I encourage people I work with to use their body more effectively. I began to notice as I worked with clients where their movement restrictions were not allowing them freedom of movement. My research led me to Hanna Somatics, and after attending a one day somatic movement workshop, I found the missing piece of the puzzle.
As a qualified Essential Somatic Movement Teacher and Natural Movement Practitioner. I also work with clients who want to improve their health and fitness as part of Cancer Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Exercise Referral for specific medical conditions or diagnoses.
About Nichola Orrey
I discovered traditional resistance training in my early twenties, it boosted my self-confidence and positive mental attitude towards health and fitness (I wasn’t sporty at school and didn’t enjoy team sports).
After having children in my mid-thirties I wanted to find a way of being strong and mobile for life and to help others to achieve that. I retrained from a career in Event Logistics and Television Production to become a Personal Trainer at the age of 40.
I have over 20 years of experience as a Master Trainer, working in large fitness companies and independently. During the pandemic in 2020, I decided to leave the world of the larger fitness industry and continue working independently as I could offer a more personal service to existing and new clients.
Personal Training for me, is about improving my client’s physical movement, practical, emotional and mental resilience to not only have a goal but really believe they can achieve it. I use natural human movement skills within my coaching of clients and in my own training to gain greater mobility, strength, and wellness. Using movement through experimentation makes changes in fitness and health less of a chore and more a way of life.
The Philosophy
Why Somatic Movement?
Somatic Movement is a gentle neuromuscular practice which re-educates the neural pathways of the fight or flight response. It releases blocks and tension in the muscles caused by trauma, injuries or repetitive postural habits. It teaches you to get out of pain or restrictive muscle patterns. Increasing your range of movement and therefore performance.
I have for a long time been interested in holistic practices and how people’s health and wellbeing are affected by physical, mental and emotional stress. I felt that the two areas of health and fitness and a holistic life, were somehow not connected, running alongside each other separately. Having found somatic practice, I feel strongly that this is the way forward to become more inclusive.
I am delighted by how much more people can achieve for themselves. It is important that the knowledge I have gained helps people to get an understanding of how their hopes, fears, anxieties affect the tension in their body, and their health and wellbeing.
The practice of Somatic Education enables us to have more control of our subconscious mind and body by just being able to stop and listen to it. Unfortunately, in the modern world we are pressured to live at such a fast pace that we have lost the ability to stop to listen to the silence, the instinct and intuition.
The more you give time to your own Somatic practice, the more you notice and sense. This then enables you to deal with life and communicate with others with greater calmness, less judgement and create a greater awareness that we have a choice how we react to life’s challenges.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Certified Essential Somatics® Movement Teacher
Level 3 Personal Trainer & Pre/Post Natal
Level 3 – Exercise Referral Trainer
Level 4 – Cancer Rehabilitation Exercise Specialist
Mental Health Exercise Trainer
Movnat Level 1 Certified Trainer
Positive EFT Certified Practitioner
Let’s Work Together
If you would like to work with me, please complete the form below and I’ll call you to chat through your needs and discuss a plan of action for your goals.
