We have a range of wellness-based classes & therapies running Monday - Sunday, every week.
Please contact us for bookings & queries. You can also follow our social media to stay up to date.
Please contact individual teachers on the classes page to book into your classes.
For holistic therapies, please go to our therapies page
The Old Town Hall, Town Quay, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5DD
TEACHERS AND THERAPISTS
LYNNE GRAY
Yoga Teacher and Founder
Lynne has been practising yoga for about twenty years and teaching for thirteen of those. Lynne teaches Hatha, Pregnancy, Post-Natal yoga and provides one-to-one tuition.
Lynne’s style of yoga is a combination of her yoga experience over the years but has strong influences from a mixture of Iyengar and Scaravelli yoga.
She opened The Yoga & Wellness Rooms in 2018.
ANGIE HELL
Zen Shiatsu Practitioner
Angie’s love for Shiatsu was kindled more than a decade ago and as a practitioner she is particularly interested in the impact stress, anxiety and trauma have on the body-mind and the support and relief Shiatsu can offer sufferers.
MANDY GREEN
Yogardio Teacher
Mandy's challenging yoga-style fitness class mixes yoga, cardio and body weight core exercises in a continuous yoga flow strengthening and toning the whole body.
Each week the classes can vary but they all start with a warm up and finish with a cool down, stretch and relaxation.
KATIE SOMERVILLE
Pilates Teacher
Katie believes that Pilates is the ultimate form of exercise to help strengthen, lengthen and tone the body and is also a valuable tool to assist during rehabilitation. Pilates compliments many other exercises with the focus on breathing, the core and alignment.
GILL BURROWS
Hypnotherapist
I am Gill Burrows of Life and Soul Wellness. I am passionate about achieving real change for you – so you can get the best out of your Life and Soul.
When I experienced changes in my own life with EFT and Hypnosis I began to feel, behave and see things differently and this led me to becoming an Advanced Practitioner in EFT, Matrix Re-imprinting, Hypnotherapist and as a Pellowah Practitioner.
Making changes alone can be frustrating, stressful and darn right hard when we are controlled by our sub-conscious to 95% and just 5% our conscious being. Using Hypnosis, EFT emotional freedom technique, Tapping works with the sub-conscious mind that controls 95% of us against 5% conscious mind. Limiting beliefs, phobias and fears, anxiety, depression, pain, habits, weight loss and body confidence are some of the areas I work with.
I am passionate about helping you making real change so you don’t feel stuck, overwhelmed, blocked and restricted by what has happened to you in the past and is restricting and effecting your life now.
Change is possible to many areas of life including anxiety, self-esteem, phobias, fears, weight, habits, physical pain, limiting beliefs around these are changed and give you freedom to create or enhance the life you are living.
What to expect;
I offer a no-obligation call to find out how I can help you reach your goals.
We look at what your goals or desired outcome for change is and I use an intuitive blend of Hypnosis and EFT to get you transformation to your own life, wellbeing on an emotional and physical level.
I show you tools to use between sessions to support your growth and change.
I will explain why you may have been doing some things on repeat and how I will use my skills tools to get you a different desired, empowering outcome.
We will be working in collaboration, it is not me taking control of you, so building and feeling a great rapport is an important key to success.
During a session you can expect some discussion, focusing on how you want to be without the concern, the majority of the session will be using hypnosis or EFT to get you the changes required.
I am caring, supportive, compassionate and I assure you of my support during sessions, using sensitivity, confidentiality, humour and warmth.
Pellowah
Pellowah is an angelic word for ‘Radical Shift in Consciousness’. It is not an angelic energy but it is a Source energy, I am the conduit for the energy. Sessions are non-touch and non-verbal and we do not know what the Source energy will give to you in the session as it is sent as a Radical Shift in Consciousness. As the Practitioner I am moving the energy, you may feel an immediate shift during the session or in the weeks following, giving you clarity, ease in emotions, increased intuition, overcome anxiety, and self-doubt, a sense of moving forwards and towards a different path or a positive physical change.
Pellowah is simple effective and powerful.
If you are drawn to Pellowah and want to receive a short trial of the energy (no healing) or book a Pellowah session please get in touch for more information. This treatment can be in person or sent distantly.
INGRID PIANET ELLIS
Massage Therapist
Qualified since 2004, Ingrid has trained in deep tissue, hot stones, Indian head massage, pregnancy and post natal massage. She strongly believes that massage is good medicine, and not just for pampering! It’s a 100% natural, drug-free option to address many physical, mental or emotional conditions.
JANE
Pilates Teacher
Jane's classes are always very varied, and while she is extremely serious about Pilates, the classes are not. Pilates is a functional workout method and Jane believes that the exercises we struggle with most are the exercises we most need to do. She will work your body into positions or ranges of movement which are challenging for you - both in the class and in your daily life.
VICKI THORPE
Hypnobirthing teacher
Vicki runs Shoreham Hypnobirthing. Her antenatal course covers everything you need to know to have the best birth for you - whatever birth you choose. Vicki is extremely passionate about positive births and making new parents excited (and calm) to meet their new baby. Hypnobirthing is focused on science and evidence based research as well as a wealth of techniques to support a more comfortable and efficient labour and birth.
NIKKI CAMPBELL
Yoga Teacher
After ten years of experiencing the benefits of yoga and with a passion for mental well-being, it was a natural progression for Nikki to train as a yoga instructor. She enjoys sharing her expertise with beginners and dedicates her teaching to helping all people feel better, guiding students through mindful yoga practice so that they can switch off from everyday stresses. Nikki studied at a Yoga Alliance and British Wheel of Yoga-accredited teacher training in London, which included specialised study on the therapeutic aspect of yoga teaching such as yoga for stress and anxiety. After completing her training in 2020, she experienced the sudden loss of her partner, and so knows firsthand how healing a regular practice can be. She finds yoga encourages her to reconnect with the present, which is incredibly healing after loss.
Michael
Solution Focused Hypnotherapist
I'm a former military elite influence operator, with a background in hostage survival, stress management and influence, specialising in armed forces veterans and emergency services.
Now as a therapist specialising in mental health, I will help you to reduce anxiety and stress, build your confidence to return to a more stable life and increase your focus and performance to achieve your goals. I also provide a unique, entertaining and inspiring personal story on stress management, to help you and your team(s) in your wellness programmes.
Concessionary rates are available for Armed Forces, Veterans, Emergency Services, NHS and Education/Teaching Staff.
For more information, visit https://spartanmentalhealth.org
SÉBASTIEN PASTOR
Relaxation and deep tissue massage with Sébastien
Sébastien specialises in relaxation and deep tissue massage, having trained at The College of Classical Massage in Brighton. His treatments include advanced stretching techniques and myofascial release.
Sébastien offers bespoke treatments personalised to you. He will work closely with you to create sessions that are individually tailored to your specific needs – whether that’s to relieve stress, to reduce muscular tension or to manage pain. Above all, he aims to improve the health and well-being of everyone he works with.
SUZANNE BORRELL
Baby massage practitioner, ante-natal teacher and birth-doula
Suzanne Borrell
Baby massage practitioner Suzanne is a mum of 2, based in Shoreham-by-Sea. Suzanne trained and qualified with the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and is also an ante-natal teacher and a birth-doula.
Suzanne is passionate about all things ‘baby’ and in supporting parents postnatally as they navigate all the joys and challenges new parenting brings.
TANYA PRICE
Shiatsu Practitioner
Tanya Maria Lucia Price
Tanya completed the three-year Practitioner Diploma between1990 and 1993 studying principally under Nigel Dawes.
This consisted of over 500 classroom hours over nine terms.
Practical shiatsu studies included shiatsu treatments in four positions, principals of pressure, meridian location,
diagnosis and treatment plans.
During this time Tanya passed all the required examinations in
Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Oriental Theory Parts One and Two, Point Location and Indication.
Tanya also attended various workshops and seminars in Qi Gong and related Eastern arts.
Nik Kyriacou MA(dist) FwSS, DipAc Japan) Principal
MICHELLE PERRY
Counselling and Intimacy Coaching with Michelle
Michelle's practice runs:
Mondays 10am - 6pm
&
Saturdays 11am - 5pm
There are so many reasons for coming to counselling or coaching.
Loneliness and isolation
Self esteem and confidence
Intimacy and sexual issues
Relationship issues
Anxiety and Depression
Trauma
Growth and development
However most of us decided to find a therapist because we are struggling to have the life we want and we feel we need professional support to heal.
"Seeking connections is a necessity for healing.” Dr Gabor Mate'
My approach to counselling and intimacy coaching is through the exploration of the relationships we have with others and ourselves. I believe that the issues we struggle with as adults stem from the experiences and concepts of ourselves from childhood. We often unconsciously relate to ourselves and others from these parts. By providing a safe compassionate space it allows your exploration of these experiences your emotional and somatic (sensations in the body) response.
At their core Person-centred Counselling and Psychosexual Somatics® Therapy (PST) approaches have similar principles of; autonomy, empathy, compassion and non-judgement.
However PST goes deeper offering a gentle somatic way of exploring the past in connection with the present, that doesn't just apply to intimacy issues. Through somatic experience and embodiment the past can be integrated and healed to transform the present.
Qualifications; Degree in Person-centred counselling and Psychosexual Somatics® Therapy (PST) Intimacy Coach and Mentor
DR SARAH SPENCER
Menopause Doctor
Dr Sarah Spencer is an experienced Sussex based GP specialising in women's health and dermatology. She is a British Menopause Society (BMS) member and is working towards become an accredited BMS specialist. She holds the diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London. She qualified in 2005 from St George’s, University of London and then completed her GP training on
the south coast to become a GP in 2010.
With the increasing demands and pressures on the NHS, Dr Spencer found that her peri-menopausal and menopausal patients were not getting the care they needed. There was never enough time to adequately explore all the issues in this far reaching and multi layered phase of life. This realisation has led her to start Spencer Aesthetics and Medical where women can really manage their menopausal issues with the attention they deserve and receive an individualised approach to their care.
KATH SMITH
Reflexologist
Offering Foot and Facial Reflexology, holistic facials and Zone Face Lift. Kath’s aim is to provide relaxing treatments that support you through the changes and challenges of modern life. She has a special interest in supporting those experiencing Perimenopausal and Menopausal symptoms.
Kath’s facial treatments incorporate facial massage, facial Reflexology, Gua Sha and carefully selected, effective products, designed to support your skin, relax your facial muscles, and work towards a gorgeous glow.
She trained with Louise Keet & Ziggie Bergman at the London School of Reflexology, is a member of the Association of Reflexologists and is fully insured.
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NIKKI SIMMONS
Having regularly attended yoga classes and retreats for over 10 years, Nikki made the decision to train as a yoga teacher in 2021; after acknowledging the balance this introduced to her busy life. Initially believing that the course would be an opportunity to delve deeper into her own practice, by the end it had become clear how passionately she wished to share what she had learnt. Stepping on the mat is a different experience for everyone and she likes the idea of introducing yoga to those who potentially think that yoga is not for them. Classes will explore stretching and strengthening the body, breathing practices and meditation.
Nikki's new class will begin from from Feb 21st, taking place in the Studio 1900-2000
Suitable for beginners/ mixed ability, exploring Hatha Yoga poses and their modifications where required along with breathing techniques and meditation.
You can also follow Nikki on Facebook & Instagram at @nikkisimmonsyoga
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SU BOWLER
Su completed her 500 hour diploma with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), and then additional training in Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra. In our busy lives it can be hard to know how to really relax, or to feel we have the time and space to really relax. Su combines the practices of Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra in a deeply relaxing and restful monthly Sunday morning class.
Su will be running her class every first Sunday of the month (except October), 10am - 11.30am.
The first block of sessions are on:
3rd Sept, 5th Nov, 3rd Dec & 7th Jan.
Yoga teacher
KARINA MILLS
Hatha yoga for everyBODY.
Karina is British Wheel of Yoga trained and has been teaching for almost 10 years now.
Karina came to yoga when training as an actor and dancer in London. Since then she has taught yoga alongside being a performer (and being an earth mama to 2 little girls). These creative practices really inform one another. She is well known for her thorough points when teaching asana (the postures) and for her calming voice as she leads relaxations at the end of every session.
Karina firmly believes everyBODY can do yoga! Here at the studios she teaches beginners and intermediates classes both on Mondays, both of which are open to all. She also offers 121s and retreats in beautiful locations.
BABETTE LEE
TRE provider
Babette has a qualified background of massage and teaching exercise and is a certified TRE provider having trained with TRE for all (founder/developer Dr David Berceli of TRE LLC).
TRE (Tension/Trauma Releasing Exercises) are a set of 7 simple exercises which assist your body to safely activate a natural reflex mechanism of shaking/vibrating/movements. This releases deep held stress, tension and trauma, resets your body and mind turning off unwanted flight, fight, freeze responses to past triggering overwhelming events,
The aim of the sessions are to teach you the TRE process so that you are confident enough to be able to practice this self healing tool yourself.
Beginners and all levels welcome.
BENEFITS FROM TRE
Release/relief from past held tension/traumas in the mind and body (including held chronic pain)
Relief from anxiety driven symptoms (including: depression, O.C.D, negative thoughts, procrastination, insomnia, panic attacks)
Increased energy and motivation
Better quality of sleep
Improved bodily functions (including: digestion, immunity, fertility)
Improved emotional resilience
Increased resilience to stress
Increased sense of calm.
Regular monthly Sunday group/workshop - £15 booked in advance.
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ZSUZSANNA PURNELL
TA counsellor and Transformational Self-Love Coach.
Zsuzsanna has worked successfully with hundreds of people, suffering with issues such as chronic anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, low self-esteem, ocd, self-harm, ED, anger management issues, etc. Zsuzsanna is offering 1:1 sessions, as well as running Addiction Recovery Group sessions on Tuesday evenings. Zsuzsanna has a holistic and completely unique approach unlike anything you will have ever experienced.
TRACEY WYATT
Massage therapist
I am fully qualified in Arvigo Abdominal Therapy, Advanced Clinical Pain Relief Massage, Deep Tissue, Sports, Therapeutic, Thai, Pre and Post Natal Massage and Oncology and Palliative Care Massage. I also have certificates in Anatomy and Physiology, Health and nutrition and Vegan and Vegetarian Nutrition. I am passionate about health, wellness and helping my clients live a more healthy, happy and pain-free life. I feel incredibly lucky to be able to do a job I actually love. I did my training in the UK, and have had my own therapy business in the UK, Portugal and Thailand. I also owned my own health shop in Thailand. My massage therapies deal with physical pain and also facilitate emotional release, which can improve a myriad of mental and physical health problems. You will be heard in a safe, confidential environment. Arvigo Abdominal Therapy is not just a massage, it is a complete health and wellness package, suitable for all genders of all ages. It is a non-invasive external therapy that incorporates the lower and upper abdominal area, the back and sacrum, anatomy, physiology, lifestyle choices and emotional release to address current health issues and prevent the progression of chronic disease. As well as massage therapy, nutrition is also a passion of mine. It's important to live a healthy lifestyle and actually enjoy it and help clients accomplish this. I also work on gut health which is essential to health and wellness.
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EMMA JACKSON
As a qualified Transformational Breath® Facilitator and Pranayama breathwork instructor I work both 1-2-1 and with groups with both adults and children. I am also a paediatric speech and language therapist with a background in psychology working with young people and their parents/carers for over 15 years in clinical and education settings
My passion is to share the benefits of the breath as a powerful tool that we all have access to. It enables us to feel safe, to open up, get better at feeling our feelings and expressing the experiences that make each of us unique in a way that is empowering.
Breathwork is many things; it is developing awareness of your breathing, it is creating a healthy breathing pattern, it is a single breathing tool for real time control of your inner body or a longer, deeper practice for connecting with physical, emotional, energetic, cognitive and spiritual parts of being. By getting to know our breathing pattern we can consciously take over the breath and begin to learn how to use it to change our state of mind and body. As our ability to regulate our internal landscape increases so does the trust in ourselves to be able to manage our thoughts, feelings and ultimately our behaviours.
Each of us have a unique breathing pattern and will come to breathwork for different reasons. The individual sessions are therefore tailored to individual need and intention.
These are some of the reasons why you may choose breathwork sessions:
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Dysfunctional breathing
You would like to know if you breath properly or you would like to learn how to breath in a healthy way. Poor breathing patterns often contribute to known medical conditions such as: asthma, sleep apnoea, insomnia, long COVID, hypertension, anxiety, panic attacks, depression.
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Stress and anxiety and resilience
You would like to learn more about how breathing can help you manage your stress response and build resilience. Over sessions you will develop a personalised tool box of techniques and practices to gain more control over internal processes and ways to use breathing to access present moment awareness to achieve calm and relaxed states like those experienced in meditation.
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Therapeutic reasons
You may have tried traditional talking therapy and reached a block or found talking as (a primary approach) unsuitable for the way you experience and share your inner thoughts, feelings, sensations. We all hold the energy of the trauma and stress we experience in our nervous system and cells of our body. Breathwork is a somatic approach and is complimentary to talking therapy for integrating trauma held in the body.
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Deeper connection
You may want to connect more deeply with yourself and develop a better understanding of the mind body link. Or maybe the focus is on connection with others and wider experience of life.
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Self-regulation
You may want to feel more comfortable feeling your feelings and using the breath to regulate strong feelings so they are easier to manage. You may have a diagnosis of ADHD (or just identify with symptoms) and need tools for regulating energy, developing attention and focus.
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A curiosity
You may have a desire to try something different to help manage symptoms/illness/health and feel more empowered about who you are!
ANEIRIN SPRAKE-HARRIS
BSc (Hons), MSc, HMDip
I studied biology at the University of Sussex, followed by a masters degree in systems science. Later I decided to pursue my life long interest in herbal medicine and joined the Heartwood Professional Herbal Medicine Diploma programme, graduating with distinction.
I have a keen interest in the traditional practice of Western herbal medicine. I specialise in medicinal plants indigenous to the British Isles.
About the service:
An initial consultation with a medical herbalist usually lasts between an hour and an hour and a half. We will take a thorough medical history and look at your whole story in order to arrive at a holistic, personalised, treatment plan. The treatment plan will typically include a unique herbal prescription, specially formulated for your individual needs. There will usually be some dietary and general lifestyle advice as well, as we attempt to address the root causes of an imbalance.
We are able to work alongside your doctor to supplement any current treatment you are receiving, and we are trained in avoiding interactions between our medicine and pharmaceutical drugs.
Herbal medicine properly prescribed is gentle and safe. We typically organise the first follow up consultation a month after the initial consultation.
Typical conditions we treat:
· Chronic skin conditions: eczema, psoriasis.
· Chronic digestive ailments: IBS, IBD, constipation, acid reflux.
· Nervous: Anxiety, depression, insomnia, stress.
· Gynaecological: Menstrual issues, fertility, peri-menopause/menopause.
· Urinary: Recurrent cystitis, interstitial cystitis, gravel, chronic infections.
· ME.
· Fibromyalgia.
· Autoimmune: rheumatoid arthritis.
· Musculoskeletal: arthritis, tension.
· Respiratory: Asthma, COPD.
MAGGIE WOOD
My sessions offer a friendly, warm, holistic, compassionate and safe environment. I'm a registered HCPC Creative Art Therapist/ Dramatherapist/ Psychotherapist. I work with people from various nationalities, cultures & walks of life. I have special interest working with: neurodiversity inc: ABI/TBI; ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, long term covid, dis/ability, chronic health issues; relationship body & mind; carers and young carers; HSP; nature and women's health - not exclusive. My intention is to support clients to gain more awareness and tools to help support their life journey.
Sometimes words can feel they simply aren’t enough. In sessions I offer a combination of verbal and creative art therapy techniques to help explore such as the use of art, images, dreams, movement, music/sound, drama and stories, which can help with self expression. I invite clients to have choice in the way we work together that feels comfortable and safe.
Being a specialized creative art therapist means together we can create a way to work that feels right for you, a space for you to express, explore and safely make sense of your internal world. Please feel free to contact me to ask any questions you may have. The first appointment is free of charge and we can explore what brings you to therapy.
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VICTORIA JOSEPH
Victoria is a dedicated massage therapist with over a decade of experience in an array of massage techniques, which will be tailored to address your needs:
• Soothing Relaxing massage
• Invigorating Deep Tissue experience
• Harmonious Thai Fusion blend
• Revitalising Foot treatment
• Rejuvenating Indian Head massage
Allow Victoria to guide you in releasing stress and revitalising your body and mind. Your well-being is her utmost priority.
EVIE, Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher.
Evie started her Yoga practice in 2012 when she first set foot in a hot room and then began her love of Bikram and Vinyasa Yoga.
After dedicating her yoga practice daily with other Yoga styles she finally left her office career and began to study her Vinyasa and Hatha Flow 200 hour teacher training and in May 2020 she became a Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher.
Since then she has trained in Trauma informed yoga, becoming a qualified trauma informed Yoga therapist in June 2023 these classes are designed for anyone with stress, anxiety or depression and Evie believes the Yoga path she is on now has a deep healing quality and she can share knowledge from her own personal experience and is always comfortable to speak about her own journey that led her in to this work.
Her classes are therapeutic and designed to bring the awareness in to your body with slow restorative gentle movements echoed to the mindfulness of the breath.
Evie is also a qualified crystal healing therapist and meditation practitioner so you can expect to leave her class feeling calm and grounded.
Evie's classes run every Monday morning 9.30 to 10.30 in the studio.
Evie's website is www.Tidalwell.co.uk And you can find her on Instagram on @tidalwell
Rose Haddon, Counselling
Welcome, my name is Rose and I am a Person Centred / integrative Counsellor who offers one-to-one counselling to adults.
About me
I started my academic career studying social sciences at college and then moved on to study Criminology and Psychology at Brighton University. It was here that I realised that rather than assessing clients I wanted to be part of the therapeutic process. I started studying counselling at Level one and continued through to Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, becoming fully qualified.
I am a Registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and therefore abide by their code of ethics while working.
I have also completed further studies (CPDs) on Anger management, bereavement, addiction and working with dreams.
I have previously worked with clients on addiction at Turning Tides in Worthing and more general counselling at New Road Psychotherapy in Brighton. I therefore have experience in working with the following:
-anxiety
-depression
-addiction
-body image and eating disorders
-self-harm
-bereavement
I have been running my private practice for nearly two years now. I am based in Shoreham by sea with sessions available face to face, online and via the telephone.
I work in a way that is led very much by you and what you need to bring to sessions. I aim to provide a non-judgemental space for people to explore what’s going on for them, to better understand themselves and the world around us.
During our initial session and throughout your counselling we can talk further about your expectations around counselling and what you want from your sessions. Feel free to contact me here for further information on 07912864778.
I look forward to hearing from you, Rose