AYURVEDA RESTORED THE balance to my body and mind. Just 12 weeks created the foundations that turned everything around. I went from dealing with 15 years of digestive issues and related symptoms, along with long-term post traumatic stress; to health and a happiness that came from deep within. More importantly, the ability to hold a warm-hearted peace in the palm of one hand when life demanded I hold stress in the other. I then moved through a course of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and this cured me of the post traumatic stress symptoms.
It may sound too good to be true, but sadly the struggles I went through in younger years could have been turned around in simple ways. I went on to train in both modalities and now have that experience and expertise to share with you.
I TRAINED IN Ayurvedic Nutrition & Healing with the American Institute of Vedic Studies working with case studies across 3 years; Solution Focused Hypnotherapy at the Clifton Practice, specialising in stress management and habit change, initially running a donation clinic for the first year after qualifying; and the John Whitmore model of coaching with the MOE Foundation. I also work part time for the Civil Service where I have been trained to deliver Mental Health training and the Solution Focused Approach for coaching, to support individuals and teams get the best out of challenging situations and interactions. I am also a Wellbeing Champion and Buddy.
I have memberships with the Ayurvedic Professionals Association, the National Council for Hypnotherapy & the Coaching Association.
MOTHER OF TWO lovely young men, best years of my life. I took a gap year after they made their way into the world. That 1 year turned into 3 with EU funding, to skill share and think about things sustainable. Towards the end of that 3 years. I spent 3 months healing the chronic digestive issues and related symptoms that I had been living with for about 15 years, with an Ayurvedic approach. Returning from Spain I walked the Camino on my way back to the UK, which I can’t recommend enough.
I am a Buddhist; a student with Lama Jampa Thaye for the last 17 years.
25+ years of growing food regeneratively in my spare time. Have a food feed just for fun on Instagram. Wrote and published 2 books: “Your Peaceful Belly” self published 2020 & “The Little Book of Ayurveda” published by Summersdale 2024 as an ebook, paperback coming October 2025. 1/3 of the profits from “Your Peaceful Belly” will be going to support urban food projects. I’ll be really honest, because it can be a bit of a rare thing on websites, and I love to come across honesty in this world of ours; I haven’t sold that many copies to date, so this part of my vision is still to come into being, and if you have any ideas, let me know! I’m also planning to write the “Peaceful Belly Kitchen” cookbook with the same aim.
I’m on the substack platform writing warm words for weary minds as a counterbalance to the daily onslaught of global news in my free Slow Sunday letter. I also write about Ayurveda for my paying subscribers.