Meet the experts
INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND REJUVENATION
The Wellness Weekender is privileged to work with the best in the health and wellbeing field.
Prepare to be inspired by our carefully curated line up of expert practitioners, each dedicated to enriching your wellness experience. From renowned nutritionists and therapists to experienced yoga and breathworks instructors, our team brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to guide you on your journey to optimal health and vitality.
Every single talk, class and workshop is included in your access all areas ticket.
Jo Pitkin
With a passion for mental health and wellbeing, Jo empowers individuals to thrive through her transformative therapy. Combing the proven practices of CBT with gentle Hypnotherapy, alongside her compassionate approach and expertise Jo is a trusted guide to optimal health and happiness.
Jo will be hosting a talk on the mind and body connection and the freedom from viscious cycles we find ourselves in and a workshop on transformative hypnotherapy.
@jopitkin_cbh
Lucinda Miller is the clinical lead of NatureDoc and runs a team of UK-wide nutritional therapists specialising in family nutrition as well as running an online health food shop www.naturedoc.shop
She has been practising as a naturopath for over 25 years, qualified in Functional Medicine and is author of the bestselling cookbooks Brain Brilliance, The Good Stuff and I Can’t Believe It’s Baby Food. She is the mum of three and lives in Wiltshire, UK.
Lucinda will be talking on Saturday morning following the release of her latest book Brain Brilliance – Nutrition For Nurturing Better Mind, Mood & Focus.
@naturedockids
A health, wellbeing and peak performance centre based in West Tytherley, Hampshire. Our therapies include Floatation Therapy, Contrast Therapy, Red Light Therapy, Hypoxia Altitude therapy, Peak Performance coaching Sports massage, Yoga and Breathwork coaching.
Whether you’re seeking to enhance your athletic performance, recover from stress and injury, or simply find a peaceful retreat from the demands of daily life, ALTUS offers a sanctuary where your journey to optimal health and wellness begins.
ALTUS will be hosting:
Ice Bath Therapy
Functional Fitness Yoga
Performance Coaching
@thealtuslife
Erin Willmers
A huge welcome to Erin Willmers who will be leading a yoga class with a difference. Erin is an athlete who brings motivation and determination to the next level. An incredible runner (ask her how fast she runs!) who shares her passion through RunAltus. Co-founded with Emma, who you will also see at the weekender, RunAltus offers a wealth of experience and passion plus a deep understanding of technique, endurance and injury prevention. This class compliments Erin’s yoga classes ‘Yoga for runners and cyclists’ that you can attend at the local home of health, wellbeing and performance, Altus at Norman Court.
Ice Bath Therapy
Functional Fitness Yoga
Performance Coaching
@thealtuslife
Erin Willmers
Hello to Emma Smillie! A UKA Coach who has a wealth of experience and passion for running. Emma will be sharing with us how we can achieve our goals by focussing on our technique, our speed, our safety and our endurance whilst integrating mindset and motivation. If you’ve ever been curious about how to build physical and mental resilience, be sure to take part in Emma’s workshop and ask any questions.
Ice Bath Therapy
Functional Fitness Yoga
Performance Coaching
@thealtuslife
Alex Taylor
Alex is well known to Salisbury and was nominated Wellbeing Champion in the Walk of Stars 2023 and SouthWilts Business Women of the Year. She has a wealth of fitness experience & expertise. An holistic nutrition & lifestyle coach, Alex has created successful programmes & delivered hundreds of workshops.
Alex teaches small group personal training, fitness yoga & pilates, body & core conditioning, spin, body pump & balance, zumba, post natal specialist classes, holistic nutrition & lifestyle workshops plus the incredible Kidz Love Fit fitness for children.
Alex will be bringing her passion and expertise with a pilates class on Sunday
Camilla Lawrence
Camilla has been working as a specialist Women’s health Physiotherapist for over 15 years. She is a highly regarded and experienced physio having worked in both the NHS and private practice across London and now in Hampshire / Wiltshire. She loves her work - helping her patients resolve their problems and return to a full and active, pain-free life.
She believes in an evidence-based, individualised and holistic approach and uses an effective combination of manual therapy, education and rehabilitation to achieve optimal short and long-term recovery and wellbeing.
Camilla will be giving a talk on how best to look after your physical health in midlife and prepare for the menopause.
Ro Fielden-Cooke
Muddy Stillettoes Fitness Instructor of the Year!
SHE is an online fitness membership designed for women who struggle for the time or motivation to exercise. Ro creates challenges and workouts for a monthly subscription that full of variety, fun and excellent music.
Ro’s mission is to build women up from the inside out and empower them with a combination of exercise, nutrition and mindset work, each member also becomes part of a group that keep members accountable and motivated.
Ro will be giving a talk on Women’s wellness and holistic health and running a sweaty pilates strength class.
Charlie is a Nutritionist and Advanced Personal Trainer. His early career was spent in the City of London as a corporate lawyer before re-training as a nutritionist and trainer and going on to work with professional sports clubs and athletes in the USA.
In 2015 he co-founded Hagan & Papping, a health and wellbeing consultancy for commercial enterprises, high net worth individual and families globally. Hagan & Pappin co-ordinates an advisory team of specialists including medical professionals and university researchers through to experts in fields such as nutrition, biomechanics, genetics, sleep, athletic performance, physical therapy and childhood health to provide advanced physical and nutritional health analyses and optimisation services.
Tobina Marx
Physiotherapist with a focus on addressing the underlying ‘why’, treating the whole person and empowering the patient with knowledge for better outcomes. Tobina has passion for challenges, sport and health that have taken her across the world with Physio.
Working with a wide scope of work from ultra endurance cyclists to rugby work, specialist interest groups among pioneering orthopaedic consultants in London, football academies in Sierra Leone and travelled on request to Europe, America’s and Africa with clients on health missions and military roles. For the last fourteen years Tobina has been part of a well known clinic in London working as a Consultant Physio and the company Clinical Lead across 11 clinics.
Tobina will be running a workshop Sunday about the benefits of intuitive physiotherapy to help us manage and recover quicker from pain or discomfort.
Amanda has worked in the field of wellbeing for 15 years, providing Yoga Therapy sessions in various NHS settings, owning a vegetarian café, working for the Ambulance Service and more recently completing a Masters in Occupational Therapy. Her passion for mind-body wellbeing and particular focus on trauma and the power of somatic practices has inspired her to train as a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator and Spinal Energetics Practitioner. Hear her talk about the power of accessing trauma through the breath and the female nervous system.
@the_light_therapist
Katherine Corsan
When Katherine's own chronic health problems started in her thirties, Katherine was told there was no known cure and that she’d need medication for life. Inspired to find dietary and lifestyle solutions, Katherine successfully turned her own health around and is now happily symptom and medication-free.
Katherine’s professional experience as a former nurse ranged from acute emergencies to chronic symptom management. This, coupled with her own experience as a patient, sparked the decision to retrain as a nutritionist to support clients one-to-one and explore the root cause of what brings each of us to the point of ill health. Katherine is highly qualified to help others lose their fear of food, and enjoy life free from IBS worry.
Katherine will be hosting a talk on Gut Health and the prevention of stress related IBS.
@sheer_nutrition
Carrie Beecroft Sinnott has been teaching yoga for 20 years and practicing for almost 40. Carrie trained at the life centre in London and has a Masters qualification in yoga and pranayama, having also trained as a Prana Vinyasa teacher under Shiva Rea.
Carrie’s love is Vinyasa Flow which offers the student the chance to feel the graceful moving mediation that comes from a “one breath one movement” discipline.
In the practice, we learn to use our yoga to understand how we can become the best version of ourselves
“True yoga is not about the shape of your body but the shape of your life. Yoga is not to be performed: yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn’t care about the what you have been; it cares about the person you are becoming”
If you are seeking transformation then Nick is for you. Make sure you visit Nick Taylor at his Transformation Training workshop on Saturday 7th September. Nick's qualifications for sports psychology and performance is extensive thanks to his dedication to education.
It is these specialisms that give his clients the results they want.
You can see more from Nick at Sarum Crossfit
Sarum CrossFit – A CrossFit gym based in Salisbury, Wiltshire – THE TEAM
Prevention isn't just better than cure, it's more sensible, reasonable and rational too.
This embodies the entire purpose of the Wellness Weekender so we are thrilled that GP and Functional Medicine doctor Dr Jess Peebles can join us to help us understand the power and impotance of functional medicine.
Jess will explain how functional medicine looks holistically at the full picture of our physical, mental and emotional health and how, by learning about us, our lifestyle, our medical history, and our needs, functional medicine doctors can find a solution to health problems in an entirely personalised way.
This really is not to be missed. Functional medicine is the future and I am so excited that we get to hear more about it here first.
Understanding, confidence and resilience run through Octavia and if you're not already following her incredible Instagram community @xena.life_ and App, do it now!
The breadth of knowledge Octavia has meant getting creative with our timings to make sure she had time to talk and provide 1 to1 support.
We are so grateful for her giving up so much time and do get in contact with her directly to nab a spot with her, they will go quickly.
Anthea Aireton-Downer
Introducing Anthea and her Qi Gong - The Art of Mindful Movement class.
Qi Gong is an ancient Chinese mind-body practice so a perfect addition to our weekend. Gentle stretches to ease muscular tension and boost balance, coordination, circulation and digestion.
Qi Gong will lift your spirits and help you feel both relaxed and focussed. It’s very special and we’re so glad Anthea from the @salisbury_yoga.studio can join us.
Dr Jess Macpherson
Introducing Dr Jess Macpherson, dance artist and yoga teacher. If you would like to learn from a movement maker the beautiful blend of yoga with creative movement and meditation then don’t miss Jess’s Sunday session. Jess will help us stretch and relax by combining the ancient practice with contemporary knowledge. It’s just beautiful and I hope you enjoy this lovely session.
Jess Macpherson Yoga and Dance | Salisbury
Nicky Vaughan
A slow mindful flowing vinyasa to wind down and close our wonderful Wellness Weekender with our local Yoga Alliance Global instructor!
Nicky has learnt herself how to take back her control and give her life the fitness, strength and flexibility she needed. She learnt how to ‘unclench’ and don’t we all need just that from time to time. Join Nicky and experience some detoxifying twists, stretches and restorative breathing culminating in a fabulously relaxing savasana and bring together all the elements of the wellness weekender. Namaste.
Helen Synott
Who else wishes they had a stronger back or core?! 🙋🏼♀️ We are thrilled to have Core-Align’s Helen joining us to show us how to improve our flexibility, build our core strength and build our ability to bring back balance.
Helen will help us strengthen our core muscles so we can better stabilise and support our spines so we realign and help to correct postural problems. If you’re a desk worker, child lifter, or core improver, Helen’s class is not to be missed!
Visit www.core-align.co.uk to read her testimonials!
Aine Horner
That’s right Quantum Flow is joining us! I hadn’t had the opportunity to try it so Áine (also know as @babyrefluxlady and celtic.flow) kindly sent me a recording to try. QF promises to biohack your whole system to connect the mind and nervous system whilst releasing tension and boosting focus and energy. It did not disappoint and I immediately added her to the itinerary. The combination of breath with yogic moves and sound was an incredible start to my day and I floated through the rest of it! If, like me, you’ve not tried it, add it to your ‘must do’ list for the weekend and enjoy. It’s heavenly.
Julie Streeter
Therapy Course UK
Sound Baths are an ancient practice and we are delighted that we have someone so dedicated to health and wellbeing to deliver the Wellness Weekender Sound Bath experience.
Sound baths are a meditative practice involving the use of resonant music. This creates an immersive sound that fills the room and the body, aiming to help people relax and let go of stress, anxiety, or other worries and concerns.
Julie is not only an expert practitioner in health and beauty but also a tutor with countless accreditations to her name. Julie is definitely a contact you need whether it's a sound bath, accupuncture or a hot stone massage but be quick, she is always in demand.