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Channel your inner rock star with this full body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and sweat-dripping fun of playing the drums Classes in Motcombe, Marnhull, Okeford Fitzpaine Contact HAYLEY SANDELL, POUND PRO

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info@acnorthdorset.org.uk | www.acnorthdorset.org.uk Supporting or facilitating change is at the core of my coaching. Making changes to any part of your life should be effective but challenging. If they are to bring about the desired results and be sustainable, they need to be thought through carefully and fitted to your life. One size does not fit all. It’s important to assess your readiness to make the changes both logistically and mentally and to assess what is preventing you from doing so already. How deep does the change have to go? Can it just be on a behavioural level or should we be working towards a change in mindset too?

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My answer would be ideally the latter but sometimes the former can be enough for now - leading to a shift in belief further down the line. Whether or not you are ready to make significant changes to your life depends on ‘now’ is the right moment. Is the issue something that has been on the back of your mind for months/years? Has something happened to bring things to a head with some urgency? Or have you been ‘advised by a friend”? All options exist for a reason there will be a need to make changes to your life in there somewhere. It’s my job to help you find out what, why, how and when. The Transtheoretical Model of Change, created some 30 years ago by Prochaska and DiClemente, breaks the process of changes into several stages: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action & Maintenance. It’s a long and drawn out model which can be applied to every level of human circumstance but in a nutshell, that is telling us the process of making significant change to our life is something that needs to be thought through seriously, considered from every angle of our lives and of those who will be affected by the changes, implemented and then maintained. So, if you are considering changes to your business or employment, a lifestyle change, change in a relationship or how you go about your daily life, you can see it is essential to consider carefully what you are doing before you jump in. Imagine, if all this thought was applied to new year’s resolutions, January could become at the very least unfamiliar and at best extremely challenging.

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A walk around...

with retired Dorset rights of way officer Chris Slade

OKEFORD FITZPAINE

This walk is entirely on tarmac so is suitable after rain when most of the fields in the Vale are boggy! Park on the street near the church. There are some attractive buildings nearby and a pub. Nearly all the older buildings in the area are built of brick, a product of the Oxford clay soil. After visiting the church, which has some attractive stained glass and a font skirted by statues, walk south west, up a lane where you soon come to a junction where you turn left and head along the road south south west for a couple of miles. On your left you’ll see the impressive hills above which the Wessex Ridgeway runs. We’ll leave that for another occasion. When you get to a junction at Belchalwell Street, turn right and head north west to the village of Belchalwell. You’ll see a lane on your right signposted to the church. It’s a short steep walk to visit it. Parts are about 800 years old, but other parts are more modern. Unusually, it has no

stained glass! Return down to the village street, turn right and head north west along the road, turning north after a bend and heading uphill. There are some good views across the Vale. At the top of the hill you come to a T junction where you turn right, east, while enjoying the views to your left. After about a mile you’ll reach the outskirts of the village and the playing field. Carry on through the village and near the centre you’ll come to the Royal Oak pub. Having walked almost five miles by now you may wish to pause for refreshment. Otherwise just carry on and within about a furlong you will be back at your car. It’s time to harvest motherwort – and not just for ladies!

Leonurus cardiaca also known as Motherwort is so called because of its affinity to women. For centuries, it has been used as a sedative for nervousness associated with female hormone changes, from puberty, through to premenstrual tension, delayed periods, pain and spasm, birth, where it helps to dispel afterbirth, and the menopause, calming heart palpitations, nervousness, anxiety and hot flushes. Whilst it is good during labour, it should however be avoided during pregnancy because of its ability to stimulate menstrual flow. The intensely bitter leaves are great for discouraging worms and are used in rotation with other herbs to dispel intestinal parasites. However, their main purpose is to calm the sympathetic nervous system. These bitters will also stimulate the digestive system by encouraging the liver to produce bile (which protects the liver) and calm problems within the gastrointestinal system that are caused by nervousness and anxiety. The name comes from Lions tail, which the Romans thought the herb looked like (perhaps the medicine men had not come across many lions by then), and its long affinity with the heart. If making up a remedy for high blood pressure, arrythmias, angina, atherosclerosis or heart problems associated with the nerves, this would be one of the go-to herbs. It is also often used for hyperthyroidism, where it is used to calm palpitations. The alkaloids in the herb have a vasodilating effect which helps blood get out to the peripheral and its diaphoretic effect will push a fever out of the body. For those keen on gardening and attracting wildlife, the herb is from the mint family and is very attractive to bees. There are quite a few plants with the name “wort” in them which is derived from the old English word “wyrt” which means “herb” and actually is still pronounced more like wyrt. Motherwort is flowering now which means it is prime time to harvest. Harvesting of any herbs should be done at about 11am when the dew has dried, and the sun is out. Never harvest on a damp day or take too much. Herbs should be hung in a paper bag, upside down in a well ventilated, cool room (ideally north facing) away from sunlight. Although making a tea or infusion is possible and certainly was done for many hundreds of years, it is revolting so it is much better, nowadays, to take it as a tincture and perhaps leave your plants for the bees!

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66 New Blackmore Vale, September 3, 2021 Health & Wellbeing Exploring the roots of our mental health

Unfortunately, mental health still has a lot of stigma and shame attached to it I find that people often switch off or become uncomfortable after the word ‘mental’ and imagine insanity and asylums. The word itself has been misused to describe people with psychiatric problems; or those that act out of character. We need to look at mental health in a different light and understand that it concerns our thoughts, feelings and subsequent behaviours. It affects our daily living and is part of everything we do. Maintaining good mental health is as important as maintaining good physical health; in fact the two go hand in hand. Our minds are incredibly complex and are influenced by many internal and external things. Social and financial factors, lifestyle choices and our environments all contribute to our mental health. Things like poverty, hunger, fear and loneliness can bring on feelings of depression and anxiety; whereas love, sex, beauty, achievements etc can bring on feelings of joy and happiness. What we put in our bodies has a big effect; including what we eat, what we drink and anything else we ingest. We can see how our mental health can easily be changed, just by something good or bad happening to us. From little things like seeing something exciting or someone being kind; to bigger life events like a bereavement or becoming physically unwell. In my work I come across so many things that can affect people’s mental wellness. What someone may consider as something small, to another person can be life changing. All the messages we’ve collected in our lives have a bearing on how we think. Our core beliefs and values are shaped by our experiences and what information we’ve taken on board. These can be passed from generation to generation without being questioned. Behaviours can be copied, some of which can be beneficial, others not so. Our minds are filtering information all the time. Many people have ‘negative self-talk’ where they tell themselves things that are unhelpful such as ‘I’m not good enough’ or ‘I’m a failure.’ Others find they over think things and analyse far too much. We often compare ourselves to others, which can leave us feeling low and worthless. Our self-esteem rises and falls. Our moods can change in seconds; depending on what is happening in our lives and/or what we’re thinking. How we perceive things has a massive affect on our cognition and emotions. Mental health isn’t just about depression, PTSD, addictions, OCD, trauma etc – it’s much more about what we think and feel. How we react to those determines our day-to-day wellbeing. Part of my job is to help my clients look at the reasons behind their mental distress – to find the root causes and support them in dealing with them; however large or small. Understanding our psyche can have more of a beneficial influence on our thoughts, emotions and behaviours than

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Be a rock star at exercise class

An exercise class with a difference is running in Wincanton, Okeford Fitzpaine, Marnhull and Motcombe each week – promising to help you ‘release your inner rock star’. Pound Fitness instructor Hayley Sandell said: “Over the last three years I have really got into my fitness. “About two-and-a-half years ago I walked into a class called Pound Fitness and was blown away with how the infectious and energising the class was. So week in, week out I was there doing my cardio jam session with my drumsticks, drumming away to the music. “I loved it so much that in March 2020 I became a Pound Pro Fitness instructor doing my training in Wales and have been teaching ever since. “I wanted children to enjoy the drumming of this infectious cardio jam too, and also for them to become little rock stars – so in February this year I became a Generation Pound Fitness instructor too, and went on to do my personal trainer certification.” Her classes run at Wincanton memorial hall on Mondays, Pamphill on Tuesdays, Wimborne Allendale centre and Marnhull British Legion on Wednesdays, and Okeford Fitzpaine village hall and Motcombe hall on Thursdays. They cost £6 per class, with the first class half price and the ninth class free. Pound Fitness is designed for all fitness levels and is easy to modify. It provides the perfect atmosphere for letting loose, getting energised, improving your health and rocking out. Its alternative vibe and welcoming philosophy appeals to woman and men of all ages and abilities. Call Hayley on 07786 553889 or email hayley.sandell @outlook.com.