Hi
My name is Vela

I’m a human
Who has lived many lives in this one precious life

I find it hard to label myself with a single title

I am a teacher, guide, sister, friend, partner, ceremonialist,

medicine woman, musician, artist, dancer, singer, song writer and more

I don’t think the title is what really matters

For anyone can say they are are a gardener if they put their hands in the dirt (Ah yes - I am a gardener too).

But what matters is that I have consciously devoted to being a student of life

I have laid my life on the altar and promised to embody
reverence and compassion for all of my relations

Since I can remember,

I’ve been on a healing path

From the very beginning, I was helping myself and others

to create a kind, more loving world

Throughout the journey,
I’ve tried and been trained in many different modalities in an attempt to heal the things I discovered along the way

- exploring alternative medicine,  psychotherapy, healing modalities and art as a way of coming home to myself

I choose not to offer anything that I am not embodied in

So what I offer, I have lived

I am certified in Conscious Connected Breathwork and am a Phsycic Reiki Master. I have also been trained and developed as a coach and leader through Landmark Enterprises
I find breathwork, somatics and psychology to be fascinating. My passion for this medicine has lead me to facilitating community events, workshops, retreats, festivals and trainings. Introducing me to 10,000+ participants, internationally

I’ve build my own businesses, from online offerings to owning a dance studio for 8 years. I find great fulfillment in helping others define, design and live their vision and honour their gifts

I’ve taught movement for 20+ years, specifically dance and fitness. Certified in Ballet Training through The Royal Academy of Dance, as well as holding a 200hr yoga teacher status, I practice and teach functional movement that suits every body- pilates, yoga, hiking, dance and weight lifting

Music came into my life at an early age and continues to be a guiding light. My voice is my greatest instrument and teacher, pairing nicely with new-to-me-instruments like my hardpan, shruti box, drum and guitar

There are many chapters in between all of this that gave me hard lessons from the school of Hard Knocks. I developed coping mechanisms that were detrimental to my health and relationships, which later served as painful but necessary wake up calls to lad me to the path I’m on now