Aimee Hill Massage Therapy and Yoga

❤️ I know I am definitely guilty of this with Jacob 😔 it’s very very difficult living in a society that has certain prevailing values and standards, and trying to “go against the grain”. But the more we can be conscious about this, the better. I am really hoping to raise a much less anxious and stressed out generation… but it takes all of us parents to at least try!! 💕 No parenting advice has ever made more sense to me than that of Sarah Ockwell-Smith’s !!!! Even if it’s tough to implement sometimes and I do often default 🙈

I would say over 90% of the parenting dilemmas posed to me daily have one very simple answer; “you’re expecting too much of them”.

Our expectations of child behaviour are totally warped in society today. We just expect too much of kids (and no age or behaviour is immune). We expect them to sleep like adults. We expect them to control their impulses like adults, regulate their emotions like adults, manage their time like adults, observe social rules and niceties like adults and eat like adults (and as adults – our eating is totally screwed and unnatural, check out my ‘Gentle Eating Book’ for more). We expect them to consider the consequences of their actions like adults, communicate like adults and plan for the future like adults. If they can’t do these things we desperately try to ‘fix them’ and train and discipline them to do them (and frequently get frustrated when our efforts fail).

The thing is babies can’t do these things. Toddlers can’t do these things. School aged children can’t do these things. Teenagers can’t do these things – heck, even adults struggle to do these things a lot of the time! .

If you take just one piece of advice from me – please make it be to drop your expectations. Stop expecting mature adult behaviour from a child (and teens are still children!) who has a totally different brain structure to you. It’s a recipe for stress and disaster. You can’t teach a baby to drive a car. You wouldn’t even try……but that’s what happens when you try to teach or discipline children to do something that is beyond their development and age ability.

Understanding and accepting normal, natural child development is the way forward. Reset those expectations and if you can, adapt life around them for a while. This is the key to calmer, happier family life.

🥰 I’m going quiet for a while.
👦🏼 I’m spending time with these two absolute nutters!!
💕 They drive me bonkers sometimes, but I feel so lucky every single day that I have them.
👀 Please keep your eyes peeled and your inbox open for information on my upcoming events, including lakeside Yoga and a charity fundraising event for Gaza 🙏🏼 😊
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☀️ Sending you all the summer love 😎
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👋🏼 Hi lovelies!
💕 If you haven’t met me yet - I’m Aimee!
🌊 I live with my partner and our two gorgeous boys in stunning North Devon 🌳
🍫 I love food, and am probably made of about 85% chocolate.
🧘🏻‍♀️ My true passion though, lies in helping people feel amazing through the incredible transformational and healing power of yoga and massage therapy 💆🏽‍♀️
💕 I have been teaching yoga for 13+ years, (which means I’m a senior yoga teacher! 😂👵🏼) , offering both gentle hatha, yin and somatic-inspired classes, and stronger practices that combine vinyasa flow, Forrest Yoga and neuroscience - as well as Pregnancy & Mum & Baby Yoga! 🤰🏻
🤓 I am always learning more about this ever-unfolding practice, and how we can use Yoga’s ancient wisdom to enhance our modern-day lives 📖
💆🏽‍♀️ I have been massaging for 9 years, and love to understand how our bodies work, in order to effectively help ease physical pain, tension and stress.
👩🏻 💕 My biggest mission though, is to support women and mums in particular, to feel more empowered, unearth their authentic self, work on healing trauma and anxiety, and step into their emotional and physical confidence.
💖 I am so excited to be offering a Summer Body Positivity Workshop on 20th July with to reflect this mission!
💕 It’s also why I wanted to run this competition to celebrate women (and mums) in business, generate recognition for the wonderful things we do, how much we juggle, and the ways we pour our hearts and souls into our businesses!
🤩 Win 5 x yoga classes with me by heading over to the original giveaway post, liking, following all 5 accounts and tagging 2 friends in the comments!
🙏🏼 Good luck!

🤩 introducing the incredible Kelly of ! 🤩
💕 Did you see my F**K The Tories headband post?! If not, scroll down my feed and take a look - an absolute personal fave of mine! I love everything Kelly creates, but this headband is just 👌
💕 Badger and Bear was created by Kelly in 2017, when her kids didn’t fit shop bought clothes (they always fell down) and she couldn’t find rainbow and unicorn clothes in the ‘boys’ section! 🌈 🦄
💕 Since then, Badger and Bear has grown, sewing up made to measure clothing for adults, embracing sustainability, slow fashion and clothing that fits well, lasting for years - even for growing kids!
💕 With bright patterns for the whole family and occasionally political prints, every single item can be customised to your specifications!
🌟 Head over to the original “Self-care Summer” giveaway post, like it, follow all 5 accounts and tag 2 friends in the comments for a chance to win a 4-month pants subscription with the amazing 🌟 (sharing to stories helps too!)
🤞🏻💓 Winner announced on Saturday 13th! Good luck !!
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🤩 Introducing the wonderful Christy of 🤩
💕 Christy is a full-time Mumma to Arabella (4) and Xavier (1), as well as her third baby…Beach Baby Clothing!
💕 Christy started Beach Baby a little over 3 years ago now and couldn’t have imagined she would be where she is today - and that’s all thanks to her wonderful supporters!
💕 Christy started out hand making everything in her loft, but I now she has the help of a wonderful UK seamstress to lift some of the stress and offer some amazing products which she wouldn’t be able to do with the machines she has… ✨ It lights her up that she is able to offer exciting new products to her customers when she can! ✨
🤩 Christy is giving away 1 pair of adult size leggings in this incredible “Self-care Summer Giveaway”! Check out her website for all of the colourful, fun, beautiful designs she has!
💕 All you need to do is go to the original giveaway post, like it (sharing helps too!), make sure you are following ALL 5 accounts involved in the comp, and tag 2 friends in the comments!
🤞🏻 Good luck!

🤭 With election day coming up, I do like to add the odd bit of subliminal messaging into my yoga classes and everywhere I go (including Jacob’s nursery 😂🙈!)
💕 I absolutely LOVE this headband from - in fact, I love all of the things this talented lady makes!
👀 Keep your eyes peeled for a SUMMER COMPETITION coming your way, where you can win a pants subscription with Badger & Bear, amongst some wonderful other prizes!! I’m very excited to share this with you soon, so stay tuned!!
✨✨✨✨✨ In the meantime - GET THE TORIES OUT!!
Peace, love and Namastes 🙏🏼

❤️ This one has been scoffing cream teas since yesterday’s Summer Solstice & Full Moon workshop!! ❤️
✨ Thank you to all who came!
💖 Next workshop is 20th July - Summer Body Positivity Workshop with !! Details to follow in next post!!
☀️ YOGA CLASSES THIS WEEK ☀️
💛 Monday 1015am - Tarka Clinic & Zoom
💛 Monday 1215pm - Mum & Baby Yoga, Fremington
💛 Wednesday 630pm - Pregnancy Yoga, Fremington
💛 Thursday 630pm - Energetic Flow, Tarka Clinic & Zoom
💛 Thursday 745pm - Bedtime chilled Yoga, Tarka Clinic & Zoom
🔗 Link in bio to book!

🌕 ☀️ Hello lovelies! There is only ONE SPACE LEFT on our Summer Solstice Yin/Yang Yoga Workshop with a cream tea! - 22nd June, in Barnstaple! ☀️🌕
💓 Our session together is going to be made even more magical by the fact that we aren’t just celebrating the summer solstice, but there will be a full moon on the day of our practice together too! 💓
🌕☀️ This abundance of light and energy will give us the opportunity to shed some light on our current situation, and set some intentions to move forward in to the latter half of the year! ☀️🌕 .
🥰 I’m excited for this one!
🙋🏻‍♀️ Will you be the one to nab the last spot?!
🔗 Link to book in Bio or stories!
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