About Me

Meet Yara

Yara was born and raised in Brazil. She also lived in the UK, London and Greater Manchester, during that time she studied Psychology at Metropolitan Manchester University. Her dissertation focused on Mindfulness and Psychological well-being.

In 2013 she moved to Cape Town, South Africa, with her husband and son, where she built a successful holistic practice using 'out of the box' approaches to help her clients achieve long lasting well-being. She is now back in the UK, where she plans to settle for awhile.

In the last 30 years of Yara's personal path towards physical, emotional and spiritual wellness she has had firsthand experience with Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, Functional medicine, Meditation, Mindfulness, A Course in Miracles, Law of Attraction teachings, EFT, Kinesiology, Reiki, Bio energetic healing modalities, Breathwork, Homeopathy, Theta Healing, Kundalini yoga, Hatha yoga, Past Life regression, Intuitive massage and non-dual investigations.

Yara stopped the relentless search as soon as she realised she had so much unresolved trauma and nervous system dysregulation, due to being a survivor of an abortion attempt, surgery while in the womb and other early developmental traumas. The missing piece of the healing puzzle meant that she left all the energetic healing practices and new age teachings to focus on pragmatic, evidence based, grounded approaches to healing trauma.

She focused on Somatic Experiencing (SE), Transforming the Experience-based Brain (TEB), developmental movement practice and trauma integration work. She also use Polyvagal theory informed interventions, such as SSP (Safe and Sound Protocol). She now offers SE, TEB, SSP and other somatic interventions in virtual 1:1 and group containers to help clients integrate traumas, finding resilience, joy and a sense of safety within their own bodies.

In the sessions Yara will create a safe space for self discovery and transformation. She tailors 1:1 sessions to the client's needs. With Yara you won't get a general approach. Each client will be treated as an unique being and she will dynamically guide you according to your needs. Yara meets you 'where' you are in your journey and she aims to give you an exclusive service based on your life's circumstances.

Personal note from Yara

I am a holistic and somatic healing mentor. I’m also a wife and mother, who loves Jesus, The Blessed Virgin Mary, sunshine, blue skies and animals, especially dogs. My family loves exercising in nature. Hiking is our favourite outdoor activity.

I spent many years stuck in the wrong jobs and studying the wrong subjects, until life delivered a big wake up call. I was diagnosed with D.R.E.S.S syndrome in 2007 (rare immunological hypersensitivity to pharmaceutical drugs). A few years later I also developed other uncomfortable health issues, including auto-immune issues, chronic fatigue, brain fog and food sensitivities. Because of my allergies I wasn’t able to take any medication. I had to find a holistic way to heal myself. I am now fully recovered from food sensitivities and auto-immune issues. Chronic fatigue and brain fog are things of the past.

With Somatic and Trauma integrative work I have learnt to feel safe in my body and to implement healthy boundaries. I now use my abilities, decades of training and personal experience to help others heal. Looking back at my own healing journey, I realise that developmental trauma (pre-verbal trauma) was what kept me in a state of dissociation and disconnection from life. I also realise that the anxiety and depression I felt for many years of my life, plus the chronic illness were intertwined with unprocessed traumas.

It's my desire to provide a safe space to everyone who feel stuck with life’s challenges. Most people don’t realise that everyone hold emotions and trauma in their bodies. The body can only take so much unprocessed emotions. Life gets so busy and people tend to switch on the ‘automatic pilot’, living life with little awareness. Unfortunately after awhile all the unprocessed issues gets on top of us, manifesting themselves in the physical realm, as diseases, financial struggles, relationships challenges or even spiritual crises.

I am not a finished product. None of us are. We are all looking for new experiences and expansion. Growth is unavoidable. I am here to help and hold space for you to align with your purpose and joy; creating the next chapter of your life with mastery and intention.