Cicada Wellbeing

09/01/2026

📢Reminder📢

Positive Living Programme

➡Sat 24 and Sun 25 Jan 2026
➡Seagoe Hotel, Portadown

This two-day programme provides insights and strategies that will help you reflect, refocus, rebuild, re-energise and move forward with your life following a cancer diagnosis. It is available to those diagnosed as well as friends, family and carers, at any stage of the cancer journey.

💻Register your interest here https://actioncancer.org/event/positive-living-programme-portadown/
or
☎Contact Mary on 07813 044 178 to find out more and book your place

03/01/2026

Hello just a quick update from me! My new block of classes begin next week, and spaces are filling fast.

⭐️So why yoga?
⭐️What are the benefits of a regular yoga practice?

Yoga can help you move with more ease, build strength and flexibility, improve sleep, reduce stress, calm the nervous system and create a bit of calm in your week — both on and off the mat.

Two classes are already sold out, and there are just a couple of spots left in the
Tuesday 6:15pm class in Merville House, Newtownabbey.

If you’ve been meaning to prioritise yourself, this is a great place to start.

Message me for more info or book now to secure your space before they’re gone.

31/12/2025

⭐️New 6 Week Block of Yoga classes⭐️

🕯️Tending the Inner Light – yoga for the space between seasons

Early January isn’t a time to rush forward or force resolutions. It’s a quieter in-between space — a time for listening, receiving, and allowing clarity to emerge naturally.

In this block of classes, we stay inward a little longer. Through gentle movement, simple breathing techniques, meditation, and reflective affirmations, the practice supports slow emerging rather than pushing. This is about creating space so ideas for the year ahead can surface in their own time!

Classes starting w/c 5 January:�
📍Merville House, Tues 6 Jan
6.15pm – 6 spaces left�7.30pm – FULLY BOOKED�
📍Downshire Hall, Wed 7 Jan 7.30pm – 2 spaces left

You can use the code earlybirdjan26 to enjoy 10% off, bringing the price to £54 instead of £60. Code expires 1 Jan 2026.

DM me for booking link or find the booking link in my Instagram bio or via my website.

21/11/2025

✨ Give the Gift of Relaxation & Well-Being ✨

My Christmas gift vouchers are available! Beautifully wrapped and ready to make someone’s day! 🎁🌲

These vouchers can be used for any of my yoga classes or any treatment inside The Cocoon, giving your loved ones the chance to rest, reset and reconnect with themselves.

And if you would love a little Cocoon time… don’t be shy — drop a hint to your loved ones and let them know a voucher is exactly what you’d enjoy this year. 💛

When you choose a voucher from me, you’re not just gifting a treatment —you’re gifting an experience, supporting a local small business, and truly making a difference. I’m grateful for every single purchase. 🫶

✨ How to buy:
Purchase online — link in my bio
Local? I also offer a wrapping service ✨

Thank you for choosing to support local this season — it means the world.

13/11/2025

🏥Where does Breast Assessment take place?

Most people will still be seen in their nearest hospital, but if there is a shorter waiting
time, you could be offered an appointment in any of the hospitals listed below.
• Altnagelvin Area Hospital (Western Trust)
• Antrim Area Hospital (Northern Trust)
• Belfast City Hospital (Belfast Trust)
• Craigavon Area Hospital (Southern Trust)
• Ulster Hospital Dundonald (South Eastern Trust)

You can choose whether you want to travel to an appointment or wait for an appointment in your nearest hospital.

⌛️What happens next?
The Regional booking office will ring you to offer appointment options.

📨Once an appointment has been agreed with you, you will receive a confirmation letter
with details of the time and location.

08/11/2025

📣 New 6 week block of yoga classes

✨ Turning Inwards – Yoga for the Wintering Soul ✨

As the nights draw in, give yourself permission to slow down and rest.

This 6-week block is a gentle journey inward. We’ll explore yin yoga, restorative yoga and end with a nourishing yoga Nidra practice all designed to soothe the body and calm the mind.

Each week combines postures with breathwork, hand mudras, and positive affirmations — building a sense of balance that you can carry into everyday life.

No experience needed, just a willingness to slow down.

📍 Tuesdays – Merville House, Newtownabbey
6.15–7.15pm (6 spaces left)
7.30–8.30pm (FULLY BOOKED)

📍 Wednesdays – Downshire Hall, Upper Cregagh Road
7.30pm – 8.30pm (2 spaces left)

💫 6-week block £60 - PM for booking link

Message me with any questions 🕯💛

25/10/2025

Exciting news from The Cocoon!
I’m delighted to share that I’ve now qualified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) massage 💧✨

This gentle, soothing treatment supports your body’s lymphatic system — helping you feel lighter, calmer, and more balanced.

My new treatment, ‘The Whole Flow’, is coming soon to The Cocoon. Watch this space-I can’t wait for you to experience it! 💚

14/10/2025

It’s menopause awareness month so I’ve been reflecting on the menopause journey that connects so many of us.

For many, menopause is a natural phase that arrives in its own time.
But for others, it comes unexpectedly — through premature ovarian insufficiency, surgical menopause, or menopause brought on by cancer or its treatments.

These experiences can be intense and isolating, often layered with the physical and emotional impact of illness.

The theme for this Menopause Awareness month is Lifestyle Medicine. As someone who has navigated menopause myself — and who now supports others through yoga, movement, breathwork, and integrative holistic therapies — I’ve witnessed the profound impact of lifestyle medicine:
🌸 Gentle movement to rebuild strength and ease tension
🌸 Mindful breathing to calm the nervous system
🌸 Nourishing food and rest to restore balance
🌸 Connection, education, and compassion to remind us we’re not alone

Menopause is not just an ending — it’s a powerful transition that deserves understanding, respect, and support.

To anyone navigating menopause, your experience is valid, and your healing matters.
You are not alone. 💛

12/10/2025

✨ A little life update ✨

I’ve been a bit quiet on here lately. In September, my dad passed away at the age of 93. Over the past few years, we had been caring for him following his dementia diagnosis, and he spent his final weeks in hospital after a fall.

He lived a long, full life and leaves behind an incredible legacy — including being the reason I first fell in love with yoga. When I was a child, my dad was advised to try yoga to support his health. He bought a copy of Yoga and Health by Selvarajan Yesudian and Elisabeth Haich.

Back then, it wasn’t exactly common for someone from Belfast — especially a working-class man — to be doing daily headstands. But my dad was prepared to try new things to help him deal with his health issues and he never cared much for what other people thought anyway!

That early exposure planted a seed in me — one that’s grown into a lifelong passion for yoga and wellbeing. I still have his original copy of the book, and it feels incredibly special to hold that connection to where it all began. 💫

Thank you for your kindness and patience while I’ve taken some quiet time. 🕊️🤍

06/10/2025

Everyone welcome!

🎉🎉Save The Date🎉🎉

🎉Come celebrate 2 years of Sole Swimmers magic - dips, laughter, and friendships 💙🎉

To mark the occasion, we’re making our anniversary dip a little extra special…

🧘‍♀️Yoga + Breathwork to start the morning, guided by the lovely Geraldine from Cicada Wellbeing

🌊 Then we’ll head in for our celebratory dip - fancy dress encouraged (it’s nearly Halloween, so even a devil horn will do!)

🔥 Afterwards, we’ll warm up with food, drinks, and a few sweet treats to celebrate

📅 Sunday 26th October 2025
📍 Helen’s Bay Beach
⏰ Meet: 9am - yoga will start at 9.15am

Yoga (and fancy dress!) are totally optional - but if you’re joining the yoga, don’t forget to bring your mat.

We’d love this to be our biggest dip to date, so come along and bring your friends!!!

03/09/2025

Hello September!

A fresh start — time to simplify, slow down, and reconnect

5 simple wellbeing rituals to ground you this month:

✨ Declutter one space — clear space, clear mind

✨ Refresh your mornings — journaling or stretching

✨ Sip slowly — turn your tea/coffee into a mindful moment

✨ Nourish gently — hydrate, eat seasonally, skip the processed stuff

✨ Walk it out — nature is the best reset

Self-care doesn’t have to be complicated to be powerful 💛

Which one will you try first?

23/07/2025

Yoga for Stress Relief
📍 Downshire Hall, Upper Cregagh Road, Belfast
🗓️ Starts Wednesday 30 July at 7.30pm

Looking for a space to slow down and reconnect with yourself?

Join me for a 6-week journey of mindful movement, breathwork and deep rest in a welcoming, and non-judgmental setting.

With 25+ years' experience across multiple yoga styles, I offer a nurturing, inclusive, trauma informed approach for every body—whether you’re new to yoga or returning after time away.

We’ll explore:
✨ Gentle movement
✨ Breath techniques to calm the nervous system
✨ Guided meditation & extended, restful shavasana
✨ Aromatherapy support

A slower, mindful practice is powerful
🌟helps you to reset
🌟it supports the nervous system
🌟helps reduce stress
🌟supports emotional wellbeing
🌟helps to rewire the brain.

🧘‍♀️ All bodies, all abilities, all welcome.
❤️ Come as you are. Leave feeling more like yourself.
📩 PM to book your place or find out more.

Alternative & holistic health service