Natalie corridor is the founding father of Fireflies Health, which she was impressed to arrange throughout her remedy and restoration from breast most cancers. Fireflies mission is to encourage these with a most cancers prognosis to proceed shifting and present help to folks with major and secondary prognosis.
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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 firms for dance and health.
I’m a Registered Instructor of the Royal Academy of Dance, a Stage 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, usually 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 discuss 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 actually wrestle with getting off the bed nevertheless it has made such a optimistic affect 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 instructing is on-line, some face-to-face. Typically I train youngsters and generally I train adults. I’ve given myself fairly a assorted 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 cook dinner us contemporary meals and I’m at the moment attempting 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 occasions tough childhood and I’m ceaselessly grateful that my Mum took me.
It nonetheless gives me with a phenomenal escape from life’s problem; massive and small.
On the age of 43 I obtained a stunning breast most cancers prognosis which I handled by remaining lively and optimistic. Nonetheless, after my lively remedy 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-after-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 Neighborhood with their bodily and psychological health. I based it while recovering from my very own most cancers remedy. 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 facet of it. Bringing collectively individuals who “get it.”
How have you ever seen Fireflies help the group by which you serve?
Their high quality of life is improved and so they have grown in confidence in so many alternative methods. They now have a help system that many didn’t have and have fallen in love with the magic of shifting. 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?
“In the event 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 Neighborhood.
Creating a phenomenal partnership Fireflies has with the Royal Academy of Dance the place we offer free ballet lessons for the Most cancers Neighborhood.
I will likely 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/
