About Me

As a deeply sensitive person, I have been driven by an insatiable hunger, not only for understanding what makes people tick, but for how we might be liberated from our emotional struggle.
I fell in love with self expression at an early age. As a dancer, I found ways of tapping into my soma (my body) that allowed me to understand my sensitivities more intimately.
At the age of nineteen, I discovered the spiritual path of kundalini yoga, and devoured anything and everything related to personal development. Kundalini yoga gave my life a sense of purpose and it provided the meaningful belonging I was so desperate for.
Prior to discovering kundalini yoga, I experienced profound self esteem issues, which, I believe, were rooted in being a sensitive child raised in a household that wasn’t equipped to manage my unique qualities. I became a people pleaser and a perfectionist. In my early teens, when my parents went through a traumatic divorce, I developed a serious eating disorder. In order to feel safe in the world, I needed to create a high level of control.
Miraculously, within a few months of practising kundalini yoga regularly, I was healed of anorexia. For the first time I saw who I really was. I discovered what it felt like to function with a regulated nervous system. I not only saw my inner beauty but I had a solid foundation from which to experience it authentically. I could no longer harm myself.
After almost twenty years of practising and teaching kundalini, immersing myself fully into the lifestyle, it came to be known that the organisation was, in fact, deeply flawed.
I learned that the leader, when he was alive, had abused his power in unthinkable ways. At the heart of the practice that had been so beloved to me, that had seen me into womanhood, anchored me into my sense of self and healed me of massive self esteem and health issues, was a toxic and abusive man. My world imploded.
I have been on the most profound journey of healing since it all unravelled in early 2020. It was through the gateway of the body that I eventually found healing. It took a number of years to see it, but even though I was a part of what I now refer to as a ‘cult’, I had gained many skills and developed in awareness that, alongside good somatic therapeutic process, ultimately delivered me to a balanced and whole place.
There was much wisdom and empowerment that was gained throughout my time as a kundalini yogi. I truly would not be who I am today without it. And, on the other side of a very painful ride, I not only like who I am, I love who I am.
I wish to support you in discovering your own pathway to self love.
Self worth is the foundation from which we build the life of our dreams. It truly is. It is impossible to move beyond what holds us back and create an abundant, values-aligned life of true purpose and meaning without this vital ingredient.
Please refer to My Offerings for a deeper look into what I offer, how it differs from therapy and traditional coaching and how you might benefit from working with me.
Warmly and with deepest care,
Diana
