I am Basia Zieniewicz, a qualified pedagogue, accredited psychosynthesis holistic coach, as well as yoga teacher with a deep commitment to personal development as an ongoing student, currently in my second year of three under Stan Grof's Legacy Training in psychedelic and breathwork therapy.
My journey began as a school art teacher specialising in Special Educational Needs, where I gained intimate knowledge of the challenges faced by individuals with severe behavioural, emotional, and learning difficulties. This ignited my fascination with the systemic nature of these challenges, both at the individual and societal levels.
Driven by a belief in the boundless potential within each of us, I embarked on a five-year sabbatical quest, exploring the world and discovering my own path. Along the way, I engaged with impactful initiatives globally, lending my skills as a photographer and deepening my understanding of personal growth, cultural shifts, and the values that shape our experiences.
With a diverse background that includes campaigning in the medical cannabis sector, supporting individuals' agency of their health, and advocating for psycho-social reform, I bring unconventional and academic knowledge to my holistic coaching practice. Rooted in conventional and academic knowledge, I also actively cultivate a trusting relationship to intuitive perceptions and esoteric practices, daily discovering what the balance may entail. I combine multidisciplinary approaches, including the arts, conscious body-mind balancing, transpersonal dimensions, and plant medicine reverence, to guide individuals towards their Whole Exquisite Self.
As a co-founder of a yoga hub in East London, Yoga In The Stars, I enjoy to create a sacred space where individuals can explore their practice, foster community, and cultivate a deep connection to our home planet. Curating an inclusive environment that embraces diverse mystical traditions and emphasises the transformative power of philosophies, myths, rituals and somatic awareness as a path of self-discovery and self-realisation.
EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
Advanced PGDip Integrative Art Therapy EMCC Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching BEd Secondary Arts Education & Special Needs Qualified Yoga Teacher - decades of practice, trained in Integral & Traditional Vedic lineages Holotropic Breathwork & Psychedelic Therapy Trainee - Beckley Med & Grof Legacy (in progress) PGDip Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology Shamanic Eastern European Women's Initiations EMBA Strategic Leadership (in progress) Level III Integrative Somatic Parts Work Yoga Nidra Specialism (in progress) Reiki II
"My work with Basia began when she led a women’s retreat which would prove to be a turning point in my life. Continuing our sessions over the last few months has been a genuinely transformative experience for me. Through her coaching and the tools she helped me to access and draw strength from, I have begun to reconnect with hidden parts of myself, discover self-compassion and develop a newfound curiosity for life and the human experience. Basia has been a gentle and compassionate guide throughout what at times has been an uncomfortable exploration and whilst she has not been afraid to challenge me during our sessions, I have always felt safe and supported in her hands. It’s difficult to put into words the gift that Basia has for this work. I felt a strong connection with her from the beginning and am in awe of the calming and reassuring presence she offers when holding space, while not being afraid to share her own vulnerabilities. I couldn’t have asked for a better coach, friend and sister to hold my hand as I embarked on this journey.” Alexa. Author & Freelance Journalist.
"Open and sensuous, inviting and playful, wise with an ease and grace of holding; Basia radiates a depth of presence that’s embodied and cellular… and is catchy! She enables both seeing & being seen, feeling & being felt, through her explorative nature within her radical acceptance and love. Basia’s awe and curiosity of living leaves an echo and dance within me. I feel blessed for the moments spent and those to come; the curious nature, open and continuing. Basia resounds safety and grounding whilst twinkling with otherworldly knowing and a lightness of being - smiling from heart and depth of awareness. May you ignite many hearts, through the continual expression and exploration of your own and the sense of the unified sacred heart." Helena. Artist, creatirix & shamanic practitioner.
