I came to this work through lived experience—through creativity and responsibility, movement and stillness, intimacy and loss.
For over two decades, I created and led immersive cultural gatherings that brought people together through art, music, nature, and shared experience. Looking back, I can see that what drew me most was never simply the production of events, but the possibility of creating immersive worlds that allowed people to step outside everyday life, encounter something new, and experience themselves and one another differently.
Alongside this work, my contemplative practice and training in psychotherapy deepened over many years. What began as a personal inquiry gradually became a vocation.
Over time, I found myself returning to questions of what supports healing, and how we might inhabit our lives more fully.
Today, these strands come together in my work. Whether I am working one-to-one or with a group, I bring a grounded, reflective and relational approach, shaped by both professional training and lived experience.
My intention is to offer spaces where people can explore their experience honestly, listen more closely and meet life with greater awareness and freedom.
Avril Stanley
Lineage & Training
MA in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapeutic Practice (Karuna Institute)
UKCP Registered Psychotherapist
GLT Nordic — Grof® Legacy Training (Third-year student, graduating September 2026)
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification (Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield)
Kum Nye (Tibetan Healing Yoga) – Two-year foundation
Contemplative Group Facilitation Training (Karuna Institute)
I continue to undertake regular supervision, personal practice, and ongoing professional development.