I have a long relationship with worry, stress, and anxiety, a gift from my mum who struggled all her life and taught me well. That said for the early part of my life I was in denial about feeling stressed and constantly distracted myself with exercise, work, or alcohol and suppressed emotions and childhood trauma. If anything, I used to believe that stress made me grow and feel alive, that was until it was taking its toll on my physical and mental wellbeing that was in constant turmoil as I pushed myself harder and harder to be the person I thought I should be. I had no idea I was unaware, disconnected and out of balance. I told myself life was great, I travelled the world, lived overseas, had material wealth with nice houses, cars and boats and was always achieving something or going somewhere. As I got older, I found it harder to push away the unease, the uncomfortable feeling in my body and mind, and then I had a serious car crash in the Middle East where I was unconscious for some time and lost my memory, and recovery took me down a completely different path into a new paradigm where everything was to change.

I embarked on a spiritual journey of self-discovery, increasing awareness, connecting with myself and others and getting into balance through continuous self-development to better understand and connect with the magnificence of life. During this time, I also had a lot of therapy although it can be very confusing finding the right kind of help. I had been diagnosed with PCS (Post-concussion syndrome) and was advised by my GP if I could afford it get the help I needed while I went on NHS waiting lists, meanwhile take these drugs. I found my own way, when I was contacted years later to see if I still needed help, I told them it was too little too late.

I have been on this path for over a decade and still learning better ways to take care of my health and wellbeing. Nowadays there are so many tools available that combine the wisdom of tradition with evolving science exploring why certain things work, however there remains much debate, erroneous practices, models and tools and even political agendas that can take us down the wrong path. In my early ventures I measured progress by how I felt, however when prone to stress and anxiety it can be difficult to assess subjective results as each day was different, especially when some things work for some people but didn’t work for others. I explored many traditions and practices and took what worked, although until I started really measuring results objectively, and was able to open my perspective to accept some things required a different approach, I was still all over the place. Changing my habits, values and beliefs took many years, lots of studying and research, I made lots of mistakes, but as my depth of knowledge and understanding moved into areas where results were driven from using the quantifiable as well as subjective feedback from my own body and mind, it started to come together. Taking responsibility and ownership for my health and wellbeing and selecting scientific experts that seemed genuinely interested in the wellbeing of humanity I was able to work out how to achieve the health and wellbeing in body and mind that had seemed just out of reach. I did Ok but never felt in balance, experiencing life as it is meant to be. Having found this fundamental platform I was able to start considering longevity and what I needed to do to enjoy the later years of life physically fit, and healthy, looking to die young, as late as possible.

My holistic and therapeutic development included the following courses, and serve as part of my ongoing continuous development, as everything remains a work in progress so I can manage my emotional wellbeing and have a better understanding of myself, my life and my clients:

 

Wim Hof Fundamentals

Foundations of Heart Rate Variability

Certificate in Counselling skills 

 Southend Counselling Hub.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 

(MBSR) Diploma Course

HeartMath Practitioner [2020]. 

Cytoplan Practitioner [2020].

Universal Healing TAO system 

Chi Nei Tsang (Abdominal Massage), 

Thai Therapy Massage, Aroma Therapy Massage, 

Guasa Therapy Massage, 

Thai Table Massage [Sept/Oct 2019] 

Ong’s TM School 108hrs Chiang Mai Thailand.

Isha Yoga Inner Engineering, Hath Yoga Asana,

Suriya Kriya, Shoonya Intensive

UK, NL, India [2018/19]

ITM Nuad Bo-Ram 240Hrs – 

Thai Massage Levels 1-4, Reflexology, 

Chair Massage, Lanna Stretching [2017] 

Chiang Mai Thailand.

Yoga Teachers (200 Hr) & 

Advanced Yoga Teachers (Yoga Therapy 300Hr) 

& Holistic Sound Healing (Tibetan Singing bowl)

 [2012 & 2017] Dharamshala, Himalayas.

Reiki Practitioner 1 & 2 Oxford [2016]. 

Chakra Reading & Dowsing Oxford [2016].

Ayurveda (Deepak Chopra Perfect Health) 

Teacher Training [2013/14] Carlsbad, California.

Ayurveda Therapy & Nutrition [2014] Kerela, India.

Anthony Robbins Coaching Leadership Academy – 

Change Management [2008]

San Diego, California.

Anthony Robbins Mastery University [2005/6] 

Palm Springs, California.

Flippen Affiliate [2005] Oxford & New York.

NLP, Sequential Mind, Hypnotherapy Practitioners [2005] London.

Action Business Coach Certification [2004] Las Vegas

Nowadays together with my partner, we enjoy our 3 dogs, 2 cats and chickens, we grow our own organic vegetables. I learned to live without the medication that they told me I would be on for life. I have witnessed and been a part of many unexplainable scenarios and healings so when working with people I can usually understand and empathise by calling on my own experience of life. I have travelled to over 40 countries and lived outside the UK for about 18 years in Middle East, Germany and Spain and had long periods

 in Thailand and India both countries I love. 

Since 2017 I remain a member of the yoga alliance association that promotes health & wellbeing, an increase in global consciousness with 

an ethical framework promoting peace, love, and coherence within the body.