Sópers House - Newsletter 4

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SILVER MEMBERSHIP

Access to the gym, restaurant and terrace, unlimited studio classes, member priority social events and networking. Silver Membership is £195 a month.

GOLD MEMBERSHIP

Access to co-working space, gym, restaurant and terrace, unlimited studio classes, member priority social events and networking. Gold Membership is £250 a month.

BLACK MEMBERSHIP

Joint membership. Access to co-working space, gym, restaurant and terrace, member priority social events and networking, plus unlimited classes. Black membership i s £400 a month.

Are you looking for co-working membership? We also have day rates of £30 per day for co-working, or £50 per day for co-working plus Gym.

Meet Larissa

Find out about our Café Supervisor!

What is your go-to order on the Sópers menu?

Budda bowl and Coke Zero.

What does a typical day in the life of Sópers look like to you?

No day is ever the same in the café, it is always different and just a good environment to work in.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Oh I don’t know, I just see where I end up as I am happy where I am now.

Whats your biggest accomplishment this month?

My biggest accomplishment for the month was being asked to take another step up as supervisor.

What’s the most exciting part of your job?

Everything is exciting here at Sopers, including working in such a gorgeous place.

Where did you work before Sópers?

I have always worked in hospitality, as I like to work with people and never a Groundhog Day.

How do you like to relax and unwind after your workday?

I like to go to the gym and classes, I also do love a nice bubble bath.

What app do you use the most on your phone? WhatsApp the most, closely followed by Instagram.

MADELINE IS CHASING ARTWORK

What is the biggest challenge you have faced this month?

The only challenge I ever face is always making sure my customers are looked after and happy.

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I was never sure what I wanted to be, just always went with the flow and ended up where I was meant to be.

What’s the best place you have travelled to?

Switzerland is one of my favourite places, it is so pretty.

What habit are you trying to get into (or get out of)?

Just trying to keep healthy and fit, as well as eating good food.

‘The only challenge I ever face is always making sure my customers are looked after and happy...’

‘No day is ever the same in the café, it is always different...’

A LA CARTE

STARTER

Crispy Duck with Asian Sweet Chilli Mango Salad 11

Smoked Atlantic Salmon Avocado Tartare with Pomegranate Salad Garnish 10

Butternut Squash and Mozzarella Risotto Balls with Crispy Sage, Balsamic Glaze Parmesan Waffle (V) 10

Seasonal Mussels In Thai Red Sauce, Chilli and Lime with Crispy Bread 12

MAINS

Succulent Chicken Supreme, Fondant Potato, Heritage Carrots and Kale with Thyme Jus 22

250g Ribeye Steak, served with Rustic Chips, Watercress, Tomato, Mushroom garnish, with Wild Garlic Butter or Peppercorn Sauce 26

Wagyu Beef Burger, In a Brioche Bun with Baby Gem, Tomato, Gherkin, Rustic Chips and Apple Slaw 28

Gnocchi with Butternut Squash and Cream Sauce, garnished Crispy Rocket, Shaved Parmesan and Roasted Pine Nuts (V) 18

Pan fried Stone Bass with Herby Mash Potato in Watercress Cream Sauce 26

DESSERTS

Prosecco Panna Cotta with Mango Coulis, Chantilly Cream, Chocolate Chard 6

Classic Apple and Rhubarb Crumble with Custard 7

Very Sticky Toffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream 6

Brownie Cheese Cake with Chocolate Sauce and Meringue Chard 7

Our menu descriptors do not include all ingredients or allergens. *Gluten free option available. Please inform us of any specific dietary requirements including allergies and intolerances, before ordering. Our suppliers and kitchens handle numerous food and drinks containing allergens. Whilst we make every effort to ensure that your food is suitable for you, unfortunately it is not possible for us to guarantee that our dishes will be 100% allergen or contamination free. Our meat and fish dishes may contain small bones. Olives may contain stones.

YOGA

ALEX ZAMBAS

Alex has spent most of her working life as a City lawyer but has enjoyed practising yoga since attending her first class in 2004.

Following some health challenges, Alex decided to deepen her yoga practice to support her own physical and mental health,

by taking a 200-hour yoga teacher training course in 2019. She has been teaching yoga ever since.

Alex has also trained in mindfulnessbased stress reduction and breathwork. Alexteaches slow(ish!) strengthening yoga classes at Sópers House on Mondays (9.30-

The Yoga classes are very popular here at Sópers House, and we would like to introduce the fantastic instructors we have onboard.

10.30am) and Saturdays (10-11am). Classes incorporate a range of physical postures, including strengthening core postures, hip mobility, upper body openers, spinal twists and balances. Slow doesn’t always mean easy, but options will be offered to cater for different abilities (including complete beginners and those who don’t consider themselves at all Clientflexible)!feedback

includes:  “Alex’s calming voice, along with her clear instructions, helped me to find something I really enjoy doing… I never feel self conscious, I truly recommend” and “Alex goes at a reasonable pace, depending on ability, but challenges you all at the same time. My anxiety has lessened and I feel energised. I cannot recommend Alex highly enough”.

KATIE ABBOTT

Katie is a 300HR RYT Yin yoga, Vinyasa yoga and meditation teacher. After leaving the fashion industry in 2015, to go travelling, she began to experience the essence yoga, meditation and holistic wellness.

Katie is passionate about bringing calm to others and this is the forefront of her focus when teaching any type of yoga or meditation classes. She has a very meditative and holistic way of teaching, whilst always looking to create a comforting and safe space for her Katiestudents.teachesYin Yoga at Sópers, Tuesday’s at 6pm. Yin Yoga is a slow floor based style of yoga, holding postures for up to 5 minutes, whilst focusing on stimulating the fascia and acupressure points (meridians) associated with Chinese medicine to allow for chi/energy to flow freely throughout the body. Often taught as a meditative stretch.

‘Katie has a very meditative and holistic way of teaching, whilst always looking to create a comforting and safe space for her students...’

PAULA AMANI

Paula Amani is from East London and previously had a creative background. Paula really appreciates fitness, design and good food!

Paula has practised yoga for 18 years and began her yoga teacher training back in 2013. This has led to a journey of extending her love and skill set of wellbeing to further yoga training, massage therapy, meditation and aromatherapy.

In her morning yoga flow class, Paula offers a focus on alignment, energetics, fluidity of movement, and mind/body connection. ‘There is yoga for every type of person to enlighten and enrich lives’.

MICHELE GILES

Michele Giles has been teaching yoga for 18 years, and knows first hand the amazing benefits of a regularHavingpractice.competed internationally in a sport for 5 years – she sustained a back injury whilst competing onYoga,stage.and especially Core Power yoga, has totally erased any potential issues of a herniated disc in her lower back.

So Core Power Vinyasa Flow yoga is for everyone of every level. This class is tailor made to who ever is attending on the day.

It creates a flexible, strong powerful, connected body and mind, no matter where your start point is.

PAULA WADE

Stepping on to a yoga mat 20 years ago, primarily for the physical benefits, Paula found that a regular practice was not only helping to calm her incessant overthinking, it was providing her a sense of solitude within the rat race as a PA in the city. This sparked a deeper interest and awareness which eventually led her down the path to becoming a Yoga Teacher.

She has experience teaching mixed ability students, from those who enjoy a slow and soft de-stress after work to those that want to sweat it out in a hot class.

Her teaching style stems from a background in classical Hatha yoga with some flow elements, a hint of humour, and an emphasis on appropriate alignment and safe progression through the asana.

Paula is a British Wheel of Yoga accredited teacher, having

completed her teacher training at London’s triyoga. She has since trained as a Yoga for Cancer and a Yin Yoga teacher and is a British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course Tutor.Challenging and enjoyable, Paula believes that yoga is for everybody and brings an inclusive and light hearted approach to her teaching.

Unlimited studio classes are now included in Gym and Co-Working Membership packages, please contact information.sopershouse.co.ukshelley.maxwell@formore

‘She has experience teaching mixed ability students, from those who enjoy a slow and soft de-stress after work to those that want to sweat it out in a hot class.’

Health launchwell-beingand

GUESTS WERE welcomed for a tour and to meet the new businesses within our health and well-being team at Sópers House. This gave our treatment rooms an opportunity to promote themselves to our members and non-members.Theyenjoyed a grazing table and drinks on our new rooftop terrace.Araffle was drawn at the end of the evening, where grand prizes were won!

DAYNETWORKINGWOMEN’S

FROM 11am-2pm on 22 April, over 50 women had the opportunity to network on our top floor with drinks and snacks. Our guest speaker, Lucy Needleman, was invited to inspire the ladies about women in business.Asitwas such a success, we are now hosting monthly networking events, with the next one being held on 26th May.

THE FIRST Sópers House quiz was held on the evening of 12 May. Fully sold-out in advance, the capacity event was attended by 120 people in teams of 6. An indian buffet was provided to kick things off and at 7pm sharp the quiz, hosted by Gavin Inskip, began!

The theme of the quiz was “What was that all about?”, referring to the periods of lockdown and uncertainty over the Covid19 pandemic. The challenging sections really pushed the knowledge of the teams - with a certain amount of common sense thrown in for good Themeasure.winning

result at the end of the night was a tie between “Datum Devils” and “Smith’s Schoolwear”.

Gavin Inskip is a TV and Radio presenter and friend to Sópers House. He’s also well-renowned in the media and entertainment industry for hosting the ‘best quiz ever’. He’s the resident Quiz Master for Soho House in the UK and the UK’s leading ‘Celeb Quiz Master’.

HOW TO AVOID

Running Injuries

WITH (hopefully!) sunnier and longer days upon us, April is a great time of year to get your running shoes on. As a keen runner myself, I understand the appeal; it’s pure, it’s meditative, and it gets your blood pumping like little else.

Unfortunately, for all its positives, running can be problematic for the body and it tends to bring out minor issues and turn them into major ones. These often include achilles tendonitis, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, ITB syndrome, stress fractures, hip and lower back issues, and more knee problems than I have time to list.

Many of the problems from running come from two areas. Firstly, heel strike which is where the heel hits the ground repeatedly and sends a shock through the

The first article from Andrew Doody, Principal Osteopath at Fleet Street Clinic, and also here at Sópers House.

whole skeleton which causes issues from the heel itself all the way up to the lower back. Secondly, gait - which is the way a person walks; the whole lower limb (especially the knee) is quite finely tuned to work in certain ways, and anything that affects that can begin to cause problems. A dropped arch, tight muscle, old injury, slight one-sidedness etc can bring these issues on.

What can be done to prevent theseLikeissues?always, the number one rule is to get any symptoms you are experiencing looked at as soon as possible. Early diagnosis, advice and treatment is vital.

One thing that can really help heel strike and gait is by getting the right trainers.

Here’s a few things to consider:

1. Don’t confuse fashion and effectiveness. Good running trainers generally don’t look cool! Some of the bigger brands will advertise to you that they are great for sports but do your research. I would usually recommend Asics or Brooks.

2. Replace your shoes regularly. The soles of most trainers are good for about 200-250 miles maximum.

So, if you’re running 20 miles per week, you’ll probably need to replace them after 4-6 months. The shoe may still look okay after that but there is an increased risk of injury. It is, therefore, important to ensure that you are replacing your trainers as regularly as required.

3. You don’t need to buy the most recent model. Many of the best running trainers are on their 20th/30th or so iteration. When a new model is released the price of the last couple of iterations will drop quite significantly, and will still be an excellent option.

4. Good arch support. Trainers largely work on preventing pronation etc. by the way they flex. Many have little if any arch support, even with good ones you may need an additional orthotic insole made for your specific needs. This may also mean you need half a size bigger.

5. Speak to the experts. A running machine in a shoe shop is useful, but remember the shop assistant has probably only had a brief introduction in what to look for, and no idea of your other contributing factors. Speak to a specialist – an osteopath, podiatrist, or physio.

ANDREW has invited readers to ask any questions they might have regarding any musculo-skeletal problems, from back and neck pain, to headaches, sports injuries, arthritis, fibromyalgia, neuralgia/sciatica, postural related problems, joint pain or exercise/lifestyle advice. The aim is to publish these anonymously in future issues, and potentially help others. Email Andrew at: andrewdoody@cuffleyosteopathy.com or call for an appointment or just a chat on 07957 430 126. www.cuffleyosteopathy.com

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Absolute Property Agents

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Barber Box

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Cranleigh Properties Property management 07572 322 bellagamby@outlook.com171

Datalec Power Installations

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Datum Creative Media

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Deca Motors

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Diligent Business Group Ltd

Tenant referencing 020 3039 www.diligentservices.co.ukgs@diligentservices.co.uk3990

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Front Line Health Professionals

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Living Aluminium Aluminium windows and doors 01992 946 www.livingaluminium.co.ukgary@livingaluminium.co.uk742

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Pinder Reaux Solicitors0208252 www.pinderreaux.cominfo@pinderreaux.com7373

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SA Drones

Professional drone filming 07850 www.sadrones.co.uk692274

Smiths Schoolwear School wear 07740 307 www.smithsschoolwear.co.ukmolly@smithsschoolwear.co.uk247

Sport Lux Sporting Events and Hospitality info@sportlux.co.uk

Taymerc Recruitment Data and AI recruitment 0208 058 andrew.mercer@taymerc.com0190

The Body Sculpture Clinic 01206 240555

The Replenish Clinic 07549 406 thereplenishclinic@hotmail.com076

The Salon at Sópers Hair 07817salon201 hairbylizzie@hotmail.com263

Two Touch Agency Sports and lifestyle 07515 753 www.twotouchagency.comPaolo@twotouchagency.com865

Warwick Financial Specialist credit brokers 07972 278 www.warwickfinancial.co.ukgary@warwickfinancial.co.uk338

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