I’m Naomi Gates and I delight in creating and holding space for individuals and groups.
My own search for a sustainable pace of life has seen me undertake counselling, coaching and spiritual direction training. The insights I’ve gained through them have been invaluable to enabling me to live with greater freedom and ease. I now seek to pay that forward in a variety of ways.
I am passionate about welcoming stillness, quiet and noticing. I hold spaces to pause, reflect, imagine and experiment with new ways of living.
I love connecting and learning. Laughing and creating. Cups of tea and being with the sea.
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I’m married to Chris, and we have three teenage daughters and an aging poodle.
Between us there’s various neurodiversity that adds a certain spice to life. My own lived experiences of chronic illness, caring for others with chronic conditions and a challenging perimenopause, means I’m particularly aware of the impact of grief and burnout from trying to conform to the ‘norm’.
I am fortunate to live in one of the most biodiverse areas of the UK - Purbeck in Dorset. Here, I connect with the rhythms of land, sea and sky to find balance and perspective. Being outside energises me to imagine and create, through walking, cycling or tending my garden.
"Naomi could easily be the most thoughtful person I know. With her innate ability to actively listen, she provides considered responses that impart wisdom, and crucially, teach the art of reflection. With Naomi's guidance, I have been able to remove pressure from situations, accept and approach peaceably and welcome would-be challenges in a way I would never have believed possible. She embodies what matters in life - a better way of being can be discovered."
Andrea B