Why work with me?
Compassion
Honesty
Integrity
We are living in an unprecedented and exciting times of awakening, where all of humanities contrasting lightness and darkness is being brought to the surface for us to choose our own healing and evolution or annihilation.
In order to survive and thrive, we must learn to allow our future imaginations to define our present rather than our past woundings. This does not mean ignoring or negating our past but instead becoming compassionately conscious of how it has shaped us.
Everything and everyone is a valid, necessary, and interconnected partner in this shared choreography of existence.
For me now, success isn’t just about what I do, what I own, or who I am on paper, but rather my presence — It is the degree to which I am dedicated to the work of truly knowing, loving and expressing myself so as to establish and maintain my own peace, balance and joy in every relationship to other.
We cannot give what we do not have ourselves.
In a world of fear and fake-ness...integrity, honesty and compassion are vitally important.
My journey from without to within
As a child I grew up, often naked, in the Southern African bush — A simple yet tough and beautiful place in which to learn "the dance of life" the fine balance between; wild freedoms and societal conformity, between authenticity and belonging.
And I was blessed to find that fine balance in actual dancing. A place I could be my truest and fullest self, whilst belonging in society. A place I could learn to know, love and express myself.
The dance continued when I moved to London aged 20, where I wore patent leather cuban heels and danced in grand international ballrooms around the world — on land, sea, stage, and screen. Achieving top 24 world Latin American rankings and being a professional partner on 3rd Series of BBC Strictly Come Dancing with celebrity Jaye Jacobs.
From grounded earth to glittering spotlight. From ballrooms to breakdowns. I’ve followed my passions — and in doing so, I’ve lived a life more abundant with contrast than I could have imagined.
I have also learnt that the life richly rewards radical honesty, integrity, and love in extraordinary ways.
From Breakdown to Breakthrough
In 2013, I started Dance Savoir Faire — meaning “To Intuitively Know How” Little did know how meaningful this would be come.
It was an attempt to rebuild trust in myself and in life, after a “failed” marriage and a 9-year dance partnership ending. What followed was the beginning of my healing journey.
By 2016, I was burnt out: chronic pain, depression, insomnia, blurred vision, disordered eating and sleeping — I was out of alignment, integrity and balance - I was cooked.
I had to do something drastic. So I surrendered and went seeking answers.
I sold everything and went travelling for nearly a year — a spiritual quest, of sorts — where I reconnected with life, began rediscovering myself, and committed to aligning and integrating all aspects of my being.
I wanted to live in service of people and planet. I even went vegan for 9 months (but that’s a story for the blog!).
A Life of Relationship
Every single person on this planet wants to be seen and heard and appreciated, even if they hold unconscious beliefs that being "seen" is dangerous. And therefore reject themselves before others do.
Yes, being seen is vulnerable and commitment to another takes courage. It invites the possibility of rejection.
But it’s also the only way to truly connect and from which, paradoxically, one can live truly and freely!
I have come to learn that one can read all the books, listen to all the podcasts, meditate for hours, cold dip, do plant-medicine, and dance alone etc. But until one actively and honestly engages oneself to another be it; person, place or project, and becomes compassionately curious and present to the nature of the relationship…there is no real satisfaction, healing or growth. Our sense of self is sculptured reflected in the mirror of others. Real life only happens in deep, reciprocal relationships.
On this dance floor of life, I’ve had many personal and professional partnerships — Some brief, some long. Some easy, some deeply challenging. Some heart-breaking, some heart-filling. All profoundly formative.
As a passionate romantic, I’ve always loved LOVE — whether in the form of a relationship, a dance, or a creative project. I believe co-creation is not just the best way, but the only way to truly succeed.
I now find myself in a beautiful, honest, and loving relationship where I can be fully myself — complex, creative, and held. It is a blessing to be building a life and business together rooted in shared passion and integrity.
What drives me
I am deeply passionate about healing and balancing the masculine and feminine within all of us — in relationships, communities, and within ourselves, regardless of gender.
And perhaps it’s no accident that I now sit on the edge of one of the most judged demographics:
A “middle-aged white male.”
But I am not what that label suggests. Most men aren’t. Yes there are many men who abuse power and taint it for the rest. And there are also many woman who are equally out of balance due to surviving and competing within patriarchy.
This is why I feel called to this work — healing relationships for the benefit of people and the planet.
I believe the pain of disconnection to self, others and nature is the root of over-consumption, addiction, and ecological destruction.
And at the root of it all is our very human, primal need for balance between authenticity and belonging. Where we can say: “I am okay, and you are okay.”
Where leading and following becomes “power with,” not “power over.”
My Philosophy...
Well one that I deeply resonate with.
The tools of my trade are integrative, transpersonal and pyscho-somatic practices that help people better understand, love and experess themselves.
Through compassionate and reflective movement and questioning I gently, with no insistence, invite and guide people to discover and understand their inner mental and emotional world. From that place of greater awareness they gain agency to create freedom, peace and love in their lives.
And it can be done online or in person, with or without movement/dance.
In all my encounters, my intention is to create and hold honest and compassionate space for individuals, couples or groups to:
• Explore and transform subconscious beliefs
• Reconnect & align with their true values and rhythms
• Restore harmony between mind, body and soul
• Learn to love, trust and express their truth with other.
Whether it’s a one-on-one // couples session // community event or a corporate team day — I meet people where and how they are, and then help them move to a state of being they prefer.
And if I’m not the right person, I’ll can connect you to someone in my wide Soulhub network of incredible practitioners.
My work
Who I Work With?
People come to me for all kinds of reasons, but at the heart of it all, they are seeking self-understanding, connection, and true expression.
Here are some of the people I’ve supported:
• Individuals seeking joyful ways to shift their mental/physical state
• Individuals struggling with Nervous System Dysregulation or lack of presence/flow.
• Cancer patients seeking peace in mind, body, and spirit
• Recently divorced individuals seeking a safe reflective space.
• Couples looking to deepen their connection
• People navigating major life transitions
• Singles seeking meaningful relationships or social ease.
• People with Dementia.
• Refugees.
I’m not here to “fix” you. I am not a healer...only you can heal you!
But I’m here to walk with you, reflect you, give you tools and dance with you through the ups and downs of your becoming.
Whether you need a temporary tow-truck or a life jacket — or just someone to walk beside you — I’m here.
Let’s explore the big questions together.
Let’s go beyond the words.
Let’s listen to what the body wants to say.