First Home episodes you’ve been bingeing on…
Read MorePut your controller or computer away for a few minutes – that email can wait & Dr Robotnik will still be there when you come back to your mega drive.
Read MoreAccording to research from GSK & their Global Pain Index, 65% of us suffer physical pain simply because of a lack of movement - like all that sitting at our desks…
Read More🤓 Check out this awesome little flow I used this week to ground the @fintru_ltd workforce, releasing physical & mental stress on #nationalstressawarenessday
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