XENA

XENA Online women’s health hub with exercise and information to support you and your babies need’s. Check out the app

https://tinto.app.link/octavia

I have a passion for working with women through their journey into motherhood. As a physiotherapist with over 10 years experience, I restore movement, build confidence and support pelvic health. I am a scar work practitioner and can help your recovery from and surgery encouraging optimal healing, improved sensation and appearance. I also offer ante and postnatal Pilates, both classes and 1:1's and have a podcast TINTOTALKS interviewing mothers about birth and parenthood.

Reintroducing XENA, the team, the concept and the founder. Born from the passion to provide affordable, accessible infor...
08/01/2025

Reintroducing XENA, the team, the concept and the founder.

Born from the passion to provide affordable, accessible information and support to women in life defining movements.

Built by a dedicated team of women, who have been there and wish to offer you a better experience.

Health is multifaceted.

XENA supports your physical, emotional and cyclical wellbeing through pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.


25/11/2024

⚡️The Ultimate Womens Health Hub⚡️​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​XENA empowers you to birth, recover and harness your hormones like the warrior that you are.

⚡️Understanding- Of your body and situation
⚡️Confidence - In the dsecision you have to make
⚡️Resilience - In your body and mind

🤸Exercise - Programmes for pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause, for what every stage of fitness you are and even a variety of class options with yoga, Barre, Pilates and HITT.

👩🏽‍⚕️Information: Our 15 women's health experts offer short sound bites of advice to answer all of your questions. Use whilst waiting for NHS appointments or avoid paying expensive fees for private therapists. Have your immediate questions answered and the first line of treatment offered. Then we sign post you on to trusted clinicains if you still need support.

🤓Bolt ons: Indepth courses for specialist info.

📖Blogs: read and digest info and be sign posted to clinicans we love and trust

🎧Podcasts: Listen to podcasts from our team or from people we recommend to support your journey

🛍️Shop: Browse for tried and tested, discounted products

📈Track results

💬 Chat to our community

Everything you need to THRIVE IN WOMANHOOD

06/11/2024

I love this discription. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The highs and the lows.
No one can prepare you.

But you are not alone.

XENA is here to support you for your every need.

02/11/2024

Postpartum recovery can be very gentle with simple things making all of the difference. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Here are three of my baseline foundations of recovery I bring into your recvoery programme.

Breathwork
Posture
Correct muscle activation

Want to recover in the right order and get back doing the things you love?

01/11/2024

Who does this resonate with? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​I have found meditation has been a game changer for me. Since lock down when I was first introduced to it by it is now a staple in my life.

I can't say I do it every day but I do practice every week. I use apps like and the morning lives with Stuart Sandeman.

As we belive the health is multifasceted we have the amazing Laura from who has created a short course of videos to introduce you to breathwork. Supporting your nervous system as you navigate life.

31/10/2024

We are all different - meet yourself where you are at. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We are here to support you what ever stage of recovery you start at.

XENA has a 5 part postpartum recovery programme. Designed to support you from day 0 right through to returning to running or lifting. We even have the first phase of starting to lift again.

Work through at your pace.
Short 15 mins videos to fit around your children
Scar massage for c-section
Track your progress
Ask the community questions
Gain support for experts about sleep, nutrition, mood and more.

30/10/2024

Wonderful words from a XENA warrior​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This is exactly what we set out to achieve.

Reducing the overwhelm
Everything you need in one place
Exercise options for your sytle and trimester
Recipes to nourish throughout
Birthing tips

The resource that keeps on giving.

Why not try our one week free trial and check out the 500 resources we have to support you through your pregnancy and beyond.

Diastasis is a common phenomenon that occurs in the later part of pregnancy. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We often talk about it th...
29/10/2024

Diastasis is a common phenomenon that occurs in the later part of pregnancy. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We often talk about it the postpartum jounrey but it should be dicussed in pregnancy too as it is important to protect the midline as you load and move around to prevent excessive stretching through the area.

Head to XENA to read the full blog and also to get access to videos showing some great tips to strengthen your abdominals safely.

It’s great to be back training mama’s and helping them get them back to full strength. Join me Wi******er Wellness on Th...
29/10/2024

It’s great to be back training mama’s and helping them get them back to full strength.

Join me Wi******er Wellness on Thursday’s 11.30qm for mama and baby Pilates.

Rebuild strength safely and effectively giving you the confidence to get back doing the things you love.

You will receive a quick physio once over as part of your induction: diastasis, pelvic floor and scar check.

Or if you would prefer to see me one to one you can find me on Wednesdays in Alresford at the Station Mill Health and Fitness.

I can support your abdominal birth recovery, and full rehabilitation.

Finally. If you can’t quite make it out of the house yet, then download the XENA LIFE app for access to over 500 resources supporting your pregnancy and recovery

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https://octaviahamilton.co.uk

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23/10/2024

Sore cracked ni***es... Not fun. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We love this Naydaya Breast Saviour.

100% natural, lanolin free, vegan balm to relieve and soothe cracked ni***es and skin. Intensely hydrate and rejuvenate skin with intensely hydrating butters and tropical fruit oils.

Breast Saviour can be used to heal and soothe skin and doesn't need to be removed before breastfeeding.

Head to our shop for 20% off.

22/10/2024

Amazing feedback from one of our first XENA Warriors ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Abbey had a tricky first birth and wanted to make sure the recovery of her second birth was different.

If you have a keen eye you will see she is the mum who trains with me in my postpartum programme. She got not further input from me than the videos we fimed and when she had mastered them we filmed the next.

Moving through the rehab programme in real time with real results.

What a legend she is :)

18/10/2024

Stress is a hormone disruptor

The brain fog, the anxiety, the tears the rage

Not so happy perimenopausal symptoms but thank goodness we are talking about it more and women are finally getting the support they need.

I would say my hormones have been rather detrimental to my life these last 3 years. At times I have felt completely broken, incapable, scared and dare I say it suicidal.

When you get to the point that you want to shut down the business you have spent three years building it’s worth considering there might be a problem.

Thankfully I am surrounded with a supportive family and amazing clinicans who advised and supported me through.

HRT has been a game changer for me.
But equally making changes to my lifestyle have been hugely impactful.

Some of the things (that are free) that I have found to help :

⚡️7m of not drinking helped me get some clarity and definitely settled my hormones. (I am back on the source but much more moderately)
⚡️Regular exercise thanks to my new morning regime - getting it in early and being consistent
⚡️Mindful moments with art, meditation and journaling
⚡️Eating to support my hormones
⚡️Cyclical living- having an awareness and supporting my needs

If you are interested in how you can support your hormonal shifts with cyclical living

DM me the word: BIOHACK

for a copy of our booklet that the wonder and I developed for our talk at

Thanks to all the wonderful people who have supported my journey. Bit to mention my business coach and long suffering friends.

Perhaps they can support your journey too:




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And many many more ❤️

You are not alone. There is help out there
Don’t suffer needlessly

17/10/2024

Meet Aimee from Gather and Glow​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​One of of very first ambassadors and actully the person who read my warrior card at an event and helped my come to the name of my business XENA.

Gather & Glow is a sacred sanctuary. Whether you are preparing for motherhood, curious about childbirth, in the early days of mothering, or seeking a kindred circle of women, Aimee is here to hold space for you to share guidance and support so you can regain your glow.

Aimee’s healing pathway weaves holistic practices throughout the many cycles of being a woman; mirroring those of Mother Nature. Using practical tools, ritual, spiritual awareness, yoga, breath-work, folk herbalism and more, she honours the ebb and flow of the cosmic tides and seasonal shifts to create offerings that bring about positive change, love and a sense of belonging.

This is a space to connect back to the essence of you. To reconnect with your inner wisdom. A place to seek soul guidance, remember ritualistic practices and share in the collective of others.

16/10/2024

Does your pelvic floor work with your core? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This connection is so commonly lost after pregnancy. Refinding this connection is one of the foundations of rebuilding strength.

You can check this yourself with this simple test.
Does one side feel more active than the other?
Is one side more sluggish?

Tune into your body and take note of how your muscles are activating and working together.

As of last week you can now apply for a baby loss certificate to mark the loss of your baby before 24 weeks. ​​​​​​​​​​​...
15/10/2024

As of last week you can now apply for a baby loss certificate to mark the loss of your baby before 24 weeks. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​I lost my first and third baby. But I was so lucky to have and keep two and four!

Sadly this experience impacts so many of us. It is often not dicussed. No matter what stage of the pregnancy it happens, it is devastating.

I recently commented on a mum friends lovely angel wing necklace. She explained it was a momento of her second son.
We then sat and talked about her loss, his name and his memory.
She said so many people shy away when she tells them this story but its nice to talk about him and remember.

It is wonderful to know that these lost souls can now be recognised offically.

Number one was called Blueberry...
I didnt know about three until I saw them... and didn't give them a name.

Tell me your story? Tell me their name?

12/10/2024

Pain can be tricked with simple technqiues

11/10/2024

⚡️Birth partners listen up and save this for later⚡️​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Want to look after your birthing mama in labour..

Our nurse and nutitional therapist Katy Bradbury suggests a good electrolyte mixture for labour and childbirth should aim to maintain hydration, energy levels, and balance of essential minerals.

Here's a simple and effective recipe for an electrolyte drink to offer your partner as they heroically bring your babe into the world.

Ingredients:

Water: 1 liter (preferably filtered or mineral water).
Sea salt or Himalayan salt: 1/4 teaspoon (provides sodium and trace minerals).
Coconut water: 1 cup (contains natural electrolytes like potassium).
Honey or maple syrup: 1-2 tablespoons (for glucose and energy - higher than usual as for labour)
Lemon juice: 1-2 tablespoons (for flavor and a boost of vitamin C).

10/10/2024

Anything but a sit up. ​​​​​​​​​I am just mucking about here, but these are all tummy exercises...But to do these gross exercises its going to be helpful to ensure you have done the building blocks or rehab after birth.​​​​​​​​​
If you are looking to build some abdominal strength after the birth of your baby, then head to the XENA app for a step-by-step guide to returning to strength.

The first phase of the rehab programme is free and teaches you how to breath, activate and then slowly rebuild your strength in the correct order.

Then complete the 15-minute programmes and progress right back to weight training. All can be found on the app on the Foundations To Fit - Postnatal

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Wednesday 9:30am - 3:30pm
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⚡️The Ultimate Womens Health Hub⚡️​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​XENA empowers you to birth, recover and harness your hormones like the warrior that you are. ⚡️Understanding- Of your body and situation ⚡️Confidence - In the dsecision you have to make ⚡️Resilience - In your body and mind 🤸Exercise - Programmes for pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause, for what every stage of fitness you are and even a variety of class options with yoga, Barre, Pilates and HITT. 👩🏽‍⚕️Information: Our 15 women's health experts offer short sound bites of advice to answer all of your questions. Use whilst waiting for NHS appointments or avoid paying expensive fees for private therapists. Have your immediate questions answered and the first line of treatment offered. Then we sign post you on to trusted clinicains if you still need support. 🤓Bolt ons: Indepth courses for specialist info. 📖Blogs: read and digest info and be sign posted to clinicans we love and trust 🎧Podcasts: Listen to podcasts from our team or from people we recommend to support your journey 🛍️Shop: Browse for tried and tested, discounted products 📈Track results 💬 Chat to our community Everything you need to THRIVE IN WOMANHOOD

I love this discription. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The highs and the lows. No one can prepare you. But you are not alone. XENA is here to support you for your every need.

Postpartum recovery can be very gentle with simple things making all of the difference. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Here are three of my baseline foundations of recovery I bring into your recvoery programme. Breathwork Posture Correct muscle activation Want to recover in the right order and get back doing the things you love?

Who does this resonate with? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​I have found meditation has been a game changer for me. Since lock down when I was first introduced to it by @breathpod it is now a staple in my life. I can't say I do it every day but I do practice every week. I use apps like @insighttimer and the morning lives with Stuart Sandeman. As we belive the health is multifasceted we have the amazing Laura from @bemindfulmindset who has created a short course of videos to introduce you to breathwork. Supporting your nervous system as you navigate life.

We are all different - meet yourself where you are at. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We are here to support you what ever stage of recovery you start at. XENA has a 5 part postpartum recovery programme. Designed to support you from day 0 right through to returning to running or lifting. We even have the first phase of starting to lift again. Work through at your pace. Short 15 mins videos to fit around your children Scar massage for c-section Track your progress Ask the community questions Gain support for experts about sleep, nutrition, mood and more.

Wonderful words from a XENA warrior​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This is exactly what we set out to achieve. Reducing the overwhelm Everything you need in one place Exercise options for your sytle and trimester Recipes to nourish throughout Birthing tips The resource that keeps on giving. Why not try our one week free trial and check out the 500 resources we have to support you through your pregnancy and beyond.

Sore cracked nipples... Not fun. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We love this Naydaya Breast Saviour. 100% natural, lanolin free, vegan balm to relieve and soothe cracked nipples and skin. Intensely hydrate and rejuvenate skin with intensely hydrating butters and tropical fruit oils. Breast Saviour can be used to heal and soothe skin and doesn't need to be removed before breastfeeding. Head to our shop for 20% off. @naydayaskin

Amazing feedback from one of our first XENA Warriors ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Abbey had a tricky first birth and wanted to make sure the recovery of her second birth was different. If you have a keen eye you will see she is the mum who trains with me in my postpartum programme. She got not further input from me than the videos we fimed and when she had mastered them we filmed the next. Moving through the rehab programme in real time with real results. What a legend she is :) @acdc131

Meet Aimee from Gather and Glow​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​One of of very first ambassadors and actully the person who read my warrior card at an event and helped my come to the name of my business XENA. Gather & Glow is a sacred sanctuary. Whether you are preparing for motherhood, curious about childbirth, in the early days of mothering, or seeking a kindred circle of women, Aimee is here to hold space for you to share guidance and support so you can regain your glow. Aimee’s healing pathway weaves holistic practices throughout the many cycles of being a woman; mirroring those of Mother Nature. Using practical tools, ritual, spiritual awareness, yoga, breath-work, folk herbalism and more, she honours the ebb and flow of the cosmic tides and seasonal shifts to create offerings that bring about positive change, love and a sense of belonging. This is a space to connect back to the essence of you. To reconnect with your inner wisdom. A place to seek soul guidance, remember ritualistic practices and share in the collective of others. @gather_and_glow

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