Do you get an urge to deep clean and tidy your house at this time of year? To get rid of the useless clutter, stuff you don’t like or need any more. It can be a bit of a wrench cant it! But after a trip to the charity shop, to do a drop off ,and looking out of clean windows from your clean tidy home, everything In regards to your Wellness and Peri to Post-Menopause. feels great.
 
What if we used the same principles to give our own lives a ‘clear out’. Ditch the toxic stuff that gets us down, and put into place those things we know we would feel better for.
 
As I’m going to be 49 years old this year, I’m finding myself firmly in the grasp of perimenopause, and as I learn more about the roles of the hormones involved, or lack of those hormones at certain times in my cycle, I am also learning how my lifestyle choices affect how I feel. So for me it's a time for deep self care and simple stress relief.
 
I replaced all the toxic cleaning products and skin care etc, with non toxic a few years ago now, I’ve upped my exercise to 5 days a week, ( it's almost impossible to feel low when you exercise!) And I have been doing a short meditation each day - although I didn’t manage that last weekend with the small around, something to work on! I’m not drinking alcohol, apart from the odd glass of wine at the weekend sometimes, as it's a sure fire way to sleeping badly and feeling anxious. And I’ve upped the veg and greens intake, with broccoli and other cruciferous veg at least once a day (more on all this to come in later blogs) I’m also going to bed much earlier, and get up earlier, to avoid the morning stress inducing rush. I feel better! It’s made my Daughters life better too, as I’m less grumpy!
 
These are simple steps, or Life Hacks. I know it can feel almost impossible to achieve the small stuff, but it really isn’t. Remember you are a grown up and in charge of your life, and to a huge extent your wellness. You deserve to feel great!
 
If you need my help, and advice I’m here for you. I can Coach you through the whole process, In regards to Wellness as well as Peri to Post Menopause. As Mother's Day is coming up, why not ask for a voucher? Check out my new wellness course Packages for General wellness coaching and Menopause Peri to Post coaching.
 
Massage and reflexology are great for calming over stressed adrenals too. Regular treatments will really help you get through tricky times, without resorting to the damaging stuff we often reach for.

Me and my girl getting blown about on Glastonbury Tor at half term. Getting outside is fundamental to feeling great!
P.S We visited Wells Cathedral after and Jeremy Irons was in there!! 

So, what can you expect from a Deep Tissue Massage? As always, if you haven’t been before I will do a fifteen minute consultation, or if you have, a brief chat, to find out about problem areas. Then we will discuss the treatment and choose your Neals Yard massage oil blend. Then you get yourself comfortable on the couch, whilst I leave the room to wash my hands, re-entering once you are ready.
 
The body tenses up if pressure is applied too quickly, so the treatment begins with some deep breaths, followed by gentle fascia work, to help unstick any adhesions, and relax you and your fascia. From there we move on to releasing any tight, knotted areas. Slowly working deeper, only to a point where you feel comfortable and the sensation is welcome ‘good pain’. Using a variety of techniques.
 
For maximum benefit you would have four to six weekly sessions to sort out stubborn problems, with monthly sessions to keep on top of them.
 
Learning this has opened up a whole world of new knowledge to me, and I’m enthused to learn more! 

Vitamin D is the great gift from Sunshine, we store it up in our bodies, through the skin's exposure to the suns rays, as well as from various food sources.  ​

I thought I’d use the slightly contentious word “Wellness” as the basis for this blog post.
What it means to me, and why I have used it for my business name.
 
I struggled to find a new name for my business, I had a re-brand after gaining my qualification in Nutritional Therapy, and needed a name that would encompass all that I could offer, as well as take onto account future courses, and qualifications. Hence Emma Seville Complete Wellness.
 
Wellness can point to any facet of feeling good, the basics being: eating and sleeping well, moving well, not sitting, lifestyle choices such as not drinking too much alcohol and not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight etc. Stuff we all know about. As people start to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and keeping healthy, getting to the root cause of problems, or illness, rather than just taking a medical approach to fixing symptoms. Guidance from Wellness Professionals is becoming commonplace. The internet is peppered with ‘wellness professionals’. Some of which are personal trainers, or nutritionists. But I want to be able to offer a complete holistic approach. 
 
 
My interest lies in helping people to feel as healthy and well as possible, through natural and holistic methods.
 
I have studied Biomechanics, and continue to learn about how our bodies move, the effects of movement, and lack of, natural and un -natural, and how to use restorative exercise to eliminate pain. I’d love to further my knowledge in this field.
 
The Nutrition course is a level 5 NVQ in Nutritional Therapy, and something I have always been interested in, for as long as I can remember. We are what we eat!

All of this has come together so that I’m going to be offering Wellness Coaching. You can come to me if you feel overwhelmed, stuck in a bad habit rut, or under the weather. Or just want to feel energised, and rested, I will support you and work with you, giving you the tools you need to succeed.
 
My next few Blogs will be based on my own wellness habits, new and old. I’m no angel, but I am trying, and look forward to sharing my efforts. ​

Hello everyone,
I'm so excited to tell you. I will soon be offering Wellness Coaching! 
It's almost ready for you folks. I'm working with a client right now, but need to get everything straight, and must decide on the how’s, costs and looks of it all. My head is buzzing with ideas and plans.
You will, as always be the first to know once it is all in place.

Spring is here and the little pear tree in the garden is in full bloom. I am slowly getting all the pots in the garden re-potted with bee friendly flowers, so the view from the treatment room will be as relaxing and uplifting as your treatments! The snow has sadly caused the demise of some old favourite plants, but Edie and I have spent a day at the garden centre and re-potting, soon it will be full of flowers again.
So therapeutic to get things tidy, and spend time moving outside, even if it was drizzling with rain.

The new Monstera, or Cheese Plant, is doing so well amongst all the positive energy in the treatment room (and a lot of TLC from me) that its unfurling a brand new leaf as I type.
It feels as if my business is doing the same, I have so many aspects of Wellness which I want to study. I really need to work on clarifying my ideas. A new skills swap may be underway soon to help me with this, which I will tell you all about as soon as I know more!
Do you receive health insurance through your work? If so check to see if there is a Wellness allowance, you can spend it on treatments from me!

The Neals Yard Organic Facials are going down a storm.
Thank you to all of you who have made the most of the £5 off offer. I am going to roll it out to everyone via my facebook page until the end of May so you can still take advantage of it.  A real treat, for your soul as well as your skin.
Don't forget you can purchase your favourite  products from my consultant site here.

My next Blog post will be all about my own efforts to keep myself well. Be sure to check it out, it will be on my website within the next week or so. Thats all for now, thank you for reading and supporting me! Keep well. xxx

I have met some seriously talented people along the way, who have been very happy to ‘Swap Skills’ with me. I have a wonderful website from Clever Hedgehog Design. Get my hair done by the lovely Louise Spencer. A fabulous new Logo design, with vouchers, cards and leaflets to match from the Uber Designer Helen Ward, and have had an incredible ‘Hypno Holiday’ from the incredible Lucy Fey, and I’ve eaten some delicious food from The Eating Room, in return for seated back massage (at Floriography and the Healing courtyard every Monday)
Even my daughter got in on the act with ‘Singing Tree’ music lessons from the kindest teacher in the world, Molly Parry Jones.

All of these things are so much more special partly because I couldn’t afford them otherwise! But also because there is a sense of a gift being given and received when money doesn’t change hands. Of course the act of giving makes us feel good, and the whole process adds to a sense of community and inclusion, and often leads to great friendships.
 
The deal is worked out on a cost for cost basis, both parties need to feel it is completely fair. For a growing business it makes for great advertising too, each person I treat hopefully leaves here, bumps into a friend, or tells their work colleagues or clients about a great experience with Emma Seville Complete Wellness.
 
So this Year, if you have skills set you could exchange, give it a go! You will probably want to test the water first, to experience or view each other’s work. It makes for positive human interactions, and we all need as many as possible of those!

There is no denying it, summer is over, and didn’t it end quickly. I love the summer, being outside makes me so happy. Being warm, long days, light, happy smalls playing in the park.
It’s all too easy to batten down the hatches and stay inside once the nights draw in and the weather doesn’t play ball.

I thought I’d tell you why I do what I do, in this blog post, my first proper one. Eeek!
 
I started this business thinking that I’d just do holistic massage therapy, and reflexology, but the fact is I’m too interested in a whole lot more than that, I love seeing my happy clients leaving after a great treatment, and aim to share some of what I’ve learnt about wellness to help all of them. Be that, stretches, nutrition advice etc.
 
 ’Wellness’ is a bit of a trend right now, the word pops up all over the place. My take on it, and the reason I’ve used it in the new name (for what was ‘And Relax’) is that it encapsulates what I’m aiming to share with you. I do believe we are to a large extent in charge of our own good health, and that our choices can have huge impacts on our wellbeing.
 
There is so much information out there, it’s hard to make sense of it all. If I can help you to understand how movement, sleep, nutrition and relaxation, are fundamental to a happy healthy life, as well as giving you some of the tools to help, then I’m doing my job.
I’m looking forward to continually adding to my skills set, and having more to offer, starting with Nutritional Therapy later this year.