Dee and Lara grew up in a family-run guesthouse, which their parents successfully managed for 43 years. Their parents moved from London in order to raise a family while building a life and business from home. Their father was a highly skilled French polisher who worked for royalty, Parliament, and other distinguished clients, carrying out work in prestigious locations such as Buckingham Palace, St James’s Palace, and Windsor Castle. Their mother had previously worked alongside a prominent solicitor in central London.

When Dee and Lara were young, their mother developed ME. This experience shaped much of their childhood, as they watched, listened, and learned while she explored various therapies and healing techniques in her journey toward recovery. These early experiences planted the seeds for their later interest in wellbeing and holistic health.

Both sisters were fortunate to attend leading London dance schools. However, Dee was forced to give up her dream of pursuing dance due to scoliosis. This challenge led her down a different path, and she went on to train as a Pilates teacher. Inspired by her own experience with back pain and recovery, Dee became passionate about helping others heal and regain strength. In 2007, she opened The Body Suite in Chichester, where she has supported countless clients on their journey to better health. In 2017 she opened her own Pilates school offering Mat Pilates qualifications to new teachers in traditional style of the method.

In 2010 Dee suffered from some invisible illness, including adrenal and chronic fatigue, and post viral attack and used therapies, spiritual healing and alternative medicine for her recovery, most of all she was able to use and try out the therapists that came through The Body Suite.

Lara continued her dance career, performing and travelling internationally before opening her own dance school in Chichester. She later became a dance teacher at higher education. She taught a variety of styles in colleges and schools to children and adults and has also been an educational writer for an international company. Over time, Lara redirected her teaching career toward special education, eventually becoming a school head where she developed and implemented a curriculum tailored to the needs of her students.

Lara and her family later embarked on a 10-month adventure to New Zealand. Shortly after returning to the UK, she was diagnosed with breast Cancer. Throughout her recovery, Lara found a large part of her recovery was through deep spiritual healing, she deepened her work in personal growth and trained as a life coach. Now, amazingly she is fully recovered, Lara focuses on mindset coaching, supporting others who are also navigating recovery from serious illness. Her favourite and rewarding part of mindset coaching is done with those in professional sports and business.

After 17 years of running The Body Suite, Dee felt called to expand her work and share her knowledge in new ways. Together, Dee and Lara created The Holistic Circle, bringing together their combined skills, life experiences, and passion for helping others achieve balance, healing, and personal growth.