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Barefoot Wellbeing represents a grounded, calmer approach to life.
If we are self regulated we are able to focus, make better choices and manage challenges more effectively. Feeling grounded is one of the positive outcomes people report while walking barefoot, they also feel more connected to the earth. This simple activity also stimulates the nervous system, which appears to have a calming effect on us too. Hence the Business name Barefoot Wellbeing!
In my Relax Kids Classes the children are encouraged to go barefoot. This signifies the start of each session, and a chance to take a breathe, slowly becoming self aware and the feeling of connection as we move though the sessions.
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My Story
My name is Cindy, I grew up in Lymington, a quaint town connected by the Solent and the New Forest. I have moved away a few times, but my heart keeps pulling me back to the New Forest. I am a wife, a mum, a beekeeper and I also have a menagerie of pets. I can often be found in nature walking my dog, up at my apiary, paddleboarding or snuggled up on the sofa with a cuppa.
I have over 30 years of experience in my chosen fields. Specialising in Autism and Special Educational Needs for the first part of my career in a Residential School of Excellence in Autism, then as a Portage Home Visitor, before moving into Children and Family Services. Initially in New Zealand with Barnardo's, then back home with the New Forest Health Visiting Team and then as a Coordinator of Sure Start Children's Centres where I continued my career and added to my knowledge base. Here I coached and taught in Post Natal Services, Positive Parenting, Domestic Abuse, Baby Massage and other Wellbeing courses. Safeguarding and Trauma Informed Practice were at the forefront of what the role entailed too.
In 2016 I had an unexpected life changing diagnosis which helped me to take the plunge to go self employed as a Wellbeing and Parent Coach in 2017. This coincided with the closure of Children's Centre's in Hampshire and sadly a noticeable decline in Wellbeing and Family Support across the New Forest.
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My qualifications encompass an eclectic range of skills enabling me in each role. ​Here are a few that might be useful for you to know:
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NPQICL Post Graduate Cert in Integrated Centre Leadership - NNEB Diploma in Nursery Nursing - Diploma in Life Coaching -
CACHE Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education - Diploma in Mindfulness -Post Graduate Certificate in Baby Massage - Cert in Kids Yoga Teacher Training - AQA Counselling Concepts - Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - PTLLS Level 3& 4 ​Adult Education Cert
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Here are some of the training that has also enhanced my practice and qualified me to coach/facilitate specialist areas:
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Drawing & Talking Therapy (Basic & Advanced) Practitioner Training - Healing Through Art Certificate- Story Massage Instructor Training- Portage (Basic & Advanced Modules) - NHS Breast Feeding Facilitator Training - Mental Wellbeing in Children & Young People Cert -
Relax Kids Coach Training - Charge Up Teen Coach Training - The Out of Sync Child (Sensory Integration) - ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences & Early Trauma (ACES) - Relationship Brief Encounter Training - The Freedom Programme Facilitator Training - Honour Based Violence, FGM, Forced Marriage Training- Women's Aid 'You and Me Mum' Facilitator Training- Incredible Years Facilitator Training -Makaton Local Tutor Qualification - PECS - TEACCH Method Training - Triple P Level 3 & 4 Positive Parenting Facilitator Training - Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitator Training (WRAP) - The Decider Skills Programme Facilitator Training.
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​I am a Paediatric First Aider and have up to date Safeguarding Certificates, I also hold a current Enhanced DBS Certificate. I am accredited and am officially recognised by the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine as a Relax Kids and Charge Up Teen Coach and am an affiliated member of the International Alliance of Holistic Practitioners and the International Wellbeing Centre of Excellence, the International Association of NLP and Coaching, and Triple P Positive Parenting International. Barefoot Wellbeing also has valid Public and Product Liability Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance.
