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Penny Little’s Ceramics Course

YOUR wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue this time it is a ceramics course with maker Penny Little. WHAT makes a good teacher? Passion? Commitment? Enthusiasm? The ability to inspire and encourage? Penny Little is a good...

Penny Little’s Ceramics Course

YOUR wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue this time it is a ceramics course with maker Penny Little. WHAT makes a good teacher? Passion? Commitment? Enthusiasm? The ability to inspire and encourage? Penny Little is a good...

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Kate does… a green Christmas

MOST issues your wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each time. This issue the focus on something a bit different. Kaye’s here to help you enjoy a more sustainable, and meaningful festive season. AS I write this it’s Bonfire Night and...

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Kate does… Life Coaching with Bee Greenway

YOUR wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue this time it is life coaching. AS a former business coach, since 2008, Bee Greenway found that people often presented with the same problems again and again. It was all to do with a lack...

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Kate does… Thai Massage with Emma Cayless

YOUR wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue this time it is Thai Massage. THERE is something blissful about being in the hands of a highly experienced practitioner and this issue’s Kate Does, with Emma Cayless, was a fantastic...

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Kate does… Distant Sound Healing

YOUR wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue this time it is remote healing at home. LIKE so many of our practitioners, Teresa Wicksteed has had to adapt to these challenging times. No longer able to hold face-to-face Sound Healing...

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Kate does…Acupuncture with Sally Daynes

YOUR wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue this time it is the experience of being needled. I’M sure I’m not alone in experiencing feelings of serenity and calm as something of a rarity these days. So, I was surprised (and really...

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Kate does… TRE (Tension And Trauma Release)

YOUR wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue this time shaking to release trauma through TRE. I must confess to feeling a bit apprehensive about this issue’s Kate Does... I’ve been following Carmella B’Hahn’s journey into TRE...

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Kate does… Yoga with Natalie

Your wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue to give you a bit more of an insight into what it’s like to take part. This issue Kate tries Yoga with Natalie (see advert on page 29) taking a Vinyasa Yoga class at the Chapel House...

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The benefits of blogging

BLOGGING can be hugely beneficial for your business. But when you’re busy it can also be a bind. Reconnect’s Wellbeing Editor, Kate Philbin is also a professional blogger and copywriter. These are her top tips for novice bloggers. People use their blogs in all sorts...

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Kate does… Ozone Therapy

Your wellbeing editor Kate tries out a treatment or event or activity each issue to give you a bit more of an insight into what it’s like to take part. This issue Kate tries ozone therapy at Torquay’s Ozone Therapy Spa, one of only three ozone spas in the whole of the...

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