Education - Evolution - Embodiment
I vision and catalyse individual, institutional and collective evolution - through education, embodiment and creativity - amalgamating metacognition, intuition and instinct.
I research, write and teach - facilitating trauma-informed events and courses.
PROFESSIONAL BIO
Kay Louise Aldred has been teaching and working pastorally since 1996. She graduated from Durham University with a BA (hons) First-Class in Theology in 1995 and went on to study a PGCE at York St John the following year. She taught and held Pastoral and Curriculum Leadership positions in Education between 1996 and 2016, apart from during a short career break when she gave birth to three children and completed a Counselling qualification and MA in Theology.
Kay visions, speaks and writes. She is an advocate for individual, institutional and collective evolution - through education, embodiment and creativity - marrying together metacognition, intuition and instinct.
As a trauma-informed teacher and facilitator, Kay offers online and in-person courses, workshops and resources in a variety of settings including retreats, schools and the NHS. As a lifelong learner and researcher, since 2016 Kay has immersed herself in exploring and experiencing sacred and healing modalities and expanded her skillset, qualifying as a Wellbeing Coach, Yin Yoga Teacher, Somatic Educator, Trainer and Advanced Practitioner in Energy and Shamanic Medicine and Sacred Feminine Leader.
Kay focuses her efforts on creating affordable and accessible resources that reduce barriers and increase inclusion to spiritual exploration, knowledge and wellbeing. She is an advocate for safe, nervous system friendly structures in education, learning and sharing spaces, alongside the creation of structures for peer support, collaboration and action orientated groups for visionary professionals and committed change agents, those currently bridging old and new paradigms
Finally, Kay is passionate about increasing awareness of the gifts of neurodivergence.
Kay writes and edits for Girl God Books.
She has contributed to the Girl God Anthologies Warrior Queen, Answering the Call of the Morrigan, In Defiance of Oppression - The Legacy of Boudicca and Just as I am - Hymns Affirming the Divine Feminine and Songs of Solstice - Goddess Carols. Kay will also feature in the Girl God Anthologies Kali Rising: Holy Rage and Women's Sovereignty and Body Autonomy Beyond Roe V Wade, scheduled for publication 2023.
Kay co-edited three Girl God Anthologies in 2022 - Re-Membering with Goddess: Healing the Patriarchal Perpetuation of Trauma, The Crone Initiation and Invitation: Women speak on the Menopause Journey and Rainbow Goddess - Celebrating Neurodiversity. She is co-editing another Girl God Anthology, Pain Perspectives: Finding Meaning in the Fire, scheduled publication 2023.
In addition Kay is writing her own books. Mentorship of Goddess: Growing Sacred Womanhood was published June 2022. Making Love with the Divine: Sacred, Ecstatic, Erotic Experiences is scheduled for February 2023 and Somatic Shamanism: Your Fleshy Knowing as The Tree of Life is scheduled for June 2023. Finally, Kay and her husband Dan Aldred, are co-authoring a book together, Embodied Structure: Creating Safe Space for Learning, Facilitating and Sharing which will be available late autumn 2023.
Kay visions, speaks and writes. She is an advocate for individual, institutional and collective evolution - through education, embodiment and creativity - marrying together metacognition, intuition and instinct.
As a trauma-informed teacher and facilitator, Kay offers online and in-person courses, workshops and resources in a variety of settings including retreats, schools and the NHS. As a lifelong learner and researcher, since 2016 Kay has immersed herself in exploring and experiencing sacred and healing modalities and expanded her skillset, qualifying as a Wellbeing Coach, Yin Yoga Teacher, Somatic Educator, Trainer and Advanced Practitioner in Energy and Shamanic Medicine and Sacred Feminine Leader.
Kay focuses her efforts on creating affordable and accessible resources that reduce barriers and increase inclusion to spiritual exploration, knowledge and wellbeing. She is an advocate for safe, nervous system friendly structures in education, learning and sharing spaces, alongside the creation of structures for peer support, collaboration and action orientated groups for visionary professionals and committed change agents, those currently bridging old and new paradigms
Finally, Kay is passionate about increasing awareness of the gifts of neurodivergence.
Kay writes and edits for Girl God Books.
She has contributed to the Girl God Anthologies Warrior Queen, Answering the Call of the Morrigan, In Defiance of Oppression - The Legacy of Boudicca and Just as I am - Hymns Affirming the Divine Feminine and Songs of Solstice - Goddess Carols. Kay will also feature in the Girl God Anthologies Kali Rising: Holy Rage and Women's Sovereignty and Body Autonomy Beyond Roe V Wade, scheduled for publication 2023.
Kay co-edited three Girl God Anthologies in 2022 - Re-Membering with Goddess: Healing the Patriarchal Perpetuation of Trauma, The Crone Initiation and Invitation: Women speak on the Menopause Journey and Rainbow Goddess - Celebrating Neurodiversity. She is co-editing another Girl God Anthology, Pain Perspectives: Finding Meaning in the Fire, scheduled publication 2023.
In addition Kay is writing her own books. Mentorship of Goddess: Growing Sacred Womanhood was published June 2022. Making Love with the Divine: Sacred, Ecstatic, Erotic Experiences is scheduled for February 2023 and Somatic Shamanism: Your Fleshy Knowing as The Tree of Life is scheduled for June 2023. Finally, Kay and her husband Dan Aldred, are co-authoring a book together, Embodied Structure: Creating Safe Space for Learning, Facilitating and Sharing which will be available late autumn 2023.
Evolution through Metacognition
Questioning and challenging patriarchal ways of thinking about ourselves, life and systems.
Advocating critical and creative thinking.
Visioning the future.
Advocating critical and creative thinking.
Visioning the future.
Evolution through Intuition
Questioning and challenging how we 'know' and 'truth'.
Advocating individual gnosis.
Visioning the future.
Advocating individual gnosis.
Visioning the future.
Evolution through Instinct
Questioning and challenging the absence of the body in education.
Advocating body wisdom and following internal impulse and motivation.
Visioning the future.
Advocating body wisdom and following internal impulse and motivation.
Visioning the future.
