Hi, my name is Irene. I began my career in 1999 working as a physiotherapist. I soon realised that limiting my intervention to the physical aspects of people’s issues was not enough – resistances, beliefs and fears often stood in the way of recovery, even for seemingly straightforward physical injuries.
I decided to explore this further, both personally and professionally.
Earning a three-year Shiatsu Practitioner Diploma deepened my understanding of the connections between body, emotions, and thoughts, as well as their relationship to the environment we live in. This complex interconnection has been recognized for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is now supported by scientific evidence in Western medicine.
Further training in Psychogenealogy and Family Constellations added another perspective on how we are all part of a number of interdependent systems that must be considered to achieve true health.
Health is in fact not a fixed state but rather the result of the dynamic balance of physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual factors. The many (hundreds!) of people I’ve worked with have taught me that happiness and fulfilment in life are directly related to resilience, to the ability to thrive despite, and perhaps even because of, life’s challenges. Those who are resilient experience a deep, serene joy that comes from the freedom of heart and mind, independent of external circumstances.
This realisation led me to my next step: training in hypno-psychotherapy to support people through the challenges in their lives and promote health in its many components.
I have now integrated the many experiences I gained on the way and created The Soul Path – the culmination of 20 years of research and practice in the connection between body, behaviour, mind and spirit.
Together, we will find the way to a balanced, healthy and joyous life, for your good and the good of all you love.