Julie Angel Ph.D

If I could show you have to have a calmer mind, more self compassion and sleep better in 3 days would you be interested?

Evening walks, morning runs, flowers opening in the garden.

We're never 'OFF TRACK' we're always in a process.

Sometimes we can forget how far we've come as things that were once obstacles feel at ease. How they've become a part of everyday life.

And while it's wonderful to have integrated healthy habits into our everyday life, it also means that we can easily forget about the progress we've made.

If there's one thing that middle-aged women tend to do a lot of is to be kinder to everyone else otehr than themselves.

They think they are 'off track' so much more than they are.

You are probably doing far more of the good things than you give yourself credit for.

And the difference between thinking you're off track vs 'on track' is HUGE!

And here's the thing....we are all in a PROCESS.

A process of navigating the ebbs and flows of life, dealing with stressors, sprinkling in joy and hearing about giving ourselves permission to be kinder to ourselves and fill our cup with things people and activities that serve us but we rarely do.

We can create 'success' in so many aspects of our life yet when we don't feel at home in our mind and body life will never have a sense of 'personal peace and success'.

Our body and mind are in a constant intelligent dialogue and the more ease and strength, less pain and stiffness we have in our body the happier our mind is and will be.

The more we can bring oxygen to our cells, cerebral blood flow to the brain, the happier our mind AND the stronger our body.

That's why for the first time I'm bringing both of these together in a way I havn't offered before in any of the Movement Snacks challenges.

Join me next week for my BRAND NEW BREATHE & MOVE 3 Day Reset.

Summer is coming! Or winter depending on where you are in the world.

Create a new season that gives you more energy, less anxiety and fatigue, deeper sleep, more kindness and health.

It's all possible and I can show you how.

If you want to feel in a process of 'on track' and moving TOWARDS what you want, register here now.

Starts on Monday!

SoCal people!
I'm excited to be a guest speaker at the wonderful Full Bloom Festival at Emerald Village - EVO this coming weekend.

I'll be sharing all cool things about and doing Breathwork on Saturday morning at 9am.

The lineup for the weekend is STELLAR!

Tickets are still available, come play, discover, move, dance, eat and be among some of the most forward thinking caring and interesting people you could wish to meet.

See you there!

What if you couldn't hear what your body wants, needs and fears?

Living with your body's communications set to mute is being stuck in a state of 'flight flight freeze'.

And the problem with that is you miss the EARLY WARNING SIGNALS!!!!

What if you NEVER knew when your car was going to run out of fuel?

What if you never knew the weather forecast when heading out for a 2 day hike?

You wouldn't think either was smart of advisable.

A big part of what I do is turning the volume back on so that you can hear, understand the messages, distinguish between what he old stories are from the new one you want to write and how you're ALLOWED to feel good, have fun, be in charge of your life and be a goddam fit strong happy thriving midlife woman!

If you're curious about how you would even start to do that, comment START and I'll message you privately.

I can hear you even if you can't.
x Julie

Strong over Skinny
Nutrition over Calories
Sustainable over Trends

Are you doing all the things, and nothing changes?

Does this sound like YOU?

**You struggle to know what to train, how much to rest, what to think about your clicking noisy joints and what to do about any of it?

**You've almost had breakthroughs but then days or weeks later you're still overwhelmed, tired, stuck, hurt, and your injuries are still nagging you.

**You’re not sure if the exercise you’re doing is going to produce the results you desire?

**You’re confused by all of the conflicting information on the internet, the different breathing systems that only seem to be for people who have loads of free time and look healthy already?

**You struggle with the motivation you need to get started and the accountability you need to keep you going?

**You feel like a bit of a failure in your health and body (even though you've achieved so many success in other aspects of your life)

If so, I’ve got you covered!

Join me for my FREE 4 Day Breathe & Move Reset starting on Monday June 24th!

Not only will you feel more ease in your body and more capable of what your body can do in 3 days, but you’ll also work on developing strong habits to keep you going, feeling more connected in your body in a good way immediately, and move toward owning the confidence you deserve!

Please feel free to invite friends, family members, co-workers, and anyone else who would benefit from this program.

Having additional support and accountability is one of the best things you can do to ensure your own success!

See you there!

P.S. This is NEW CONTENT - so if you've signed up for one of my Movement Snacks Challenges, I can guarantee that you're going to get a LOT of new ideas! I'm forever the student so as I continue to learn and discover and test what works, I love then being able to share it with you! Sign up and I'll guarantee you'll discover some new REALLY cool ways to Breathe & Move!

The reason behind the reason.

While a lot of the women I work with come to me because they want to 'get stronger', find their fitness again, get their mojo back, move more and have more ease in their mind and body, get out of pain and stop having stiff joints and constantly feeling overwhelmed - the REASON behind those reasons is one simple one.

To be HAPPY.

Happiness always sounds a bit hippyish or vague but we know it when we feel it.

It's not magical thinking that everything should be positive all the time either.

It's HAPPY to know and feel that we are in a good place of health both now and in the years ahead.

It's HAPPY to experience how it feels to move in ways we thought weren't available to us any more.

It's HAPPY to know and feel that our fitness is available to us and provides more autonomy in our lives.

It's HAPPY to know that we can handle the stresses of life and bounce back.

HAPPY equals less FEAR.

And fear reduces our capacity for critical thinking which makes it hard to know where we're at, what we should expect, what to do next and then implementing the right actions with support and accountability consistently.

I am HAPPY to be able to do the coaching I do to get that reason behind the reason in place for the busy midlife women who wnat to reclaim their physical strength & confidnece and be HAPPY!

If you know that deep down you're not happy with where you're at right now in your mind, body, everyday life, helath, how you move, how your body feels and what the future feels ike it might be, you don't need to keep trying to figure it out on your own.

It's hard, takes longer and doesn't set you up for success.

Coaching works because it's so darn hard to do all those thigns when you're busy enough doing life anyway.

I have a proven blueprint that has helped so many women over the past 3 years and would love for you to be another woman who gets rid of teh aches and pains, unsustainable workouts and feeling down on herself, and gets her mojo back so she can feel brave, have adventures and age with grace.

Comment HAPPY if you'd like to hear more about thow you can get unstuck.

To all my Natural Born Rebel Midlife women friends

There's still that itch you want to scratch

The dissatisfaction and complete confusion about how 'normal' life is supposed to be.

We keep questioning.

Searching

And keep saying 'I don't understand'.

The ONE SINGLE THING we can do in our midlife to defy the norm is to be, get and stay healthy and strong.

READ THE LABELS! If food has a label, read it.
F**K eating a chemical cocktail that detsroys your gut lining.

Saying NO to cheap & convenient 'looks like food but isn't' calories that increase your inflammation.

Saying YES to more brain power and energy and being bothered to take care of that.

Saying YES to moving in ways that don't leave you sore and grumpy for 5 days.

A REALLY BIG YES to getting the foundations of your health in order.

How we Breathe & How we Move.

We're doing it anyway so lets do it Efficiently, lets get MORE OXYGEN by breathing less- saying NO to hyperventilation that is going to stress you more than you are already.

Saying YES to resetting your Nervous System so you can feel safe and trust in your body as a starting point for moving more and getting your mojo back.

Be the REBEL and be a strong happy healthy midlife woman!

We've all heard about 'Train Smarter' but what does that mean?

No matter where you’re at in your midlife health journey, one thing is for sure… you are breathing and moving everyday.

So let's do both better!

And yes we can be SMARTER about that by involving our brain in those things way more than we currently are.

It's time to go Neuro with your movemnet and breathwork practice.

If you’re 40+ and facing challenges with your energy, strength, anxiety, joint pain or sleep, then you need a reset to get the transformation you really really want.

Does this sound familiar to you:

You can’t seem to stay on track with any training no matter how hard you try?

You’re sluggish, have no energy and feel tired all the time?

You’re confused by all the conflicting information out there?

You are not alone.

I designed a 3 day Reset to set yourself up for creating sustainable success in having more energy, better sleep and getting stronger and more mobile as you continue your journey!

What's Inside?

Breathwork & Nervous System Resets:
Learn how to breathe so you can start regulating your nervous system and have more energy to recover fully and stay active as you age.
Plus get quick, destress daily tips your health will benefit from!

3 Time-Effective Workouts:
For all fitness levels, these Movement Snacks will increase your energy, get you stronger and more mobile in just 10 mins a day.
Practical, Sustainable Strategies:

Get simple sustainable strategies and solutions that fit your busy schedule so you stay motivated to achieve lasting results without overwhelm, fatigue, injuries and anxiety taking over your health!
Invaluable information and strategies you’ll use during the 3 days and be able to take with you afterwards

🎁 Plus, you’re going to get 2 BONUS gifts:
The Destress Guide
Happy Feet Guide

If you want to have more energy, feel calmer, move your body more and discover what brain candy can do for your mind and body (yep it's a thing!) in less than a week, feel more motivated, feel more energised, get some quick wins, gain knowledge and guidance from a professional and jumpstart your goals, don’t miss this.

This Reset eliminates the guesswork and confusion, giving you a clear path to start your transformation.

Ready?

This is for me! I want in! I'm so excited to get started with you on Monday, June 24th

I've been cooking up a treat for you!!!

Are you ready to reverse feeling stiff, tired and unmotivated?

Join me for a journey that's about more than pushing through, doing 'all the right things' and still feeling exhausted, heavy and not having the health you want. It's also about resetting your nervous system!

I've created a brand new 3 Day reset designed for busy women 40 and over who want to stop feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, unmotivated and have fun, ease and get stronger using breathwork and movement that's right for the body, life and hormones they have now!

BREATHE & MOVE - we're doing it anyway so let's do it better!

There's a lot of trainings that I've never shared before outside of my 1:1 clients and also a lot of thigns I've been playing with over teh past few months as I've recovered from Ramsey Hunt Sydrome.

Expect some brain candy as well as nervous ysstem resets, moving your body, getting stronger, feeling happier and having a lot of 'AHA!' moments and grounding all of it with some really cool breathwork.

It's really good!

Starts Monday 24th June :)

Just casually creating something very very cool! I'm excited...

FATIGUE: your body's 'Do Not Disturb' sign.

Most people will have had some experience of fatugue. It's that feeling beyond tired.

It's tired squared with no possibility of willpower shifting you out of it.

You don't have the energy and can't summon it a did you somehow do, you pay the price even more.

During the past 2 months while recovering from Ramsey Hunt Syndrome I had fatigue.

I slept for 8-10 hours a night and 2 hours solid in the afternoon and sometimes a little mid morning nap too.

I wasn't 'oversleeping' and tired as a result.

MY BODY WAS BUSY HEALING!!!!

It was rebuilding damage done to my cranial nerves.
It was fighting a virus and bronchitis.

I was not being lazy or useless.
MY BODY WAS BUSY!!!!!!

An immune system working 24 hour shifts. THANK YOU BODY!

And the signals and symptoms of fatigue were communicated very clearly.

DO NOT DISTURB!

After a full nights sleep I had some energy in the morning and could do little things - get dressed, short dog walk, make breakfast, write a few messages and then ...

'DO NOT DISTURB'

My energy quota had been used and my body's heirarchy of needs was pulling rank - that's what our body's intelligence does - and was back to the more important work of HEALING.

It was an unusual and extreme set of circumstances for me and yet a lot of people deal with fatigue on some level on a regular basis.

We are an 'energy in energy out' system. Yes we can do things that CREATE MORE ENERGY - how we breathe, move, what we eat and how we think - and there's also a finite limits on that.

And what demands we and life places on us or we choose to do.

The first place to start is 1. if you're sick or injured, dont get in the way and please respect the 'Do not disturb' sign.

If you want your healing journey to be longer and slower then knock yourself out and keep pushing through, pretend you're fine, keep people pleasing and draining your energy and open yourself to more unknown consequences of not dealing with it properly when given the chance.

2. Understand that every cell in your body needs 2 things - oxygen and glucose. How you breathe and what you eat and when matter.

3. Your body always wants to heal and is always communicating.

Learn your body's language and respect the process.

We all want to feel better yesterday rather than go through a process where our body is helaing or recalibrating once it gets what it needs.

FATIGUE is not weakness, it's a communication for us to interpret and perhaps approach things a little differently or that you need to pay attention to something you weren't.

Strong Resting brings sustainable gains!

Navigating grief, bereavement or being close to someone at the end of life is really hard.

A lot of the time we don't know what to say.

I am so grateful to know and have 2 incredible friends who are end of life coaches, Rhonda Walsh LoPresti & Lori Krause . They are experienced guides in exactly that and have helped me both find the words and also new unexpected perspectives.

Culturally we lack a vocabulary around death and dying and simply spending time with them has helped, supported and informed me on how to navigate those times and discover ways of being and words so that I havnt felt stuck, scared to say 'the wrong thing' and judged myself harshly or not shown up or called from not knowing what to say and avoiding the 'difficult' moments.

They are hosting a 3 hour workshop on Saturday June 15th, 9am-12.30pm PST on 'THOUGHTFUL TALK - difficult discussions around death and dying'.

They are incredible and the work they do can benefit us all.

What will you do today that your future self will thank you for?
- and that feels really good today as well....

Everyday we get to make 1000s of what may seem inconsequential choices.

What to wear, eat, where to go, how to respond in a conversation, who or what to say yes to, to work, play, research, learn, to do nothing, to watch one more episode, to cook, to walk or drive.

And they all matter when we zoom out and see how frequently and consistently we do the same tiny things all the time.

Everyday we get to choose.
No matter how small the choice.

Is the bank account of your life in all of it's wonderful ways being depleted or benefitting from compound interest?

Are we putting in and investing in quality assets, good energy, acts of joy, connection and meaning?

Or going fast, cheap, convenient and hoping for the best?
Overdrawn, low energy, poor mental and physical health and feeling unhappy with ourselves and really annoyed by people who seem to be doing well.

There's always a price, it just varies if it'll come sooner or later.

The cost of eating fast food looks a lot more expensive when you've got gut health issues, a waist that's become a barrel, poor metabolic health and riddled with inflammation.

The cost and effort of moving instead of staying chair shaped and going from sofa to car to bed to chair to car to sofa when your joints are stiff and the choices to move are getting less and less.

When you stay looking after the bags becuase you're actually worried you'll slow everyone down and you dont want anyone to see how deconditioned you've become.

Whatever choices you make know that they are YOUR choices.

Radical responsibility is a key component to the tiny choices.

And know and expect that it's hard to make changes that last which is why for most people starting small and sustainable is what works over time.

Notice the choices and stop doing life on auto-pilot.

Notice if you're mouth breathing or can nasal breathe when you're resting, walking or active.

Notice if you're always taking the 'easy' path of least resistance and are grumpy a lot.

Notice when you feel good!!!

Notice how you feel when you implement a better tiny choice.

Notice if you eat more or less when you're alone or in company.

Notice things and know that you can make choices that are going to be good, better or best for you. It doesn't have to be extreme.

Whatever happened yesterday is gone, reste today - good, better, best. You choose!!!

Will you go outside to play today?

If you are Under Resting you are OVER TRAINING>

Here's the thing - if you don't have the right kind of Strong Resting in place your Strong Training wont get you what you want.

You'll be in constant loop of tired and breaking your body down.

Oh and you CAN NOT EXERCISE OUT A POOR DIET!!!!!
Life would be so much simpler but it's not how our physiology works and how our organs and hormones respond to poor nutrition, toxic chemicals and ultra processed products.

If you don't have the rebuild and repair ingredients on the plate - your training wont yield results...

If you don't have a nervous system that's in rest and digest to produce the digestive enzymes to ABSORB THE NUTRIENTS FROM THE FOOD ON THE PLATE, your training wont give you the results you want and deserve.

There are SO MANY elements that all link together to help you get the results you want, but if you don't have the majority of them consistently in place you will stay in the tired, training hard, injured, feeling flat and poor sleep mode and staying frustrated camp.

That's not a fun camp to hang out in.

The M.A.P.S. system is a way to feel and stay strong, happy and chilled with a health first adaptable approach to doing life both in and around your training.

I have a 16 week RESET course that helps women over 50 reclaim their physical strength and confidence so they can get their mojo back, feel brave, have adventures and age with grace.

It works because it's a unique combination of movement, mindset, creativity & lifestyle management tools.

The course is based on my personal journey of falling back in love with movement and my abilities, alongside the results gained from all of my one to one clients over the past 4 years.

It’s different from everything else you’ve tried because it’s actually designed for people in mid-life who know how to push through yet have struggled to maintain their fitness and balance during the competing demands of midlife, not men & women in their 20s and 30s who don’t share the same challenges you do.

Unlike other programmes that focus on just the physical side of movement and ask you to spend a hours in the gym, I get to the heart of your individual mental blocks with time efficient, fun movements and challenges that will leave you feeling a positive connection to your mind, body and environment, while restoring your mobility, strength and leaving you feeling confident in your abilities again.

What's Inside:

A 1:1 coaching experience
16 Weeks of daily personalised Movement Snacks training
Support with private chat 24/7
A proven blueprint to getting stronger, calmer, more confident and being consistent and enjoying the process.
Video curriculum on health, nutrition, mindset & movement philosophy
3 Week Breathwork course included

I have had many teachers whose stories have changed mine. I want to help you change yours.

Start making the changes you want in your quality of balance, mobility and strength so you can feel more confident,

Training for health and training for performance are different things.

There's a sweet spot in the middle & how your breathing is a key part of whether you might find that spot.

I know so many unhealthy fit people and coaches.
I know so many unhealthy unfit people too.
And I know a few healthy fit people. It's way smaller than you think.

The place I would start helping all of them is simply breathwork.

Why?

Because it's the easiest.

And has a massive impact on how your body brain and nervous system is responding to everything everyday.

It's a movement skill, no yoga mat required or spending a month in silence on a mountain. Nothing wrong with that just not really practical for busy midlife women getting things done and managing hormones, the to-do list, feeling tired all the time, heavier and not seeing improvements when they are doing "all of the right things"

You dont have to believe me, check out the testimonials on my website or the Results highlight on my Instagram account.

How we breathe is a game changer for sleep, anxiety, happiness, metabolism, brain fog, strength, and EASE!

TRUE STORY.

Which spot are you in and where do you want to be?

Comment SWEET if you're looking for help and support or simply curious about this. I'd love to chat

x Julie

This is probably why 90% of the yoga teachers I've worked with have dysfunctional breathing patterns...

It's very humbling to be introduced to the idea that what they thought was 'the thing they're good at' isn't actually what they thought it was.

Yogis have a special relationship with breathing and a LOT of them seem to get VERY UPSET if you even SUGGEST there maybe something for them to look at with their breathwork.

This is MY experience so far.
I've had somewhat abusive messages from them, it's revealing.

UNLEARNING is a LOT harder than learning.

Our brain LOVES doing same same, regardless of whether it's healthy or good for us. It's an evolved energy efficiency strategy.

BUT we can rewire and do things differently and it takes

REPETITION
REPETITION
REPETITION

So dont expect results overnight!
Consistency is a game changer.

We breathe over 20000 times during the day.

And that's why when it comes to how we breathe we want to integrate a little often, really often.

Regardless of how you're breathing in your yoga class, how you're breathing in ALL the hours of the day in ALL of your other activities, when you're sleeping will influence you more.

I want to help people find ways to assess and then improve their energy, sleep, movement, memory, cognitive function, nervous system regulation, performance, recovery, metabolism, fat loss, blood pressure, all the the things that create and influence our day to day experience of doing life with vitality and health.

If I upset a few downward dog fans along the way so be it.

Breathwork is REALLY HONEST!

Your BOLT score is a simple assessment of where you're at.
Don't blame the messenger.

I'll explain this and a lot more tomorrow :)

What if the simplest things became your most important things?

What would it feel like to wake up calm, refreshed and a body that feels at ease even after training yesterday?

What would it feel like to ignore annoying htings, comments and people and not give them your time and energy?

What would it feel like to get your creative thinking back and KNOW that the years ahead are going to be expansive and exciting?

You'll never know unless you make 'simple' the most important!

This is how important 2 out of the three 'simple' things wiht a lot of 'depends' added in invisible ink :) :

Breath hold record (without taking in additional oxygen first) - 12 minutes.

The body can go without water for anything from 3-10 days before shutting down.

And how much attention are you giving to these 2 necessary functions?

How you breathe and are you hydrated?

Yes we are breathing all the time but if you are "OVERBREATHING" you are not giving yourself the gift of balancing your hormones, digesting your food, sleeping well through the night, increasing your healthspan, lowering your blood pressure and being able to keep clam and carry on!

I dont teach people how to breathe in their yoga class or when they are singing or lifting weights.

I coach people how to breathe well and better in their everyday life because that's where we spend most of our time.

How to regulate their nervous system so they are set up for success mentally and physically in everything they do.

The results my clients are getting are the most beautiful things to witness and experience.

They sleep through the night.
Have more energy and less anxiety.
Become better communicators and listeners.
Improve their athletic performance and recovery times.

Stop focussing on the 'hacks' the powders and supplements when the foundations of your health are off.

Have you ever focussed on how you are breathing during the day when you're doing 'normal' activities?

It's wild, simple, the biggest 'pattern interrupt' you'll ever do and worth every second of intention for the results that follow.

Did you know that 85% of people who suffer from anxiety have dysfunctional bretahing patterns?

It's a very inconvenient truth as it means that mindset doesn't work for a lot of the people who need it the most.

You cant out think a physiological function as important as whether your body has enough oxygen or not, and I'm a big fan of what mindset can do.

And that's why I am SO EXCITED to announce this!
On Thursday 6th June, I am hosting a free 60 minute Breathwork webinar.

"How to breathe for more energy, better sleep, focus & flow:
FREE Breathwork Training"

This is about helping to set you up for success in every aspect of your life.

To improve your cognitive performance, Brain health & Physical Health.

If you're stuck in or spent too much time in fight or flight this training is for you.

So, join me on Thursday June 6th at 11am PST / 7pm UK where you will:

● You'll discover how you don’t have to be sitting on a yoga mat or doing your breathing exercises to notice how you breathe.

● I’ll show you how a little-known 3 step system is transforming stressed out middle aged women so they can experience a calm mind and have more energy.

● I’ll show you "3 proven principles" to automatically get you connecting to your body in a positive way, moving easier and stronger to boost your confidence and manage your emotions better.

● I'll reveal the ONE THING middle-aged women are doing to dismantle their energy and body, keeping them from their goals.

You will want to bring an open heart/mind as some of the ideas may sound somewhat counterintuitive and too simple to be true, but that's where the beauty of restoring Functional Breathing Patterns is different. It's simple, effective and always available to you.

Because if there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that EVERYTHING is much more possible when you have enough energy during the day.

How you think, decisions you make, the emotions you have and the actions you take as a result. They are all interconnected.

Commit to showing up with curiosity and ready to explore.

We breathe over 20000 times a day so it makes a difference and nothing changes without change. It's a movement skill, which is different from us being effective at it because we are doing it all the time.

I am actually going to be taking you through a process I put myself through over the last few years.
The cool part?
It's a game changer!
But not only that...
I FAR exceeded a lot of the goals I set for myself at this time in midlife and menopause.

I implemented the really simple practices in the right dosage and what happened has been incredible, including:

Getting stronger, more confident and happy during menopause.
Sleeping through the night.
Knowing how to regulate my nervous system
Recovering quickly after workouts.
A strong immune system
Fixing my digestion and bloating issues.
Calm and focus being available.
And so much more. Those are just some of the highlights!

So, , what's possible for you if we get you:
calm and more balanced during the day (aka more energy in your body & more blood flow to your brain),
sleeping like a happy baby through the night (how we breathe during the day impacts how we breathe at night)
Boosting your immune system (who doesn't want that!),
recovering faster from the training you do, enjoying it more when you do it because you're NOT breathless, boosting your metabolism and improving your digestion. The list goes on.

Where oxygen goes health flow.

Julie

P.S. If you want to get a head start on why breathing matters check this out.
and to put things in perspective, also a staggering 87.5% of competitive professional/semi professional athletes have dysfunctional breathing.

And this is something one of my clients Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan shared with me , (and she's a sleep expert!)

"The breathing has been a wonderful resource and an amazing asset. I deliberately tested not working on it for a few days and my sleep went to crap and I felt on edge. I've re-instated it."