Aine Kimsey

Hello friend. I'm Aine (pronounced "On-yah"). My journey into the healing arts began in 2005 after a life-changing car accident.I was 18 at the time and took on a ton of shame and unworthiness from being the person behind the wheel when my best friend died.On the outside, I wore the “I’m great!” mask, but underneath, the pain was too much to face, so I:Numbed by getting a "hot mess" drunk every weekend and smoking marijuana like it was a full-time jobDenied that I had any problems at all (I was always “fine”)Secretly self-loathed and nitpicked every aspect of myselfBecame a bottomless pit of needing external validation to prove I was “good enough,” but inside felt a gnawing sense of unworthinessOscillated between an urgent "need" to be numbing and partying at all costs, OR feeling extreme lethargy, often spending nights watching re-runs of “Sex and the City” in my bed while eating cheese and bean tamalesI tried talk therapy, mindset work, daily affirmations, and positive thinking, but would soon revert to my old habits.I knew I needed to FEEL it in the cells of my body (not just in my head).Breathwork and embodiment practices saved my life. For the first time in decades, I felt like ME.