What’s in a singing lesson?

by Nicky | Jul 7, 2021 | Nicky For Life

My whole life I’ve had a love for singing.  I used to sing in the choir, be part of musicals at school. But there was something hidden in my singing.   Often I wouldn’t actually sing. I learnt from a very young age that I couldn’t sing.  I was told time and again that...

Beyond self-care

by Nicky | Jan 22, 2021 | Nicky For Life

In the UK we are in our third lockdown. In January, the darkness of winter.  Now slowly coming up to a year since our first lockdown. This means we need to tend to ourselves in a way that we have never done before.  This pandemic is showing us that we cannot continue...

A moment to pause before 2021

by Nicky | Dec 28, 2020 | Health and Lifestyle, Nicky For Life

You’d be forgiven for wanting to eagerly move from 2020 to 2021. This year has been hard. We have been in something collective, across the whole world. But it’s been different for each and every one of us. As I spoke to my Dad who has struggled being on his own. To...

To you this Christmas

by Nicky | Dec 21, 2020 | Health and Lifestyle, Nicky For Life

I knew that I wanted to write to you all but I wasn’t sure if I had the words.  The words to express what we’ve been through this year.  The words to provide comfort as we go into Christmas.  A Christmas that highlights the experience of the year, further heartbreak,...

Maturing

by Nicky | Nov 13, 2020 | Health and Lifestyle, Nicky For Life

I’ve been reflecting on growing old this week.  I took a photo and noticed the lines around my eyes in a way I haven’t before.  My son even did a portrait of me and drew a line right in the middle of my eyebrows, where I have a very distinct line. At the same time my...

November Nights

by Nicky | Nov 2, 2020 | Health and Lifestyle, Nicky For Life

Through November I will be running a number of free sessions to support you.  I want us to come together in community and connection, something that is so important in our lives, and particularly this year. As the nights grow darker and we start to go inward, these...

Running away from what hurts

by Nicky | Nov 2, 2020 | Health and Lifestyle, Nicky For Life

I want to tell you a story about pain and resistance.  Two weeks ago I signed up for Nicky Clinch’s Listening to Life programme.  I said yes in a heartbeat.  And then it happened, instantly.  I said no.  The resistance came in so strong it took over my whole body and...

A lifetime of losses

by Nicky | Oct 16, 2020 | Nicky For Life

It’s Autumn and in the Five Elements, steeped in the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Autumn is the season of letting go, of grief. We see it in nature, as the trees let go of their leaves.  From green, to browns and reds, to nothing, just the bare bones of the...

My skin story

by Nicky | Apr 7, 2020 | Nicky For Life

I had a serendipitous moment with the beautiful Hanna Sillitoe a few weeks back.  I received an Om & Ah London newsletter where Hanna shared her skin story.  It’s an inspiring one where through her skin journey something good has come; she’s not only cleared her...

Turning the everyday into rituals

by Nicky | Jun 10, 2019 | Health and Lifestyle

If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that I love a bath.  For me a bath used to be very functional.  And it definitely is when I get the kids in the bath at the end of the day.But as I’ve gone deeper into my self-nurturing practices having a bath has become...