My Story
I’ve always had this pull toward finding deeper meaning in life — a sense that there must be more beneath the surface of our everyday experiences. Growing up in a northern seaside town, my emotional world often felt too big for the space I lived in. I didn’t always know what to do with all that intensity, so I learned to escape in whatever ways I could: through drugs, through art, or by simply drifting away from myself for a while.
As I got older, something began to shift. I found myself drawn to people who were navigating their own challenges — illness, disability, addiction, complex emotional landscapes. Listening to their stories and witnessing their resilience sparked something in me. It made me curious about how we adapt, how we move with our emotions rather than collapse under them. Slowly, that curiosity became a kind of compass.
Then, in 2012, a sudden and devastating loss cracked me open. It pushed me deeper into that search for meaning and healing. When I eventually stepped into a 5Rhythms class in 2015, it felt like coming home to something I didn’t know I’d been missing. The practice gave me a safe place to move with grief, rage, creativity, and everything in between. It helped me reconnect with my body and allowed me to feel without having to make sense of it all.
Supporting 5Rhythms teacher Neil Pinnock and immersing myself in workshops opened up a new level of inner work — shadow, ego, patterning, the parts of ourselves we often avoid. Movement became both a refuge and a mirror.
By 2018, I felt ready to step forward and trained as a 5Rhythms Spaceholder. I began offering inclusive spaces — women’s circles, outdoor dances, seasonal gatherings — places where people could meet themselves honestly, without pressure or performance.
In 2024, I completed the full 5Rhythms teacher training, deepening my commitment to this work. Now, my passion lies in making this practice accessible to more people, especially those who may not feel they naturally belong in movement or wellness spaces. My hope is to offer places where people can land, breathe, and be met exactly as they are.
Your Story
Your story matters just as much as mine — and like all of us, you’ve been shaped by the world you grew up in. The places you’ve lived, the people who raised you, the culture that surrounded you, and the patterns passed down through generations… they all leave their marks. They influence the choices you make, the roles you step into, and the way you’ve learned to move through the world.
But beneath all of that is something deeper — something human, ancient, and alive. A part of you that exists before the labels, before the expectations, before the stories about who you should be. It’s the part that feels, reacts, dreams, and remembers. The part that knows.
Your body is the doorway back to that knowing.
Even when we don’t realise it, our bodies carry our history — the emotions we’ve swallowed, the moments we’ve endured, the joys we never fully let ourselves feel. And sometimes, without meaning to, we disconnect from that inner life just to make it through the day.
When you step into a space where you’re allowed to move freely, without judgement, something shifts. You start to notice the subtle messages your body has been holding — the tightness, the ease, the numb spots, the sparks of aliveness. You begin to trace the pathways of your own energy, learning where it wants to flow… and where it’s been waiting to be met.
In movement, you’re not performing. You’re remembering.
As tension unravels and breath returns, you create room for healing — not in a dramatic or forced way, but in quiet, honest moments. You start to let go of the patterns that no longer fit. You reconnect with the part of you that feels wild, instinctive, and fully present.
And the beauty is: what you discover on the dance floor doesn’t stay there. It follows you into your life — the way you speak, the way you listen, the way you make choices, the way you meet others. It grounds you in something real and true, something that belongs to you, beyond the expectations of the world around you.
This is your story — unfolding step by step, breath by breath, movement by movement.