Hello, I’m Ellie Hunzinger. Welcome! As you are here, I imagine that you are in a period of growth, transformation or deep self-exploration (excavation). By having a look at the work that I do, you are joining my world filled with curious humans looking to de-armour the mind and body to connect to, and grow exponentially from, innate truth, authentic expression and clarity. My drive is to be able to connect more and more of us to the way we are designed to thrive: de-armouring ourselves gently to become connected, self-empowered, regulated, intuitive, joyous beings, fully grounded to this earth, and living in alignment with our values and truth.

Why? Because I have experienced what happens when we make choices to move from a sense of limitation to liberation. Life feels expansive.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY STORY

I started this life confused; I was surrounded by love, but also grew up around chronic and acute mental ill-health. One of my primary caregivers was deeply connected to his spirituality - he was an astrologer and had an incredible mind - but along the path, lost his ability to function in both worlds. What I witnessed was a clear connection to “source”, with no foothold to this land. As a consequence, he lost his way, and I think I lost mine. 

My struggle was not necessarily visible to others, struggles often aren’t, but I felt a deep connection to something greater than my reality, but lived in fear of exploring this; my desire to follow the unknown and the unseen felt unsafe. 

What I didn’t recognise at the time was that this manifested itself as a feeling of disconnection from self and others, anxiety and a deep insecurity - especially in my body. And so over the years, it was easier to armour up and wear different masks, leaning into toxic behaviours to manage social interactions, unhealthy patterns, and an inability to speak (or even recognise) my needs. I wanted to be a singer songwriter and perform on stage, ultimately, but I had no self-confidence to embrace this desire in its pure form - I relied on alcohol for the confidence and even then the anxiety experienced before and while on stage took away any potential enjoyment. Instead, I would feel panic. I ended up living a life where the vision was there, but the ability to physically reach that vision seemed impossible based on my physical and emotional responses.

I then found Reiki. And then the power of my own breath and started to unravel quickly. I recognised that my nervous system had been in freeze or fight or flight for so many years that I was unable to regulate, to feel safety in my body and therefore safety to fully rest and recharge. Once more safety was found, I began to recognise all the ways I had unknowingly been suppressing life. An out of whack nervous system, childhood trauma, unconscious narratives and beliefs about myself that weren’t even mine, unhelpful ancestral patterns, listening to external expectations, a deep discomfort with my physical body, low self worth, chronic people pleasing…all of this leading to living a life in confusion and without clarity. It was easier (and often an unconscious act) to numb out or run away.

Fast forward, and things are very different. You can now find me reclaiming my inherent soulful nature through my deepened connection to my mind, and body. I love to explore, to song write, to dance, to wild swim, to travel, to live in a space where I bridge the gap between the the physical and spiritual worlds. I now adore social interactions without the need to drink. Being social and around groups of people, in fact, now fills me up rather than depletes me (this is a sign of co-regulation). The big vision I had always seen of my future now feels attainable. My sense of creative agency is unparalleled and so life really does seem limitless.

If qualifications are helpful for you, I have an MA in English Language, Linguistics and French, this is where my interest in human behaviour started, specifically through the psychology of language and its effects on human behaviour and conditioning. From birth, our mother tongue (and the dialect spoken in our immediate surroundings) directly influences our structure of learning - this in itself is a whole process of unravelling. I have since received qualifications as a Breathwork Facilitator (400hr certification with Alchemy of Breath, one of the leading Breathwork training schools), as a Reiki Master, and as a Human Design Reader. I am also always connected to the world of music with various projects over the years, having been on BBC Introducing frequently, BBC Radio (breathwork + music) and Frank Skinner’s show on Absolute Radio.

I now feel empowered and expansive rather than stuck or lost (a symptom of freeze) - the default for many, many years. I now have a deeper trust in myself and my own gifts which has led me to working with incredible clients looking to move through a similar exploratory and evolutionary processes.

And it is a process.

If you journey with me, I want you to be aware of your magnificent potential, but also aware of your upper limits. I have witnessed, on multiple occasions now, the fragility of the human condition alongside our pure untapped potential; I have a deep respect for our limits.

These limits may shift - especially when we are working with your window of tolerance (cue nervous system toning) - but limits are always present. Whether this is with breathwork, energy work, Human Design, the voice… nothing I guide is a fast track ticket to the promised land. Sure, there may be possibilities of extraordinary experiences but I am not interested in you chasing catharsis - this is a dangerous marketing ploy. I care deeply about your safety and long-term health when building solid foundations to a more aligned future - there is no benefit in blowing a fuse. So if you do decide to join me, know that we will be creating a space that honours your curiosity and desire for growth, recognising that we first of all need to create safety in the physical body.

Ultimately, we cannot meet the highest vision we hold of ourselves if our nervous system can not support the evolution. 

I have seen (and lived) what happens when we work on our wounds, unhelpful patterns, conditioning…we light up, and we begin to tune into our inner GPS, our intuition, and our raw, truthful, creative expression.

We then give others the permission to do the same.

If you wish to work with me, I’d love to hear from you.

Ellie x