For almost two decades, a deep curiosity about the human experience has guided my study of therapeutic yoga, meditation, pranayama and somatic practices. Together, these paths continue to deepen my understanding of our capacity to awaken in this lifetime, and to live with greater presence, openness and connection.

 
 
 
Sophie Palmer
 
 

Yoga has been woven through my life for more than 20 years, through devotion, practice, study and teaching. It has given me a deep appreciation for the body-mind as a living source of wisdom, and for the innate capacity within each of us for awareness, connection, healing and joy.

Over the years, I have had the great blessing of learning from and spending meaningful time with some truly special (and cosmic) teachers close to my heart. I hold deep gratitude for Clive Sheridan, Sri Sakthi Amma, Louisa Sear and Lucy Roberts, whose wisdom, devotion and sharing of these Tantric, Vedic and Bhakti traditions have shaped not only how I practise and teach, but how I hope to live - with awareness, love, a sense of the sacred, and with a light hearted, joyful sweetness.

The journey into yoga and self enquiry deepened in a different way through seva (service). Over five years with A Sound Life Charity, I shared trauma-informed and therapeutic yoga and meditation across community, rehabilitation, hospital, disability and mental health settings. I was so fortunate to be part of the A Sound Life teacher training team, supporting other teachers to offer these practices with sensitivity, adaptability and care.

 
 
Sophie Palmer India
 
 

The journey to motherhood has shaped the adaptation and integration of these practice in another way entirely. The teachings have moved from the quiet of the mat into birth, sleeplessness, tenderness, giving, receiving, and the ongoing practice of surrender. It continues to remind me that attention and devotion are not separate from daily life, but are found within its most intimate, mundane, imperfect and beautiful moments.

My offerings today weave together therapeutic yoga, meditation, pranayama and somatic processes, grounded in nervous system regulation and the powerful intelligence of the mind-body. I see these practices not as things to master, but as lifelong invitations to turn inward and pay attention, opening us to greater awareness, deeper relationship, deeper self-kindness, and the wisdom already within us. Through this ongoing work, I have come to appreciate our capacity to awaken more fully to life and to recognise the miraculous beauty and potential of being human, moment to moment.

As a continuation of this self-inquiry, and of my desire to support others through the richness and and complexity of life, I am currently undertaking a master’s degree in counselling and psychotherapy, deepening both my personal and professional understanding of somatic healing and psychotherapeutic practice.

 
 
Sophie Palmer Indonesia
 
 

After all these years, I remain a student first, continually learning from these powerful practices, life’s teachings, motherhood, and from the people I have the great privilege of working with.

Should we have the opportunity to work together, I would be honoured to hold a safe and supportive space for you to explore how these practices may bring greater ease, spaciousness, clarity and joy into your life.

With love, Sophie ❍

 
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