About Me
Hi
My name is Gillian Veldhoven, I’m 49 year of age, and based in Airdrie just outside Glasgow in Scotland.
Having participated in athletics from the age of 10-24, I had been questioned about my breathing on numerous occasions, I was tested for asthma but test came back with good lung capacity, and never actioned.
I started group fitness instructing at 27, starting with more high impact classes. In September 2020 I qualified as a yoga instructor, taking classes a bit slower after a fall which left me with a dislocated right shoulder, and ruptured PCL on my left knee.
In February 2021, my health took a dramatic downturn. I suffered a pulmonary embolism after contracting covid. The 9 months following I was supported by Long Covid Rehab by NHS Lanarkshire, which involved me leaning to breath properly and also looking at the ’spoons method’ was I replenishing used energy. I am not going to lie, my recovery was not easy, and I do have scarring on my lungs, but taking time out and changing my focus onto my breathing has been life changing.
Little did I know I was a mouth breather all my life. I wasn’t aware of how this impacted my health and state of mind, so when I came across Oxygen Advantage, it was a game changer for me. Through my experiences I will like to pass this knowledge onto others.
I am based in Airdrie, Central Belt in Scotland (5 Tobermory Gardens, Airdrie ML6 6GG), I can teach online, face to face as a one to one session or group session. I am happy to help anyone that feels oxygen advantage could help them in anyway.