Come back to your body
Healing with medicine from the earth
Rooted in somatics and self-love
Tending to physical, emotional and energetic connection
. Somatics . Massage. Acupuncture . Naturopathy . Grief . Education .
Ways to work with me...
1:2:1 Sessions | Somatic Therapy | Workshops | Retreats
My work brings together massage, acupuncture, energy work, EFT, meridian healing, somatic therapy and naturopathic knowledge.
Some sessions are deeply restful and hands on. Others create space to explore grief, emotion, old patterns and the things your body has been carrying.
I also hold dance workshops, rituals, gatherings and retreats where we can move, feel and heal in community.
Whatever brings you here, you do not need to arrive polished or have the right words. You can come exactly as you are.
IM IOLA
(pronouned: yo-la)
I am a bodyworker, acupuncturist, somatic practitioner, grief space holder and lifelong mover. I came to this work through my own grief, healing trauma and years of trying to understand what it really means to live inside a body that stores and remembers.
I am an old school party raver who found somatics through needing to heal my own shit. So my work is not about pretending to be calm, polished or spiritually perfect. It is about creating enough safety to feel what is real.
I bring together ancient practices, hands on bodywork, therapeutic tools, movement, ritual and grounded conversation. My approach is intuitive, inclusive and shaped around the person in front of me.
ONE TO ONE
Massage & Acupuncture - Cacao & Shamanic Healing
Breath & Meditation - Somatic - Grief Alchemy -Tapping (EFT) - Talk Therapy - Coaching
In Person Sessions
Massage, acupuncture, energy work and somatic support shaped around what your body and nervous system need that day.
Online Inner Somatic Journeys
Therapeutic sessions using conversation, EFT, acupressure, meridian wisdom and somatic practices to bring emotions and physical sensations into awareness and create space for change.
GRIEF
Retreats | Workshops | Circles | One to One Support
Grief can live through every part of us. In the chest, the throat, the belly, the nervous system and the way we move through the world.
My grief work creates space for what is often pushed away. Through somatics, ritual, movement, breath, sharing and community, we make room for grief to be felt rather than fixed.
This work is for bereavement, life changes, heartbreak, identity shifts and the many losses that do not always have a name.
WILD HEART WOMEN
ONLINE GATHERINGS | SUPPORT GROUPS | RETREATS
Wild Heart Women is a space to gather, explore and move through the things that shape our lives as women.
Every few months, I hold a free online gathering around a different theme. Together with a guest practitioner, we bring conversation, knowledge and embodied practice into the space through meditation, somatics, acupressure and sharing.
Each gathering is a complete experience in itself, with the opportunity to continue the journey through a connected in-person day retreat.
There is no membership and no long-term commitment. Come as you are, receive what you need and choose whether you would like to go deeper.
Ceremonial Cacao
Organic cacao sourced from Guatemala
Cacao has been part of my personal practice and group work for many years. I use it as a gentle heart medicine within ceremonies, workshops and retreats, creating space for connection, reflection and feeling.
You can also purchase the cacao I work with for your own home practice.
EDUCATION
Head, Heart, Hands - Creativity - Curiosity - Earth Based
What many people do not know about me is that I have worked with children for over twenty years and taught in primary classrooms for fifteen.
I now offer home education support for families, children and schools who want to bridge the gap between alternative learning and strong foundations in reading, writing and maths.
My approach is creative, child led and grounded in real teaching experience. I believe children learn best when they feel safe, understood and able to explore, while still receiving the structure and guidance they need to grow in confidence.
I am also working towards a bigger dream: finding land to create a retreat centre and alternative education space where children, families and communities can learn, rest and reconnect with nature.
Watch this space.