My name is Zuzana, I originally come from Slovakia, although have now spent half of my life living in England. I currently live in a magical woodland near Bath, where I offer my bodywork treatments, yoga and breathwork. These hills and woods remind me a lot of my childhood home and I find a lot of peace here. I love any practices that help me get into my body, really feel the aliveness in me, feel the flow within myself and in life, feel the connection to the ground, the Earth and all beings… So I move, dance, walk, garden, breathe, sing, create, sit still and continue learning to deeply listen.

Nature was always my first go to medicine, whether a gentle medicine walk, hugging a tree, or many long hikes and wild camping trips. During my travels in South America I fell in love with yoga, which became my daily practice and transformed the way I felt in my body. After coming back to London I discovered different forms of dancing which further helped me to be more embodied, to experience, process and transmute my emotions, all while having lots of fun. One day came a big surprise, when suddenly my back went into spasm, probably because of herniated discs. The pain was so severe it took me a couple of months to start walking again, but my movement remained limited for at least half a year and I felt the weakness in my back for a few years on. This was a big blow for me, as there were no warning signs and in one moment my life was turned upside down, as I couldn’t work or continue doing the things I loved.

This started my journey of exploring different physical therapies trying to heal myself. Numerous visits to chiropractors, osteopaths, sports therapists, rolfing… I think each has helped in different way but the weakness was still there. So I enrolled on Sports therapy and Rehabilitation training to learn about the mechanics of the body, and focused on remedial exercise, pilates and chose yoga classes where teachers gave emphasis to proper alignment and muscle engagement. All the effort paid off, I started getting stronger and better aligned and all the knowledge I gained is integrated into the yoga classes I teach and my treatments.

A particular element of Sports therapy training I found fascinating was Myofascial release, so I continued my studies with an advanced training in Fascia informed bodywork. There I learnt how to listen to the body and hold the space for it to release the constrictions without forcing it or rushing it. This allows for the emotions stuck in the tissue memory to release too and long lasting changes to take place. I very much resonated with this approach and was humbled by the body’s (and our whole being’s) ability and willingness to heal and find balance. It completely transformed the way I work with my clients, and is teaching me so much about myself and my attitude to life too.

Along the way, I’ve been diving into various alternative modalities of psychotherapy. It started with plant medicines, which showed me how beautiful and powerful we all are in our essence, and that we have the ability to shift into different level of consciousness and gain more insight into ourselves and our ‘story’. Later I discovered we can also access these states through breathwork, meditation or simply by diving into the sensation in the body that the emotions create and welcoming them lovingly. As I’m going through my own healing process and observing that of my clients, I’m learning a lot about how repressed emotions are stored in our tissues, our energy field, and over time can start manifesting as physical ailments, and also about the process of releasing them.

MY TRAINING JOURNEY:

2023 – Fascia focus on Scar tissue reintegration, Migraines, Tinnitus, TMJ

2021-2022 – Fascia Informed bodywork Advanced diploma with Emma Gilmore – School of bodywork

2021-2022 – Supporting Pregnancy & Postnatal recovery with bodywork – Wellmother

2020-2021 – Yoga teacher training – YMCAfit

2019-2020 – Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Level 5 – Active Health Group

2016 – Deep Tissue Massage – Shen mantra

2015-2016 – Massage therapy diploma Level 3 – Hillcroft college

2015 – Meditation teacher – British school of yoga

2014 – Nutrition, natural therapy approach – British school of yoga