The Farnham Health and Wellness Podcast

Juliet Hollingsworth
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The Farnham Health & Wellness Podcast brings you conversations with inspiring people from Farnham and the surrounding area who are helping others live healthier, happier and more connected lives. Hosted by local hypnotherapist Juliet Hollingsworth, founder of The Burrow, Farnham, each episode explores topics including stress, anxiety, sleep, movement, trauma, nutrition, connection and the nervous system, introducing you to local people, ideas and communities you can explore beyond the podcast.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    What actually is Reiki?

    What actually is Reiki – and what happens when you have a Reiki treatment? In this episode of the Farnham Health & Wellness Podcast, I’m talking to Natalie Cox, aka NataMama, about Reiki, aromatherapy, massage, sound healing and the journey that led her to make complementary therapy her full-time work. Natalie first discovered Reiki almost by accident while studying at college. Her anatomy and physiology teacher happened to be a Reiki Master and offered her a short treatment. Natalie knew almost nothing about Reiki at the time, but the experience stayed with her. She began going for treatments herself, before eventually deciding that she wanted to understand what was actually happening and learn how to practise Reiki for herself. We go right back to that first experience and talk about what Reiki actually is, what a Reiki practitioner does during a treatment, and what someone coming for their first session might experience. Natalie also talks about the different reasons people come to see her. Some arrive simply because they're curious about Reiki, while others are looking for something that helps them feel calmer and more grounded. Alongside Reiki, her work now includes massage and aromatherapy, and we explore how those different practices have gradually become part of NataMama. We get into essential oils and aromatherapy too – including the thought that goes into choosing and blending oils, and why aromatherapy involves much more than simply enjoying a nice smell. Natalie also tells me about her collaborations with other local health and wellbeing practitioners. She works with sound practitioner Jo Carter of Soundshine, combining sound baths using gongs and Tibetan singing bowls with individual mini Reiki treatments. We talk about the experience of sound, vibration and touch, and Natalie shares some of her own experiences of sound healing. We also talk about the point at which a personal interest becomes a completely different life. Natalie spent 13 years in the same job before deciding to leave the security of something familiar and build NataMama. She talks about how difficult that decision felt, what finally prompted her to make it and what she hopes to develop next. Along the way, we talk about collaboration rather than competition within the local wellness community, seasonal workshops, yoga, cacao, sound healing, and some of the people Natalie has met through this work. If you've searched for Reiki in Farnham, Alton or Hampshire, wondered whether Reiki might be for you, or found yourself asking what actually is Reiki?, this episode gives you the opportunity to hear directly from a local practitioner about what she does and how she came to do it. Find Natalie / NataMama Natalie is based in Alton, Hampshire and offers treatments through NataMama. She is also developing a space in Four Marks for Reiki training. Website: www.natamama.co.ukInstagram: @x_natamama_xNatalie's website also links to her Facebook page and information about treatments, Reiki training, workshops and upcoming events. About the podcast The Farnham Health & Wellness Podcast is recorded in Farnham, Surrey. I’m Juliet Hollingsworth, and in each episode I explore the science, stories and ideas behind living well through conversations with people working in health and wellbeing locally. Each guest is someone you can meet, learn from or work with in and around Farnham, Surrey and the surrounding areas.

    What actually is Reiki?

  2. Sep 18

    Yoga Beyond The Poses

    What is yoga when we look beyond the physical poses? In this episode, I speak to yoga teacher Chandni Nijhawan about yoga as a way of living that supports the whole human experience. Chandni grew up in India, where yoga was woven into everyday family and cultural life. She later studied psychology intensively and worked in a corporate environment in America, before moving to England and becoming a full-time yoga teacher. We explore the meaning of yoga, the relationship between movement, breath and emotional wellbeing, and what can be lost when yoga becomes primarily a physical workout. Chandni also explains how her knowledge of psychology, anatomy and human behaviour informs her intuitive approach to teaching. Chandni teaches yoga in and around Petersfield, Hampshire, as well as online. Website - Chandni Yoga - Chandni Yoga Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chandni_yoga?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&stkn=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

    Yoga Beyond The Poses

  3. Sep 12

    How can Astrology help us?

    What can astrology tell us about who we are, how we live, and the natural rhythms we may have lost touch with? In this episode, I talk with astrologer Charlotte Nixon, founder of Aligned Body and Stars, about birth charts, moon cycles, and the ways astrology can help us understand ourselves more deeply. We explore why your sun, moon and rising signs mean different things, how Charlotte uses astrology in her own life and business, and what happens when we begin paying attention to cyclical patterns, rather than expecting ourselves to operate in the same way all the time. Our conversation moves through menstrual cycles, motherhood, pregnancy, menopause, community and the increasing influence of technology, eventually arriving at a question that connects strongly with my own work: As our world becomes increasingly technological, how do we stay human within it? We also talk about why practices sometimes dismissed as “woo” may have roots in ways humans have lived for generations, and what we might discover when we become curious about them, rather than automatically dismissing them. About Charlotte NixonCharlotte is an astrologer and founder of Aligned Body and Stars. She works primarily with women, using astrology as a tool to help them understand themselves, navigate periods of change, and reconnect with their own identity. She also facilitates women’s circles, supper clubs, retreats and yoga. Aligned Body and Stars (1) Instagram

    How can Astrology help us?

  4. Jul 23

    Can you trust your intuition?

    Can you trust your intuition? In this episode of The Farnham Health and Wellness Podcast, I talk with Kia Cannons, an artist, intuitive mentor and women's circle facilitator from Farnham, Surrey, about what happens when we begin listening to ourselves instead of living by other people's expectations. We explore intuition, creativity, burnout, chronic illness, purpose, self-expression and the role that art, nature and community can play in supporting our wellbeing. Kia shares her own journey of rebuilding her life through creativity, and explains how visual journaling, women's circles and intuitive practice have helped her reconnect with herself. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, curious about intuition, looking for more meaning, or interested in creativity as a tool for wellbeing, this conversation offers a thoughtful perspective on finding your own path. In this episode, we discuss:• Intuition and self-trust• Burnout and chronic illness• Creativity and visual journaling• Women's circles and community• Art, nature and wellbeing• Purpose, courage and personal growth

    Can you trust your intuition?

  5. Jul 18

    When Did You Stop Dancing?

    When did you stop dancing? Most of us moved naturally as children. We climbed, spun, swayed and danced without worrying what anyone thought. Somewhere along the way, many of us stopped. We began living more in our heads than in our bodies. In this episode of the Farnham Health & Wellness Podcast, I talk with 5Rhythms teacher Catherine Stagg-Macey about why movement matters for our mental and physical wellbeing. Together we explore how reconnecting with the body can influence stress, anxiety, trauma, emotional health and our sense of connection with ourselves and others. Our conversation covers the science of the nervous system, flow states, and the work of trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk, alongside Catherine's experience of teaching 5Rhythms. We discuss why movement can be much more than exercise, how modern life encourages us to disconnect from our bodies, and what can happen when we begin to move again without judgement or expectation. Whether you're curious about 5Rhythms, interested in nervous system health, or simply looking for a different perspective on wellbeing, this episode offers an invitation to reflect on one simple question: When did you stop dancing? About our guest Catherine Stagg-Macey is a certified 5Rhythms teacher based near Farnham, helping people reconnect with themselves through movement. If you'd like to find out more about Catherine's classes and events, you'll find links below. https://www.instagram.com/5rhythms_with_catherine/ https://bookwhen.com/5rhythms_with_catherine#focus=ev-scqoa-20260718180000 The Burrow | Humanitix

    When Did You Stop Dancing?

  6. 02/19/2021

    Hypnosis @Home with Christy Roxburgh, Matthew Pike and Juliet Hollingsworth

    Watch as Christy, Matt and Juliet dissect hypnosis as a therapeutic tool. Listen as they share their experiences of using this powerful technique and hear how you can use hypnosis at home to improve your life.

    Hypnosis @Home with Christy Roxburgh, Matthew Pike and Juliet Hollingsworth

  7. 02/12/2021

    EFT @home with Nicole Horstead

    Nicole believes that the mind and body are intrinsically linked. Your thoughts, emotions, attitudes and beliefs have a direct impact on your biology. Having spent the past twenty years developing her coaching and therapy skills through extensive training, Nicole's passion is to learn and apply that knowledge to help people feeling overwhelmed or indeed underwhelmed using a combination of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) or ‘Tapping’, Coaching, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Homeopathy.   Nicole discusses how to use EFT tapping simply and effectively at home on your daily challenges. The session is largely practical. She will equip you with a simple tool that you can use immediately to combat your stress helping to create a calm and balanced life.

    EFT @home with Nicole Horstead

  8. 02/05/2021

    Turn a Challenge into an Opportunity with Kimba Bridgeman

    Kimba Bridgeman lives in Farnham and is the director of Shaman College. She is a spiritual mentor and healer and works with an ancient knowledge that many illnesses and challenges that we experience as mind and body have roots in spiritual imbalances. When these imbalances are cleared, an individual can find their true light and an empowered life that is ultimately here with a purpose and a place. In this episode Kimba discusses the interwoven triad of body-mind-spirit and how these times of challenge can be catalysts for healing. Kimba believes that we are at such a fascinating point in the world right now and that with challenges comes healing. How can we get perspective and bring a shift to habitual patterns that do not benefit us? The period of being at home can open us up rather than close us. We are not just numbers on a page, we are greater and can use this time to be that greatness. shamancollege.com

    Turn a Challenge into an Opportunity with Kimba Bridgeman

  9. 01/29/2021

    Relationships @home with Joe Summerfield

    Relationships take navigation at the best of times. When you are restricted to your home difficulties that would not be there in normal circumstances start to appear. Joe is here to help you find a nicer way, a way that helps everything to be enjoyable rather than difficult. If the experience of current world events has put greater pressure on your relationships you will find a way through it with the help of Joe. Whatever the nature of the relationship - friendship, family, business/work, or romantic, we can all benefit from intimacy coaching. As social creatures with the capacity for complex emotional experience, relating is a defining part of the human experience. The way we relate gives shape and colour to our outlook, interactions, and relationships. We only know ourselves through our history of interactions. This history shapes the way we relate to ourselves; and in turn, the way we relate to ourselves shapes the way we relate to others. When we relate to others, this whole process is alive for them also. Intimacy coaching provides a container: a safe space with structure, calmness, reassurance, and consciousness, to explore what's alive in the relationship to gain greater empathy, connection, and communication. In doing so, it offers the potential to totally transform our experience. Joe can help you to enjoy deeper connection and greater harmony in your relationship - as well as growth as individuals? Joe tailors his intimacy coaching sessions to the couple or individual involved. He combines a number of different approaches in order to support self awareness, communication, empathy, and deep mutual understanding. By taking this journey, you may discover: The special spark or connection in your relationship. Practical tools for dissolving conflict. How to REALLY be there for your partner. New depth and passion in your connection. How to create bridges with someone with whom connection has been lost or broken.

    Relationships @home with Joe Summerfield

  10. 01/22/2021

    Fitness @home with Danny Bridgeman

    Physical activity is beneficial for your mental health and wellbeing, the Mental Health Foundation say;  "We need to change the way we view physical activity in the UK in order not to see it as something we ‘have to do’, ‘should do’ or ‘ought to do’ for our health, but as something that we do because we personally value its positive benefits to our wellbeing."  Activities to increase fitness can be as successful at home without equipment as in the unnatural setting of a gym.  Danny speaks to us about getting active in the home, tips to improve posture and stretches to improve your body with a sedentary lifestyle. Advice on how often you should exercise and which exercises you should do. We learn that the optimal exercise plan is very manageable and fits in easily with a busy lifestyle.  Danny Bridgeman is predominantly a movement teacher offering private sessions, group classes, online videos, corporate work and retreats. He focuses on fitness, posture, functional movement and relaxation.  Sessions range from the subtlety of body awareness and meditation to HIIT and martial fitness. Danny says; "I have learned that being fit and healthy is part of an on going process and that change takes time. The key is to begin now and enjoy the journey. I want to share my knowledge and experience to help you develop and maintain a body that is functional, graceful and healthy... a body you enjoy waking up to everyday."  https://www.restore-your-body.com/

    Fitness @home with Danny Bridgeman

  11. 01/15/2021

    Nutrition @home with Jacqui Mayes

    Yesterday evening Jacqui gave us so much useful information as she spoke to us about how we can help ourselves at home. The best ways to support your immune system, eat healthily without spending a fortune, feel less tired and more motivated, how much water you should drink and is sugar really as bad as they say it is? Listen for free now.

    Nutrition @home with Jacqui Mayes
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The Farnham Health & Wellness Podcast brings you conversations with inspiring people from Farnham and the surrounding area who are helping others live healthier, happier and more connected lives. Hosted by local hypnotherapist Juliet Hollingsworth, founder of The Burrow, Farnham, each episode explores topics including stress, anxiety, sleep, movement, trauma, nutrition, connection and the nervous system, introducing you to local people, ideas and communities you can explore beyond the podcast.

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