Lucy Ascham

10/02/2026

Most back pain starts with something tiny, like picking up a mug or bending to pat the dog.

The Guardian explains that it is rarely caused by injury. It is usually a simple muscle spasm that happens when we are stressed or tired, which then makes the nerves extra sensitive. The pain is real, but the cause is often tension, not damage.

The good news is that gentle movement, better awareness and less bracing can make a huge difference.

This is exactly why the Alexander Technique has been the best kept secret for more than 150 years.

It teaches you how to move well, no matter what state your back is in. If you have 'done it in', you can 'do it' better.

With simple guidance, you learn how to reduce strain, calm your system and move with more ease. Your body is built to recover. The Technique helps you remember how.

This Thursday I am offering an online guided constructive rest session. Come along and listen, you may hear something which helps your back to mend and heal a little. Repeated practice can be a game changer.

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An estimated 80% of the population will suffer from lower back pain at some point. The good news is that preventing it is a lot easier than treating it

25/01/2026

Join me for some Constructive Rest from@the comfort of your own home.

Monday 26th January 4.00-4.45pm
ONLINE join live or sign up and I’ll send you the audio recording.

Unlink your spine.
Restore some juice to your internal batteries.
Learn some helpful thoughts to steer your back towards better health.

20-30 minutes is all it takes to let osmosis do the work of plumping up your intervertebral discs so to put the spring back into your spine.

No need to do anything.

15/01/2026

Do you ever wonder what sits beneath the patterns you carry and how it might feel to explore them in a grounded, embodied way?

Would you love a space where insight can unfold naturally, without needing to share personal stories before you’re ready?

Have you been curious about Family Systemic and Emergent Constellations and now feel drawn to experience it for yourself?

This Sunday afternoon, you’re invited to an Introduction to Constellations in Sheffield UK.

We will explore simple embodied practices, including a one‑minute exercise that everyone can join, offering a chance to sense something meaningful without pressure or exposure. Come with a friend or come alone.

People typically leave feeling more connected, more supported and more woven into the fabric of life.

Participants often describe sudden flashes of insight and clarity, fresh perspectives and a surprising sense of relief, whether they witness, participate or simply sit within the circle.

Part of the weight of what we carry is our sense of shame, or being alone with our pain - the truth is often surprising. We see and learn that we humans have so much in common and being understood and witnessed with kindness, is part of the healing process.

I will guide you every step of the way, everything is done with consent, and you can find the right depth for you.

Join us for a nourishing three‑hour workshop at Whirlow Spirituality Centre, Sheffield this Sunday 18th January 2-5pm
Tickets from £17.50.

As seen in the Netflix drama Another Self.
I look forward to welcoming you, Lucy

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07/01/2026

Constructive Rest online sessions resume this January 26th 4.00-4.45pm on zoom GMT.

Did you hope to come back from your Christmas break feeling refreshed and raring to go, but in truth you are a bit sluggish and tired?

I recognise that split between fantasy and reality. This 30-minute guided session helps you reconnect with your body, rest your mind and feel more refreshed.

I'll give a guided talk to support you to gently get to know yourself, without any need to fix or change, but if its welcome, a chance to know yourself a little better, just as you are.

It is a simple and powerful practice which helps our backs be less sore, our neck pain recede and our tension ease off.

All you need is a quiet safe space to lie down on your back, a few paperback books to support the back of your head, and enough layers or blankets to be comfortable.

I will record the session and send it to all who register, and you can catch up if you can't attend Live, or re-listen to it again and again to encourage a more regular practice of pausing and resetting yourself from day to day.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/constructive-rest-online-tickets-1979998329303?aff=oddtdtcreator

I look forward to seeing you soon.

19/12/2025

As a diabetic I’m sometimes told - you can’t have cake you have diabetes. I got this card for a birthday a few years back by Minfulmess Ian Blake. It’s a fun way of considering whether to eat cake or not.

Here’s the thing about that question and me with diabetes and coeliac disease.

There are several different sorts of diabetes - pregnancy/gestational, injury or surgical removal of the pancreas, cystic fibrosis, type 2 when the pancreas is overwhelmed with work from diet and lack of exercise and mine - Type 1 Diabetes. There is a hereditary element, and sometimes after a virus the body starts on itself - an autoimmune disease.

So my pancreas is now damaged beyond repair and no longer produces insulin.

Back to the cake question… my flow chart would be…
what is my blood glucose level now?
Have I injected insulin within the last 4 hours?
Am I able to go for a walk or jog after eating?
Have I just been for a walk or jog?
Am I generally feeling well or do I have a virus?
Have I recently eaten anything or due to have a meal?
How many carbs are there in this cake portion I’m thinking of eating?
If I do have a slice, how much insulin will I need to inject?
What is my ratio of carbs:insulin for me at this time of day?
Did I exercise yesterday?

Seriously yes… all of these!

These are just some of the daily internal calculations your healthy pancreas balances hormones and I have to make these consciously - when considering the question of ‘Can I eat cake’.

Then I need to know if it’s 100% gluten free cake and likely to be without contamination from other crumbs of gluten or else I’ll be sick and my guts will be damaged.

Can I eat cake… erm yea sometimes if I fancy it and do the mental gymnastics.

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27/11/2025

🌟 Curious about systemic constellations? 🌟

You are warmly invited to join me for a half‑day taster workshop at the beautiful Whirlow Spirituality Centre, Sheffield.

🗓 Sunday 18 January 2026
⏰ 2–5pm
🎟 Tickets £35 and first come, first served 2:1 ticket offers

This powerful embodied work reveals hidden family & system dynamics, offering fresh insights and gentle healing shifts. One or two participants will be chosen by lottery for a deeper piece of work.

✨ Safe, confidential, welcoming space - no topic is taboo. ✨ “A fascinating workshop… some emotional healing work was done.” – Paul N.

👉 Limited places - book now and experience the healing for yourself!

13/11/2025

Who do you know, in your world,who might be curious to explore Family Systemic Constellations therapy?

I’m delighted to have been invited to share this work at Sunday’s Well-being Day.

You’ll get a chance to come and meet me at my stall and ask questions and for £7.50 you can join in for an experience of this phenomenological work.

We’ll use this process to map out in 3D a family system and together we’ll explore how injury, illness and other life events can effect the whole fabric of a family. Those pulls and tugs can act like an undertow which can steer our lives back towards unhealed events from our ancestors.

It’s beautiful, kind, truthful healing work.

Please share with anyone who can get to Chesterfield this Sunday.

I look forward to seeing you there

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-introduction-to-systemic-constellations-therapy-1115am-tickets-1963391655294?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&sg=35527fcf28d230eb5dc5ee905e8dfd9e8c157635b34b98c367f898633b1cb0f9c962792a6114f6780ab7f39ea517e9d20a218021c06711a3f3a0085253c24bb5799f0c8f01067ab91f452c3413

06/11/2025

I warmly invite you to come and experience family and systemic Constellations work in person with me, Lucy Ascham, on Sunday 16 November 11.15am at Casa Hotel Chesterfield. It’s free to come for the day, and a nominal charge for the workshops and tasters.
I’ve got a stall, so please come and say Hello and ask any questions you have about the work.
I offer private sessions online and group sessions - next one day workshop Saturday 22 November in Fulwood Sheffield.

See my website for further details and the booking links.

www.lucyascham.com

23/10/2025

👶✨ Being a Doula is one of the deepest honours of my life.

For 22 years, I’ve supported mums, dads and babies through pregnancy, birth, and those raw, beautiful early days.

From natural birthing classes to hospital visits, nappy changes to gentle Alexander Technique sessions - I offer steady, non-medical attuned care to help families heal and thrive.

This week I bottle-fed a baby, changed a nappy, gave mum her first Alexander session, and remembered the joy (and chaos!) of those early days. I also caught up with three Mums who's teens I once welcomed into the world as newborns. They are now exploring music, tree surgery, and restaurant work.

What a privilege to still be part of their lives.

If you know someone in Sheffield who’s pregnant or navigating new parenthood, I have space for a couple of visits each week through Christmas and into spring.

Let’s start with a conversation 💛

📍 Sheffield
🕊 Home & hospital visits available
🔗 lucyascham.com/whats-on

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21/10/2025

✨ “We are shaped by those who tend us.” – John Powell

Last night in my monthly neuroscience and constellations class, I was invited to represent a mother in a complex adoption story. Without knowing the details, my body responded — tightness around my heart, warmth when connection was felt, and a deep sense of honour in witnessing healing unfold.

This is the quiet power of Systemic Constellations. You don’t need to bring an issue to benefit. Simply witnessing or representing can stir something profound in your own story.

Join me in Sheffield on Saturday 22 November for a full-day workshop. Pay What You Can – all are welcome. Let something shift. Let something soften. Let something new emerge.

📍 Fulwood, Sheffield
🔗 Book here: lucyascham.com/whats-on

21/10/2025

✨ “We are shaped by those who tend us.” – John Powell

Last night in my monthly neuroscience and constellations class with Sarah Peyton, I was invited to represent a mother in a complex adoption story.

Without knowing the details, my body responded - tightness around my heart when I saw the 'mother' representative, warmth when connection was felt with my 'daughter', and a deep sense of honour in witnessing healing unfold.

This is the quiet embodied power of Systemic Constellations. You don’t need to bring an issue to benefit. Simply witnessing or representing can stir something profound in your own story. And bring healing to you and those in your own family system.

Join me in Sheffield on Saturday 22 November for a full-day workshop. Pay What You Can – all are welcome.

Let something shift. Let something soften. Let something new emerge.

📍 Fulwood, Sheffield 🔗 Book here: lucyascham.com/whats-on

10/09/2025

Do you ruminate on what might have been? Do you try and replay the past and wish you’d been able to go down a different path?
Do you try and bargain with fate?

I know I have. And what has stopped it is work.

This powerful healing modality maps out our inner struggles and challenges so we can see what Fate needs to be agreed with.

When we resist or blame or deny our reality, we use A Lot of our life energy.

This beautiful deep work enables us to be supported to see what our younger self and ancestors had to bear in order to pass on Life. And how much it has cost for us to be alive.

And if we can accept our Life at its full cost and bow to Fate, then we can make peace with our past and find renewed energy levels for our future.

I’m grateful to be returning to for a weekend of healing Constellations work.

I’d love to see you there.

27/28 September.