Mitochondrial Health Consulting

Why Mitochondria Matter

Mitochondria are the tiny power plants inside every cell, fuelling everything we do — from moving and thinking to healing and ageing. When they function well, we feel energised, resilient, and clear-headed. When they falter, energy drops, inflammation rises, and the risk of chronic disease increases.

Yet these same mitochondria also possess remarkable intelligence. They learn from the stresses we experience, adapting to make us stronger — a principle understood intuitively in traditional medicine long before it was mapped by modern science.

For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has used controlled challenges — movement, fasting, herbs, manual therapies and meditation — to strengthen the body’s natural capacity for balance and repair. Today, mitochondrial science is revealing just how right they were.

My Approach

Drawing on decades of study in traditional medicine and a PhD exploring how these practices influence mitochondrial biology, I offer a consulting programme designed to help you understand and support your own energy system.

This isn’t a quick fix or a “biohack.” It’s a process of education and gradual transformation — learning how your mitochondria respond to different stimuli, and how, over time, you can guide them toward better performance and resilience.

You’ll learn how to cultivate:

• Improved energy and endurance
• Greater resilience to stress
• Enhanced physical and mental performance
• Reduced inflammation and risk of disease

Yin and Yang: Two Pathways to Energy

In traditional philosophy, Yang represents active transformation — building strength, resilience, and momentum. Yin represents nourishment and restoration — calming inflammation, improving sleep, and rebuilding from within.

Both are essential, but the right starting point depends on where you are now.

The Yang Path – Building Power

For those already in good health, the focus is on activation and performance.
Yang approaches use controlled stressors to strengthen mitochondria:

• Exercise and movement
• Fasting and dietary cycles
• Exposure to natural stressors like heat, light, and cold
• Select herbs and tonics for additional enhancement, if desired

These methods stimulate adaptation and build vitality — like training the body’s energy systems to become more efficient and powerful.

The Yin Path – Restoring Balance

For those with fatigue, chronic illness or metabolic dysfunction, a gentler foundation is needed first.
Yin approaches emphasise nourishment, repair and stability:

• Adaptogenic and antioxidant herbs to stabilise energy
• Dietary restoration and digestive support
• Sleep and circadian rhythm repair
• Gentle movement and breath-based practices

As your energy improves, Yin naturally transforms into Yang — you’ll be ready to embrace more active, resilience-building methods.

How It Works

Consulting begins with a one-to-one session exploring your health history, energy patterns, and goals. Together, we’ll create a tailored plan of education and gradual implementation.

A typical programme runs for 10 sessions over 6 months, usually:

• 1 per week for the first month
• 1 every two weeks for the next month
• 1 per month for the remaining four months

Support is available between sessions by email or message. Sessions can be held in person or online.

You’ll learn the principles behind each method — from herbal medicine and acupuncture to diet, exercise, sleep, and environmental therapies — so that you can work confidently with local practitioners or continue independently.

The Aim

To empower you with the understanding and practical tools to:

• Rebuild your cellular energy
• Strengthen your resilience to stress and ageing
• Reconnect with the natural rhythms of health

Start Your Journey

If this approach speaks to you, please contact me for more information or to arrange an introductory consultation: +44 (0) 7946 174 829, or at steve@steve-woodley.co.uk.

Group sessions, corporate programmes, and educational presentations are also available on request.