BRAZIL HERE WE COME!

Nathalie Augusto feels fantastic.

Twenty-three-year-old Nathalie is just about to finish a degree in marketing and a start a new venture……….introducing Anne Penman laser therapy for smoke cessation, stress and weight loss to Brazil.

‘I started smoking when I was 18,’ says Nathalie who lives in São Paulo.  ‘like all teenagers I copied my friends at parties and before I realised I was smoking 20 cigarettes a day.

‘My mother is also a smoker and although we knew it was bad for us we never had the motivation to give up,’ continues Nathalie.

Until now that is.

Nathalie’s parents were on holiday in the States recently when they read about laser therapy being used for smoking cessation.  After one session Nathalie’s mum stopped smoking.

‘I couldn’t believe it,’ continues Nathalie.  ‘I’d never heard of anything like it in Brazil but I thought if my mum can give up after 30 years smoking then it must be good.

‘That’s when we had the idea of setting up our own business and bringing laser therapy to our country.’

Now Nathalie is launching Anne Penman Laser Therapy Sao Paulo – and hopes to roll out the concept throughout Brazil.

‘I know how good I feel now that I have stopped and I want to help others,’ says Nathalie who has recently trained with Anne herself in Jacksonville, USA.

‘I think this therapy will work well here in São Paulo.  We suffer from air pollution and many other issues but people are becoming increasingly aware that good health is the basis of all things.  In Brazil there are 32 million smokers and our aim is to bring the vision of Anne Penman to this part of the world and help as many people as possible make long-term lifestyle changes.'

 Welcome BRAZIL!

 

 

Visit www.annepenman.com.br , and book your session NOW!

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS P!

Celebrations are in full swing this week for Anne Penman's 60th birthday (I know it's hard to believe!).

Parties and lunches with family and friends are filling the diary but it will soon be back to training for Anne as she's signed up for a very special and powerful event – it’s called the Susan G. Komen 3-Day™ - and takes place in the States each year.  It’s in November and it is a 60-mile journey over 3 days to raise money for research into breast cancer.

'A 60 mile walk for my 60^th – I feel it is appropriate,' says Anne.

Instead of birthday presents Anne asked all her friends and family to donate to this amazing charity which raises millions of pounds each year to help in the fight against breast cancer. 

'Thank you to everyone for their birthday wishes, their messages of love and laughter and for all the donations.  I am overwhelmed,' says Anne.

And it's not too late.

Anne's personal fundraising page will be live up until the walk in November.  If you would like to make a donation (tax-deductable!) then please follow this link to Anne's page ......... http://www.the3day.org/site/PageServer?pagename=donat_

 

 

Anne & Ron Penman - celebrating in style!

WE DID IT!

Last weekend saw the Anne Penman team  pounding the streets of Edinburgh – all in the name of charity.

Anne, Linda Jones and Linda Hardie COMPLETED the Edinburgh Moonwalk…….and Anne took a step nearer her goal to walk the 60 mile trek she has signed up for in the States in November to celebrate her 60^th birthday.

Sharing this incredible adventure with her is Linda Hardie who was one of Anne’s clients in January of this year and who has now become a good friend.

‘My birthday is on January 18^th and I felt the best present I could give myself this year was to be a non-smoker,’ says mum-of-two Linda.

After a visit to Anne Penman’s Glasgow office Linda quit.

‘I can’t begin to describe how amazing I am feeling. The minute I met Anne we hit it off and I knew I could do it.  But not only have I stopped smoking, I have gained an amazing friend who would make you believe you can do anything.’

Training is going well and the Edinburgh Moonwalk was a good stepping stone in the training diary.  Anne and Linda were joined for the Capital’s annual midnight walk by another ex-smoker, Linda Jones, who managed to fit in her training as well as opening the newest  Anne Penman Laser Therapy clinic in Kilmarnock!

‘We have all had such fun in the lead up to the Moonwalk, putting in the miles and we are all so proud of our achievements.  Not only are you helping other people but it makes you feel on top of the world too,’ says Anne.

Next stop San Diego in November!

 

We're on the road!

The Anne Penman team - Edinburgh Moonwalk June 2013.

 

 

 

BUSY AS EVER

It’s been a whirlwind few months.

TWO trips to the States, new owners in the UK – and a new arrival to the Penman clan have kept us busy!

The Anne Penman family is growing all the time, not just in the UK but globally.  With clinics recently opened in Mexico City, Brazil and Chile and enquiries from Dubai, Dominican Republic, Egypt and Jakarta, Indonesia on my desk, I think we are going to continue to be busy for the remainder of  2013!

It's all good and spreading the word worldwide has always been my aim.
At home too the business continues to expand. 

We are joined by ex-smoker Linda Jones who has just opened the newest  Anne Penman Laser Therapy clinic in Kilmarnock!

‘I had smoked since I was 16,’ says Linda, who is combining her existing  massage and beauty therapy business with the laser therapy.  ‘But 3 years ago, in January 2010, I decided it was time to quit.  I knew it wasn’t good for me and being a beauty therapist I also knew how ageing it was!’

By making that decision Linda now has a new business to show for it.

And in England we would also like to welcome Anne Penman Laser Therapy North West into the fold.  It is owned and operated by Joanne Hurst, a senior nurse with over 12 years of front line NHS experience.  Joanne’s primary interest is addiction, helping people with drugs and alcohol issues.

We are delighted to have Joanne as part of the team and already she is spreading the word about the unique benefits of laser therapy, utilising her skills and experience, in the North West of England.

In Brazil Antoni Augusto and his daughter Nathalie are opening our new location this summer and have plans to franchise the Anne Penman brand throughout Brazil while in Chile we have husband and wife duo heading up the new Anne Penman location.  Dr Felipe Tello Gracia MD and his wife Matilde Fernande Galan are opening in Santiago Chile this summer as well.

And in MEXICO CITY welcome to Cesar Suarez Fernandez.   Cesar is CEO of Mexico City’s top hospital – and now our name is above the door.

 

The lovely Linda Jones who has just opened Anne Penman Laser Therapy Kilmarnock.

GETTING FIT FOR MY BIRTHDAY!

It’s my big six-0 this year and despite being in a state of shock I have vowed to do something positive about it!

I have signed up for a very special and powerful event – it’s called the Susan G. Komen 3-Day™ - and takes place in the States each year.

It’s in November and it is a 60-mile journey over 3 days to raise money for research into breast cancer.

 A 60 mile walk for my 60^th – I feel it is appropriate.

And instead of birthday presents I would like donations to this amazing charity which raises millions of pounds each year to help in the fight against breast cancer.

This is the second time I have taken part.  In 2005 I walked the 60 miles and raised a lot of money for cancer research.

This time I intend to raise EVEN more!

Breast cancer is part of my family history.  Like so many people I have been affected by breast cancer hitting those closest.  My dear mum Helen and four of my aunts are all breast cancer survivors.  They are the lucky ones.

Every 74 seconds, somewhere in the world, someone dies from breast cancer.

Hopefully that figure alone will make you reach into your pockets.  I’m hoping to raise £2,500 in donations.  I need your help to reach my goal.

If you would like to make a donation (tax-deductable!) then please follow this link to my personal fundraising page .........

 http://www.the3day.org/site/PageServer?pagename=donat_

 I hope you will share this incredible adventure with me – I am already in training and will be updating you all on Facebook and Twitter and thank you in advance for your generosity by supporting my fundraising efforts!

 

 

 

 The end of the walk in 2005 - looking forward to reaching that finishing line again in November 2013!

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY NO SMOKING DAY!

It's the 30th anniversary of No Smoking Day and the good news is every year it gets more and more publicity - and hopefully more and more people give up smoking and realise that quitting is the START of a wonderful new life, not the end.

So here's some food for thought if you are about to take the plunge.........

* Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and
pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and
feet increases to normal.

* A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level
decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal.

* Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen your chances of having a heart attack.

* Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your ability to taste and smell is enhanced.

* Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better because your lung capacity will be greater.

 * Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting.

* Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce infection.

* One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker.

* Five years after quitting, your risk of a stroke is reduced to that of a non-smoker.

 * Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases.

* Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease
is that of non-smokers.

NO SMOKING DAY 2013 - Anne Penman say STUB IF OUT!

 

 

THE GLOBAL EMPIRE EXPANDS!

The Anne Penman family is growing all the time.
Not just at home here in Scotland but worldwide. 
With enquiries in from Brazil, Dubai, Mexico, Chile, Dominican Republic, Egypt and Jakarta, Indonesia I think we are going to be busy in 2013!
It's all good and spreading the word worldwide has always been my aim.
At home too the business continues to expand.
But it's not only the business that is expanding!
The Penman family has a new addition - Kitty Emma Penman was born on February 6th - and we have all fallen in love with her.
Mum and dad, Jill and Scott Penman, are delighted to welcome their first child into the world - and Ron and I are equally thrilled to have the first grand daughter in the family.

Our beautiful Kitty!