from ‘hellraiser’ to ‘joy raiser’…

I am both energy worker and entrepreneur. The founder of an award-winning boutique hotel/Members club and wellbeing business, and a senior qualified yoga teacher and space holder. As an empath and HSP (highly sensitive person), intrigued by the human experience, my drive has always been to make things better for people.

Growing up, I was the shy, anxious, chubby kid at school, of mixed heritage (Kenyan and English). I often felt an outsider. From my ‘normal’ unusual family circumstances, I sought solace in books and food. Suddenly losing my dearly beloved, formerly alcoholic dad at 13 shook my world and led me on a path of self-destruction for many years.

At 21, I took over my family's B&B, and had the vision to transform it into a boutique hotel with a Michelin-starred restaurant. While raising a young family, I made it challenging, and surviving a severe mental health crisis at 29 was the turning point and catalyst for change, and embarking on years of study and training in yoga, energy healing and other modalities.

Despite the challenges, I was inspired to open a second, my dream business and in 2016, I created an eco wellbeing escape, bhuti, which occupied a premium 5000sq ft space in South West London. It is now a soul health brand, offering things in multiple ways and locations.