A Matter of Ice + Breath

30/04/2026

Celebrate the mid point between Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice - Beltane. With cacao, gentle breathwork, restorative soundbath, and fire we will gather to welcome in the coming Summer of 2026.

Stara and I look forward to hosting another session at Stratford St Mary Institute Hall on Sunday 10th May, 5pm-7:30pm.

All are welcome to join. Please contact us to book your space with us.

10/03/2026

Spring is in the air, and what better way to wave goodbye to Winter than by leaning into our breathwork practise?

First up, this coming Friday 13th I'll be teaming up again with Oxygen Advantage's Laura from , to bring a session that balances functional breathing for every day health and improved performance, with breathwork to reset, relax and refocus. It is exceptionally rare to find a session run by two highly qualified teachers and I am so excited by the prospect of diving deep into the science behind why the breath matters, with someone who has personally trained with Patrick McKeown. The practise here is broad and deep - a real treat.

Tuesday 24th I will be back at Panfield for another of our monthly Blissful Breathwork Classes. We merge gentle relaxation exercises with mindfulness meditation practise and guided, gentle breathwork to change how you think and feel, right now. We end every class with an optional, complimentary cup of tea to ground ourselves and give the opportunity to answer your questions about the breath.

Sunday 29th, and I will be coming back together for another of our popular gatherings. This time we will celebrate the recent Spring Equinox, welcoming Spring and celebrating all the themes this represents. You can expect a cacao ceremony, guided breathwork journey and restorative sound bath. We end the session with optional mindful barefooting and a fire ceremony. We are already 50% full for this session, please book on soon to save your spot as we anticipate to sell out quickly.

As always, come as you are; whether you have your own dedicated practise or are a complete beginner to breathwork and gatherings, all with good intentions are welcome.

Please reach out to book on.

Big love ❤️

04/03/2026

Stara and I will be back at Stratford St Mary Institute Hall for our next gathering on Sunday 29th March, 5pm-7:30pm. This session will celebrate the Spring Equinox as we say goodbye to winter and welcome in the new season.

We will begin with a cacao ceremony, before moving on to some gentle, guided breathwork and a restorative sound bath. We will end with some optional mindful walking outside and a fire ceremony.

Our sessions are always inspired by the themes of the season. You are invited to bring an offering for the altar (which you take back home with you full of good intentions). Come as you are, all are welcome.

We tend to book out quickly for these special gatherings, so please reach out to me or Stara to save your space.

Big love ❤️

27/02/2026

4 years ago I came to the end of my time on the Wim Hof Method Winter Expedition. It is difficult to describe how transformative this experience was for me. Struggling through burnout, wounded, and very broken, the Wim Hof Method gave me the chance to reconnect with myself. It taught me to lean into life, find comfort where I thought there was only discomfort, to trust myself again, and to heal. The week was life saving, and the beginning of finding my way back home, at long last. What began in my mind as a physical challenge to overcome, ended up being about reconnection; with myself, and with those I shared that precious retreat with. The end of our time in Poland, spent experiencing love, kindness and the deep connection that we all share as human beings, was made all the more poignant by the news that came at the crack of dawn, as we boarded our coach back to the real world, that the war in Ukraine had begun. I have many vivid memories from this time but 3 that I will share here; 1) REO Speedwagon's "Time for Me to Fly" playing at home as I realised I had nothing to lose by booking onto this trip, 2) Wim cutting to the core of my questions by telling me, "follow your heart" and 3) preparing myself to jump from a cliff into a freezing cold pool at the base of a waterfall, Wim said "aim for that black spot in the water...", "that spot there?", "yes", "...f*** the fear, Wim?", "F*** the fear!!!".

I did not know what I was looking for, but I left something behind on that mountain, and I found exactly what I needed. Have been on a journey ever since.

Thank you to Wim, to our incredible instructors Leandre, Ben & Sanjay for keeping us safe, to Hana who witnessed and guided me through my breakthrough during Wim's breathing session (who would, as fate would have it, end up being our co-intructor trainer at the academy when I certified). And especially to this beautiful group of people I shared this time with, who I think of often and have in my heart, always.

28/01/2026

A few freediving photos from our recent "Secret Sharm" trip with .

My first time to Egypt did not disappoint. Desert camping in Ras Mhamed

08/01/2026

Here are the upcoming breathwork classes for this month.

There is still plenty of time to book on for our class in Colchester tomorrow. This is part of a monthly series, shared with Laura from Oxygen Advantage, about all things breathwork!

On the 25th I will be hosting a taster session at our Drop-In Clinic. Please check out that page for a full list of what else is on offer. These are designed as accessible sessions with a real community feel to them.

We finish the month with our first session back at Panfield Village Hall this year. It'll be Blissful Breathwork this time; breathing that is gentle, slow, calm, kind. Everything that I love about the breath!

Booking for all my classes is essential as we can fill up. Reach out to book on.

Big Love ❤️

07/01/2026

Huuuuge thank you to the best host for having me aboard the good ship this morning!! To talk a little about my experiences with the cold and our community dipping/ice bath/sauna group, the Coggeshall Cold Water Dippers. Spreading the good word about befriending the cold!

Very excited that you've accepted the offer to join us, with your BBC Essex team, for an Ice bath and sauna session with me, the bright orange 🍊, and our open hearted Dippers at the beautiful !

Here is a taster of some of our chat! What a laugh (sorry for putting you on the spot at the end there Sonia!) 🤣🤣!

To catch the full episode please check out the BBC Sounds app/website.

As always, please put safety first when exploring cold dipping:
- Never dip alone
- Always check the weather/tides (know your spot!)
- Always enter slowly and adjust; beware of cold water shock
- Keep dips short (leave the water feeling good, not shivery)
- Come prepared with the essential kit
- Always have a plan to warm up safely; beware of afterdrop
- If in doubt, don't dip!

07/01/2026

05/12/2025

Just two more sessions before the end of the year and I am looking forward to what will be surely be special.

21st December: Stara and I are teaming up again to bring our 4th and final ceremony of '25. We will begin with a cacao ceremony before moving on to some gentle, guided breathwork and ending with a healing soundbath. Subject to weather, we will also get out into nature and practice some barefooting, which is a lovely way to ground ourselves at this busy time of year. Our ceremony will be based on the Winter Solstice and what this represents; the shortest day, the longest night, the start of winter, and the hope that comes with the turning of the Sun back towards the North. Booking is essential as we are expecting to be busy.

23rd December: Our final breathwork session of the year will be our Wim Hof Method Breathing Class in Panfield. This class is suitable for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike. The Wim Hof Method is a powerful wellness tool that helps us to become happier, stronger and healthier. It is especially powerful at this time of year, giving us the chance to reset and build some resilience ahead of the Christmas period and all that entails. We are already 60% full; so please reach out to book on to avoid disappointment. (For more info on the WHM please visit www.wimhofmethod.com)

As always, come as you are - all are welcome.

04/11/2025

I will soon be back for 6 more weeks of breathwork at Stratford St Mary Institute Hall, Colchester, alongside Oxygen Advantage's Laura .

We had a great time sharing various styles and approaches to breathwork at our sessions earlier this year, and we have much more to share with you!

These monthly sessions are suitable for all, regardless of breathwork experience, and are safe for most people of at least average health.

Each session will have a slightly different emphasis, but you can expect a deep dive into the biomechanics, physiology, and functional health of breathing, including what it means to breathe well. We will also cover numerous styles of guided breathwork that you can implement at home to relax, refocus, reset, and more, depending on what you need.

Every session is different, so whilst it would be great to commit to the full 6 sessions, drop-ins are very welcome 🙏

We look forward to seeing you there! To book on, please reach out to me or .

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02/11/2025

What a lovely day this was! hosted another of our Wellness Retreat Days - a day packed full of physical and mental wellbeing activities, workshops, and 1-2-1s.

The aim of these retreat days is to give the rare opportunity for people to join together and spend a day on "themselves"; to rest, reset, and reconnect, guilt free. But the Wellness Collective is also about bringing together the many talented practitioners working in our local community under one roof - and this is a seriously talented team!

One of the reasons Danielle and I are so passionate about this community of healers we are building, is because we noticed a disjointed and, at times, defensive aspect to the "wellness" industry, with minimal communication between those working in this space. We have felt strongly from the beginning that it doesn't have to be this way. Heart by heart, we are challenging this approach by creating a space for compassionate, professional, quality practitioners to enter into with an abundance mentality. We are building a group that supports each other, whether that is by working side by side at events, sharing recommendations, organising training workshops, or simply sharing ideas.

This Retreat we had such an awesome lineup of sessions. Pilates with Amy to warm us up, a very gentle breathwork session, and a fascinating Rakau Workshop from Nic and Carlos . (I can't wait to apply some of the techniques learnt from Nic's Maori Bodywork into my personal dry freediving practice!) After that we had a very soft, gentle, yoga-for-all class led by Judy from Judy B Yoga (thanks mum ❤️), and we finished with a beautiful soundbath by Stara .

On top of ALL that, our practitioner rooms offered sports therapy from Georgia .colchester, massage with Lucy, reiki from Sharon, vitali-chi from Maxine , spiritual readings from Penny and Indian head massage by Steven.

Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏 to everyone in our hardworking team, and especially to our in-house team of caterers, who provided us with a beautiful breakfast, lunch and refreshments!