Row’s Coaching Bio
Guests may attend Kundalini practice, Cacao Ceremony and one-to-one sessions to aid healing and self-awareness. Additionally, Rowena loves to share her passions for raw food and cob building/clay plastering which are offered as courses on the Events & Retreats page Rowena also holds an Ayurveda massage qualification and has ten years of experience supporting young people and adults with dependencies and emotional/behavioural challenges. She has worked with individuals who suffered trauma or addictions and harm within the home or family.
A Yogic Journey
My first experiences of Yoga were through my mother who went to classes when we were children. At the age of 17, I experienced my father’s tragic loss. It proved to be a confusing and difficult time. At twenty I travelled to Nepal to trek the Himalayas for charity. There I witnessed the deeply spiritual nature of the Buddhist mountain people. Our Sherpa guides taught us their Tai Chi self-practice. The experience gave me presence, self-awareness, and a sense that everything is as it should be.
It was a life-changing experience. This allowed me to accept my father’s death. It ignited a curiosity to learn about the religious and spiritual practices of the East. I later studied their implications.
Moreover, Asayna Yoga introduced me to its pain-management system after a serious horse riding accident. Ten years on, I began to appreciate the deeper reasons for becoming a yogic student
In 2017 I retired from competitive riding and began to consider what could come next. This led me to India where I was accepted on a scholarship to complete my Yoga Teacher Training and qualify to practise in Ayurveda Massage. I realised the depth of the Yogic teachings and began to understand that this was not something that was practised once a week in the village hall, but that it is a way of life and a belief system with the potential to lead you to self-awareness and spiritual salvation.
A Spiritual Awakening
In 2019 I travelled to China for a work project. During this time, events in my personal life led me to reassess everything I knew and believed. I began on a path of self-discovery and spiritual awareness, building self-practices and listening to teachings that would enable me to begin to break down and dissolve my ego and mind, as well as my identification with pain in the body.
My journey began after leaving China to travel solo through Thailand and Cambodia. Along the way, I immersed myself in the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, which transformed how I live, think, and create. A meaningful friendship formed in Cambodia led me to a yoga retreat in the quiet town of Kep—the very experience that inspired me to start the RisingSoul project.
I have the greatest gratitude to all who have been part of my journey to date and I look forward to sharing my experiences and understanding of spiritual awareness with all who seek it at the RisingSoul Retreat.
