My Story
My spiritual journey, or better the time when I changed the way I live my life, started when I realised that my job as a Social Worker with Teenagers in Care in London completely overwhelmed me.
Whilst working as a Social Worker and due to the pressure I was facing from management and the challenging nature of my work, I more and more neglected my emotional and physical wellbeing and hadn't even considered my spiritual development at all. Weekends were spent numbing myself with drugs and alcohol, not leaving much time or mental space for any reflections.
At that point I hadn't appreciated, that I won't be of much help for anyone if I myself was not well. But thankfully I was aware enough to realise that I wasn’t happy at all and that things had to change!
I took a sabbatical in 2009 and travelled in India and South East Asia. This was the first time that I got involved in any type of Yoga and Meditation. Although my mother had embarked on a spiritual journey as a Healer years before that, I didn't concern myself much with spirituality.
However finally there I was in India, exploring ashrams, yoga centres and you name it.
After 10 months of travelling I returned to London via Germany, where I introduced my partner at the time to my mother. It was he who said to me "Why don't you try a session with your mum?" And so I did, although slightly reluctant. And that was when it all properly started….
Back in London, inspired by our travels and full of idealistic ideas, we decided to open a school for girls, who struggle in mainstream education. Although we could have made this school work, our business partner turned out to be very controlling if not threatening and after only a few months we decided to hand the business over to him. This experience left me with the feeling that I failed on all levels - failed myself, the girls and my partner, who had invested in the business financially and emotionally. I hit rock bottom, lost my confidence and had no idea what to do next.
And that was when Kundalini Yoga found me in 2011. I started going to classes and only a few months later I enrolled for the Kundalini Yoga teacher training. From that day I immersed myself fully in transformational work and haven’t really stopped since.
I completed my level 1 and 2 of the Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training and taught full time at various studios in London and for international retreats.
With my Kundalini Yoga practice everything changed: my belief systems, my diet, my social circle, my interests and my general understanding of what life might be all about.
I re-gained self confidence and self worth and I found something I really loved doing. But most importantly I knew that by sharing this practice I could make a difference in peoples' lives.
Whilst I was completing my already challenging level 2 in Kundalini Yoga I decided to experience the work of Peruvian Shamans in the Andes using plant medicine in 2013. This gave me just another piece of the puzzle and left no more doubt in my mind, that the universal force is pure love.
And when something works for me I want to share it. I believe that Kundalini Yoga as well as Shamanic Practices are highways in Spirituality, meaning they accelerate our growth. Both are very ancient practices that couldn't be more perfect for our recent times. And of course there are many other powerful practices to choose from.
My skill set:
KRI certified Level I and Level II Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Teacher with over 5 years experience of full time teaching at Yoga Studios in London.
I have worked with Shamans in Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, the UK, Sri Lanka, Germany and NZ for over 10 years.
Qualified Social Worker with 5 years experience of working in London with Young People in the Care System.
Many years of experience facilitating retreats worldwide.
I combine ancient practices from different spiritual traditions to guide you in a playful, creative and equally powerful way, so you can experience deep healing and at the same time learn simple tools that will support your journey of rememberance.
Trying to solve the world's problems on our own will be nothing but overwhelming, but looking after ourselves and bringing wholeness and balance into our lives and our families is what we can all do.
Challenges will come our way, that's a given, but as soon as we start recognising all of those experiences as beautiful learning opportunities and can see the universal force of LOVE in everything, then things become much easier.
Let's learn to go with the flow, tread lightly on this Earth, care for each other and live the lives that we came here to live.
We are all in this together beautiful souls and we are and will always be loved beyond our wildest imagination.
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