Before working with Antonia, I was stuck in fear and survival mode. I was so hung up on losing weight to feel worthy of life, I punished myself daily through my thoughts as well as through diet and exercise plans I hated. I’d tried everything to “fix” myself: regular talk therapy, somatic therapy, meditation, nutritionists, fitness coaching, self-love coaching, emotional intelligence coaching, spiritual ascension, yoga teacher trainings, essential oils, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, gratitude journaling… everything. Nothing was working—and I blamed myself for it. Hiring Antonia was a last ditch effort, and I was afraid I’d mess up our work too through what I perceived to be my inconsistency, resistance, and lack of discipline. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

In the safe, calm, compassionate space Antonia created, I was supported to realize I wasn’t lazy, I was just exhausted and hurting. I didn’t need more discipline, I needed permission to be gentle with myself. She helped me realize my resistance wasn’t an enemy to to be conquered, it was my body’s wisdom trying to speak to me. With Antonia, I learned to come home to my body and gently get in touch with the big emotions I was avoiding through my mindless hustling. Things like grief, rage, and fear. I unpacked my toxic conditioning around productivity and learned the importance of rest, as well as to “meet myself exactly where I am”, and that has been a breath of fresh air.

The surprising result of slowing down and loving myself has been that I’m now making progress towards my goals completely organically. The destructive rage that I used to turn inwards on myself, I’ve learned to transform into healthy motivation to fuel the building of my business. I’m also no longer pursuing copied versions of other people’s success as a form of self-escapism, I’m creating success my way. Befriending my body has transformed exercise and food into a source of pleasure and joy instead of punishment and pain. And finally, I can now recognize when I’ve pushed myself to my limits of my nervous system’s capacity and have the tools to gently guide myself back into self-regulation, protecting me from burning out again in the future.

My whole life has changed since working with Antonia. I started as a person who always felt scared, anxious, and stuck repeating cycles when I didn't understand why. I am no longer that person. I understand myself as well as others so much more. I am learning how to respond to the world rather than react. I am truly, deeply healing for the first time ever. I tried so many things for years and years and working with Antonia has been so much more effective than anything else I have tried. It has been a revelation in helping me to move forward, unlike talk therapy where I turned in circles for years. The whole way I feel and think has evolved to a more comfortable place.

I think Antonia is highly empathetic as well as highly knowledgeable and intelligent. I always feel understood, safe, guided and inspired by her. She draws from such a wide range of spiritual, scientific, and psychological resources to help guide me, and I so appreciate the nuanced approach she takes as a result of all of this knowledge she has. I also appreciate the way Antonia is very human in our sessions, she shares from her experience occasionally, where appropriate, which I find very helpful and inspiring. It helps me to not feel alone. She's also incredibly likeable and funny, and I find it so great to work with someone who is real and lovely, as well as who is very talented. It makes it easier to open up to her and to be able to cry, laugh and be vulnerable with someone.

This has honestly been the first time I have felt truly understood and supported by someone in my life to a deep level. I think this is almost invaluable. It has been the thing that is allowing me to heal and grow.

What drew me to work with Antonia was the clarity and authenticity of her work. In just a few short coaching and breathwork sessions, I was able to create clarity as well as profound shifts in my awareness and bodily perception. Her coaching and facilitation style was very warm, and to the point. I loved that each session was tailored to my intentions rather than following some pre-set program. Antonia’s keen intuition paired with her ability to read me and my system beyond the narratives I was sharing made our work together hugely valuable.

Our time together, while brief, was deeply inspiring and her breathwork facilitation was just incredible!

Antonia intuitively and conscientiously creates a space of trust, compassion, safety, curiosity and support. In offering these to you she invites you to return the gift to yourself. She places your own ability to heal in your own hands.

It’s as though you are walking along a mountain terrain. There are steady and even paths, smooth beneath the foot. There are also ravines, edges, rocks, painful crevices. You "believe" you are blind folded. She is walking with you. A hand ensuring you don't fall off the cliff, behind you with encouragement to continue. Not walking for you, but guiding you to know yourself. To show you the ties of the blindfold to untie.

She encourages belief in your senses. Invites you to hear, smell, taste with grounding and self-compassion. Wanting you to find empowerment.

She has a beautiful and rare balance of empathy and care. Every word you feel and know has integrity and authenticity. Truth from her own learning and experience. Her openness and honesty creates a safe vessel. Even in the fear of vulnerability.

You will feel heard. You will grow. You will leave with the tools, awareness and compassion to continue the navigation of your healing after the sessions are complete.

An impactful, special time. Thank you.

I have been in the role of “leader” for most of my life. For much of that time, I tried to remain strong, calm, and dependable for others. In trying to be strong, I  also hid my vulnerability and became rigid. I wanted to remove the veil I put up so I could once again connect to people through my authentic self.

Antonia helped me release my feelings I hadn't even known I was carrying. I had held onto tension for so long that it felt natural to carry it. Antonia held space for me in an unassuming yet knowingly compassionate way. In her care, I was able to gently remove the armour I had built up over time and release the emotions I had withheld for so many years.

Thank you Antonia for choosing to go down your path of healing - and for helping me when I didn't even know I was lost.

Sometimes you can just feel in someone a deep kindness and kinship. If you're reading this and looking for some kind of confirmation, I hope you will allow yourself to listen to your heart and connect with Antonia. She somehow already knows what your heart wants to say and will create enough space for you to hear the message.

I found Antonia's work through Instagram, and so many of the messages resonated with what I was looking for. She seemed to have a very compassionate approach that was different from a lot of the overly positive and bypassing-style personal coaching rhetoric I had seen before.

Since working with Antonia, I have noticed that I am much kinder to myself and have loosened expectations that were coming from a shame-based place. I am growing more confident and comfortable in my relationships and connecting with others which previously brought me much stress and anxiety. I have also learned a great deal about my body and how to take care of it - responding to it when it has a message for me. These are only a few of the things that have improved, but in my day-to-day life they are massive shifts that have made my internal and external life much more peaceful.

I would describe Antonia’s coaching style as gentle, creative, responsive, and responsible. I love that Antonia asks for consent before diving deeper into a topic or trying out a method. I always leave our sessions with new ideas and feeling seen. Her depth of knowledge has been amazing to learn from, as there is a certain kind of trust that comes from having a coach who is devoted to constantly learning.

Another thing I really appreciate is how Antonia demonstrates the ways she cares for herself (perhaps a boundary being set, but also a teaching moment) through things like taking scheduled time off work, daily practices, and examples of what a break or rest looks like! It's simple, but helps to unshame it for some of us who might need that!

It's hard to admit how shattered my world was when I first met with Antonia. Through her one-on-one coaching, I was able to claw my way out of the depths and see the light again. Her careful guidance helped me align with my core values thus making my choices stem from a truthful place. I now move forward with intention, direction, and a deep understanding of myself. My inner core has completely shifted through the nervous system work we cultivated during our three-month container. Our time together genuinely changed me. Not only can those I share my life with see the difference, but I am living the difference every single day and I feel free.

Through working with Antonia, I was able to find my inner compass, learn to trust and have compassion for myself again. I was able to discern important life decisions and I can rely on our experience to set new standards for myself. Stepping forward towards my goals was the ultimate challenge. It is now a month since the end of our contract and just a few days away from new years and I suddenly realized I was hitting all my objectives this years and some I had not even planned for! 

Expect to feel safe, heard, understood and supported. You better come prepared because this is one chapter in your life you’ll cherish tremendously!

Antonia has the gift of clarity and calmness which came through many times in our work together. I worked with her over the course of 8 weeks and each session I came out feeling grounded, empowered, and integrated. I realised one effect of our work together was getting more results with less work in my business. I think anyone seeking alignment, clarity, and empowerment through coaching/breathwork should book a few sessions with her to see what could open up for them that is lingering beneath the surface.

Working with Antonia has been life changing for me, and it hasn’t even been six months yet. I have never interacted with anyone who understands trauma-informed care more. The container she creates is so safe, I am able to be my most vulnerable and within that context, self reflective and open to change.

Her approach fosters curiosity and compassion towards self and others in a way that feels really natural and not forced. I can feel myself slowly shedding my layers of dysfunction, but in a way that is full of understanding for their existence in the first place. Antonia’s gift is that in working with her, I’m inspired by a healthier reality, not shamed or repressed into toxic positivity. Her approach, language, and philosophy are as real as she is. I wish more people had a coach like Antonia in their lives.

With Antonia, I was able to confront the pain that did not serve me and learn to let it go. Her presence abated any fears I had in being vulnerable. The gratitude I owe to her abilities as a facilitator is immeasurable. I stand today a better person than I ever was due in no small part to our work together.

Antonia is warm and supportive and has a very grounded energetic presence. She is steeped in trauma-informed research and blends science & spirituality into her approach beautifully. I gained so much insight from the time spent setting intention together prior to breathing and the integration dialogue after breathing. She holds a lot of wisdom. Breathing together really helped to regulate my nervous system and bring my mind & body into a state of grounded calm. Highly recommend!

From the beginning I felt safe and comfortable exploring and co-creating a space with Antonia. While working with her I was able to release and move through areas in my life where I previously felt blocked. Our work felt fresh and also nourishing.