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When it comes to Post Natal Nutrition, sometimes it can feel like very much a challenge to convince ‘baby-weight’ conscious new moms of the power and worth of moving their focus to ‘Healing’ Post Natal Nutrition’ as opposed to ‘Fat Loss Dieting’.  For years we have all been indoctrinated as to the evils of fat consumption, the virtues of calorie-counting the merit […]

I wanted to share with you these 3 utterly delicious integrated Pelvic Floor and hip moblizers because I think they might just transform the was you ‘do stretching’ with your Pregnant and Post Natal clients in relation to the pelvic moblity in general and the down-training and mobilization of their Pelvic Floor on a global […]

They say that ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ and Burrell Education was very much created from a position of necessity to improve the correlation between how Pregnant and Post Natal women actually move in their daily lives and what was generally passing for ‘fit for purpose’ exercise prescription….in short, for a long time in […]

Oh my gosh,  I’ve been meaning to write a blog on Pelvic Health Red Flags + Helping Your Client Obtain a Clinical Referral for so long, it’s untrue so finally and with huge thanks to Michelle Lyons for her generosity in providing us with a definitive guide to Pelvic Health Red Flag, how to direct […]

In the world of Pelvic Floor fitness and retraining in the case of the simpler end of continence issues where a ‘strength’ programme is indicated, there sometimes isn’t an equal emphasis on balancing the work/hypertrophy with a down-training programming. Ultimately, we all know the body functions best when both local (core) and global muscle/myofascial length […]

Bone density and bone health is such as strange topic.  The stats tell us that with a globally aging population, declining bone health and Osteoporosis is on the rise and costing the developed world a lot of money on a daily basis, and contributing the an increase in mortality for those who survive breaks and […]

After nearly 20 years serving the Post Natal woman in fitness/wellness both as the do-er, the student and the educator, I’ve gotten through a LOT of books and courses (above is just one of many bookcases in my office and throughout my house – Amazon LOVES ME!) and it was only because I had to […]

Introducing Sarahjane West-Watson a brilliant Physiotherapist and Women’s Health and Wellbeing mentor to the lucky women of Cheshire!  Sarah’s been a loyal fixture on many of the online and live offerings from Burrell Education and has created a business serving moms that bridges the gap between her Physiotherapy education/practise and serving the full circle of […]

Sometimes people come into your business world and overtime they become trusted colleagues and a friend – introducing my trusted colleague and friend Kate Smart who’s doing wonderful work in the world of Women’s Fitness and Wellness in West London and soon to be GLOBALLY with her new online programmes.  Kate will blush when she […]

Do you have Post Natal clients who have ‘less than positive’ birth stories, seem low in mood or actually depressed?  If yes, I think you’ll find this interview with the amazing Rachel Webber, a former Midwife who now runs a ‘Birth Story Listening’ service, extremely interesting.  In nearly 20 years of serving the Post Natal […]