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Che Young Wellness | Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, trainer and author. Forest of Dean + Online Globally.

Acumassage treatments • Coaching • Training in Acumassage, and in Workplace Wellness. • Author and Speaker. Treatments include massage, acupressure and Reiki; Coaching 1:1 for personal or professional development; Training in Stress Management, Mindfulness and Meditation - individuals or groups; Private retreats in the Forest of Dean (for 1 or 2 people); Group retreats at carefully selected venues across the UK; Corporate packages available.

09/12/2025

It’s a good thing I love variety. 😉✨🤣

While my main focus these days is firmly rooted in wellness, bodywork, and the beautiful world of energy alignment and flow... I still find myself deeply committed to another side of my work, diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Yesterday I had the absolute honour of being part of a presentation to Cabinet alongside South Gloucestershire Council and The Diversity Trust.

Over the past 12 months, an incredible, evidence-based report has been developed to shine a light on the inequalities faced by LGBTQ+ people in South Gloucestershire, across education, healthcare, social care, housing and employment.

The findings were powerful. The report was unanimously voted through, and the Cabinet will now begin work on the report recommendations for improving outcomes for LGBTQ+ communities in the region. 🌈

This kind of work matters to me deeply. And isn't even really a deviation from wellness.
Because workplace wellness isn’t just about eating right, stress management, and energy levels, it's also about colleague awareness and includes the basic right of all employees to safety, respect, and belonging.

When people feel “othered” or discriminated against, even if 'just' micro-aggressions, they simply cannot thrive.

So I continue to offer my gender diversity, and sexuality and relationship awareness training to organisations that want to get this right, because i know how powerful and impactful my training is.

And it's even more vital now as conversations become more complex and nuanced, with disappointing decisions like those made recently by the Women's Institute and Girl Guiding Association.

It’s vital that leaders are properly informed, not just influenced by headlines, hearsay and pressure from well funded anti-trans lobby groups.

Education and empathy MUST lead the way.

I’m incredibly grateful to South Gloucestershire Council and The Diversity Trust for the opportunity to contribute to such important work, and I’m looking forward to continuing our collaboration in 2026.

Today though… it’s back to clients, bodywork, and a few familiar faces in the Forest of Dean.

Because this is me, bridging worlds, connecting people, and bringing wellbeing back to every table I sit at. 🌿💫

04/12/2025

Really enjoyed running a practical session for my two trainees yesterday!!
They are both getting qualified in Holistic Massage Therapy, but also learning the basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupressure / Acumassage from me.
The training is all being done using the Four Functions Framework that I originated and developed (and then wrote my book about).
I have just booked a venue to start delivering training for practitioners of other modalities from next March.
It's going to be held at the beautiful Asha Centre in the Forest of Dean, where I'm also going to be supporting retreats by offering treatments on site from January next year.
Exciting times!!
If you are a practitioner and interested to join the training, please do get in touch now.
The sessions will be held in the Forest of Dean but *will also recorded for anyone unable to attend in person* but you will need to pre-register.

02/12/2025

☀️ Forest Lakes and Winter Sun (as promised.) 😉

Forest lakes doing what they do best… holding light and holding me.
Living in the Forest of Dean is a gift I never take for granted. Most people think “forest” and picture endless trees (which we absolutely have), but what often surprises people is the number of lakes tucked between them. Little mirrors everywhere.

I wander around a lake at least three times a week, and honestly, it’s never the same one twice. Each path, each ripple, each reflection has its own personality. Water does that… it shifts you, softens you, recalibrates you without saying a word.

As I mentioned in last week's post, the winter sun right now is something else. Low, silvery-golden, quiet… it drapes itself across the water in a way that changes the whole landscape. I’ve loved watching how the light moves, and how it softens everything it touches.

Are you taking time to notice the changing seasons and the light? If not, you're missing out!

27/11/2025

❄️ Winter’s Coming! ❄️

I love watching the changing of the seasons and whilst I’ll miss autumn, I’m loving the signs of winter. This photo was taken a couple of days ago. I love that frosty covering we get, and I’m also loving the winter sun and how it shifts the light and changes the whole landscape. More winter-sun photos to come 😉🙂☀️

25/11/2025

Something’s different today. Like walking through a portal!

After four years since the first spark, and two years of studying so I could actually write the thing, the book has… gone. It’s gone off to five agents. That wasn’t the original plan. If you’ve been following along, I was going to send hard copies straight to publishers. Slightly naïve on my part, as it turns out. Most of the publishers I love don’t take direct submissions from debut authors. They prefer to work with literary agents.

So this weekend looked like tea, highlighters and the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2026. I went through a massive list, narrowed it to 15, then to 10, and finally to 5. Each agent asks for something different. One wanted a sample chapter. Another wanted the introduction. Someone else wanted a full proposal. A couple have online forms. So off they went, in slightly different outfits, over the last couple of days.

And I feel lighter. That background pressure is just… quieter. Some agencies say if you haven’t heard within 12 weeks, it’s a no, so that’s my waiting window. End of November to end of February. Let’s see.

Also, Draft Four arrives this morning. 228 pages. I’ve done one draft, two, three… this is four. Fresh stack of paper, fresh courage. Fingers crossed, and thank you for being here. 📚✨

19/11/2025

Castor Oil comes from a Castor Oil plant. I have one in my garden. And this is it in flower yesterday (it's covered in snow today!!! 😱 The Forest of Dean landscape changes again... 😁)

I am a HUGE fan of Castor Oil in my 1:1 treatment work – specifically Acumassage, a combination of massage and acupressure, using techniques from both and working with the myofascial web to effect long lasting change in pain and other symptoms.

Castor Oil is incredibly thick. As a consequence it is able to pe*****te deeply through the skin and into the fascia – an ‘inner’ skin, that wraps over all muscles, tendons and ligaments, organs, and even bones. Truthfully, we are covered in fascia internally, and it the largest organ in the body.

Fascia has ten times more nerve endings than muscle, and is a connective tissue network, playing a crucial role in movement, stability, and signalling throughout the body. It also houses the Meridians – physical channels that transport a clear colourless liquid called Qi, believed to originate in the heart, that have been central to Traditional Chinese Medicine for 5,000 years (or more).

By using Castor Oil with my clients, not only is the Acumassage itself helpful, but the Castor Oil provides lubrication to this inner skin and the connective networks that join everything to everything else.

I regularly use Castor Oil myself in my own self-treatment (something I’m a huge fan of), both to improve outer skin tone and elasticity, but also therapeutically when working with compromised areas of the body. In this way Castor Oil is a key part of my health toolkit, and something I reach for almost daily.

So to have my own Castor Oil plant in the garden, and for it to be happily flowering, makes me very happy. It feels like a Spirit Plant somehow, and I am honoured to host the plant, and to work with it’s oil.

To be clear, I haven’t tried harvesting mine!! But maybe that’s something to think about! 🤔✨😁

18/11/2025

What a difference a day / rain can make. 👀💦

The seasonal nature of things is amazing to witness - especially in a Forest like this one, the Forest of Dean.
But this weekend we had torrential rain, real crazy weather, and flooding. And now these little streams are gushing, gushing water.

If you are local you will know, and if not you may have seen it on the news: Monmouth town centre under water, emergency crews in rafts helping people out of buildings. My heart is with everyone affected.
Nature can be tricky for us... 🙁✨️🫶

What looks like a dry path one week can be a raging river the next. It always amazes me how the whole landscape can change in such a short space of time.

Nature is incredible like that. Constantly shifting and changing... even though the land seems static, it is anything but.

Sound on. Nature moves. We make space and adapt. And find a new path.

14/11/2025

It's taken FOUR YEARS! My book is finally ready to send to publishers.

It's been quite the journey!!! From coming up with a brand new concept 4 years ago, to testing it out, then running a workshop on it 2 years ago, to writing THE BOOK!

I took the first draft to a TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) professor. He called it 'Excellent, Inspired and Original'. He also reviewed the second draft.

The third draft was then printed and given to TEN reviewers, each of whom then fed back their thoughts and comments.

Incorporating these has taken the last few months, and NOW it's finally done!! And it's been sent off!

I will receive the printed copies (each with 228 packed A4 pages) next week. Ready to send off to my chosen shortlist of publishers.

Huge FINGERS CROSSED here that I'll find the perfect match easily!!! I could always self publish but I'm pretty set on finding a publishing 'partner', thereby leaving me to focus on what I do best.

Phworgh.

I feel in a bit of shock actually!!! It's been a loooong process. And now I just have to wait...

Looking forward to a relaxing weekend with nothing book related to do for the first time in months!!!

Hope you have a lovely weekend ahead too. 🍂🍁🐕

11/11/2025

WOW 🤩
Autumn is really delivering this year in the Forest of Dean. It’s actually quite hard to capture the sheer magic and beauty of it, but hopefully these photos do it some justice.
I know it’s not just the Forest of Dean having Autumn right now 😉 but my gosh, it’s amazing here. I love trees, I love the Forest of Dean, and I really love living here in Autumn. 🍁🍂

The smell of leaf-mulch, copper light on wet bark, moss catching little sparkles… it has been a joy to wander with a camera phone to capture it for you.
I hope you’re getting out to see the beautiful autumn loveliness in person too. If not, borrow mine for a minute so you don’t miss out. 🫶

Which photo is your favourite, and what colours are you seeing where you are? I'm loving the YELLOW!!! 💛

07/11/2025

Some things are worth the effort.

06/11/2025

We snuck away for a few lovely days, me, my boyfriend, and my best friend Dukie.
He’s 13 now with a tender heart and a bit of arthritis, so the long hikes he used to love aren’t really his thing anymore.

We really wanted to do the Cheddar Gorge walk though, so my amazing mum created him a little rucksack so he could still come.

It was about 6.5 km with steep bits, rocky bits, and otherwise awkward terrain.
The rucksack meant we could take him the whole way.

I carried him over the tough bits, and it was absolutely wonderful. We all loved it.
We could have left the dog at home. We could have skipped the walk. I’m so glad we didn’t. Sometimes the right kit is all you need. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
If you like walking, cliffs and being out in nature, I highly recommend the Cheddar Gorge walk!

And if there’s something you really want to do that seems a little tricky... well, maybe there’s a simple way to make it possible.

04/11/2025

Some places find you.
This one did, when I needed quiet walks with my rescue dog.
No crowds. Just trees and moving water.
And like all wild places, it changes with the seasons.
Sometimes it’s bone dry.
This day?
Full, rushing, alive.

Glad I caught it.
Let it hold your nervous system for a moment too.

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8 Westfield Road
Cinderford
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http://cheyoungwellness.co.uk/

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