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Caroline Toshack - Supporting Minds & Bodies

I’m a counsellor, yoga teacher & movement therapist based in Midlothian. I support people to improve their relationship with food & body.

The group workshops I run are space away from all the other stuff & time to tune in to you & you needs instead.

28/08/2026

If you’re wondering what actually happens in a Movement & Meaning session…..

There’s some time to consider our theme - grounding.
And then we’ll explore some movements with the intention of what might feel more grounding.
So feeling into them and noticing what feels different with certain cues or shift of position.

We’ll play with moving in standing, sitting, using the wall, using props.
Nothing complicated.

And always space for a bit humour and a giggle.

The session coming up on 5th September, Grounding, will include:

▫️ Settling in — time to arrive, get comfortable and settle into the space.

▫️ Exploring the theme — we’ll spend a little time thinking about what ‘grounding’ means, followed by some personal reflection. You don’t need to have any particular answer or experience of grounding.

▫️ Movement exploration — guided movement based mainly around gentle yoga and Pilates-type shapes and positions. We’ll explore what grounding feels like in the body rather than trying to define it.

▫️ Pause and reflect — we’ll come back together to consider what you noticed, what felt useful, and what made sense to you. There’s absolutely no pressure to share.

▫️ Another movement exploration — we’ll explore some other shapes and positions playing with where gravity might assist us or challenge us

Closing reflection — we’ll finish with some guided journalling and reflection, returning to the theme of grounding and what you’re taking from the session.

Everyone welcome

Saturday 5th September
10:30-12

East Linton
£15

🔗 booking link in comments
DM me any questions ☺️

17/08/2026

Movement & Meaning in-person in East Lothian!

I ran a series of these sessions online last winter / spring that were such a joy!

I also really wanted to host them in person but the timing wasn’t quite right… and now it is!!

Saturday 5th September we’ll start by exploring the concept of grounding.

As a felt sense, and in the wider aspect of our lives.

Through gentle movement and awareness we’ll lean into our relationship with gravity, feeling into the solidity of our bones and settling into our bodies structure.

We’ll consider what feels new, what’s familiar and how we can thread this into life away from the mat.

As always with my teaching, I’ll be keeping it simple. Because when we take our time and listen in it really doesn’t need to be complicated.

No yoga, Pilates or specific movement experience needed. Just yourself, some curiosity and comfortable clothes to move in.

MOVEMENT & MEANING: GROUNDING
Saturday 5th September
10:30am - 12
The Yoga Den
East Linton

🔗 link in the comments

Feel free to ask me anything ☺️

(Ps I’ll be bringing these back online - I just don’t have dates yet)

22/06/2026

‘I’ll just be 20 mins babes’
2 hours later….. 😂

I took a trip over to Vogrie Park at the weekend to take some photos and then stayed because it just felt so good being with the trees and listening to the birds!

I forgot the others things I had to do (which weren’t really that urgent after all) and took some space in my day for me.

I’m glad I did and I slept better that night.

The hardest part sometimes is giving ourself permission.

Head Outside on Thursday evening this week, 6-7:30pm is time away from the busy-ness. Breathe, stretch, reflect, slow down and chill.

If you want to join me you can find out more or book here (or message me☺️):

https://calendly.com/carolinetoshackcounselling/outdoor-ground-connect-and-reflect-session

18/06/2026

A wee bit about HEAD OUTSIDE session next week at Vogrie Park

I’m keeping it super simple, because life is busy and complicated enough that we don’t need to add to it!

This is space where we slow things down, take a breath and enjoy being in nature.
It’s time away from the decision making and doing and needing to think.
And a place towards the end of the week to wind down towards the weekend.

No complicated movement, but just what the body and system need, and some guided reflection to ponder or journal on. And time with like minded people.

All bodies and neurotypes welcome.

Thursday 25th June
6-7pm

https://calendly.com/carolinetoshackcounselling/outdoor-ground-connect-and-reflect-session

16/06/2026

Been writing again….

THE STRENGTH OF BECOMING YOURSELF

“When we talk about becoming ourself, we tend to focus on what we are gaining: more confidence, better boundaries, greater self-awareness, increased authenticity. I often feel that this comes with an assumption of expansion and maybe also ease.

Yes, I would say that this is true. But. What we tend not to also talk about is where personal growth can come with friction and grief. And that this is a necessary part of the process……

…. They can bring about some of the deepest shifts within ourself - yet when they happen it can feel like the very opposite. It can feel easier to shy away, but doing so may inhibit the times when we find a greater steadiness in ourself.“

🔗 here’s the link: https://www.carolinetoshackcounselling.com/blog/the-strength-of-becoming-yourself

Thank you for some of the lovely comments I’ve had about my blogs. It can feel like they’re going into a vacuum sometimes so it’s always really nice to hear when what I’ve written lands with someone 💕

07/06/2026

🌿HEAD OUTSIDE is a small outdoor group session of grounding, gentle movement and quiet reflection.

It’s simple, spacious and unhurried -because what most of need right now isn’t more stuff, but more space.

We’ll meet in the beautiful surroundings of Vogrie Park, settle in, slow down and tune in to the fresh air and nature.

The movement is, again, nothing complicated, but just what the body and breath need to feel some more ease and lightness.

There’ll be some guided reflection - with no pressure to share.

You can hand decision making over to me for 90 mins and let your body and mind breathe.

🌿THURSDAY 25th JUNE
📍VOGRIE COUNTRY PARK, GOREBRIDGE
6 - 7:30pm
£20

🔗Booking link: https://calendly.com/carolinetoshackcounselling/outdoor-ground-connect-and-reflect-session

02/06/2026

This is a blog that I’ve been wanting to write for AGES!! There are so many layers to this, and almost impossible to do justice to in one blog post.

It’s so easy to get caught up in narratives that our capacity is a direct measure of our capability. Or that if we have the capacity then we ‘should’ be doing things we’re capable of with it.

Behind these narratives are our personal histories, the environments we were brought up in or are still navigating through.

And then there are the systems that tell us how to maximise our capacity or capabilities - the quick fixes to success, happiness and ‘having it all’.

Let’s take a moment to remember that we are all human beings navigating systems and stories.

💕💕💕

Link to blog is in the comments

01/06/2026

Hello June ☀️

It’s a bit of a transition month for me - I’m taking some travel time to attend a wedding in mid-June before then having my summer holiday at the end of the month.

🗓️ Because of that, my diary has some space available for:

▪️Anyone looking for 1 or 2 sessions to work through a specific issue that’s on your mind right now
▪️Returning clients who want a check in or to pick things up for a couple of sessions
▪️Anyone looking for regular counselling who is happy to begin now, take a two week break, and then continue from mid July

✍️I’m continuing to write and have a few blog ideas that I hope to get out this month. I’ve written recently about binging and exercise dependency because they happened to be in my mind. But i dont just support people experiencing eating or exercise difficulties. So I’ll write about other, less specific, things this month.

There are also a couple of things that I’d like to be able to tell you about just now - but I can’t yet 😐

I will, when i can, but I just can’t - yet

Not sure if that’s mysterious, or annoying…? But to be clear, I’m not doing any of that to big it up and get folk excited and then create a sense of urgency around it….
Coz I’m so over seeing that everywhere….
I’m simply just waiting for an email to confirm it.

And, to be honest, I’m now more concerned that I might have risked bigging my wee plan up so much that you’ll end up thinking I’m going to announce a Ted Talk or something 😳😬

It’s just a wee in-person group thing that I think will be pretty lovely to be honest.

Hopefully more to say later this week 😁

19/05/2026

I’ve written a new blog.

The picture above shows me truly joyful at the end of a long triathlon. TRULY joyful!

Not berating myself for ‘could have done better’ ‘wasn’t good enough’ ‘should have felt easier’ or ‘how can I ever live up to what people think of me’

Not having trained for it in order to prove to myself that I’m worthy, likeable or to portray a facade to others.
Not having punished myself along the way, or felt that I had to look a certain way to turn up.

It was ALL for my enjoyment and fun.

It was a journey and it involved questioning and shifting my intention behind training, competing and exercising and learning to listen to and respect my body.

I’ve written a blog about unconscious drivers that may be lurking behind some people’s exercise behaviours.
Writing these means a lot to me.

Yes, I’ve been there myself, but I also really care about helping people know themself, and have a happier and healthier relationship with themself, their body, the world and others.

I hope writing these things and supporting others in therapy does this 💕💕

08/05/2026

Forever imprinted by the language of the geography and geology and the magic of the people I got to share it with this week

geotherapist

Address

Louis Braille Way
Gorebridge
EH234LD

Telephone

+447960445557

Website

http://www.carolinetoshackcounselling.com/

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