Nearly two years ago, I made a decision that quietly reshaped the direction of my life. After many years living and working in London, I stepped away from the corporate world and began living more nomadically, splitting my time between India, South Africa, and occasional returns to the UK. It might look like a sudden shift from the outside, but in truth the journey had been unfolding for many years. For more than a decade, I travelled back and forth around the world while continuing to return to London, where I worked as a Personal Assistant across a range of industries. My life moved between two very different rhythms: the fast-paced structure of city life and the expansive, often slower pace of travelling. Over those 11 years, I found myself increasingly drawn to places and communities where I could explore spiritual practices, cultural traditions, and different ways of understanding life. Along the way, I encountered a wide range of healing and self-discovery practices — from Hatha yoga and Vipassana meditation in India, to Reiki training in Thailand, movement practices and dance at festivals, and the deeply cathartic work of massage and bodywork. Each experience added another piece to the puzzle of understanding my body and my nervous system, with the many ways we can reconnect with ourselves. At the time, these weren’t career moves or part of a professional plan. They were simply experiences that resonated deeply and helped me make sense of my own inner world. Like many people, I spent years living largely in my head — working, staying busy, and constantly planning the next step. During that time I was also navigating my own relationship patterns and childhood experiences, which I now recognise often influence the way we move through the world. Through these practices, I began to realise how much wisdom the body holds, and how much stress, emotion, and conditioning we carry without even realising it. Breathwork eventually became a turning point. What began as curiosity slowly developed into a deep passion. The breath is something we all have access to, yet most of us rarely engage with it consciously. When we begin to work with the breath intentionally, it can create space to listen more deeply to the body and what it is trying to communicate, allowing a deeper connection with ourselves to emerge. Over time, breathwork shifted from something that supported my personal journey into something I felt called to share with others. I first created Conscious Alchemy around 2021, but at the time it was more of a seed than a fully formed path. I was still moving between full-time work, travelling, and exploring where in the world I might eventually settle. I also hadn’t yet begun a formal training, so much of that time was spent saving and preparing so I could invest in deepening my knowledge and skills when the right opportunity came. In 2024, I completed my breathwork practitioner training and finally felt ready to give this work the space it had been quietly asking for. Leaving the corporate world wasn’t an overnight decision, but rather something that had been unfolding for years. Deep down, I think I always knew it was only a matter of time before I stepped fully onto this path and allowed myself the freedom to live more nomadically — focusing on breathwork, the body, and practices that bring people back into connection with themselves. For me, alchemy represents transformation — the subtle shifts that occur when the right conditions are created for change. Through breathwork, movement, and body-based practices, I hold spaces where people can reconnect with their bodies and access their own inner resources for healing and growth. Living between different parts of the world continues to shape this work. India invites introspection and spiritual enquiry. South Africa offers a powerful connection to nature, as well as to my roots and family, while London still brings creativity, community, and the place where much of my earlier life unfolded. Transformation isn’t always neat or comfortable. Often it asks us to slow down, feel what has been waiting beneath the surface, and meet ourselves with honesty. Sometimes the first step is simply becoming aware of the breath — and allowing the body to guide us from there.