Kate was a pivotal support in my birth space. I had a week long latent phase of labour and a posterior positioned baby - needing support for my daughter to find her position to make her way into the world. We were trying all of the physical things you can do to turn the baby to no avail which ended up adding to my despair of contractions and no baby. I needed to learn to come out of the despair and someone who gets how sensitive I am to energy to support me to remember from that place - as a heavily pregnant woman it can be a lot with the comments/external coming in when in such a sensitive internal time.

Kate came gently in to my birthspace and offered bodywork to gently turn baby, which I happily accepted. It felt as if within minutes Kate shook the external world off me and supported me to turn inward. The moment her hands were placed upon my belly, I felt my daughter respond ( and a vision of light return) and it was as if she knew that Kate was here to help us. The communication lines between my daughter and I had cleared and opened, reassuring my baby that it was safe to come now and she shifted and turned on the spot. Overnight my contractions continued and in the morning, my midwife came to check on me and confirmed she really had turned and I transitioned in to active labour and birthing. Thank you Kate, not only did you support me to dig deep and find my strength but that moment of clarity supported a shift for me in to my centre of power and moved me out of despair.

I highly recommend bodywork with Kate to all women as an essential part of pregnancy care and preparation for Labour. Someone who holds pure safe space from an unseen standpoint and opens up all access to all of the realms of support and to the self. I

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I truly can't recommend Kate enough - she is wise, caring, supportive, and transformational. I gained a deeper understanding of my own behaviours and those around me, as well as why I respond the way I do in certain situations.

I now appreciate and acknowledge myself, my thoughts and my actions, which has resulted in deep internal healing. I gained clarity, a new career direction and better relationships both with myself and others through our work together.

- Sueha Belani - Mindset Coach

Kate is a beautiful space holder, who allows for a deep sense of safety and trust, fostering not only the learning of skills and knowledge on her courses, but also personal growth and healing.

She is a Master De-shamer of the human condition, modelling deep, unshakeable compassion and a reverence and joy for life that is infectious, and allows connection and community to flourish, creating a container for both tears and laughter.

I recently returned from the concluding retreat on the Shamanic Body Worker training, and having previously considered that I wouldn’t apply these skills directly (I am a Psychologist), I’ve returned with a conviction (and personal experience) in the power of trauma-informed bodywork, as taught by Kate. I can’t recommend Kate’s courses and mentoring enough.

- Dr Kirstie Missenden - Clinical Psychologist and trainer.