Gaia Wellbeing Collective

FREE STAY & PLAY FOREST SCHOOL WHILE YOU EXERCISE!

*This weeks make will be FROG STICKS*

📍 Where: Oxleas Woods (Meet right by the café)

⏰ Times:
•⁠ ⁠9:30 AM: Forest School drop-off 🪵 (FREE!)
•⁠ ⁠9:45 AM: Non-Contact Boxing Fit starts 🥊 (Paid session)
•⁠ ⁠11:00 AM: Forest School pick-up 🧒🏽

🌲💪 Space is limited, so grab your trainers and come join the fun!

https://gaiawellbeingcollective.org/book-bootcamps &play

So many runners skip mobility prep and strength work, only to be sidelined later by nagging lower back aches, tight hips, or knee pain. Running is a repetitive linear movement; if your hips are locked and your glutes aren’t firing, the surrounding joints take all the impact.
If you want longevity in your running, the work you do off the pavement is what protects you on it.

Why mobility prep & S&C change the game for runners:
* 🎯 Silky Hips & Mobility: Unlocks full stride length and stops your lower back from taking the strain.
* 🛡️ Injury Prevention: Strong glutes, quads, and core stabilise your knees and ankles with every foot strike.
* 💥 Running Efficiency: Better strength means less wasted energy making your miles feel smoother and lighter.

Running gives us freedom, but Strength & Conditioning gives us longevity. Alongside our river runs, we host outdoor S&C bootcamps right on the waterfront grabbing kettlebells, working on joint mobility, and backing each other up so we can all run further, stronger, and injury-free.

More than wellbeing, a way of being. 🌿

Be honest: Do you prep before your runs, or do you just lace up and go?

FREE STAY & PLAY FOREST SCHOOL WHILE YOU EXERCISE!

This weeks make will be Buzzsaw Spinners (made using a hand saw under supervision)

📍 Where: Oxleas Woods (Meet right by the café)

⏰ Times:
•⁠ ⁠9:30 AM: Forest School drop-off 🪵 (FREE!)
•⁠ ⁠9:45 AM: Non-Contact Boxing Fit starts 🥊 (Paid session)
•⁠ ⁠11:00 AM: Forest School pick-up 🧒🏽

🌲💪 Space is limited, so grab your trainers and come join the fun!

https://gaiawellbeingcollective.org/book-bootcamps

They say magic isn’t real, but that instantaneous shift when continuous, unconditional laughter fills a room is magic and visceral! ✨

It’s not just a feeling it’s pure physiological magic. Laughter releases stress, instantly resets your nervous system, and connects us on a deeper, somatic level. It’s more than just a momentary boost for your mental health; it’s a whole way of being.

When you stop overthinking and let yourself belly-laugh freely, the energy around you completely transforms. 🌿✨

When was the last time you let out a full, unfiltered belly laugh?