Freda Wells | 200RYT
About me
Kia ora, welcome! I hope in some way my work with yoga, somatics and health coaching, can support your journey to being the version of yourself that you want to be x
I’m a mum, yoga teacher, facilitator, somatic therapist-in-training, ocean swimmer, curator, founder of Goodlife Collective, and idea-landscape-explorer. I grew up in Nelson surrounded by mountains and ocean and now live in Wellington, Aotearoa.
I first tried yoga at 18 in a 400-year old church in Belgium. I didn’t understand the teacher’s french, but the class left me more grounded, calm and blissfully present than I’d been in years, he seed was planted for my life-long love of yoga.
On my travels around several continents I’ve met people of different nationalities, opening my heart to our shared humanity under the surface. This inspired my studies in Psychology, environmental science, philosophy and design (& french - to honour that yoga teacher!) I also sensed the need for healing in the world, to slow down and reconnect: with others, ourselves, and nature. I became passionate about contributing to new narratives grounded in possibilities and hope, and created Goodlife Collective - designed to support our collective potential.
In Belgium I contracted glandular fever (boo), which led to a long healing journey. On the way I discovered plant medicine. This is now part of my work with the Wellness Collective. Essential oils (on my store) are simply nature’s own immune-system - the OG of anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-septic, anti-anxiety solutions (you get the idea) 100% toxin-free herbal medicine. Oh, and they smell beautiful! Unlike pharmaceuticals, they have zero side effects and put zero load on your liver.
I completed my 200YTT in 2019 with Nico Luce, a life-changing experience which set me on a new trajectory of an ever-increasing appreciation of inner development, and how it impacts, well, everything. As of 2026 I’m completing my 300YTT with Joan Hyman and School of Yoga.
If you’d like a chat to explore how I might support you, email me at: esho.wellness@gmail.com.
What is esho?
‘Esho’ is a Buddhist term which means that, people and nature are, “two indivisible entities of the same whole." I love this concept as it reminds us that we are not separate, but are one. This is a core principle of yoga, everything is part of an intricately interconnected ecosystem.
I came across this word while wandering through a secondhand bookstore. A bookspine with ‘Choose Life’ grabbed my attention, and as I leafed through it, my eyes landed on the word ‘Esho’. I bought the book - ‘Choose Life, Conversations between‘Toynbee and Ikeda’, and hope to finish reading on that next rainy day.