I’ve been described as a spiritual Citizens Advice, with a wealth of life experience behind me as an entrepreneur, energy worker and leader. I work primarily with women, through 1-2-1 soul guidance sessions, master level Reiki energy healing, sister circles and small group sound & gong bath meditation journeys.
How long have you lived in the area?
I’ve lived on Sydenham Hill for 14 years.
What brought you here?
I moved this way to get more space and a mature, large garden. It had the bonus of a detached garage in the back too, which I’d had my eye on to convert into something more useful. It’s now my ‘Secret Soul Sanctuary’– little studio facing the woods.
What do you most value about the street you live in?
We back on to the beautiful Sydenham and Dulwich woods, a rare thing in London.
What’s the one thing you couldn’t do without?
Living by nature, going into really urban areas is increasingly stressful, being able to hear birdsong and have trees around the house is a lifeline.
Coffee or tea? Where?
Coffee, Canvas, and Cream for the arty vibes
What’s your favourite place to go for a drink?
The Sylvan Post
The best kept secret…
My studio!
Where’s your favourite place to walk?
The woods behind my garden with my dog but sometimes I go to the Horniman gardens to catch the sunset with great views.
If money was no object..
I’d open a huge multi-generational/cultural/non-denominational community centre where all types of people could drop in for free sound baths, dance, drumming, art therapy and wellbeing sessions. There would be a subsidised community cafe with basic healthy free food, free creche and youth clubs with highly skilled and trained youth and mental health workers and empathetic, skilled security people at all times.
Young people would be able to access mentors and therapists, and gain life skills that schools often don’t teach them. How to cook from scratch healthily and quickly, how to shop smart, and how to manage finances. There would be classes for young adults to bridge the gap between Uni and the workplace with digital upskilling for those who still come out not ready for the real workplace, including mums returning to the workplace that have taken time out and have a tech gap to bridge, opportunities to buddy up different generations together so they can learn from and help each other in a skills swap. Self-defense and martial arts classes, cultural and faith-sharing informational groups, therapy groups, opportunities to socialize in person without technology, music-making classes… I could go on!
The book I’m reading at the moment..
Foraging and Folklore: The Wheel of Nature by Cary-Anne Hornsey.