I started off studying at the University of Cambridge, with the goal of travelling the world as an anthropologist. To my greatest surprise, this is somehow actually what ended up happening. I have worked in a variety of communities from the urban centres of China to the depths of the Colombian Amazon. Wherever I went, I often found myself in the role of an observer. Trained to notice with curiosity how systems work, how people act, how to make sense of something that shouldn't make sense. And in doing so, I encountered how radically different cultures understand what it means to care, to heal, to be well—and crucially, how they work with the body to shift internal states.

But observation has limits. At some point, I had to stop watching and actually feel what was happening in my own life. I was caught in a pattern of achievement and urgency—the kind that leads to burnout. Even in the Colombian Amazon, I was still hurrying, still pushing. I remember being caught in a rainfall during the wet season, forced to simply wait. And in that waiting, my body spoke clearly: I was tense, hurried, stressed. And even my back was hurting. I finally got its message. I needed to slow down. Once I had the chance, I began going regularly for massages—deep tissue, trigger point work. Intense and visceral. What I expected was physical relief. What came after a few months of weekly sessions was something else entirely: as flow returned to my body, everything shifted. My therapy progress accelerated. My stress and anxiety dropped. I became capable of making real changes in situations I was previously stuck in. My nervous system began to recalibrate; I got out of fight-or-flight, and I could feel the weight of burnout slowly releasing. And my back stopped hurting.

That's when the puzzle pieces came into focus. My body had been sending signals all along. I'd witnessed different cultures treat the body not as a problem separate from the person, but as a holistic unit. I was so intrigued by all this that I wanted to learn more. This is why I have spent the past years training in various forms and traditions of massage, getting qualified, amongst others, in Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue and Trigger Point Therapy. I continue deepening my understanding of how intelligent, attentive presence can not only ease pain and release tension from your body, but also, on a deeper level, reset the nervous system. To move us from the burnout that, underneath the surface, is endemic to this day and age toward a state of genuine rest and restoration.

What I bring to massage is the same thing I brought to anthropology: genuine curiosity about the person in front of me, combined with depth of attention. I'm interested in you—not as a problem to solve, but as someone whose body holds wisdom about what it actually needs. I work with a perspective heavily influenced by integral psychology, which in this case means that I'm attentive to the physical as well as the emotional dimensions of what you bring to the session. If you're someone who values being truly listened to—who appreciates someone who meets you with both authenticity and care – book an appointment. I am looking forward to getting to know you.