Deva

Therapeutic Tantra | Psychological Exploration & Conscious Bodywork

My approach to Tantra is rooted in self-awareness, emotional exploration and developing a deeper, more compassionate relationship with ourselves.

With over 25 years of experience as a qualified nurse, specialising in addictions and emotional wellbeing, alongside extensive experience in Tantra, meditation, breathwork, hypnotherapy and therapeutic bodywork, I bring a psychologically informed and holistic approach to my sessions.

Each session begins with an in-depth conversation, providing an opportunity to explore what has brought you to the work, how you are feeling emotionally and psychologically, and what you hope to understand or change.

Together, we may explore significant life experiences, relationships, emotional patterns and earlier experiences that may have shaped how you experience yourself and connect with others today.

From this starting point, we can consider how breath, awareness, meditation and conscious bodywork might support your individual process.

I am particularly interested in supporting people who wish to explore themes of intimacy, vulnerability, trust, body image, shame, self-acceptance and emotional connection.

Life experiences such as childbirth, illness, surgery, bereavement, ageing and relationship changes can profoundly affect our relationship with our bodies and our sense of identity. My work offers a compassionate space in which these experiences can be acknowledged and explored.

Touch, when appropriate, is offered with care, sensitivity and clear consent. It is approached as an opportunity for embodied awareness and reconnection, rather than simply as a massage experience.

I remain fully clothed throughout all sessions. The nature and boundaries of any bodywork are discussed and agreed beforehand, and clients remain free to change or withdraw consent at any point.

My intention is to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where you feel able to explore yourself honestly and at your own pace.

This is a complementary Tantric bodywork practice informed by psychological understanding

Work experience 

I have worked as a nurse since 1998, with extensive clinical experience supporting people experiencing psychological and emotional difficulties, including 17 years specialising in addictions.

Alongside my nursing career, I have developed a complementary therapeutic practice integrating Tantra, conscious bodywork, hypnotherapy, breathwork, meditation and embodied self-exploration.

I am a trained hypnotherapist, certified conscious connected breathwork facilitator and massage therapist, with many years of experience working individually and facilitating groups.

Through Tribal Heart, which I founded approximately 19 years ago, I have organised and facilitated Tantric and Shamanic workshops, retreats, meditation events, conscious dance gatherings and experiential group work in London and beyond.

My work has included Tantric massage training, partner exercises exploring trust and boundaries, conscious movement, breathwork, meditation, cacao ceremonies and practices supporting emotional expression and connection.

I continue my professional development and am currently training in therapy to further develop my understanding of unconscious processes, early relationships and the ways our past experiences shape our present lives.

My approach draws on both professional mental health experience and many years of personal exploration, meditation and embodied practice.

My journey with Tantra has developed over more than 20 years through personal practice, experiential training, meditation, bodywork and the facilitation of workshops and retreats.

Osho’s teachings have been a profound influence on my understanding and practice of Tantra. Through studying his teachings and practising his meditation methods, I have developed a deep appreciation of awareness, witnessing, acceptance and the integration of body, mind and consciousness.

I have studied and practised Tantric massage and conscious bodywork, including approaches exploring intimacy, trust, vulnerability, boundaries, energetic awareness and the relationship between emotional experiences and physical sensations.

My training and experience also include Ayurvedic yoga massage, Lomi Lomi massage, hypnotherapy and conscious connected breathwork, in which I hold practitioner qualifications.

I have additionally studied psychosexual somatics, exploring the relationship between sexuality, emotional experience, bodily awareness and psychological wellbeing.

Over the years, I have facilitated Tantric retreats, Tantric massage training, workshops, partner practices and group experiences, bringing together meditation, breathwork, conscious touch and self-enquiry.

My continuing interest lies in the meeting point between psychological understanding, Tantra and embodied awareness, and in how these approaches may support personal insight, self-acceptance and meaningful connection.