Team Profiles

Kit Fraser

Founder and Course Leader of Secret Spirits

Kit is the Secret Spirits Founder and the Course Leader. He is experienced in leading Secret Spirits Zoom meetings, meetings and retreats, talks and one to one sessions. Kit is author of spiritual self help books including The Joy of Talk (Quartet) and How To Be Happy (not easy)…A Prayer Book (Quintet).

Co-founder of Scotland’s National Writers Centre at Moniack Mhor, Inverness-shire.

Co-founder and owner of two award winning music venues: Hootananny, Inverness and Hootananny, Brixton

Sophia Yates

Secret Spirits Facilitator

Sophia is a Secret Spirits Facilitator . She will be making sure everyone is able to get the most from their meetings or their retreat. She promotes and administrates Secret Spirits. Sophia offers two Christian introduction to prayer sessions in the week.

Sophia has co-founded Moniack Mhor writers centre, Scotland’s National Writers Centre with Kit. She co-founded Elmgreen Secondary School, with the Parent Promoters, in West Norwood, London. She co-founded with Kit and still runs Hootananny Brixton, a national award winning Grass Roots Music Venue.

Fiona MacAulay

Mindfulness Sessions and Life Enhancement Coaching

On the week long retreatw, Fiona MacAulay will be running a Mindfulness and Life Enhancement Course over three days of the retreat. Fiona leads Highland Trauma Services and is an accredited consultant in trauma. Fiona is a qualified mindfulness teacher with a special interest in Compassionate Mind Training. She was on the Scottish Government trauma advisory group and lead psychological therapist for Raigmore Hospital employees. Diplomas include: Clinical and Pastoral Counselling, Mental Health Nursing, degree in Health Studies and Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT). Fiona is an accredited Consultant and supervisor with EMDR Europe and Ireland. She is registered with the NMC and accredited with the BABCP.

Amanda Rodgers

Chinese Massage and systemic Kinesiology

On the week long retreats, Amanda who has been practising bodywork for over 25 years, will offer massage. She is trained in deep tissue, Chinese Massage and systemic Kinesiology, She has done numerous meditation courses and has trained in martial arts Wu style Tai Chi and Chi Gong . Her forte is helping to remove scar tissue and trauma from the physical and emotional body using a combination of skills to optimum effect. Her work is deep, non invasive, always respecting the clients privacy and space. She is currently practising at The Clapham Common Clinic in London and on The Floating Utopia – her clinic on a boat.

She will be offering one massage per course member.

Denise Davis

Yoga teacher

On the week long retreats, Yoga teacher Denise who has trained as a zen yoga teacher will lead yoga classes. She teaches three elements: asanas (postures), energetics from the postures, and meditation.

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