W L WELLBEING
CHILL OUT AT THE SHESHED By Alison Quinn
I ' m the creator of The Empower House , a beautiful haven of tranquility tucked away in a secret location in North Liverpool , we also affectionately call it the SheShed as its mainly my female friends and clients that use it . Now that lockdown is lifting the SheShed will be opening up again for a summer of wonderful things ...
I ' ve been in the Beauty Industry for 22 years now and though I love so much about this industry my main passion in life is helping people to feel better about themselves whether that be mentally , physically , emotionally or spiritually , I just love to help people feel happy .
‘ So what exactly is the SheShed ?’ I get asked all the time when people hear me talk about it , so we had a little Q & A session down there to help explain a little bit more ....
So what is The Empower House or SheShed as you call it ? Basically the SheShed is a space where ladies can come and just be themselves , a place they can book time to visit on their own for some much needed timeout , to take a cup of coffee and to read their book , have a snooze , study , catch up with a friend , book in for a facial or reiki , anything they want to do that is going to make them feel good .
How did you come up with the idea for the SheShed ? Basically in 2016 so many friends were having a tough time , whether it was through work , family , illness , bereavement , I just noticed that so many ladies I spoke with daily were really stressed , tired , worn out or poorly that it got me thinking that so many women don ’ t ever take time out for themselves just to be them for a moment . We are always rushing around , pleasing everyone , working , raising a children , running a home , looking after family , they were frazzled . I was forever saying ‘ you must go and see my friend who is a counsellor / life-coach / yoga teacher , whoever
I thought could help them with their individual situation , that got me thinking that I needed to create a space for these women to be able to get together to get that massage , have that reiki or meditation session or to basically sit and be still for half an hour .
So how did you get started creating the space ? After much deliberation about what we should build and where it should go , very kindly my brother , Jonathan donated a lovely big summer house and my friend offered to build it for me . So from November 2016 we got started , it is the loveliest , most peaceful space , beautifully decorated , tucked away at the bottom of my garden . In April 2017 we were able to introduce everyone to The Empower House at a garden party on a fabulous sunny Sunday .
What kind of uses does the SheShed have then ? We have hosted various sessions both inside the shed and on the beautiful lawn in front of it , we have held Yoga and mindfulness workshops , baby showers , hen pamper parties , mother and daughter facial days , small birthday get togethers , the next event to happen down there is an Organic Skincare range launch ! Some of the more simple uses are a study space , somewhere to relax , catch up on reading or paperwork or meet up with a friend . One small group of 3 friends made the comment that they felt like they had had a little holiday ( they were mums of very small children at the time ) even though they were only down there for 4 hours , they left feeling rejuvenated and relaxed . My favourite use for it is on rainy days , snuggling up on the daybed with a book and a cuppa , the sound of the rain on the roof is just wonderful , so relaxing .
If you would like any more information on how to use the space yourself please contact me at Nailsandbeautyliverpool @ yahoo . co . uk or on facebook or instagram @ alisonquinnonline
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