About Me
Like most 20 somethings coming out of university in 2008 I was working in soulless call centres, not knowing what I wanted to do with my life but definitely knowing what I didn’t want to be doing. I asked myself what do I read, what do I watch, what calls me and excites me. It came down to exploring consciousness and seeking out the taboo and the underground. The mysteries of humans, sound system culture, expression and behaviour. This led me to volunteering in a homeless hostel, one of the first in the UK to allow injecting drug use on site. Since then, I’ve managed hostels and needle exchange provisions, developed street-based outreach services and worked within the homeless housing provision. I was involved in the pilot of Wedi Nos Wales a harm reduction project that researches trends in substance misuse as well as the roll out of Naloxone subscribing street based and to front line workers. My curiosity about human behaviour led to a calling and background of working with people and trauma.
I became jaded working within a system that was failing the ones that needed it the most. I moved into working with young people as my empathy had diminished and I was doing a disservice to those I worked with over 9 years. Young people suffering with developmental trauma come with their own challenges and are stuck in another melting pot of services with its own problems. I have worked extensively with trauma and vulnerable people and have experience and knowledge of how unprocessed trauma and trapped energy can manifest in addiction, mental and physical pain and impact our overall wellbeing. I firmly believe that for anyone to heal and thrive energy needs to be processed and moved in a safe space with trusted people.
This led me to study as a Sacred Sound Healing Practitioner and to go back to healing modalities we have used for millennia but have forgotten and discarded in mainstream society. I am learning that vibration and resonance become medicine through the intentional use of ancient instruments. Not just for the heavy stuff but for pain management, relaxation and overall wellness. At the start of my training, I stayed at Lammas Eco Village for what I can only describe as a baptism by fire into the world of healing sound. Experiencing complete paralysis with the magical crystal bowls, ascending out of my body with the mighty gong and being broken and made whole again by the shamanic drum was a rollercoaster of frequencies, vibrations and letting go. Arrogant about knowing my own triggers and trauma’s it’s a cliché that the drum was the one to break me as an avid drum and bass head. Receiving and giving sound has been and continues to be transformational personally and has illuminated the power of Sacred Sound to heal. I left Lammas lighter and healthier than I have in years. During my time at Lammas, I had a vivid dream that I was playing a native flute and the song was called Soniarus. I was shocked to find out that this is the Welsh translation for resonate. And so Soniarus Sounds was born.
I have been trained and lovingly guided and held by Hoppi Wimbush and my Sacred Sound family. The Lammas Earth Centre is a training provider for the International School of Holistic Medicine. I would highly recommend losing your mind in the earth centre and showering it off in the goat shed.
As my journey with Sacred Sound deepened, I felt called to work more directly with the body—where so much of our trauma, tension and unspoken energy is stored. This led me to train in Ayurvedic Yoga Massage (AYM) with the AYM Institute. AYM blends traditional deep tissue massage with assisted yoga stretches and breathwork, creating a dynamic and intuitive way of moving stagnant energy and opening space in both body and mind. It’s an active, collaborative practice that supports physical release, emotional unwinding, and energetic flow. Just like sound, it bypasses the intellect and speaks directly to the nervous system, offering a safe space for release, integration, and healing.
