Health & Wellnesss

Healthcare costs keep increasing, but we are seeing a decline in healthy life expectancy. Surprisingly, more than 95% of spending goes toward treating sickness when over 90% of illnesses are preventable because of lifestyle factors.

Hearing loss shouldn't be underestimated simply as independent to your overall health.

If left untreated it can lead to a multitude of health problems which include brain degeneration, balance, and social isolation and can impact your mental health.

This is why at Gatwick Audiology, we believe in a holistic approach to your hearing healthcare journey.

We collaborate with several healthcare specialists to offer health and wellbeing.

We are also dedicated to prioritising our colleagues’ wellbeing by offering a comprehensive program of resources, tools, and activities, including healthcare and yoga sessions. This is designed to ensure that our team remains happy, healthy, and maintains a positive work-life balance.

Holistic Healing

If we diagnose a hearing loss, we provide supportive holistic treatment plans and the most advanced technology.

We work with leading global hearing technology manufacturers with a wide range of ever-evolving products which are continually becoming more powerful, more comfortable, more advanced and more intuitive than ever before! The days of big, bulky, beige hearing aids are a thing of the past. We ensure that with a wide selection available, as an independent Audiology provider, we ensure a personalised approach to suit your needs.

Audiology is about more than just general ear health and hearing. Through our partnership with our sister company, Aarogyamantra, and our wide network of partners, we understand the profound impact of hearing challenges on life and relationships.

Prioritising health and wellbeing is crucial, especially in today’s world. Many of us are on a journey to improve our health and emotional balance while seeking a more enriching life experience. That’s why we have created a range of unique wellness offerings.

We understand the challenges that come with tinnitus, especially for individuals working in loud environments. Tinnitus can be distressing, but we’re here to help manage it and improve your quality of life. Our personalised treatment plans and therapies, including Lenire, offer hope for relief. carefully blended range of therapies and personalised treatment plans.

Dizziness is also a common health issue affecting 1 in 7 people, with over 50% of cases related to ear issues. We work in close partnership with Dr. Jay Jindal, Consultant Audiologist to offer balance service tests for both children and adults, conducted using state-of-the-art equipment and following a standardised protocol. These tests provide information on how the inner ears and brain process information to maintain balance, using sensory systems like visual and touch perception. Without the need for a GP referral.

If you have any concerns about your hearing please don’t hesitate to reach out to us today. Our dedicated team of experts will evaluate your symptoms and work with you to develop a personalised treatment plan.

Meditation & Yoga

Meditation & Yoga Practising mindfulness, meditation, and yoga can affect how well you think and how your body fights illness. The way we respond to stressful situations, our level of anxiety, and our overall quality of life can be positively impacted by mindfulness and meditation.

Our daily thoughts, emotions, and actions directly influence the chemical composition of our brains. Through consistent practice of mindfulness and meditation, we can rewire our brains and develop new strategies to effectively manage stress.rewire our brains and learn new ways to better manage stress.

Our personalised program is carefully crafted to provide our patients with a blend of tools and techniques that offer not only medical support, but also promote wellness lifestyle changes. We incorporate innovative audiology technology, mindfulness, meditation, and cognitive training to ensure a holistic approach to your care. Our customised care plans are uniquely tailored to address your specific needs, because we understand that each individual's journey is unique.

What specific benefits do mindfulness and meditation offer in the context of clinical care? How are mindfulness and meditation integrated into the care provided at Aarogyamantra and Gatwick Audiology? We appreciate just how beneficial these practices are which is why we offer a personalised mindfulness and meditation plan to suit your needs.

Mindfulness & Cognitive Training

Hearing is one of our key senses. Delivering sound to the brain we process its meaning. Hearing technology assists the ears in delivering sound to the brain.

In previous years the process used to be focused on specific areas of the body which were an issue, but in more recent years, the importance of having a holistic approach to treating hearing, balance disorders and tinnitus has become much more evident. This includes a comprehensive and integrated approach which also includes cognitive, emotional and mental wellbeing.

This is why both Gatwick Audiology & Aarogyamantra compliment each other perfectly as our programmes, experts and a full range of partners can offer support for people experiencing not just hearing, tinnitus and balance disorders but also anxiety and how to reduce stress.

Aarogyamantra Integrated Healing, which embraces rich healing traditions focused on preventive and integrative medicine to restore balance to the physical, mental and emotional health.

Our team of caring, qualified doctors and accredited therapists specialise in Naturopathy and Ayurvedic medicine.

Our goal is to improve people's hearing health in the UK and provide a welcoming wellness retreat in India.

Yoga with Prince Punnoose

Prince completed his Foundation course with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), in 2022 and Yoga Alliance's Teacher Training Program with Lucy Leslie at Sussex Yoga Training in October 2024.

I practised Yoga as a child at my parent’s Yoga and Nature Cure Centre in Kerala India until I was a teenager, however, I never understood the depth of Yoga at the time and gave up when I went to college.

Why did you decide to become a yoga teacher?

I’ve always had a deep passion for holistic human well-being and natural healing from my childhood experience at the Yoga and Nature Cure Centre with my parents. Therefore, my wife, Bindu (physiotherapist) and I, decided to revamp our parent’s old Yoga and Naturopathy centre into a Holistic wellness centre called Aarogyamantra Integrated Healing in 2016. Our mission is to enhance the natural healing powers, by bringing the wisdom and talent of the ancient techniques of Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga and other complementary therapies to provide a healthy, body, mind and soul.

During the Pandemic when we all had more time to reflect on our lives, I started to realise the benefits I had experienced from Yoga was more for my mindset and how I looked at life differently to others close to me. I then decided to study Yoga deeply, by reading Yoga books and partaking in short courses from the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), an organisation and charity serving people who want to discover more about Yoga. I started these studies in 2021 and now in October 2024 I have graduated and registered as a certified Yoga teacher from Lake View Yoga Studio at Sussex Yoga Training Ltd.

This journey has been transformational already and I would like to continue this journey and positively transform the lives of others around me.

How is it helping you as a business owner and on a personal level?

I have realised that the benefits I have had from practising Yoga as a child had a lot to do with my mindset and approach to my personal and professional life so far.

Being a dad, and husband and running a healthcare business can be overwhelming at times. You’re constantly making decisions, pushing limits, making mistakes, learning and striving for personal and professional growth. One thing I’ve learnt on this journey is that success isn’t built on perfection, but on resilience.

It took me years to realise that my resilience depends on the strength of my mind, body, and soul which you can achieve by practising Yoga regularly. Below are some of the key benefits one can achieve from practising Yoga. Increased focus, strength and energy

Understanding Happiness, joy, and all other emotions (positive and negative) is an inside job and we have the power to navigate them for our wellbeing, regardless of external factors and influences.

When you move out of your comfort zone, you might get lonely & it’s okay – that’s exactly how you grow in life. By embracing solitude, connecting to yourself deeply and letting go of things that don’t matter to you, you become stronger, mindful and more resilient.

Balance in life is necessary. No matter the fame, success and busy schedules– taking out time for your family and friends is equally as important as solitude.

Focus and simplicity are the key. Yoga practice helps you to be grounded, grateful, and focused and lead your decisions in life with meaning and clarity; it is an ongoing yet exciting journey!!

Can you describe your yoga practice and how it influences your teaching style?

Yoga is a state of mind, achieving stillness of mind is the goal of a practice. Stilling the mind helps you manage your thoughts and emotions to enhance your well-being. However, quieting the mind is a rather intangible goal. In contrast, the progress made in accomplishing a Yoga Posture can be evaluated by alignment, length of stretch, and length of time it can be held. It’s much easier for you to relate to something tangible-the body- and then move to something intangible- the stillness of the mind.

During my Yoga practice I help you begin somewhere known, and using the body and breath, you move towards the unknown.

Awareness. This is an aspect of being human that makes you conscious of your experiences. Without awareness, nothing would exist for you.

Attention. Attention is a focused awareness; mindfulness training develops your ability to move and sustain your attention wherever and however you choose.

Attention and awareness of physical, mental and emotional state can be achieved by the practice enabling you to understand your limitations and possibilities and navigate those faculties of yours (body, mind and emotions) most productively for your well-being.

How have you adapted your teaching style to cater to different skill levels in the same class?

I put together a 6-week class plan to start from a beginner level with the view of achieving a set outcome from this plan, as Yoga’s main goal is to achieve a certain mindset anyone can practise regardless of their physical skill set. We have props and modifications to support any postures at the studio based on the skill set of each individual.

I aim to help individuals guide them on an inward journey to themselves through Yoga to explore their thoughts and emotions and help enable them to navigate to enhance their well-being.

When the average yoga beginner or casual practitioner observes the experts, many often think: “I’m not slim enough...” “I’m not flexible enough...” “I’m not young enough...” “I don’t have enough time...” “I don’t have the discipline…”

But if any of these thoughts sound familiar to you, know that you are enough. And that you too can adopt a life-changing yoga practice that gives you all the incredible rewards of this timeless practice not only on a physical level but also for mind and soul.

How do yoga and mindfulness help your hearing health?

Several studies have shown the effectiveness of yoga, meditation and mindfulness to reduce stress and anxiety. According to a study in the journal “International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology” Yoga, meditation and mindfulness play an essential role in soothing the Symptoms of Chronic tinnitus that mainly occurs due to stress. Another study published in “The Hearing Journal”, found out that a person who is over 50 years old and has no genetic history of hearing loss is more likely to maintain a healthy auditory system if he/she exercises for 30 minutes five times a week.

In some cases, people have reported success in getting relief from conductive hearing loss after trying the below Yoga Poses.

Brahmari Pranayama-a form of breathing exercises
Adho Mukha Svanasana- Improves blood circulation to the head and neck
Bhujangasana- opens up chest and neck area- improves airway
Matsyasana- Improved blood circulation to the head and neck area.

If you would like further information about booking yoga classes with Prince please click the button below.

Yoga and wellness Retreat at Aarogyamantra

Group trip of up to 14 people- 7-10 days
Daily Meditation sessions first thing in the morning
Daily morning and evening Yoga session
Ayurveda Doctor’s consultation and massage (optional for an extra Fee)
Local village experience doing different activities (2-3hrs such as Temple, church, school, fishing, walks, market, shopping or a sightseeing visit