Natalie corridor is the founding father of Fireflies Health, which she was impressed to arrange throughout her therapy and restoration from breast most cancers. Fireflies mission is to encourage these with a most cancers analysis to proceed transferring and present assist to folks with major and secondary analysis.
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Inform us a bit about your self…
I’m each peaceable and chaotic and I like and embrace each! I don’t take life too significantly and discover pleasure within the smallest of issues. I’m an unbiased, solo Mum of two lovely daughters who runs two not-for-profit corporations for dance and health.
I’m a Registered Trainer of the Royal Academy of Dance, a Degree 4 Most cancers Train Specialist and I’m certified as a Private Coach.
What does a typical day appear to be for you?
For the previous yr a typical day begins at 6.30am with me throwing open my bed room window, typically with it taking my breath away and making me smile at how lovely it’s; rain or shine; mild or darkish. I want a Good Morning to the day and I thank it for having me! I speak to the day about how great we’re going to be collectively!
This hasn’t at all times been the case as I used to essentially wrestle with getting away from bed but it surely has made such a constructive influence on my day I received’t cease it now.
I make an effort to take a seat and drink a scorching water with lemon after which have a little bit stretch.
If I give myself this small period of time it makes the upcoming faculty run chaos way more manageable!
Some days I train and a few days I do firm admin. Some educating is on-line, some face-to-face. Generally I train youngsters and typically I train adults. I’ve given myself fairly a different week which I like. I do make an effort to include relaxation time as I like to work a bit an excessive amount of!
I at all times attempt to prepare dinner us contemporary meals and I’m at present making an attempt to maneuver all of our bedtimes earlier. This isn’t really easy with a tween and an adolescent!
My goal is 9pm bedtime, learn a e-book, sleep by 10pm. It’s a work in progress!
How did your ballet / wellbeing journey start?
I began attending ballet, jazz and faucet lessons once I was 4 years previous. I used to be very shy rising up besides once I was dancing. Trying again it was the proper escape from an at instances troublesome childhood and I’m eternally grateful that my Mum took me.
It nonetheless supplies me with a stupendous escape from life’s problem; huge and small.
On the age of 43 I obtained a stunning breast most cancers analysis which I handled by remaining lively and constructive. Nonetheless, after my lively therapy was accomplished I used to be damaged bodily and mentally. I used to be thrown into early menopause and was actually struggling.
I selected to make use of my trauma for development and my wellbeing journey actually started.
I devour wellness podcasts and audiobooks and am studying day by day. It’s thrilling and enlightening and I’m studying new issues about myself and the world on a regular basis.
Inform us extra about Fireflies Health?
Fireflies Health is an organization supporting the Most cancers Group with their bodily and psychological health. I based it while recovering from my very own most cancers therapy. Introducing and re-introducing folks to the world of ballet is my favorite a part of what I do with that. Together with the social side of it. Bringing collectively individuals who “get it.”
How have you ever seen Fireflies assist the group through which you serve?
Their high quality of life is improved and so they have grown in confidence in so many various methods. They now have a assist system that many didn’t have and have fallen in love with the magic of transferring. They use their darkness to be able to shine much more brilliantly than earlier than – they’re Fireflies after all!
What’s your favourite quote or life motto?
“When you see somebody with out a smile, give them yours.” – Dolly Parton
What’s arising for you in 2024?
Showtime after which ballet examination time at my youngsters’s dance faculty in London.
Launching my on-line group health provision for the Most cancers Group.
Creating a stupendous partnership Fireflies has with the Royal Academy of Dance the place we offer free ballet lessons for the Most cancers Group.
I will probably be 5 years in remission from breast most cancers in November 2024!
Discover out extra about Natalie:
Fireflies web site: https://www.firefliesfitness.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fireflies_fitness_natalie/
