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🌎 The Body’s Potential to Heal 🌍 My column for @holisticscotlandmag last month focused on our bodies’ powerful potential to heal. Copying part of the article below for interest: “The Body Toolkit Retreats’ philosophy is based around the belief that the body’s default setting is to heal. Yet it’s a belief that hasn’t always been mine. For years I thought the complete opposite was true. For a long time I felt like my body was failing me. I had been stuck in an angry cycle of feeling like crap, plagued by health issues and blaming my body. Then one day, I noticed that a cut on my finger had healed perfectly, and I began to appreciate how many times I had injured myself in my lifetime, and each time my body had consistently tried to repair itself, to the best of its ability - completely unprompted. Having been angry at my body for so many years, I finally realised that my body wasn’t against me – it was constantly doing its best for me. By noticing and appreciating my body’s potential to heal in ‘everyday’ circumstances, there was an instant shift in my perspective and relationship with my body. It gave me hope – hope that it might be possible to overcome my health challenges – and immense gratitude for the body I had berated, and taken for granted, for so long. The more I dabbled in changing my mindset, diet and lifestyle, the more I began to see major changes in how I was feeling, both physically and emotionally. This led me to discover how passionate I was about helping others to do the same. I’ve been extremely blessed over the five years running the retreats, where I’ve been sharing the ‘tools’ I found useful in regaining my own health, and watching others experience similar metamorphoses.” image
5th December

🌎 The Body’s Potential to Heal 🌍 My column for @holisticscotla...
A few last minute spaces for the retreat this Friday 22nd at @arisaighousehotel - we had a magical week there this month, and I’d love to share this coming week with anyone in need of a bit of a boost ahead of the winter. Magical is the word to describe days like these - winter retreats are special 🤩 image
18th November

A few last minute spaces for the retreat this Friday 22nd at @arisaigh...
This wee family of deer enjoying the pulp leftover from my batch of juicing this morning 🍹: beetroot, carrot, celery, apple, broccoli & cucumber... it was quite the crowd pleaser 🦌🥕🥒🍎🥕🥦🍐🥕 I’ve got a few spaces left for my November Retreat at Arisaig House in the west coast Highlands and then that’s it for 2019 ! So, if you have any friends/family/partners/bosses/colleagues/distant relations/mere acquaintances who could benefit from hitting the reset button before the winter sets in, then please spread the word 🥰 5.00pm Friday 22nd November to 10.00am Thursday 28th November - www.thebodytoolkit.com/book-a-retreat image
17th October

This wee family of deer enjoying the pulp leftover from my batch of ju...
“I arrived stressed out, overweight, peri-menopausal and I just needed to get my life back on track... having just quit a stressful job of 25 years that I had grown to hate... 6 months on and I’m still juicing most days and making healthier choices as a whole. I lost 6lbs by the end of my stay, and a further 4lbs after the retreat which I’ve more or less kept off. My skin is much improved and I have more energy, vitality and enthusiasm. Although, the retreat is about so much more than food though. It is a chance to have time out, whilst being nourished and doing as much, or as little as you like. It allows you to slow down, to clear your head and to see what is important in life. I am now full-time self employed and I love it; my stress levels have reduced dramatically and I know that having that week with Katrina set me on the right path with regards to my physical and mental health and well-being.” Huge thanks to Jane for sharing this wonderful update, six months after her retreat, it is truly wonderful. I chose •The Body Toolkit• name for my retreats, because I felt that anyone could feel good after a week away on a retreat, but my wish was for everyone to leave the retreats with the tools to be able to *maintain* their results long-term. And so, when I get emails from people months, and even years down the line (just like Jane’s), it really does make my heart sing 🥰 The last availability for 2019 is now the November Retreat @arisaighousehotel - come and hit the reset button ahead of the winter in one of my favourite places on the planet 🙏 image
15th October

“I arrived stressed out, overweight, peri-menopausal and I just need...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I have just returned from my second time at The Body Toolkit Retreat, and if anything, it was even better than last year. Katrina’s enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge cannot fail to inspire you towards a fitter, healthier way of living, with the added bonus of losing weight. Definitely 5 stars from me.” image
25th July

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I have just returned from my second ...
Debilitating migraines, severe stress and suffering every possible symptom of the menopause, Audrey arrived at the retreat feeling like she was “dangling by a thread”... Seven months later, her health and her life have made an incredible u-turn: “I feel a-maz-ing: amazing, energised, youthful, happy, healthy, unbelievable. I had lost 6lbs on the retreat, but I am now two stone lighter... the night sweats have practically disappeared... migraines are all but gone... all other menopause symptoms - gone ! It's a miracle.
3rd July

Debilitating migraines, severe stress and suffering every possible sym...