strength and soul
We believe you can recover from your injury or illness despite being told
otherwise. We believe when your pain is gone, you have a future full of
possibility. WHY? BECAUSE WE’VE DONE IT OURSELVES BUT – It takes more than
regular exercise and clean eating to be truly healthy. Taking charge of your
health and lifestyle means making changes, some changes may be permanent, others
are temporary. Ayurveda has a great phrase ‘like attracts like and opposites
balance’ when we do too much of one thing it can lead us down the path of
disease, introduce the opposite (often the things we don’t want to do) and we
create balance and true health. I’m not here to count calories, make you run
every day and guarantee you a six-pack. I am here to focus on your health. I
won’t focus on the physical appearance but investigate what’s going on under the
skin, the parts you don’t see. I investigate how your digestive system is
functioning for your body to absorb the nutrients from your food and build your
tissues. I look at the root cause and uncover those symptoms that may have been
around for so long that it becomes normal. JOANN BUCHAN – Ayurveda Practitioner,
yoga teacher, therapist. Fractured her coccyx in primary school, had hip surgery
at the age of 30, lost her Mum to cancer at the age of 18 and dealt with stress,
hair loss and hormone imbalances choosing the route of Ayurveda and yoga to
overcome these naturally and have daily tools to cope. KEVIN BUCHAN-
Injury-prone retired Rugby player, who has injured pretty much everything from
head to toe. After retiring from sport, he suffered depression and a loss of
identity alongside the pain that various injuries bring. Kev uses his experience
in sport, injury and multiple modalities to give you the best chance of
recovery. You can find more about Kev over here at RAPTOR. ARE YOU READY TO DO
WHAT IT TAKES? You’re in the right place. I believe a truly healthy lifestyle
should be sustainable. It shouldn’t be something you ‘get back into’ or ‘start’
it’s part of your every day, it’s part of you. JOANN BUCHAN Wife, Boss, Nature
Lover Favourite Quote “Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to
live” The truth is . . . There is no one size fits or all quick fix; YOU ARE
UNIQUE and have your own unique story. Your diet and lifestyle should reflect
that. Are you? In physical pain – hip, lower back, joint pain? Are you doing
what you perceive to be all the right things but still not feeling your best?
Confused about what you should be eating? Always taking the latest supplement or
health food? Overworking, over-exercising or overeating? Signs are showing up –
digestive symptoms, hormonal imbalances, tiredness You’re in the right place.
I’ve been there, feeling like I was making changes and doing everything I was
supposed to be doing, but something was missing, I felt alone, unhappy and in
pain. I had surgery on my hip at the age of 30 and expected everything to be
perfect after that. Surgery would be the answer to all my pain. I was entirely
unprepared for the length of the recovery, mental struggle and frustrations of
not being able to do what I had previously done. I still felt so exhausted and
still in pain. I discovered something unique; How often have you said, “I’m
getting there”? Where are you going? There is no there. You are already there,
whatever that step of the journey is for you. There will always be a next step
and a next step, a different season of the environment or season in our lives.
We will always need to learn to adapt, change, and grow. It’s in our nature as
humans to grow and evolve. I’ve been around the world, learning from some of the
most innovative thinkers, teachers and healers. Soaking up their wisdom and
applying it to my injuries and imbalances as well as helping my clients. I’ve
worked in my private practice for seven years as well as delivering programs in
schools, corporate, taught workshops. QUALIFICATIONS & Professional Development
Ayurveda Lifestyle & Nutrition Diploma with Ayurveda Institute UK (pass with
distinction) Ayurveda Institute UK, 700 hours of training plus additional study
Ayurveda Practitioner with Ayurveda Institute UK (pass with distinction)
Intensive, advanced course with Ayurveda Institute UK, 18 months of study with
over 1000 hours of training and study Yoga Teacher 200hr and currently studying
towards 500hr Pre and Postnatal Yoga Training with Katy Appleton, Apple Yoga,
London – 95hr KCR training to Master Level, plus an additional 300hr training
under the founder Hugh Gilbert PT (only 3 people in the world trained directly
under Hugh Gilbert) BDES (Hons) Design Futures, Napier University PGDE Secondary
Education, Technological Education – with Distinction, University of Edinburgh,
Moray House School of Education (2009) 15+ Years in Education including primary
school, secondary school teacher, delivering CPD to primary and secondary school
teachers, teaching and leading community education groups, qualified swimming
teacher. Kinetic Chain Release (KCR) Level 1, 2, 3 (2013) KCR Masterclass –
Hawaii (2018) Connective Tissue Release (CTR) Level 1, 2 (2014) KCR Teacher
Training| Teaching assistant 300hr Women’s Health (May 2016) Reiki Level 1, 2 –
Channeling Love 200hr Yoga Teacher – Yoga Arts, Bali 2014 Pre + Postnatal Yoga
95hr | Katy Appleton, Apple Yoga, London Yoga for Trauma and Self Regulation |
Hala Khouri Yoga workshops with Kathryn Budig, Simon Borg Olivier, Chelsey Korus
