Lorna Smith Movewell

03/11/2025

Another thought provoking segment of training in the Feldenkrais method ✨

14/08/2025

11/08/2025

"You’ve done the Kegels. You’ve followed the advice. And you’re still wondering… is there a better way?"

After the school run. The dog walk. Work. Pick-up. Dinner. Tidy-up. Homework.
You want to train, to feel strong — but won’t that make “down there” worse?

I get it, because I’ve been there.
I thought I just needed to get stronger.
Months with a personal trainer, sweating it out — only to notice a heaviness I’d never felt before.

Pilates? Confusing.
Bootcamp? Agony.
Kegels? Let’s just say I’ve played more “squeezy Pac-Man” in my bathroom than I’d like to admit.

Then I found hypopressives.
Breathing that felt strange. Postures that looked easy — but weren’t.
My shoulders ached. My hips shook. My ribs opened.
And one day, without thinking, my pelvic floor lifted — no squeezing required.

That was the shift.
Ease replaced tension.
Connection replaced confusion.
I felt confident, not cautious.

And that’s why I teach this now — not to make you do more, but to help you do what works in less time, with more joy.
We’ll laugh, we’ll breathe, and we’ll get your body working with you, not against you.

If you’ve been waiting for the right time, this is it.

Pelvic Floor Restore – 6 weeks, live online
📅 Starts Wed 10 Sept 2025
💻 45 mins a week (recordings available)
💷 £60 / £95 with 1:1
👯 Bring a friend, save £10 each

Join here 👉🏻
https://bit.ly/4fPK3br
— this might just be your turning point. 💛

08/08/2025

☀️ I'm back from a week in the sun… and doing my best to ease back in gently.
I don’t know about you, but when the working week and school run kick in, I can be prone to launching into top gear.

This time, I’m trying something different — a softer landing.
Slower mornings. More breath between tasks. Longer dog walks with friends.
Letting the holiday rhythm linger just a little longer.

And while I was away… a little something exciting landed:
📖 Dougal and I made it into Women’s Health magazine!

There’s a short piece on hypopressives — the core + pelvic floor method I teach — and a special offer if you’ve been curious to try them.

If you’ve ever thought “I’d love to give that a go… but I can’t get to a class,”
💻 Stay tuned — something online is coming this September.
🧡 And if now feels like the right time to give it a try, there’s a discount code in the magazine (WELLWOMAN) to get you started.

More on that soon — but for now, I’m easing in… slowly

16/07/2025

Curious about how your body might move with more ease — without stretching or straining?

Next Monday morning I’ll be bringing my Feldenkrais table to offer Functional Integration tasters after my yoga class at Burnhope Community Centre 💫
Gentle, hands-on, and entirely tailored to you — FI sessions help your nervous system let go of habitual tension and discover new, more comfortable ways to move, rest, and feel.

I’ll be offering short tasters for those in the Vitality group (MS/ME/chronic fatigue and pain support), and you're welcome to just ask questions or lie down and experience it for yourself.

✨ No effort. No fixing. Just time to feel supported and reconnected in your body.

Let me know if you’re curious — I’d love to share it with you.

Class is 10.30am-11.30am
Vitality Group 11.30am-12.30pm

16/07/2025

At 48 (and Dougal at 84 🐾), we’re moving at a gentler pace these days 🤪😅
The menopause journey continues — hot flash, anyone? — but I’m embracing movement that feels good in this body: slower, steadier, more curious.

A little bio for anyone new to my classes 😊

👉🏻
🛼 I was a shy, good girl who loved to express herself through movement — bike rides, roller skates, netball. Yoga found me in my 20s, and my practice has deepened with every decade.

👗 Fashion was always a passion (and my first career). After 20 years in London, I’m loving being back in the North East — these days I’m all about soft furnishings and colour drenching 😅

🍼 After my son was born, I discovered I had a prolapse. I was devastated, but (stubbornly, as ever!) refused to accept “that’s just how it is.”
💥 Hypopressives changed everything.

👊🏻 That’s why I want more women to know — from menarche to menopause, we’re left to figure so much out ourselves. Well hell, let’s crack on 💫

🎂 Nearly 49 and post-menopause, I’m still adapting. Managing fatigue, weight gain — and lifting heavy things 💪
✨ Feldenkrais has become my quiet superpower: helping me slow down, ease tension, and think more clearly. Honestly? Its’s a little bit of magic.

🚨 Website launching soon — MOVEWELL is nearly here!
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