Learn about Vela
Music
Sound healer, Singer, Song-Writer & Musician
Movement
Dance, Yoga & Fitness Instructor
Medicine
Conscious Connected Breath & Plant Allies
Mentor
Personal & Professional Development
Background
Hi, my name is Vela.
I’m a human who has lived many lives in this one precious life.
I find it difficult to define myself by a single title. I am a teacher, guide, ceremonialist, musician, artist, dancer and lifelong student of what it means to be human.
But I don’t think the titles are what matter most.
What matters is that I have consciously devoted myself to being a student of life. For as long as I can remember, I have been on a path of healing, learning and remembering—exploring psychotherapy, alternative medicine, breathwork, somatics, psychology, movement and art as ways of coming home to myself.
I choose not to offer what I have not embodied. What I share, I have lived.
I am a certified Conscious Connected Breathwork practitioner and Psychic Reiki Master, and have trained as a coach and leader through Landmark. My work has led me to guide community gatherings, workshops, retreats, festivals and trainings, connecting me with more than 10,000 participants internationally.
Movement has also been a central thread throughout my life. I have taught dance and fitness for more than 20 years, owned a dance studio for eight, trained in ballet through the Royal Academy of Dance and completed my 200-hour yoga teacher certification.
Music came into my life early and continues to be one of my greatest teachers. My voice is my primary instrument, joined by the handpan, shruti box, drum and guitar.
Alongside this creative and healing work, I have built businesses, developed programs and supported others in bringing their visions to life.
There have been many chapters between these accomplishments—hard lessons, painful awakenings and ways of coping that eventually asked me to choose another path. Each experience has deepened my compassion, expanded my capacity and shaped the way I meet others today.
My mission is to help create a kinder, more conscious and loving world by changing the way we understand and relate to ourselves.
I believe healing is not about fixing what is broken. It is a process of coming home to ourselves—our bodies, our breath, our needs and the wisdom that has always lived within us.
Through awareness, we begin to understand our emotions, patterns and protective responses with greater compassion. We develop the capacity to stay with ourselves through discomfort, listen to what our experience is communicating and recognize that we have choices in how we respond.
This is the heart of my work:
creating spaces where people can feel, remember and reconnect with their inherent wholeness.
Because when we change the relationship we have with ourselves, we change the way we meet one another. That transformation moves beyond the individual—into our relationships, our families, our communities and the world we share.
What our people are saying
"I felt safe enough to experience things I might otherwise have held back from, and to share in ways I rarely do. I left with a cougar as my spirit guide, more clarity about what I want for myself, and a deeper trust in my own inner knowing. Thank you for creating something so thoughtful and so human."
J.P.
"She guided me through a magical experience that could be compared to a psychedelic journey — but without any substances. I recommend a breathwork journey with Vela to anyone, any day!"
P.Z.
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Whether you're curious about working together, collaborating, or just want to reach out — I'd love to hear from you.