Embodiment Spirituality
Beyond religion and the 'spiritual industry' :
it's time to radically rethink how we meet our spiritual needs.
I advocate for embodiment spirituality - 'normalising', understanding and improving accessibility to meeting our spiritual needs.
Spiritual needs are universal. We all seek meaning and purpose, connection and belonging. This is part of being human.
I support individuals, organisations and institutions to rethink and reimagine how we can safeguard and meet spiritual needs in nervous system friendly and trauma-informed, neuro-inclusive, creative ways. Ways which are beyond religion, dogma and doctrine, and beyond capitalism.
I am committed to embedding non-patriarchal, non-abusive and non-coercive approaches and resources to support spiritual wellbeing into educational, health and community settings and new structures of moral and spiritual leadership into society.
Spiritual needs are universal. We all seek meaning and purpose, connection and belonging. This is part of being human.
I support individuals, organisations and institutions to rethink and reimagine how we can safeguard and meet spiritual needs in nervous system friendly and trauma-informed, neuro-inclusive, creative ways. Ways which are beyond religion, dogma and doctrine, and beyond capitalism.
I am committed to embedding non-patriarchal, non-abusive and non-coercive approaches and resources to support spiritual wellbeing into educational, health and community settings and new structures of moral and spiritual leadership into society.
Embodied Education
Beyond mind : it's time to radically rethink how we 'know'.
I advocate for embodied education - 'normalising', understanding and improving accessibility to intuition, instinct and embodiment into education.
The wisdom of our body - our 'fleshy knowing' - is deeply intelligent and a rich source of information.
I support individuals, organisations and institutions to critically evaluate and rethink phobic and pathologising attitudes towards the body - particularly sensation, emotion and sensitivity - and consider the value of the messages found within it.
I am committed to embedding bottom up, body first, nervous system friendly, neuro-inclusive structures, approaches and resources into educational, health and community settings.
The wisdom of our body - our 'fleshy knowing' - is deeply intelligent and a rich source of information.
I support individuals, organisations and institutions to critically evaluate and rethink phobic and pathologising attitudes towards the body - particularly sensation, emotion and sensitivity - and consider the value of the messages found within it.
I am committed to embedding bottom up, body first, nervous system friendly, neuro-inclusive structures, approaches and resources into educational, health and community settings.
How to work with me.
In addition to published workbooks, online courses and live events, I also:
Previous clients have included Schools, NHS, CAMHS, National Team for Inclusion, Wellbeing Centres and Domestic Abuse Charities.
I am also an Associate at Neurodiverse Connection where my work is focuses particularly on wellbeing - meaning making, embodiment and somatic strategies - and supports shifts towards this in institutional culture and staff practice.
- facilitate bespoke and innovative training on request
- give talks and offer mentorship
- am available for consultancy focused on my research, specialisms, professional and lived experience - listed below
Previous clients have included Schools, NHS, CAMHS, National Team for Inclusion, Wellbeing Centres and Domestic Abuse Charities.
I am also an Associate at Neurodiverse Connection where my work is focuses particularly on wellbeing - meaning making, embodiment and somatic strategies - and supports shifts towards this in institutional culture and staff practice.
Specialisms.
Human Needs
Spiritual Needs, Health and Wellbeing
Holistic Wellbeing
Religion and Theology
Teaching and Pastoral Leadership
Parenting
Mental Health and Neurodiversity
Autism
ADHD
Neurodivergence
Trauma
Abuse, Grooming and Coercive Control
Safeguarding women and girls
Chronic Pain and Fatigue
Self Harm, Eating Disorders and Suicide
Understanding the Nervous System
Regulation and Co-regulation
Embodiment
Meaning Making
Spiritual Needs, Health and Wellbeing
Holistic Wellbeing
Religion and Theology
Teaching and Pastoral Leadership
Parenting
Mental Health and Neurodiversity
Autism
ADHD
Neurodivergence
Trauma
Abuse, Grooming and Coercive Control
Safeguarding women and girls
Chronic Pain and Fatigue
Self Harm, Eating Disorders and Suicide
Understanding the Nervous System
Regulation and Co-regulation
Embodiment
Meaning Making
Values and Purpose.
As a deep, creative, and visionary thinker, I make perceptive connections amongst my specialisms and see the bigger picture.
I value, affirm and advocate for positive change within education, health and communities via creative, neuro-inclusive, feminist, nervous system friendly and trauma informed approaches.
In addition, my own neurodivergence gifts me the lived and embodied experience of highly attuned intuition, sensitivity, empathy and emotionality. I champion these and the wisdom of the body.
I value, affirm and advocate for positive change within education, health and communities via creative, neuro-inclusive, feminist, nervous system friendly and trauma informed approaches.
In addition, my own neurodivergence gifts me the lived and embodied experience of highly attuned intuition, sensitivity, empathy and emotionality. I champion these and the wisdom of the body.
I stand for education, evolution and embodiment through a creative, heart-led, amalgamation of:
Metacognition
Questioning and challenging patriarchal ways of thinking about ourselves, lives and societal systems.
Centring critical and creative thinking to vision the future.
Intuition
Questioning and challenging how we 'know'.
Centring individual gnosis to vision the future.
Instinct
Questioning and challenging the absence of the body and earth in education, mental health and religion/spirituality.
Centring body and earth wisdom and following internal impulse and passions to vision the future.
Metacognition
Questioning and challenging patriarchal ways of thinking about ourselves, lives and societal systems.
Centring critical and creative thinking to vision the future.
Intuition
Questioning and challenging how we 'know'.
Centring individual gnosis to vision the future.
Instinct
Questioning and challenging the absence of the body and earth in education, mental health and religion/spirituality.
Centring body and earth wisdom and following internal impulse and passions to vision the future.
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 the following year. She taught and held Pastoral and Curriculum Leadership positions in Secondary Education between 1996 and 2016, apart from during a short career break when she gave birth to three children and completed a PG Cert in Counselling and MA in Theology.
Kay is a visionary change maker: a teacher, liberation, embodiment and spirituality orientated theologian, and published author. She catalyses individual, institutional and collective evolution and wellbeing - through education, embodiment and creative meaning making strategies - via interconnected insights and approaches which combine metacognition, intuition and instinct. As a trauma-informed mentor and facilitator, Kay offers online and in-person consultancy, training and resources.
As a lifelong learner, since 2016 Kay has immersed herself in exploring and experiencing meaning making and wellness modalities. She 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. Most recently Kay certificated as a Victim Focus Accredited Trainer.
Kay focuses her efforts on embodiment spirituality and embodied education, specialising in approaches to meet our very human spiritual needs within society, with the aim of safeguarding, increasing inclusion and access to the exploring meaning, purpose, connection and belonging.
She specifically champions feminist, nervous system friendly and neuro-inclusive structures in education, health and community spaces, alongside the creation of networks for peer support and collaboration amongst action orientated, visionary professionals and committed change agents: those currently bridging old and new paradigms.
Finally, Kay is autistic and passionate about increasing awareness of the strengths of neurodivergence. She is an Associate and Development Lead at Neurodiverse Connection, a neurodivergent-led, Community Interest Company, set up to improve support and outcomes for the neurodivergent population and which specialises in providing a translation service between people of all neurotypes.
Kay is a visionary change maker: a teacher, liberation, embodiment and spirituality orientated theologian, and published author. She catalyses individual, institutional and collective evolution and wellbeing - through education, embodiment and creative meaning making strategies - via interconnected insights and approaches which combine metacognition, intuition and instinct. As a trauma-informed mentor and facilitator, Kay offers online and in-person consultancy, training and resources.
As a lifelong learner, since 2016 Kay has immersed herself in exploring and experiencing meaning making and wellness modalities. She 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. Most recently Kay certificated as a Victim Focus Accredited Trainer.
Kay focuses her efforts on embodiment spirituality and embodied education, specialising in approaches to meet our very human spiritual needs within society, with the aim of safeguarding, increasing inclusion and access to the exploring meaning, purpose, connection and belonging.
She specifically champions feminist, nervous system friendly and neuro-inclusive structures in education, health and community spaces, alongside the creation of networks for peer support and collaboration amongst action orientated, visionary professionals and committed change agents: those currently bridging old and new paradigms.
Finally, Kay is autistic and passionate about increasing awareness of the strengths of neurodivergence. She is an Associate and Development Lead at Neurodiverse Connection, a neurodivergent-led, Community Interest Company, set up to improve support and outcomes for the neurodivergent population and which specialises in providing a translation service between people of all neurotypes.
