As the festive season approaches, what better way to express love and care than by giving gifts that contribute to the well-being and vitality of your loved ones?

This year, consider presents that not only celebrate the joy of the holiday season but also set the stage for a revitalized start to the New Year. Here are five Christmas gifts designed to bring back the spark in 2024!

Also, remember there is no shame in asking for presents for yourself, that you truly want and need, so why not send this list on, or drop some subtle hints to Santa! 😉

1. The Glucose Goddess Method: A 4-Week Guide to Energy, Craving Reduction, and Feeling Amazing

In a world filled with hectic schedules and constant demands, energy levels can easily plummet. Gift yourself or your loved ones ‘The Glucose Goddess Method’, a comprehensive 4-week guide that promises to rejuvenate and revitalize.

This program focuses on cutting cravings, boosting energy, and promoting an overall sense of well-being. It’s the perfect gift for those seeking a transformative start to the New Year.

2. Centred Mums Pilates Retreat Day

A day of self-care and rejuvenation can make a world of difference. My Centred Mums Pilates Retreat Day offers the perfect escape. This retreat combines the benefits of Pilates with a focus on centring the mind and body. A thoughtful and invigorating experience, it’s a gift that promotes both physical and mental well-being.

3. Treat Yourself to a Massage from Fernwood Remedies

Indulge in the gift of relaxation and tranquillity with a massage from Fernwood Remedies. Their professional and rejuvenating massage services provide a holistic approach to well-being. This gift is an excellent way to unwind and relieve the stresses of the holiday season, setting the stage for a calm and collected entry into the New Year.

4. The Gift of Sleep from Clare McDonald @creative.sleep

Ease into the New Year with Sleepy Sundays, A 3 part playful, calming and nurturing experience for parent and child. Using breath work, imagination and fun activities. This intuitive approach to tackling worries and wired minds is back again in January. Enjoy the whole course for £49!

For adult adults seeking better sleep, there’s also the ‘Help For Sleep’ online course, for £39!

Clare herself suffered from insomnia from childhood into her late 30s but eventually found a combination of the Coherent Breathing technique, guided imagination, a lot of reframing around her beliefs about sleep and an overall intuitive approach worked wonders.

5. The Pelvic Floor Project: Ongoing Wellbeing

Invest in long-term well-being with my Centred Mums Pelvic Floor Project. This initiative offers continuous support for pelvic health, promoting overall vitality.

By gifting a membership to The Pelvic Floor Project, to either a loved one or yourself, you provide a resource that focuses on an often-overlooked aspect of well-being, contributing to a healthier and more energised lifestyle.

Making this commitment to your wellbeing will set up your pelvic floor health for the rest of your life. Get rid of those pelvic floor issues like wetting yourself that you’ve been putting off for too long!

Conclusion:

This holiday season, go beyond traditional gifts and give the present of well-being.

Each of these gifts is carefully curated to not only celebrate the joy of Christmas but also to lay the foundation for a revitalized and spirited start to the New Year.

Whether it’s promoting energy, relaxation, better sleep, or ongoing well-being, these gifts show that your love and care extend to the overall health and happiness of your friends and family.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Sparkly New Year!

Grace – Founder, Centred Mums

Having a baby changes women’s bodies dramatically. This doesn’t mean they are weakened or damaged.  It just means that through pregnancy and childbirth your body has accommodated these processes. The incredible journey you have been on needs to be considered and respected for the rest of your life.  Rather than viewing this change as a negative, embrace this new empowered body and wonder at all it has achieved.

Pilates is a great exercise to get into after having a baby as it can change the way you stand, walk and feel. It also really helps with posture, energy and strength. I had always taught in person until lockdown but now I see how beneficial the online classes are for new mums as they don’t need to leave the house and have all the drama that goes with it, they can still make wonderful connections both with the teacher and other mums and if their baby cries so they miss some of the class they can still access content afterwards. It really works! 

I truly wish that good quality postnatal Pilates was available for every single woman who had ever had a baby because it makes such a huge difference to both physical and mental recovery.

When is it okay to start doing exercise again?

After having a baby, it is important to take time and let your body heal. The first 6 weeks should be about rest and nourishment. Good food makes all the difference and some body work like massage is fantastic (https://www.helenbrownmt.com/). Gentle restorative movement and breath work that connects you to your core can be done in these early days too. After 6 weeks you can start doing basic and gentle exercises if you had a straightforward vaginal delivery. If you had caesarean or any complications with the delivery it is a good idea to wait 8-12 weeks before joining a class. https://centredmums.com/postnatal/pilates-mum-and-baby/

Our Centred Fourth Trimester course gives lots of tips about what you can do to help with your recovery in these early days and includes some postnatal Pilates online too.

Taking time to do it for YOU

Being a new mum is very time consuming and leaves little time to think about yourself. It is so important to remember that your maternity leave is about YOUR recovery as well. It works so perfectly to have high quality classes so easily accessible!

If you would like to find out more about Centred Mums Pilates classes and online programmes please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.