This is where movement meets reflection â a quiet corner of the studio to pause, read, and reconnect.
Alchemy is my Studio Journal: a collection of thoughts, letters, and stories from across the Spaces.
Sometimes these begin as our Friday emails, sometimes as ideas sparked in class â always shared with care and curiosity.
I hope you find something here that lights a little spark of your own. â¨
Expect:
Cheesy festive bangers
Dusters as pom poms
Wooden spoons as drumsticks
Plenty of Impromptu Solos
Zero judgement
100% fun
Chaos from kids/pets/partners encouragedÂ
No camera needed.
Wear whatever you want (yes, even PJs).
Just come and have a giggle before Christmas chaos kicks in.
Meeting ID: 851 3877 4499
Passcode: party
Join instructions
https://us05web.zoom.us/meetings/85138774499/invitations?signature=of8issFyHBw1RCq62_WUja3MEx19js2TE2xHYP_sTRc
Ta-La,
NettieÂ
Seasons Greetings! (innit cold?!)
I hope this week is being kind to you â or at least giving you a few soft moments in between the chaos. I just wanted to pop in with a gentle check-in and a couple of little treats that might bring some glow to your December.
First of allâŚ
How are YOU?
Howâs your body feeling?
Howâs your energy?
Youâre always welcome to reply â even just a sentence. I love hearing from you.
Iâve attached the brand-new Brochure for the classes I will be delivering in the new Studio in Ellesmere Port: The serene and divine Hannah Rebecca Wellness Studio. Just something to enjoy with a cup of tea and a deep breath.Classes coming in the New Year but shush, I am hoping to have some Winter Pop up classes. These are invitation only - so get your name down!Â
https://forms.gle/nspoWKMcx3XrU4op9
If you fancy a tiny boost of joy (and silliness), the free Christmas Dance Class is now up on the website â youâll find it in the Online Studio on the Welcome page, look out for a photo of my boys dancing near a Christmas Tree...
Itâs a warm-up, some bops, some shoulder rolls, and some very questionable faces.
Move with me, or just watch and smile. Either is perfect. Â
https://sites.google.com/view/online-studio-nettie/home
A little reminder that Batty Bingo is coming up and itâs completely free to join.
You donât need to be âgoodâ at bingo, you donât need to bring anything except yourself. You don't even need the camera on.Â
This yearâs prizes include:
 The Sports Kit
 The Relaxation Kit
 The Lymphatic Reset Kit
 THREE prizes of ÂŁ15 off any programme â with a little treat attached
It would mean the world to see you there - yes you! And bring a mate, mum, puppy...
Just a bit of community, laughter, and movement-adjacent chaos.
Join here - https://forms.gle/yyfAA5YMj5hxvhiQ7
However in true Batty Bingo tradition style - moustaches are very much encouraged.Â
Infact best tash will win:Â The Bumper Sellick Selection Box.
Hi lovely,
As we move towards the darkest, coziest part of the year, Iâm really noticing how ready people are to slow down.
The old âpush through, stay productive, donât stopâ story feels⌠tired. This season is an invitation to rest, soften, and choose gentler ways to care for ourselves and our families.
So, hereâs whatâs coming up to support exactly that.Â
Weâre bringing some festive fun your way!
 Saturday 13th December
6:00pm
On Zoom â join from your sofa, PJs or Christmas jumpers encouraged
Click the link below to:
Receive your bingo book
Get your Zoom link
Save your spot for a light-hearted, family-friendly evening
 https://forms.gle/r9cdibjeaToX1nPq7
Hannah Rebecca Cosmetic Clinic and the Relaxation Rooms at The Wellness Clinic are branching out â and their brand-new Hannah Rebecca Wellness Studio is so close to being ready.Â
I visited this week and it already feels like a hub of tranquillity â soft light, warm calm, a space where your breath naturally deepens the moment you walk in.
Hannah has invited me to come in and deliver classes, which means, Welcome toâŚ
 Thrive Sessions
Little Kin classes
You can explore everything thatâs coming in our studio brochure here:
https://sites.google.com/view/online-studio-nettie/rooms/with-hannah-rebecca-wellness-studio
If youâre curious about joining us in the new space, here are the classes weâll be offering:
Little Kin: Flow
Little Kin: Yogi Babies
Little Kin: Thrive
Little Kin: Nana & Me
Thrive Sessions: Vitality
Thrive Sessions: Core Flow
Thrive Sessions: Stretch & Restore
Thrive Sessions: Pilates (coming Spring 2026)
I would love to offer a lipoedema / chronic conditions class too, if interest was forthcoming. To register your interest and receive access to our Winter Invitation Pop-Up Classes, simply scan the QR code below:
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Weâd love to welcome you into the new space as we begin this softer, slower season together.
If your body is craving something kind, simple and effective (and if getting onto a mat feels like a lot right now), this oneâs for you.
What is it?
The âbutt bridgeâ (glute bridge) is a gentle exercise that strengthens your glutes, hamstrings and core, supports your lower back and hips, and can even help with posture.
Bonus: you can do it in bed.
How to do it:
Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat, hip-width apart.
Let your arms rest by your sides, palms down.
Inhale to prepare.
As you exhale, gently press your feet into the bed and lift your hips towards the ceiling.
Pause for a breath at the top, feeling your glutes lightly switch on.
Slowly lower your hips back down with control.
Repeat for 8â12 reps, as many sets as feels good for your body.
Regressions (make it easier):
Place a pillow under your head or shoulders for extra support.
Lift your hips just a little â you donât need to go high.
Take longer rests between reps, and start with 4â6 reps.
Progressions (make it stronger):
Hold at the top for 3â5 slow breaths.
Squeeze your glutes a little more at the top before lowering.
Listen to your body as you go â this is about gentle strength, not pushing or punishing.
As the season shifts, Iâd really love you to feel permission to rest, play a little, and move in ways that feel nourishing rather than depleting. Hence the later email this week; this fitness instructor isn't even up and dressed yet! My excuse? Human. Being.Â
If you have any questions about Christmas Bingo, the new studio, or which sessions might be a good fit for you, just hit reply â Iâm here.
With warmth,
NettieÂ
What a week⌠my head and heart are full (in the best way), so hereâs your round-up of everything happening Â
I am so excited to share that Little Kin (my baby and their adult's classes) has been awarded funding from Halton Housing to run a brand-new Postnatal Fitness Programme in partnership with The Catalyst Museum.
Classes will be held in their beautiful Observatory space, and participants will get:
A free annual pass to Catalyst
A cuppa together after class
A whole new community with WhatsApp and online support
Weâre just finalising details, but itâs looking like a February start on Fridays.
Anyone with a pre-crawling / just crawling baby in Halton can join. Unfortunately spaces are limited to 10. Programme will run for 5 weeks.Â
Monday sees the start of our next postpartum group at Beechwood, and I canât wait to meet our new ladies and their gorgeous babies.
To my most recent cohort:
Iâm still a bit emotional that our weeks together have ended. Please keep sharing photos in the WhatsApp, and donât forget your little âstretch & healâ booklet I gave you. Everything in there is designed to help you continue moving gently and confidently. (Copies on the website if they've been lost)
Our calm, nurturing 6-week online programme began quietly on Monday â parcels filled with gorgeous equipment and pretty little bits went out (I may have gone overboard, hence the box upgradeâŚ).
Participants receive:
A guided online movement class each week
 An emailed deep dive class each week
Support in our WhatsApp group
 A parcel containing all the equipment you need - resistance bands, eye mask, journal, "a cuddly toy!" And more...
If youâve missed what Glow & Flow is:
Itâs our slow-paced, nourishing programme focused on gentle supported strength, stretch, breath, lymphatic awareness and nervous system down-regulation. Perfect for chronic conditions, overwhelm, or anyone needing softness. We are working with the season, to remain Strong & Soothed not Tired & Wired.Â
 Itâs not too late to join â reply to this email if youâd like in (ÂŁ119 for 6 weeks)
Sunday was our free Monthly Mover class, especially designed for those with lipoedema and chronic conditions: Although it is suitable for anybody wanting a little exercise. We were joined by Dolly and Barbara (my resistance bands!), but donât worry â the whole routine works without them too.
Catch the replay here:
LippyFitness - YouTube
If you want more videos, remember:
Thereâs a growing library of routines, tips, and resources in the Luminaries section here.
Our Early Bird crew are flying â despite the darker mornings, the mantra remains:
â6:40am Kate will thank me.â
PowerRangers meet twice a week on Zoom:
Mondays & Wednesdays 6:10â6:40am
Two 30-minute sessions
Private WhatsApp for support
This week: weights, staggered RDLs, and questionable 1980s singing
If youâd like to join the PowerRangers, you are very welcome â just reply to this email.
Thatâs a LOT happening, I know âthere is actually more, updates on Hannah Rebecca Wellness Studio, a few changes to studio classes, Little Studio Nettie... but I will tell you all about that next week. Right now, I think we all deserve a cuppa and a hobnob
Thank you for being part of it.
With love and a wiggly stretch,
Nettie xÂ
Gentle note: Our classes support inclusive, body-positive movement. Please listen to your body and move within your limits.
Last week I talked about getting in there early â buying the giraffe, feeling autumn settle in, preparing before the Christmas rush hits.Â
Well, that thought has been sitting with me all week:
what if we could also get in early for our bodies and minds?
Before the stress. Before the tiredness. Before the lists.
Because I donât know about you, but by December my body feels like a sponge thatâs been wrung out one too many times.
All the busy-ness, the sugar, the standing, the pressure to âbe merry.â
And yet⌠this season can be such a beautiful time to slow down, soften, and glow gently in the darker evenings.Â
Thatâs why Iâve created something new for us this year â
a little pocket of calm for the festive season called Glow & Flow: Winter Edition.Â
Itâs a 6-week online programme (3 Nov â 12 Dec) designed especially for folx with lipoedema and other chronic conditions, though truly itâs for anyone who wants to feel lighter and calmer in their body.
Weâll focus on:
Lymphatic Light â supporting your flow
Parasympathetic Healing â easing the nervous system
Mobility & Movement Ease â keeping joints and body happy
Gentle Joy â finding light in the quiet
Youâll get:
1 weekly live evening class (recorded if you canât join)
1 weekly seminar
Daily small prompts to keep you flowing
A WhatsApp community for connection and cheer
A parcel of supportive goodies â join by Monday 28th Oct to get yours before we begin!Â
And⌠an invite to our Online Christmas Silly Bingo Party!Â
There are only 10 spaces, to keep it cosy and personal.
If youâre part of Foundations & Flow programme, youâre a Founding Member aka Iron Maiden and your spot is ÂŁ99 (price locked for life).
New members are ÂŁ119.Â
BUT for this week ONLY, until 31st October ÂŁ109
If your bodyâs craving ease this winter â
a gentle rhythm that helps you glow rather than push â
Iâd love to have you in the circle.Â
This will take you to a google form with a paypal link.Â
Next week Iâll share a little more about the âlymphatic lightâ side of things â and how you can start to feel that shift even before we begin.
Until then, go easy. Wrap up warm. Maybe buy your giraffe earlyÂ
Last week I talked about getting in there early â buying the giraffe, feeling autumn settle in, preparing before the Christmas rush hits.Â
Well, that thought has been sitting with me all week:
what if we could also get in early for our bodies and minds?
Before the stress. Before the tiredness. Before the lists.
Because I donât know about you, but by December my body feels like a sponge thatâs been wrung out one too many times.
All the busy-ness, the sugar, the standing, the pressure to âbe merry.â
And yet⌠this season can be such a beautiful time to slow down, soften, and glow gently in the darker evenings.Â
Thatâs why Iâve created something new for us this year â
a little pocket of calm for the festive season called Glow & Flow: Winter Edition.Â
Itâs a 6-week online programme (3 Nov â 12 Dec) designed especially for folx with lipoedema and other chronic conditions, though truly itâs for anyone who wants to feel lighter and calmer in their body.
Weâll focus on:
Lymphatic Light â supporting your flow
Parasympathetic Healing â easing the nervous system
Mobility & Movement Ease â keeping joints and body happy
Gentle Joy â finding light in the quiet
Youâll get:
1 weekly live evening class (recorded if you canât join)
1 weekly seminar
Daily small prompts to keep you flowing
A WhatsApp community for connection and cheer
A parcel of supportive goodies â join by Monday 28th Oct to get yours before we begin!Â
And⌠an invite to our Online Christmas Silly Bingo Party!Â
There are only 10 spaces, to keep it cosy and personal.
If youâre part of Foundations & Flow programme, youâre a Founding Member aka Iron Maiden and your spot is ÂŁ99 (price locked for life).
New members are ÂŁ119.Â
BUT for this week ONLY, until 31st October ÂŁ109
If your bodyâs craving ease this winter â
a gentle rhythm that helps you glow rather than push â
Iâd love to have you in the circle.Â
This will take you to a google form with a paypal link.Â
Next week Iâll share a little more about the âlymphatic lightâ side of things â and how you can start to feel that shift even before we begin.
Until then, go easy. Wrap up warm. Maybe buy your giraffe earlyÂ
With warmth,
Nettie xx
I said to Al the other day â I can smell Autumn now. Do you know what I mean?
A while ago, I asked in our private Facebook group (join us here) what your favourite season was, and Autumn got a lot of votes. I love it too â the colours, the woolly jumpers, the snuggles.
Well⌠thatâs the idea, isnât it?
Iâm going to whisper the C word â Christmas!
I bought my first present this weekend. I know! But let me explain.
Iâm the one who carries the traditions, the shopping lists, the family calendar â all in my head. I know that when December hits, my brain will be a swirl of to-dos and donât-forgets. So I got ahead of it. I bought that giraffe.
My son gets a giraffe from Santa every year. I know, itâs too much â but he loves it, and I love him, so⌠no brainer.Â
Iâm really lucky to do what I do â I have to move. I donât get to decide, âItâs dark,â or âItâs cold,â or âIâll start again in January.â And thatâs honestly a godsend for me.
Because take away my movement and I canât function â physically, mentally, emotionally .
But I also feel myself slowing this time of year, like a little bear wanting to hibernate. So I adapt.
Right now, Iâm all about regular, gentle movement that:
Supports lymphatic lightness
Maintains strength and cardio
Indulges the parasympathetic system (hello, calm!)
Itâs no coincidence that we say, âI need a lie down after the Christmas visitors.â
We do. We need to destress.
So this year, letâs get in there early â and start releasing that tension before the festive rush.
(More on that next week ).
ps. Pencil the evening 13th December in your diary
Email reply, received just one hour after Seminar 4 was sent out!
10/10/25
A little round-up from me this week â thank you to everyone moving, learning, and laughing along with me.Â
One of my LippyFitness Foundations & Flow members said this week:
âOmg loved that. Thank you â
and honestly, that sums up exactly why I do this. Every message, smile, and sweaty âwe did itâ moment keeps me inspired to build spaces where every body can move, glow, and belong.
 Coming soon⌠LippyFitness Winter WarmersÂ
As the dark nights draw in, I know it can feel harder to stay moving and motivated â so Iâve been cooking up something special.
In early November, LippyFitness will launch a cosy, sparkly new programme to help you stay strong, warm, and connected right through winter.
đź Postpartum news
The next Little Kin: Postpartum Group is now FULL (yay!).
But donât worry â thereâs one more chance to join in January before spring bookings open.
Keep an eye out for sign-up details in the next email.
đ¤ Exciting update
Iâve applied to work with The Catalyst to bring a similar programme there in February â fingers crossed!
đ§Quick apology
A little sorry to my Forest Hills Aqua crew â I had to take a day off due to a migraine this week. Thank you so much for your understanding. Youâll see me back poolside very soon!