Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
My name is Annette and I support people of all ages and stages to take life changing actions that improve health and wellbeing! My business, Pond Wellness, offers a range of holistic healthcare services that can be combined and customised to meet the needs of anybody who is looking for a way to improve their health, lighten the burdens of stress, and perhaps forge a better understanding of how to feel happier and healthier! I love being able to support clients to embrace a more healthy relationship with themselves through a combination of wellbeing coaching, teaching mindfulness and complementary therapies. I have been working in holistic healthcare for over 25 years, after starting a family prompted me to change career (leaving corporate IT) and embrace a whole different world. Holistic Healthcare has become a real passion - as I've learned more about how our incredible mind and body work in union to support our health, it has only continued to inspire me - both in my own choices and to try to help other people make small sustainable changes to improve wellbeing and essentially happiness. I'm passionate about nature and getting outdoors, eating healthily and staying active, volunteering and working with my local community. In 2022, I completed a MSc in Mindfulness Studies with Aberdeen University, and my research project - Meeting Menopause with Compassion - really consolidated my own personal motivation to bring whatever skills, resources and tools I have gathered throughout my life to help others who perhaps feel lost, isolated or overwhelmed. Menopause can be a challenging time for many, but it can also be an opportunity for positive change. All my work is underpinned by compassionate and inclusive values - treating every person I meet with respect, open acceptance and offering confidential and nurturing care and service. Now I teach mindfulness in my local community and offer wellbeing coaching in addition to my ongoing love for holistic therapies and my treatment room, The Pond (Ratho) I am a Fellow of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) and fully qualified and insured to practise
I've opened my own treatment space just outside Edinburgh and offer reflexology, massage and reiki treatments as well as individual and small group relaxation workshops and classes. There is no age barrier to improving awareness of health and wellbeing and I work confidently with children and adults at any stage in life.
Wellbeing coaching (ILM accredited) supports recovery from trauma, loss, illness or stress. Through coaching you can expect to identify the issues that impact your health and wellbeing, and to prioritise the small, achievable steps you can take to improve life. As your coach, I will provide empathic, grounded listening; directed, positive questioning to help you identify what it important to you; help you tap into what motivates and inspires you; provide accountability for the actions you agree to take and become your number one cheerleader as move towards better health and happiness! With specialist interest in Menopause and CFS/ME/Fibro recovery, I bring over 20 years experience in holistic healthcare and mindfulness to support my coaching clients, with great success.
Qualified Hill & Moorland Leader with Outdoor Emergency First Aid - offers guided walks in the countryside around Edinburgh, including Pentland Hills / Ochill Hills and further afield by arrangement.
Specialising in foot and facial reflexology, offering home visits or on-site treatments. Also qualified and able to provide hand reflexology, Thai foot massage, Indian Head massage and Thermo-auricular ear candling to bring a wide variety of therapies to meet most needs.
Offering reflexology, Indian Head Massage and Thai foot massage