Registered Charity number 1201196

Who we are

Drawn to this field by her love of simple life enhancing practices that work, Nicole has over 20 years of experience of working with individuals and facilitating groups in all areas of personal development and wellness. She currently teaches yoga and mindfulness to all ages in Eastbourne including in retirement homes and to children and teachers in schools. She is co-chair of a wellbeing school, West Rise Infant school. She is also a tutor for the “Yoga and the Mind” module on the Apanaveda yoga teacher training course. She holds psychology (BA Honours in Psychology), holistic counselling (Postgrad Dip Counselling), and yoga teacher qualifications.

Nicole Hartley

www.nicoleyoga.co.uk
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Maria has been involved in the world of personal development and wellbeing for over twenty years. She is an experienced trainer/teacher. She is passionate about wellbeing and the joy of building your resilience because of the many benefits they bring. Maria has used many of the methods and techniques within the programme to regain her own health and wellbeing, reshaping her life on her journey recovering from cancer. Maria draws on her diverse background and experience to provide well rounded programmes to bring about a greater sense of balance in our lives. Maria runs workshops and retreats across Sussex along with her role as Module Coordinator/Senior Lecturer for the Professional Resilience module at the University of Chichester. She holds qualifications in Accounting and Business Management, yoga, yoga therapy and has studied Psychology (Bsc Honours) over the last four years. For Maria, learning never stops

Maria O’Donnell

phoenixandfireflyyoga.co.uk (website in the process of being relocated)
https://www.chi.ac.uk/

Our Trustees

Kat has over 30 years experience living and working around the world with a range of blue chip companies, educational facilities, agencies and charities, immersing herself in different cultures and workplace practices.

Today, she is the founder and CEO of a coaching and development company where she helps women to break through barriers, get the promotions and become the vital leaders they were always destined to be. She is also the creator of a voluntary-led empowerment group. Rising Strong: Thriving After Cancer, supporting men and women as they transition back into life and back into the workplace after their cancer battle. Kat is now based on the Sunshine Coast, where you can find her paddle boarding, walking her dog or hiking the south downs. She is an ambassador for thriving after cancer.

Kat Holden

Chris worked as a statistician and manager in medical research before becoming a counsellor and finally an olive farmer in Spain. She now lives in Seaford where she is a volunteer with Citizens Advice.

She is enthusiastic about the contribution made by WBWMWB and enjoys learning about new wellbeing approaches. She practices meditation and yoga and loves dog walking in the local countryside.

Chris

Jacqueline has worked in the charity sector for over 25 years, she has experience in all aspects of charity finance and a thorough knowledge of UK charity accounting requirements. Jacqueline has held senior finance roles supporting financial planning and budgeting, external audits and financial reporting and fundraising teams. Currently, Jacqueline is Director of Financial Control and Transformation at Save the Children International.

Jacqueline
Sam was born in Australia and has lived in the UK since 2000. She has a degree in Education in addition to a Masters in Management. She is a qualified coach, trainer and consultant.

Sam is a successful Head Teacher, and has led a diverse primary school in central London for 20 years. She holds a wholistic view of education that is potential orientated and values based, and she has championed many initiatives in health and wellbeing for the benefit of students, teachers and local communities.

Sam has also been involved in running WYSE International, a global leadership charity, for the last 30 years. WYSE is a non-government organisation affiliated with the United Nations and its vision is to support emerging leaders for global change. Sam is also a trustee of WYSE International.

Samanda (Adcock) McDowell

How Wellbody, Wellmind, Wellbeing was born….

After 20 years of friendship and sharing our love of learning, practicing and sharing well being techniques, Nicole and Maria have teamed up to create the Wellbody Wellmind Wellbeing charity. Our trustees are drawn from a wide variety of sectors including the third sector, business and education.

With a combined 4 decades of experience in this area, we are passionate about sharing powerful tools for mind and body wellness. We have developed a core intervention model which is backed up by neuroscience and cutting edge evidence based research. The model includes learning about how our brains work, self reflection, experiencing the wide range of tools and techniques, finding which ones work for us and, crucially, actually making them to healthy life long habits. In this way, we are able to build resilience in dealing with the stress and challenges inherent in life, learn how to heal ourselves and love our lives.