Meet Alice McNeil
Mental Health Physiotherapist, Somatic Counsellor, Yoga + Mindfulness Teacher and Trainer
8 months into a 2 year bicycle-ride honeymoon, we had journeyed from the U.K to deepest Tajikistan. The mountains loomed above us, the rivers raged below, it was sublime. The only problem was, I'd injured my back and couldn't stand up, never mind ride a bike.
Before the trip, I was set on a trajectory into a career into Environmental Psychology. However, as I managed this injury, I realised that mental health is incomplete without physical health (and the environment has an impact too). And so my journey really began. As I traversed the landscape of the world and saw vibrancy and depletion in the landscape, I saw vibrancy and depletion in the people too. At some point, in my own depletion and fear of never again being able to do the things I loved, I begin to listen to my body. It sounds really simple, but I believe that being able to listen to our bodies , to tune into our our intuition is at the heart of being physically and mentally in balance, and living more fully.
This whole person approach is seen in my classes, 1:1 session, workshops, lectures and trainings.
where physical & mental wellbeing meet
About
Alice McNeil Integrative Health is based in the far north of Scotland where the wild spaces and welcoming people reflect our ethos. I take this approach to health and wellbeing because:
a) every single person has a different history, needs, hopes and beliefs, and
b) because, as in the wild, everything is connected.
I offer:
1:1 Physio-led Clinical Yoga (online & in-person)
1:1 Somatic Counselling (online & in-person)
Group Yoga Classes
Half day Retreats
Training for Health Professionals -coming soon...
A different approach to wellbeing...
Well, it's not different, just a little bit forgotten in the modern medicinal model!
As a Physiotherapist, I've found that purely physical presentations are extremely rare. Once you take the time to investigate, the underlying root of an injury is often rooted in stress, not taking care of ourselves (not listening to our bodies), or due to a psychological resistance/habits of some kind (whether you are currently consciously aware of it or not).
We now know that our nervous system has a huge bearing on not only the physical body (how quickly we heal, how strong we are, how flexible we are, how often we get injured) but also how we respond to life, how stuck we feel, how anxious, depressed etc. If we have had, or witnessed, a physical trauma such as an accident, abuse or surgery, it can leave its imprint on the physical and psychological body long after the physical 'wounds' are healed.
Our location: The K.I.T.E. Centre
Nestled in Lochussie, between Dingwall and Strathpeffer, you'll find this special place. Up the track with views of the fields and trees; the sounds of the birds and the silence. Welcome.
It's the location for yoga classes and in-person Physio-led Clinical Yoga, Somatic Counselling, Half Day Retreats, with more planned for 2025.
It was the Old RSPB Kite Centre, but now K.I.T.E. stands for:
Kinetic // Integrative // Therapeutic // Experiential
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07908065365
The K.I.T.E. Centre, Lochussie, Nr Dingwall, Highland