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hello my name is tina
Hello, I am Tina Say and I have created All About Children.
I have been working with children and young people for over 20 years mainly as a Registered Paediatric Nurse in London and more recently as a Wellbeing coach for children and young people in and around Cambridge and East Anglia.
My nursing career was based mainly within three of the big London teaching hospitals. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is where I nursed for 12 years. As a senior oncology nurse, I was able to witness tremendous courage and resilience in many of my young patients, who hadn't had the benefit of preparation for their difficult circumstances. No one would ever want their child to go through such experiences but it is possible to make any child far better prepared for the world we live in, and enable them to navigate their life more easily.
It was during my nursing career that I discovered Meditation. It is important to be able to reflect, restore and recharge and just be, to connect with myself and my emotions and is something I practice every day. This practice has helped shape who are I am today, and to name a few qualities it helps me be more self aware, confident, believe in myself and increased my resilience. Meditation set me on a path of self-discovery and this opened a whole new holistic wellbeing approach for me to explore and that journey continues!
After 14 years of intensive nursing, I made the decision to pursue an alternative path and spread my wings. At this point, I wasn't sure where this path would lead, I knew it still had to be working with children, just in a different way. Emotional and Social wellbeing in children, young people and their families is something I have always been passionate about and was a significant part of my nursing role. I stumbled across Inamojo Wellbeing Programme for Children and Mini Me Yoga or I should say they found me! These programmes helped me shape and inspire All About Children. I can honestly say haven't looked back. Looking back at my nursing career I wish I had known about these programmes then, they would have made such a wonderful addition to my personal and professional life.
Using my extensive experience I now work with children in a different capacity, offering creative and innovative approaches using a combination of techniques in the form of Yoga, Inamojo Social and Emotional Learning Programme, Story Massage, Mindfulness and Meditation. These programmes incorporate all the things that I love to do storytelling, art, dancing & movement, meditation, yoga, and music.
I am delighted to be part of the Mini Me Yoga team who are developing a programme for children and young people who are receiving care in hospitals, within the community, hospices and supported by charities. The programme will also benefit siblings - we can't wait to share this with you. Watch this space.
Have you noticed I love quotes. You will find them throughout the website. I collect them! I think there is something magical about an empowering quote. They use few words but are so expressive.
My love for travel has taken me to many faraway lands exploring off the beaten track and remote areas, in particular, indigenous cultures, which I will be sharing with you in the form of workshops blending yoga, meditation and story massage.
I work to the highest standards of integrity, care and dedication, possess professional qualifications and accredited insurance. I bring a unique and special sensitivity to my work.
I work to the highest standards of integrity, care and dedication, possess professional qualifications and accredited insurance. I bring a unique and special sensitivity to my work.
I am DBS checked (Enhanced) and trained in Safeguarding Level 3
Qualifications
Courses
I have been working with children and young people for over 20 years mainly as a Registered Paediatric Nurse in London and more recently as a Wellbeing coach for children and young people in and around Cambridge and East Anglia.
My nursing career was based mainly within three of the big London teaching hospitals. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is where I nursed for 12 years. As a senior oncology nurse, I was able to witness tremendous courage and resilience in many of my young patients, who hadn't had the benefit of preparation for their difficult circumstances. No one would ever want their child to go through such experiences but it is possible to make any child far better prepared for the world we live in, and enable them to navigate their life more easily.
It was during my nursing career that I discovered Meditation. It is important to be able to reflect, restore and recharge and just be, to connect with myself and my emotions and is something I practice every day. This practice has helped shape who are I am today, and to name a few qualities it helps me be more self aware, confident, believe in myself and increased my resilience. Meditation set me on a path of self-discovery and this opened a whole new holistic wellbeing approach for me to explore and that journey continues!
After 14 years of intensive nursing, I made the decision to pursue an alternative path and spread my wings. At this point, I wasn't sure where this path would lead, I knew it still had to be working with children, just in a different way. Emotional and Social wellbeing in children, young people and their families is something I have always been passionate about and was a significant part of my nursing role. I stumbled across Inamojo Wellbeing Programme for Children and Mini Me Yoga or I should say they found me! These programmes helped me shape and inspire All About Children. I can honestly say haven't looked back. Looking back at my nursing career I wish I had known about these programmes then, they would have made such a wonderful addition to my personal and professional life.
Using my extensive experience I now work with children in a different capacity, offering creative and innovative approaches using a combination of techniques in the form of Yoga, Inamojo Social and Emotional Learning Programme, Story Massage, Mindfulness and Meditation. These programmes incorporate all the things that I love to do storytelling, art, dancing & movement, meditation, yoga, and music.
I am delighted to be part of the Mini Me Yoga team who are developing a programme for children and young people who are receiving care in hospitals, within the community, hospices and supported by charities. The programme will also benefit siblings - we can't wait to share this with you. Watch this space.
Have you noticed I love quotes. You will find them throughout the website. I collect them! I think there is something magical about an empowering quote. They use few words but are so expressive.
My love for travel has taken me to many faraway lands exploring off the beaten track and remote areas, in particular, indigenous cultures, which I will be sharing with you in the form of workshops blending yoga, meditation and story massage.
I work to the highest standards of integrity, care and dedication, possess professional qualifications and accredited insurance. I bring a unique and special sensitivity to my work.
I work to the highest standards of integrity, care and dedication, possess professional qualifications and accredited insurance. I bring a unique and special sensitivity to my work.
I am DBS checked (Enhanced) and trained in Safeguarding Level 3
Qualifications
- Paediatric Nurse (Retired 2016), Diploma in Nursing (Child)
- BSC (Hons) Childhood Cancer Nursing,
- BTEC National Diploma in Nursery Nursing
Courses
- Accredited Inamojo Facilitator
- Story Massage Instructor
- Advanced Mini Me Yoga Instructor and Ambassador
- Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health
- Advanced Communication Course
- Leadership and Mentoring