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integrative therapeutic coach specialising in anxiety and trauma recovery I'm Ro, an Executive Coach with over 13 years of experience.

Relaxation expert, leader and entrepreneur. I help businesses and Individuals find greater fulfilment in their lives, careers and meaningful relationships. I am a radical Feminist running a female-focused company. I am a lesbian, an advocate for female voices and activist. I’ve studied neuroscience-based coaching techniques along with thousands of hours of professional training and experience. Coaching is a collaborative, often intense, and ultimately rewarding process so it's crucial that you choose a coach that can bring out your best! I use a highly personalised, organic approach to help my clients achieve the results they want. We'll work together to determine your best way forward, based on what's important to you. I'll listen to you, challenge and encourage you. I am passionate and successful in helping clients overcome life blocks, emotional pain and trauma to build rewarding lives, relationships and careers. I became Certification as an Executive Coach and transitioned to Coaching in order to use my vast experience and knowledge of behaviour, perception, motivation and successful change to work with those who know that now is the time to achieve greater levels of happiness and meaning in their lives. My coaching style appeals to those who are courageous, direct, professional, thoughtful, intelligent and open-minded and who place a high priority on self-awareness, emotional honesty, personal responsibility and nurturing meaningful relationships. Clients who work with me report feeling empowered, energised, happier and more fulfilled than they believed was possible. Clients make significant advancements in their careers, businesses, and report greater emotional and financial satisfaction. Clients learn to resolve conflicts, improve the quality of their communication, rebuild trust, and find greater fulfilment and intimacy. I bring a wealth of compassion, warmth, humour, thoughtfulness, optimism, skill and pragmatism to my work. I believe deeply in supporting you to identify and achieve your unique goals. My goal is to generate open and honest communication, to help you tap into your inner resources and strengths, to offer fresh perspectives on old patterns, to motivate and to help you achieve your goals. Finding the right coach to work with is crucial. Please feel free to call or email to set up a 10 - 15 minute phone call at no charge to determine if I'm the right fit. I’d love to hear from you!

04/02/2026

3-Day Duo Foot Reflexology Training
Thai and Western approaches
Lampeter, West Wales

I’m opening bookings for my in-person Duo Foot Reflexology Training, a three-day immersion blending Thai foot reflexology with Western reflexology principles.

I’ve been a reflexologist since I was 21 (ahh the memories), and I’ve been training reflexologists for over 13 years. This training brings together decades of clinical experience, teaching, and real-world practice, with a strong focus on sustainability, ethics, and confidence in your hands.

No previous reflexology experience is necessary.
This training is suitable for complete beginners as well as yoga teachers, therapists, bodyworkers, and wellbeing practitioners looking to add a low-impact, deeply restorative modality to their work.

What you’ll learn includes:
Thai and Western foot reflexology foundations
Full treatment sequencing and safe pressure
Joint-friendly practitioner body mechanics
Hot stone integration within reflexology treatments
Client care, consent, and contraindications
DEIJB and trauma-aware clinical practice
Marketing, promotion, and client retention

Why reflexology, and why now?

More than ever, clients are seeking low-impact, restful therapies that support stress, nervous-system overload, and burnout. Reflexology is a well-established, respected therapy that offers deep relaxation without force, effort, or overstimulation.

It’s also a more sustainable option for practitioners. Many hands-on therapies can take a toll on wrists, thumbs, shoulders, and backs over time. Reflexology allows you to offer effective, nurturing treatments without sacrificing your joints later in life.

Training details:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Lampeter, West Wales
Accommodation available on site
All materials provided
Certification included
Professional photos taken over the weekend

Investment: £895 per person

If you’re curious or have questions, you’re warmly invited to DM me or email back to arrange a short video-call conversation.

02/02/2026

I’m really glad to be supporting this event

In February 2026, Divergents Unmasked LIVE is happening. A two day online gathering created by and for neurodivergent people, centred on lived experience, nervous system awareness, identity, work, leadership, menopause, communication, and unmasking safely.

I’m supporting this event as a whole and also contributing gentle yoga sessions on replay, because it aligns deeply with how I work and what I stand for.

This space isn’t about labels, fixing yourself, or fitting into medical frameworks.
Diagnosis isn’t the focus here.

It’s about:
🌱 acknowledging where you’re at
🌱 making sense of your experiences in context
🌱 sharing lived experience without having to justify it
🌱 being met with respect, not correction

There’s a thoughtful mix of talks, workshops, and roundtables across the two days, and if live attendance doesn’t work for you, replays are available as a small add on with bonus material, a forum space, and lifetime access.

📅 24th & 25th February 2026
🔗 Register your interest via .me #
(Doors aren’t open yet. Registering interest means you’ll get early access and a 10 percent discount code when booking opens.)

Huge love to and for creating and holding spaces like this

27/01/2026

Chair Yoga Teacher Training – Levels 1 & 2

Chair yoga is not a “lighter” practice — it’s precise, intelligent, and deeply impactful when taught well.

I’m running the Chair Yoga Teacher Training pathway designed for teachers and professionals and those interested in holistic movement who want to deliver accessible, inclusive, and safe seated movement/yoga in real-world settings.

Level 1 – Seated Foundations
A 3-day in-person training held at our retreat space in West Wales
(Training can also be arranged at your studio or organisation)

Level 1 focuses on:
• Fully seated chair yoga practices
• Safe alignment & functional movement
• Inclusive language and accessible cueing
• Teaching people who can’t or don’t want to get on the floor
• Building confidence working with diverse bodies

Level 2 – Applied & Specialist Chair Yoga (coming later this year)
Level 2 builds on the foundations of Level 1 and cannot be taken without completing Level 1 first.

Level 2 will include:
• Chair yoga for specific health conditions
• Nervous system regulation & pain-aware practices
• Progressions, regressions & supported standing
• Teaching in care, community & clinical environments
• Trauma-informed, consent-led delivery
• Case studies and real-world teaching scenarios

This pathway is for yoga teachers, wellbeing professionals, carers, and facilitators who want to expand access without diluting quality. You do not need to be a yoga teacher to attend this training but the training does not qualify you to teach traditional or floor based yoga.

If you’re ready to teach chair yoga with clarity, confidence, and integrity — this is for you.

DM to express interest, host a training, or be first to hear about dates. Comment and share for info

02/01/2026

The first few days of a new year can feel a bit like trying to balance upside down before your coffee has kicked in. Everyone’s shouting new goals, new habits, new you! while your nervous system is quietly asking for a moment to land. Balance right now isn’t about locking in a ten-point plan — it’s about staying upright enough to listen.

Momentum doesn’t have to be loud or forceful. Sometimes it’s subtle: choosing curiosity over criticism, movement over overthinking, sensation over stories. Getting out of your head might be as simple as changing your perspective — flipping things around, slowing your breath, feeling where you’re actually supported. The body is remarkably wise when we stop micromanaging it.

So consider this your permission slip. You don’t need to wrestle yourself into a resolution to prove you’re “doing the year right.” Don’t let self-improvement culture suffocate your ability to feel what’s true. Your body already knows how to recalibrate, rebalance, and respond — if you give it space.

And perhaps this quieter moment is exactly the right time to look softly into a few areas of yourself that have been asking for attention. New client intake opens in two weeks, and integrative therapeutic coaching and hypnotherapy can offer grounded support without force or fixing. You’re also warmly invited to join an online yoga class for free this January — a simple way to reconnect and listen in.

If that resonates, reach out to book a free video consultation or to join a class. DM me or check the comments below. No pressure. Just an opening

25/10/2025

I DID IT!

Today I officially completed my Inside Flow Yoga Teacher Training and this one was hard.
Challenging, emotional, humbling.

Full transparency I haven’t attended a yoga-specific teacher training in years.
Since Covid, my focus has been on my trauma work, holding space, mentoring, helping others rebuild.
I’d taken a little break from running yoga trainings… but recently something deeper started whispering:

“Your work’s not done yet.”

And it was right.

Inside Flow cracked something open again.
It reminded me why I fell in love with this path in the first place.
It’s not just yoga — it’s music, breath, movement, and story woven together in rhythm and meaning.
It’s emotion turned into motion.

Anyone who knows me knows I’ve always been about change smashing through the glass f***ing ceiling, standing up for those without a voice, and creating spaces where honesty and power can coexist.
Inside Flow is another way to do that.
Another way to speak truth without words.

This isn’t just a class.
It’s an experience.
It’s the moment you come home to your body, your beat, your story.

Interested?
Drop a FLOW in the comments, and I’ll let you in on a little secret — when, where, and how you can experience it for yourself.

Because this one… this one you’re going to feel. 🌊🔥

09/09/2025

Chair Yoga is one of the fastest-growing approaches in the yoga world — making the practice more inclusive, accessible, and adaptable for every body. 🪑💫

Did you know?
👉 1 in 4 adults in the UK lives with a long-term condition that can make floor-based classes inaccessible.
👉 Musculoskeletal issues affect over 20 million people in the UK.
👉 Millions more are managing injuries, illness, or age-related conditions where traditional mat yoga simply doesn’t meet their needs.

That’s where Chair Yoga comes in.

By training to teach Chair Yoga, you’ll not only be meeting the needs of diverse populations — older adults, those in rehab, people with mobility challenges — but you’ll also create new opportunities for extra income streams as a teacher.

With over 15 years of running teacher trainings, CPDs, events, and mentoring yoga teachers in business, I know how valuable it is to diversify your offerings while making a real impact.

Comment below and I’ll add you to my First-to-Know VIP List.

16/08/2025

15km Tough Mudder done ✅

It took 4 hours, a lot of mud, a few bruises, and more than a few laughs… but I crossed that finish line feeling proud, strong, and a little emotional.

The last race I entered was way back in 2018, a triathlon where I proudly came 79th out of 79. Yep, dead last. And yet here I am, halfway through my 46th year, tackling one of the toughest obstacle courses out there and finishing with my head (and medal) held high.

For me, this wasn’t just about fitness, it was a pressure test, I genuinely didn’t know where I was on the scale of fu**ed off or fu***ng ready. I am a massive fan of using my body to help me understand where I am emotionally and ever one of the 21 obstacles was a real mind puzzle, should I, can I, do I and proving to myself that we are never too old, too busy, or too “out of practice” to rise to a challenge. Balance isn’t always neat or glamorous… sometimes it’s muddy, messy, and full of unexpected obstacles. And that’s where the magic happens. I must have had help from about 50 people today and at one time I had to stand on the shoulders of 2 humans and then pulled up and over the top of a very high wall by another 3, that level of trust and control to hand over for me was tricky but beautiful to be held hanging in space off of a very high ramp.

To anyone sitting on a dream or a challenge you’ve been putting off this is your nudge. Start where you are, even if your last attempt left you in 79th place 😉

Here’s to checking in not checking out, to choosing and feeling and claiming each win and each humble no thanks, here’s to your quiet and loud courage, and giving ourselves permission to try to play to feel. ❤️❤️❤️

14/08/2025

Reviews are a great way to help me understand your experience, I value each and every one of them and over the last 20 years in business it has been your reviews feedback and sharing of your loves that has shaped where what when and how I run my business. All of which bases you at the center. Please drop a review today I would really appreciate it x You can review me on google Facebook and or drop a comment below. Appreciate you x

03/05/2025

Life, as you probably know too well, has been full—beautiful, complex, stretching me into new shapes. And this offering… it’s been quietly growing inside me for a long time. Waiting for the right moment to emerge. And now—it’s ready.

Over the past year, I’ve been holding space for clients in burnout, facilitators on the edge of exhaustion, and students navigating their way through anxiety, grief, numbness and tender hope. And if I’m honest—I’ve been there too. Questioning. Pausing. Returning.

What kept calling me back was a quiet but firm whisper:
Come back to the heart. Slow down. Teach what heals.

And that’s what this training is.
Not more hustle. Not more content. But depth. Spaciousness. Tools rooted in presence and nervous system care.

So here it is:

🌿 Foundations of Teaching Therapeutic Yoga

A 55-hour accredited training for teachers, therapists and space-holders who are ready to hold safer, slower, more inclusive yoga spaces—for themselves and for others.

This is for you if…

✔ You’ve completed your 200hr YTT
✔ You’re burned out from back-to-back flows
✔ You’re craving softness, reflection and a deeper way to teach
✔ You want to guide nervous system-aware, trauma-sensitive classes
✔ You’re ready to teach with integrity and rest at the centre

📍 Why Sinaia?

Sinaia, Romania is one of those places that settles into your bones.

Tucked into the Carpathian Mountains, surrounded by forest trails and quiet mist, it was the first place in a long time where my own nervous system could fully exhale. That feeling—that sense of stillness and return—is what this training is built around.

We’ll gather at Roots Hub, a beautiful, community-focused venue designed for honest growth and deep presence. No gloss, no glamour—just space to be real, supported, and still.

💬 A Note from My Heart

To the teachers, guides and space-holders:
Thank you. The world needs you now more than ever. I see your quiet courage, your resilience, your steady presence.

To the students and seekers:
Thank you for trusting yourself enough to keep walking, keep healing, and co-create something more human and hopeful.
Bear with me—I’m on a mission to get therapeutic yoga teachers into every community I can. Watch this space.

And in the meantime: grab your mat, a pillow, breathe into your back body, and stay connected.

If your heart is whispering this might be for me, I’d love to speak with you.
I’m offering a few free online meet-and-greets where we can chat through the training and feel into whether it’s a good fit.

This is a small group offering, taught slowly and held with care. If you feel called, I’d be honoured to welcome you.

Ro x

21/04/2025

In a time when our lives are being debated in courtrooms instead of celebrated in communities, I want to be crystal clear:

You are welcome here. You are not only welcomed, you are centred and considered You belong.

Every space I hold — from yoga classes to coaching sessions — is fully inclusive and trans-affirming. You will not be asked to justify yourself. You do not need to explain. You can simply arrive. Breathe. Be held.

Free places are available for trans folks in my Sunday online yoga classes.
This is a personal invitation. Just drop me an email, and I’ll send the details.

My work is rooted in trauma-informed care, nervous system regulation, and radical gentleness — because safety and acceptance should not be conditional. And it should centre those most affected by harm.

To my trans, non-binary, intersex, gender-diverse and q***r kin — this is your space. Always.

27/02/2025

Final Call – Secure Your Spot : doors are closing

It's time! This is your final chance to join our special 4‑week group program—designed to help you manage anxiety with a fresh, trauma-informed, anti-diagnosis approach. Starting Monday, 10th March, each 75‑minute session includes free recordings and detailed notes.
This program offers a supportive space where we recognise even less common stress responses—such as occasional shutdowns or moments of unexpected alertness—and use them as signals for improvement.
• Reassuring Fact: In the UK, programs that focus on individual strengths and a non-judgmental approach are making a positive difference for those with anxiety.
• Anti-Diagnosis Message: Your experiences are valued just as they are—no labels, no blame, just genuine care for your well-being.

DM me asap for program details.

26/02/2025

Your Roadmap to Managing and recovering from Anxiety – A Fresh Perspective

Curious about how I can help you manage anxiety? Here’s a look at our 4‑week journey:
• Session 1 – Foundations: Set your intentions in a safe, supportive space
• Session 2 – Understanding Anxiety: Recognise your unique activators, including responses like brief dissociation
• Session 3 – Mindfulness & Reframing: Learn practical techniques to soothe anxious thoughts
• Session 4 – Action Planning: Create your personal roadmap for ongoing calm and confidence
Each 75‑minute session comes with free recordings and detailed notes, starting Monday, 10th March.
• Anti-Diagnosis Message: We value your experiences without labels—our focus is on understanding your personal experience.

DM or comment for more info.

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Our mission is to guide each yoga practitioner through the evolution of their yoga practice and help facilitate his or her spiritual and personal growth. Whether an experienced practitioner or beginning one’s yoga journey all are welcome. To create a spiritual refuge for the yoga community as well as to offer an array of classes for every type of practitioner. Ro: 'My intention is to maintain a space where students feel comfortable and safe growing and advancing in their asana (posture) practice as well as supporting their spiritual growth. I encourage and welcome new practitioners to discover yoga and begin a disciplined practice.'