I´m an archaeologist turned seasoned somatic alchemist, educator and founder of Regenerative Alchemy: An Advanced Somatic Practitioner Apprenticeship. My approach masterfully weaves together the wisdom of nature´s intelligence with the transformative potential of human creativity, to inspire deep change in the world – from the inside out. I work primarily with practitioners – the witches, priestesses, guardians and space-holders of the world – helping them to take their skillset and embodied leadership to another level, and become living legends.

Here's my journey in a nutshell:

• Born in the UK. Classic child of the 80s. Aquarius sun, Libra moon, Virgo rising.
• Spent over a decade as an archaeologist, digging up some seriously cool sh*t.
• Got my PhD, then left academia because, well… Aquarius.
• Travelled the world teaching intuitive movement & yoga.
• Started coaching 1:1 and in groups in a short time grew a very profitable business.
• Wrote a book, The Way of the Priestess. It did pretty well.
• Dove deeper into somatics, herbalism, permaculture and nature-based solutions to transformation, which not only helped me find a deeper sense of belonging in our fractured world, but also took my client work to another realm.
• Founded The Regenerative Alchemy Advanced Somatic Coach Training - an animist nature-inspired professional development and personal embodiment programme (& easily the most raved about body of work I’ve ever taught). 
• When I’m not teaching or mentoring, you’ll find me growing & foraging medicinal herbs and hanging out with my husband, dog & friends.

Experience:

My work is a culmination of 18 years of learning, training and development (and I've been facilitating for nearly a decade).

• 7000+ hours of somatic guiding and coaching experience (over nearly a decade)

Main Influences: Steven Hoskinson, Kimberly Ann Johnson, Bridget Viksnins, Rachael Maddox, Looby MacNamara, Staci K. Haines and Steve Harrison.

Innate Superpowers (that can't be certified or quantified):

• Instinctive recognition of patterns and wider implications
• Witchy / priestess felt-sense impulses, intuitive hits
• Deep ancestral wisdom that´s in my tissues

Academic Background :

• PhD in Humanities (Research Topics: Creativity & Cognition. Embodied Knowledge. Gender Archaeology. Identity. Prehistoric Europe.)

The People Who've Shaped Me:

I'm the wife of Mauro, dog mum to Manny, daughter to Chris and John, sister to Tom and Nev, granddaughter to Elsie, Michael, Eleanor and Sid.

I was born in the UK, and now split my time between the UK and Portugal.

Heritage: English / Eastern European (my grandad Michael was from Poland and my great grandmother Catarina was from Ukraine)

How the Business is Run:

I run a small independent business that specialises in personal transformation and professional coaching / consulting.

The business aims to offer high quality services that hold space for people to come into their own sovereign power.

We take a resilience-informed approach, meaning that we understand the role that resilience building plays in society, and our coaching, marketing and selling practices are designed to minimise harm and maximise potential as best we can. 

We're advocates for Mother Earth, meaning that our messaging and business practices aim to centre Her.

We have a small team, supervised by Abi Chandler from The Holistic Assistant. These team members run the day to day operations of my group programmes. 

The Financials:

20% - 40% of revenue goes straight to government taxes (booooo!)

30% of the company revenue goes to Sarah's salary 

10% goes to team costs and running expenses.

5% goes into Sarah's private pension fund - an ethical pension fund that focuses on investing in regenerative social enterprises.

Up to 5% of profit is shared between our partners - Ecologi, Rainforest Trust, Treesisters, Pachamama Alliance and Lend With Care, as well as other more grassroots organisations, when the opportunity for donation arises.