Natural Balance Holistics

Connecting to the Balance Within

A little about me and what I do

My aim with the classes & treatments I offer is to help people find some calm & peace from their busy & often stressful lives. I spent most of my adult life working as a Solicitor with clients on family matters in the UK and Southern Africa.  Accordingly, I am no stranger to stress! My work was in a high-pressure environment, with a never-ending ‘to do’ list. I always felt I was in a precarious juggling act between work and family life & I constantly pushed beyond my capacity to manage it all - as so many of us do! 

I thought I was resilient and just kept going, but in 2021 my body demanded a break and I ended up off work for 6 months. Some days I wasn’t even able to get out of bed! After being in complete shock & literally not understanding what was happening to me, I learned to be patient with myself &I started to look for ways to recover. It was then I initially discovered the power of breathwork and meditation. I started looking into breathwork techniques as I was having difficulty breathing (medical tests showed nothing to be wrong!) & the more I practiced certain breathwork, the more I found that they helped in find a place of calm. The breathwork felt like a natural gateway into meditation – something I had always struggled with before.

I got better & went back to work &, although I loved so many aspects of my job (particularly helping clients), it just didn’t feel ‘right’ anymore. Finally realising that I had lived in a highly stressed state for years I wanted something different, but I had no idea what! All I had ever known was the world of law. It took me a while &, without a clue as to which direction to take, I just started following whatever I found interesting. Early in 2024 I stepped out of my comfort zone and trained as a meditation and breathwork instructor. I returned to practising reflexology (which I had trained for in 2003 & added facial reflexology too) and I also became a Reiki practitioner. Then I discovered sound healing! I found it mesmerising…. And at the beginning of 2025 I trained as an Internationally Accredited Sound Healer - taking a Certificate and then a Diploma so I could facilitate group Sound Baths and 1:1 Sound Therapy sessions.  As life so often teaches us, one thing led to another & I found the confidence to complete my training to share Yoga. Yoga, with its combination of physical movement & breathwork was something I started after being poorly for those 6 months & I loved it from the start! I wanted to bring together my love of Yoga & Reflexology so I chose to study Seasonal Yoga, a philosophy that encourages us to live in harmony with the natural seasons & creating a beautiful balance between traditional Yoga practices & also honouring Chinese energy systems within the body.

Having  become so aware of what stress can do to us, whether that's from work, family life or the expectations of the society to always keeping busy, nowadays, I love the fact that my skills can be blended and moulded to suit the specific needs of the people I support. My general life experience helps me to truly understand individual pressures - those managing stress, feeling time-restricted and needing to be strong for others,  juggling in all the different roles we play. ...   I really believe that the right tools and support can create a stillness within and help us to build and maintain resilience, even in challenging circumstances.

If you are interested in any of my treatments or classes please do reach out. Together we can find the right support to help you flourish on your individual journey - one that is as unique and wonderful as you are!

I live in the beautiful New Forest with my family & 2 dogs and provide a blend of wellbeing services which now includes meditation, breathwork, Yoga, reiki, foot & facial reflexology and sound healing. You can contact me on: 07811 471026 or info@naturalbalanceholistics.org.uk