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mum just needs a lift to help her deal
with testing times.
Lorna Withers has been offering acupuncture
treatments for more than 13 years, and knows thatit can be seen as a lifebelt in the sometimes
stormy seas of family life. She has worked withmany women during the pre-parenthood stage,
during pregnancy – and in fact, she’s even helped
women in the stage before that!
“I’ve done a lot of work with assisted conception,”says Lorna, a mum of two young boys herself. “If acouple is undergoing IVF, it can be very stressful
and it can put great pressure on the woman’ssystem. Acupuncture can complement IVF
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and the stress of dealing with a demanding little creature can leave new mothers drainedand even depressed. The soothing effects of acupuncture can make a real difference to thestressed new mum.
“I can treat children from the age of eight, too,” says Lorna, who has helped her own
12-year-old recover from stress headaches with acupuncture. “Teenagers respond very well;right now I’m treating a 17-year-old who suffers from acne, and it’s made a huge difference
to her.” What acupuncture does is help to rebalance the body’s system at times of change
and, in family life, there’s always change.
“The treatment can be really effective for all kinds of issues that arise out of stress, likesleep problems and headaches,” says Lorna. “And the time and space my treatments allow
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about an exam, for example,
or maybe they’re going up tosecondary school from juniorand feel nervous about it,
they can use yoga relaxation
techniques to stay calm andhelp them deal withwhatever’s happening.
It helps them to feel
independent and to learn
how to manage their
feelings. “Plus the basic
stretches and strengthening
exercises are excellent foryoungsters with growing
muscles and bones.”
Caitlin, 30, is a primaryschool teacher who is taking
time out to bring up her own
two young daughters, one ofwhom, Freya who’s two,often attends mummy’s yoga
classes.“It’s great,” says
Caitlin, “she comes alongwith my mum and it’s alovely way of reinforcing
their bonding. Of course, youhave to take a very laid backapproach when you’ve got
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Whilst focusing on the children in our local
area and how we can enhance their lives andexperiences, it is difficult not to think about
those further afield who are struggling to get
the education that we all take for granted andthat allows children to have the advantages it
can provide.
In a small village in Uganda there is acommunity working together to provide theirchildren with a brighter, more self sufficient
future and we decided that we would like tohelp them achieve that.

At present Kooki Primary School doesn't have
any walls or desks; it has a mud floor and thenearest water is 1.5km away.
Our fundraising target of £50,000 will provide abrick built school building, 3 classrooms, asanitation block, a library and all the books,
school furniture, teaching equipment and theteacher training needed for the next two years
after which they will be totally self funded.

If you would like to help 300 children have an
education they wouldn’t otherwise have had
please sponsor me on a grueling 1,000 km
cycle across Uganda's mountainous regions,reaching the new school site in February,
please go towhere you can make a donation…every penny
will go to the school project and makes a HUGE
difference! Many many thanks.

Adult Yoga class on
Mondays 10:45-11:45am
CAITLIN TEACHES FOUR
CLASSES AT SHAMBHALA:
Yoga for Children aged
7-11 on Wednesday's from4:45-5:30pm

Yoga for everyone

Alison Palmby has been teaching yoga for 10
years, and practising for four years before that,and she brings a calm serenity to her classes thatpermeates all her groups.
People often ask “What can Yoga do for me?”.
Our website has articles from medical professionals and a myriad of endorsements from sports
professionals but it may be that yoga can help you
fully relax, no matter what stresses and strains you
are dealing with, that convinces you to give it a try.
“I’m very lucky to be teaching yoga,” says Alison,“It’s a great way to spend your time. I love the factthat every class is different and while I always
have a structure in my mind, I’m flexible about it
because each class has its own uniquecharacter”. “Every yoga class is what it is, onthat day. People respond to it in different ways
on different days, so for example, when I teach aclass of teenagers, I might ask them to start bylying down and doing some breathing andrelaxation – once they’ve done that they’re lessself-conscious and more focused. For anotherclass, I may save the relaxation to the very end

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Family Yoga for all ages,
encourages good co-ordination and balance whilst
developing strength andflexibility. Caitlin shares
this class with Jo on
Sundays 10:00-11:00am

DONNA TEACHES:
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Please contact the studiofor the next start dateso that everyone feels they have thoroughly
wound down.”
There’s no competitive edge in a yoga class,and you will only ever be asked to do what’s
comfortable for you. The gentle stretches andmovements can make a noticeable difference toflexibility and mobility and, gradually, muscle tone
can be improved and strengthened. And thecalming effect can be just as powerful andobvious, and far-reaching. Alison laughs as she
remembers her own children’s response to yoga
when she first started practising it: “They could
always tell if I’d missed a yoga class,” she recalls,“and they’d say to me ‘can you go to yoga please,because you’re a nicer mummy when you do’ which just about says it all really!”

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expectant mothers the self-confidence
to ‘go with the flow’ and copewith whatever happens.

Pregnancy yoga's easy, intuitive
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Yoga is one of the ways ofhelping your children todevelop life skills that will
stand them in good stead
through good times and bad,and at Shambhala, children’syoga teacher Caitlin Maskell
sees how well youngsters
respond to the ancient
practice. “I’ve developedclasses for youngsters thatinvolve games and props andall kinds of things to make it
fun and engaging,” says
Caitlin, who’s has beenteaching yoga for six years.
“They respond really welland I like to think they’redeveloping skills that will
help them throughout theirlives. If they feel anxiousAll of the therapists featured in this newsletter
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and all our featured instructors teachsmall groups in our under floor
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From baby bump tobirth can be a magicaltime for the expectant
mum – and it cansometimes be
stressful too, as her
body changes anddevelops toaccommodate thegrowing baby.
Alison Bartram has all theskills at her fingertips to ease
the aches and pains apregnant mum might befeeling, either with pregnancy
massage or reflexology.
“Some women love the whole
massage, some prefer just to
have their feet massaged,”says Alison who has been aqualified masseuse since
2002. “It really depends on
the individual but the benefits

can be just as powerful eitherway.” The main benefit is, ofcourse, that the mum-to-begets a delicious, relaxing
massage that can target
specific aches and pains aswell as providing a relaxing
hour of vital me-time.
“I often see women who say
their legs are aching,” says
Alison, “so I can work
specifically on the legs. I will
only treat pregnant women in
the second and third
trimesters and I work very
carefully, always.
“I can work on specific areas
which might stimulate thebaby if it’s late, but thatwould always be dependent
on specific permission being
given by the midwife.”
One of the common themes
Alison often sees is the mum
who already has an active
toddler and finds it hard to
keep pace during the laterstages of pregnancy.

Maple Avenue Leigh SS9 1DJ“At a time when your body issaying “slow down” and“take it easy” the toddler may
be demanding the absolute
opposite,” says Alison, “sothe massage or reflexology
can help mum to develop arelaxed and positive attitude,
which is a big step in theright direction.”
While both massage andreflexology are clearly
physical treatments, theireffects are much more than01702 478924 www.shambhalastudios.com

physical. “Both treatments
are truly holistic,” says
Alison, 45, “they have a very
positive effect on both
physical and mental
wellbeing.”