Kay Wayman’s goal in life is to make others happy.

At the same time she strives to keep her body and soul in good health through many techniques which she passes on to others.

She spent over 20 years as a Therapeutic Practitioner a the Howgill Family Centre where she also drove the Howgill Hippopotabus to rural areas to deliver under-fives’ play sessions or perhaps teaching Step Aerobics in the local estates.

Kay trained as a British Wheel of Yoga teacher in the mid 1990s, and later went on to train as a Tai Chi Qigong Teacher.

She was born and bred on Woodhouse, and her motto is: never forget your roots! She now lives in Holmrook with her husband Tim.

She now works freelance as part of a team as a Therapeutic Life Coach for Skills4you and Skills@home in Cleator Moor – working with a wide range of people providing one on one and group sessions for those who may suffer from anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, low confidence. bereavement and more.

The therapeutic tools she uses are Mindfulness, Cognitive Behaviour Gentle Yoga, NLP, a communication and personal therapy.

She teaches Tai Chi Qigong, an ancient Chinese exercise and wellbeing therapy, as well as Acu-pressure, Emotional Freedom Technique and Reiki.

She also provides these services in Millom.

Kay recently made a CD and a DVD of Mindful Relaxation and Tai Chi Qigong which is given to learners after completing an eight-week course with her at skills4you or skills@home.

Eight years ago she craved a new challenge and went to train as a celebrant and now conducts naming ceremonies, wedding vows and funerals.

She has recently started working a few hours per week with young people in The Whitehaven Foyer as well as delivering staff training there.

Kay said she likes to meditate in her yurt, which is situated in four acres of her woodland garden as well as attending Seascale gym five times a week.

She also enjoys going to open mic sessions and listening to her friends sing and play their musical instruments.

“I love my work, its very humbling and fulfilling and it keeps my feet well and truly on the ground,” she says.