My Background
Astrea therapy was created in 2012 at age 32 in the UK.
After gaining a degree in Biomedical Science in 2002, I chose to work freelance in many neuropathology and histopathology laboratories, dealing with cancer and other diseases. I saw hospital workloads increasing instead of reducing and didn't understand that with SO much technology and knowledge in the world why we are getting sicker.
Fuelled by a very profound spiritual experience I had, my passion for health, wellbeing & happiness and the dissatisfaction with my job, I started studying the mind/body/spirit connection which led me down an extraordinary path. Since then I have looked deep into the nature of life, psychology, physics, biology, Biochemistry, consciousness, lifestyle to fully understand (with both left and right brain!) how it is all connected. I also took a deep look at the structure of society and the system we are all a part of, how it contributes to our overall health and well being and how we came to live and be this way.
I am a lone traveller, a drifter some might call me, or a free spirited independent explorer as I like to describe myself, always pushing my boundaries, limited beliefs, conditioning, questioning EVERYTHING that didn't feel right and searching for truth. In doing so I began to realize just how completely unlimited we can ALL be, discovering that complete and unbounded potential to go beyond anything you can even imagine! Knock and the door will be opened unto you. Seek and ye shall find...
In living and working in different countries in Pathology and getting to know the overall mindsets and social etiquette of the people, I noticed a pattern in the diseases and types of cancer that were prevalent in those areas and in connection to various environmental factors of course.
ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
Following my own personal path of spiritual growth, personal insights, healing and understanding (documented under the tab "spiritual poetry"), and frustrations with the healthcare system, I started learning about Natural medicine & other alternative therapies such as Hypnotherapy, NLP, Meridian Psychotherapy & the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Reiki, crystal healing, colour therapy, aromatherapy, sound healing & brain wave entrainment, the science of the heart, herbal medicine (all drugs are originally synthetically synthesized from Herbs only herbs dont have side effects!), Kinesiology, Bodytalk, shamanism, soul retrieval and many others! I learned how effective they are in healing & supporting ourselves, mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Alternative therapies are largely a cloudy area with many people not really knowing how they work or which treatment to choose when wanting to pursue a natural path of treatment for various ailments. They can be costly too it seems.
MY GOAL (GO-ALL!)
It is my goal to become a Natural Integrative healthcare consultant/practitioner where I can successfully & effectively treat an individual creatively with a toolkit of effective therapies and teach people techniques they can use themselves to keep themselves and their communities well and learn to heal. There is alot to be said for self sufficiency and sharing of knowledge to build better communities and societal structures for maintaining health & well-being which is essential for the development and expression of our individual gifts talents and skills, contributing to the richness, happiness and abundance of the world.
This is my goal not out of Pride or Ego but because I believe we all deserve to be happy and healthy and illness is often a signal and a message that something isn't working in our lives that we need to pay attention to. A truth needs to be found that leads to a change perhaps in lifestyle, perspective and a higher understanding of ourselves and being - in essence, I want to help aid the spiritual development of a person through healing leading to a greater understanding and awareness, which ultimately reduces suffering in the world and increases the happiness, truth and vibrations of the world we live in, that we call home.
Environment is so important to our well-being. A real home is full of unconditional Love Joy support and encouragement, where we are safe and free to discover and Be ourselves, expressing and nurturing our gifts talents and innate potential, living in harmony, beauty, abundance and organic growth! Everything has a knock on effect on everything else as life is interconnected in a great tapestry... I believe we should ALL take responsibility for our health to create a better world for each other. Our home is also our community which is equally our own individual responsibilty to contribute to, to build a better life for ourselves.
HOLISTIC MASSAGE & HEALING
In 2006 I achieved a diploma in Anatomy, Physiology & Holistic Massage at the London School of Massage in London to help reduce stress for my friends and family in the often challenging path of life. As a traveller it also handy to have a portable side income and tool to barter with! This served me well when I went to Canada in 2010. It was there I discovered the extent of my personal and spiritual development in my capacity to heal. I started putting everything I had learnt through personal insights into practice on an experimental basis with AMAZING results!
LIFE COACHING
In my struggles with the indoctrination that we must have 1 career for life to be deemed "successful", I battled between my love for science (left brain) and my love for the arts (right brain) - I am a singer (https://www.facebook.com/Astreaandtheelements), dancer, writer - and my quantum leaps in spiritual development. I am at heart an expressionate and social soul and laboratory work killed me and made me miserable and sick despite the large income it gave me and certain amount of percieved freedom. I was lost and felt trapped. Where our passion cannot flow, we slowly die and where we are broken we cannot sustain our passion. And so I had to heal and find another way outside of societies conditioning and beliefs about "Life and work".
I do not feel the education system truly supports us in becoming who we really are... to fully discover and allow the seed of potential to bloom and blossom from deep within and cultivate and give opportunity to our talents and skills which is where our true Joy in life lies - in following our bliss. We need support and encouragement in being guided into the fields that best suit us, in who we are and who we are becoming. Maybe this is my own perception... but I have learned it is also the perception of many... we are born into mindsets of earning money for survival and we go to any lengths to work in jobs that give us the "freedom" and comforts that money can bring, yet deny ourselves of the freedom to be who we really are in fulfillment of our souls and hearts, most of us settling for meaningless work we do not enjoy. Happiness is important for health & wellness - freedom of Heart and Soul. Money is a value but what value would you give to your own personal happiness and freedom in the Truth and fulfillment that supports your own health and well-being? Where is the sanity in using our health to create wealth and then when we retire, using our Wealth to regain our health???
Dreams exist to be born into the world, they are the vision born of your hearts desire for fulfillment and ecstacy in the unfoldment of your divine plan.
LOVE & JOY
Truthfully money follows happiness, and when you're in your element, following the bliss of who you really are and exercising the gifts, skills, and talents that give you your greatest joy & fulfillment, you will truly be rich.. by being true to yourself. Love is the greatest power here.... when you're in your power, a state of Love whether it be peace, contentment, happiness, when you are in your greatest Joy be prepared for the magic to unfold in your life, in alignment with who you truly are. High vibrations speed up the manifestation process and everything flows as it should! Trust me - I have experienced it first hand and have a million stories to share!!!!
Someone once quoted:
" The standard of success in life isn't the things. It isn't the money or the stuff - it is absolutely the amount of Joy you feel" - and there is no Joy without the Presence of Love.. the things you Love to Do, the people you Love, the people that Love you unconditionally, the places you Love, the things you Love and most importantly the Love we give ourselves and allow in our lives.. this is the Love we will ultimately give to the world and transform it, add to it, build something new and something better.
..Love is the cornerstone of our entire existence, our health and our well-being, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is an energy, a truth, a core vibration of the highest level that we direct with our In-tention (place we are coming from inside of ourselves) and At-tention (where we are directing that energy to in our outer world). Love is truth, Love is Light, Love is wisdom and consciousness, a substance that exists in an infinite stream of well-being that pulsates through every living thing should we align with it in its Oneness in mind and heart. It is our greatest Joy and is in its essence the purity of who we are. Our Highest Selves or our "Christ" Selves. Love is why we are here, to reach the heighest heights and the greatest depths of our Being in an ever Self-transcending infinite cycle of Growth and Beingness.
To Be or not To Be...? THAT is the question...
YOUR VALUE
You are who you are... there is no denying it... we are all born individual and unique with gifts & talents to bring GREATER richness and expression of Spirit in this world, to our countries, to our communities, to our families.
We are ALL individually valuable in this world and to each other. We ALL have a Light to shine in the world, though it may have become buried somehow and forgotten inside of ourselves through our collective amnesia and distorted projections of each other. We are but mirrors to what we have chosen to believe and accept. But underneath, in the Heart remains the absolute TRUTH. No denying it. All Truth All knowledge ALL wisdom lie within the heart of You. It is an inner journey to make.
There are no limits to the heights of bliss we can reach... and it is a TRUTH that we were born to achieve the GREATEST Joy, Bliss and ecstasy we can in following our inner guidance. Happiness is our compass and pain is our teacher. It draws our attention to where it is needed, to what we need to heal within our own souls minds and hearts, or what we need to walk away from that no longer serves us. FOLLOW YOUR BLISS. Noone said life was easy, there are always challenges to overcome much like in a computer game to reach the next level. But with practice and time, it becomes achievable and you become a master of your Life instead of a character in a game or a piece on a chess board.
You are a being of UNLIMITED growth and potential.... and You are yours to discover.... and in that discovering, the universe is at your command to consciously co-create with Love & Joy in service to All, uplifting and transforming the world and universe in ways you wouldnt believe! The entire universe sings to the tune of Pure Love.. and when you are in alignment with it, MAGIC happens with every step and ANYTHING is possible! That is your greatest gift and Love is your greatest Power and you are more powerful than you could ever imagine! We are ALL connected in Soul and heart.
We are ALL One. x
After gaining a degree in Biomedical Science in 2002, I chose to work freelance in many neuropathology and histopathology laboratories, dealing with cancer and other diseases. I saw hospital workloads increasing instead of reducing and didn't understand that with SO much technology and knowledge in the world why we are getting sicker.
Fuelled by a very profound spiritual experience I had, my passion for health, wellbeing & happiness and the dissatisfaction with my job, I started studying the mind/body/spirit connection which led me down an extraordinary path. Since then I have looked deep into the nature of life, psychology, physics, biology, Biochemistry, consciousness, lifestyle to fully understand (with both left and right brain!) how it is all connected. I also took a deep look at the structure of society and the system we are all a part of, how it contributes to our overall health and well being and how we came to live and be this way.
I am a lone traveller, a drifter some might call me, or a free spirited independent explorer as I like to describe myself, always pushing my boundaries, limited beliefs, conditioning, questioning EVERYTHING that didn't feel right and searching for truth. In doing so I began to realize just how completely unlimited we can ALL be, discovering that complete and unbounded potential to go beyond anything you can even imagine! Knock and the door will be opened unto you. Seek and ye shall find...
In living and working in different countries in Pathology and getting to know the overall mindsets and social etiquette of the people, I noticed a pattern in the diseases and types of cancer that were prevalent in those areas and in connection to various environmental factors of course.
ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
Following my own personal path of spiritual growth, personal insights, healing and understanding (documented under the tab "spiritual poetry"), and frustrations with the healthcare system, I started learning about Natural medicine & other alternative therapies such as Hypnotherapy, NLP, Meridian Psychotherapy & the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Reiki, crystal healing, colour therapy, aromatherapy, sound healing & brain wave entrainment, the science of the heart, herbal medicine (all drugs are originally synthetically synthesized from Herbs only herbs dont have side effects!), Kinesiology, Bodytalk, shamanism, soul retrieval and many others! I learned how effective they are in healing & supporting ourselves, mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Alternative therapies are largely a cloudy area with many people not really knowing how they work or which treatment to choose when wanting to pursue a natural path of treatment for various ailments. They can be costly too it seems.
MY GOAL (GO-ALL!)
It is my goal to become a Natural Integrative healthcare consultant/practitioner where I can successfully & effectively treat an individual creatively with a toolkit of effective therapies and teach people techniques they can use themselves to keep themselves and their communities well and learn to heal. There is alot to be said for self sufficiency and sharing of knowledge to build better communities and societal structures for maintaining health & well-being which is essential for the development and expression of our individual gifts talents and skills, contributing to the richness, happiness and abundance of the world.
This is my goal not out of Pride or Ego but because I believe we all deserve to be happy and healthy and illness is often a signal and a message that something isn't working in our lives that we need to pay attention to. A truth needs to be found that leads to a change perhaps in lifestyle, perspective and a higher understanding of ourselves and being - in essence, I want to help aid the spiritual development of a person through healing leading to a greater understanding and awareness, which ultimately reduces suffering in the world and increases the happiness, truth and vibrations of the world we live in, that we call home.
Environment is so important to our well-being. A real home is full of unconditional Love Joy support and encouragement, where we are safe and free to discover and Be ourselves, expressing and nurturing our gifts talents and innate potential, living in harmony, beauty, abundance and organic growth! Everything has a knock on effect on everything else as life is interconnected in a great tapestry... I believe we should ALL take responsibility for our health to create a better world for each other. Our home is also our community which is equally our own individual responsibilty to contribute to, to build a better life for ourselves.
HOLISTIC MASSAGE & HEALING
In 2006 I achieved a diploma in Anatomy, Physiology & Holistic Massage at the London School of Massage in London to help reduce stress for my friends and family in the often challenging path of life. As a traveller it also handy to have a portable side income and tool to barter with! This served me well when I went to Canada in 2010. It was there I discovered the extent of my personal and spiritual development in my capacity to heal. I started putting everything I had learnt through personal insights into practice on an experimental basis with AMAZING results!
LIFE COACHING
In my struggles with the indoctrination that we must have 1 career for life to be deemed "successful", I battled between my love for science (left brain) and my love for the arts (right brain) - I am a singer (https://www.facebook.com/Astreaandtheelements), dancer, writer - and my quantum leaps in spiritual development. I am at heart an expressionate and social soul and laboratory work killed me and made me miserable and sick despite the large income it gave me and certain amount of percieved freedom. I was lost and felt trapped. Where our passion cannot flow, we slowly die and where we are broken we cannot sustain our passion. And so I had to heal and find another way outside of societies conditioning and beliefs about "Life and work".
I do not feel the education system truly supports us in becoming who we really are... to fully discover and allow the seed of potential to bloom and blossom from deep within and cultivate and give opportunity to our talents and skills which is where our true Joy in life lies - in following our bliss. We need support and encouragement in being guided into the fields that best suit us, in who we are and who we are becoming. Maybe this is my own perception... but I have learned it is also the perception of many... we are born into mindsets of earning money for survival and we go to any lengths to work in jobs that give us the "freedom" and comforts that money can bring, yet deny ourselves of the freedom to be who we really are in fulfillment of our souls and hearts, most of us settling for meaningless work we do not enjoy. Happiness is important for health & wellness - freedom of Heart and Soul. Money is a value but what value would you give to your own personal happiness and freedom in the Truth and fulfillment that supports your own health and well-being? Where is the sanity in using our health to create wealth and then when we retire, using our Wealth to regain our health???
Dreams exist to be born into the world, they are the vision born of your hearts desire for fulfillment and ecstacy in the unfoldment of your divine plan.
LOVE & JOY
Truthfully money follows happiness, and when you're in your element, following the bliss of who you really are and exercising the gifts, skills, and talents that give you your greatest joy & fulfillment, you will truly be rich.. by being true to yourself. Love is the greatest power here.... when you're in your power, a state of Love whether it be peace, contentment, happiness, when you are in your greatest Joy be prepared for the magic to unfold in your life, in alignment with who you truly are. High vibrations speed up the manifestation process and everything flows as it should! Trust me - I have experienced it first hand and have a million stories to share!!!!
Someone once quoted:
" The standard of success in life isn't the things. It isn't the money or the stuff - it is absolutely the amount of Joy you feel" - and there is no Joy without the Presence of Love.. the things you Love to Do, the people you Love, the people that Love you unconditionally, the places you Love, the things you Love and most importantly the Love we give ourselves and allow in our lives.. this is the Love we will ultimately give to the world and transform it, add to it, build something new and something better.
..Love is the cornerstone of our entire existence, our health and our well-being, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is an energy, a truth, a core vibration of the highest level that we direct with our In-tention (place we are coming from inside of ourselves) and At-tention (where we are directing that energy to in our outer world). Love is truth, Love is Light, Love is wisdom and consciousness, a substance that exists in an infinite stream of well-being that pulsates through every living thing should we align with it in its Oneness in mind and heart. It is our greatest Joy and is in its essence the purity of who we are. Our Highest Selves or our "Christ" Selves. Love is why we are here, to reach the heighest heights and the greatest depths of our Being in an ever Self-transcending infinite cycle of Growth and Beingness.
To Be or not To Be...? THAT is the question...
YOUR VALUE
You are who you are... there is no denying it... we are all born individual and unique with gifts & talents to bring GREATER richness and expression of Spirit in this world, to our countries, to our communities, to our families.
We are ALL individually valuable in this world and to each other. We ALL have a Light to shine in the world, though it may have become buried somehow and forgotten inside of ourselves through our collective amnesia and distorted projections of each other. We are but mirrors to what we have chosen to believe and accept. But underneath, in the Heart remains the absolute TRUTH. No denying it. All Truth All knowledge ALL wisdom lie within the heart of You. It is an inner journey to make.
There are no limits to the heights of bliss we can reach... and it is a TRUTH that we were born to achieve the GREATEST Joy, Bliss and ecstasy we can in following our inner guidance. Happiness is our compass and pain is our teacher. It draws our attention to where it is needed, to what we need to heal within our own souls minds and hearts, or what we need to walk away from that no longer serves us. FOLLOW YOUR BLISS. Noone said life was easy, there are always challenges to overcome much like in a computer game to reach the next level. But with practice and time, it becomes achievable and you become a master of your Life instead of a character in a game or a piece on a chess board.
You are a being of UNLIMITED growth and potential.... and You are yours to discover.... and in that discovering, the universe is at your command to consciously co-create with Love & Joy in service to All, uplifting and transforming the world and universe in ways you wouldnt believe! The entire universe sings to the tune of Pure Love.. and when you are in alignment with it, MAGIC happens with every step and ANYTHING is possible! That is your greatest gift and Love is your greatest Power and you are more powerful than you could ever imagine! We are ALL connected in Soul and heart.
We are ALL One. x