Sophie Mayes - Holistic Practitioner

Meet our yoga guru and massage therapist. We chose Sophie to work with us as we have experience of her work and found it to be exceptional on all levels. Sophie is a huge advocate of the whole person concept and shares our vision and values.

Sophie says - I’m an holistic yoga teacher and bodywork therapist, and my work weaves together movement, breath, touch, energy and spirit into one gentle, grounded practice.

My journey with yoga began eight years ago in India, where I first arrived simply wanting to feel better in my own skin. I immersed myself in daily practice, not as a fitness routine, but as a way to heal, to listen, and to slowly rebuild a kinder relationship with my body. Five years later I returned to India, this time to complete my teacher training, carrying a quiet vow with me: to hold space for others in the same deeply supportive way I had been held.

Since then, I have devoted myself to sharing yoga and holistic therapies with as much warmth, presence and sensitivity as I can. I guide weekly studio and online classes, host intimate retreats, and offer one-to-one sessions that are less about “fixing” and more about coming home to yourself. My intention is always that you leave feeling a little more connected, a little more spacious, and a lot more you.

My work is shaped by over fifteen years of hands-on bodywork, including Thai yoga massage, remedial massage, aromatherapy, energy balancing and more subtle therapeutic modalities. Rather than treating these as separate skills, I allow them to flow together. In my world, asana, breathwork, mindful touch, intuitive movement and essential oils are all different ways of saying the same thing: everything is connected, and your body holds a deep wisdom of its own.

Students and clients often describe leaving my sessions feeling physically looser, emotionally lighter, mentally quieter and spiritually reawakened. Beginners find a safe, welcoming and down-to-earth introduction to yoga, while more experienced practitioners discover a space to soften, deepen their practice and meet themselves in a new way.

The spaces I create are soft-lit, non-judgemental and scented with whatever plant medicine the moment calls for. You are welcome exactly as you are: with tight shoulders, a racing mind, an aching heart, or simply a quiet longing to feel more alive in your own skin. My role is to meet you there, offer you grounded tools and nurturing support, and gently guide you back towards wholeness, one breath at a time.