Freda Wells | 200RYT
About me
Kia ora, welcome. This website is where I share my events, resources and writing, about yoga, psychology, somatics, health coaching… and life xx
I’m a mum, yoga teacher, convenor & retreat host, somatic therapy student, ocean swimmer, connector, uplifter, 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 found yoga at 18 in a 400 year old church in Belgium. It was taught in french, which I didn’t yet understand - but still left me incredibly grounded, calm and blissfully present. The seed was planted for my life-long love of yoga.
On my travels I met people of different nationalities, opening my heart to our shared humanity under the surface. This inspired my studies in Psychology. 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 launched Goodlife Collective - a platform designed to support unlocking our collective potential.
In Belgium I contracted glandular fever (boo), which led to a deep-dive into health and healing. I discovered plant medicine, and incorporate this into my work with the Wellness Collective. Essential oils (you can find some 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 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.
If you’d like to chat about yoga, natural health or something else! Reach out 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.