For many years, I lived with my attention mostly outside my body. I moved through my teenage years and early adulthood searching for stability, belonging and direction, changing cities, paths and identities, hoping that something external would finally bring relief.

It didn’t.

No matter how much I changed on the outside, I kept returning to the same inner experience: anxiety, self-doubt and a deep sense of not feeling at home in myself. I tried to think my way out of it, to fix and manage my inner world through effort and control. The more I tried, the more exhausted and overwhelmed I became.

Eventually, that way of living caught up with me.

What followed was a period of collapse. Not dramatic in appearance, but profound in impact. I realised I was no longer living in alignment with who I was, or the life I wanted to live. My body was asking for something different, even if I didn’t yet know how to listen.

Today, this lived experience forms the foundation of my work as a breathwork facilitator and yoga teacher.

The shift

That period became a turning point.

Not because things suddenly became easy, but because I took responsibility for meeting myself honestly. Without bypassing, without pretending, and without continuing to abandon my own needs.

Step by step, I began to relate to myself differently. Not by fixing, but by learning to feel. Not by pushing forward, but by slowing down and listening to what my body had been trying to communicate for years.

What I had been searching for externally, I recognisedinternally: self-trust, clarity, strength and a sense of inner safety.

What changed was not my circumstances overnight, but my relationship to myself.

I learned to listen more closely to my body, to move at a pace that respected my limits, and to meet my inner experience with more honesty and care. That way of relating did not become a conclusion, but a practice I continue to live from.

How this shapes my work

The way I learned to relate to myself through that period continues to shape how I work today.

I approach this work from the understanding that the body carries its own timing, intelligence and capacity for change. Rather than pushing for release or insight, I focus on creating spaces that allow people to slow down, feel safely, and become more attuned with their own internal signals.

My work is grounded in a body-led, person-first approach. I pay close attention to pace, consent and regulation, and I do not believe in fixing or forcing transformation. I believe that meaningful change happens when the nervous system feels safe enough to respond on its own terms.

I support people who are moving through anxiety, heartbreak, overwhelm or disconnection, not by offering answers, but by helping them recognise their own resources, capacity and inner guidance.

My role is to hold the space with care and presence, and to walk alongside rather than lead from the front.