My name is Holly and I'm the creator of Mystic Village. It took a year and a half to build, which gave me time to think of what kind of business I wanted to run; its values and ethics.
I believe in being of service to others, and giving back to those who need it, so we host charity fundraisers and a portion of our general profits also go to local charities
Mystic Village follows a grounded, embodied philosophy and practices, using movement (yoga), and activating somatic practices (breathwork) and complementing these with gentler, insightful modalities to help you process and integrate.
My personal story starts with my mum. She had a traumatic childhood, and some of the pain and anger she carried became part of our family dynamic. Growing up, I inherited some of that anger and found myself repeating generational patterns.
Around the age of 30, my mum had two heart attacks and Near Death Experiences that completely changed her perspective. She began exploring spirituality, and our small family hotel became a ‘New Age’ centre, hosting meditations, talks and workshops. I grew up surrounded by spiritual practices, but also came to understand that healing is rarely immediate or straightforward.
I left home at 18 and later worked as a fashion stylist in New York and Hong Kong. Eventually, I became disillusioned with that lifestyle and began searching for something more meaningful. This led me to yoga teacher training in India and eventually to Pai, where I was a partner at Bodhi Tree Yoga for five years before creating Mystic Village.
It was in Pai that I discovered breathwork, and it became a central part of my own transformation. Alongside yoga, meditation, nature, psychotherapy and community, it helped me work through long-held anger, understand my family with greater compassion and begin to break those generational patterns.
Healing my relationship with my mum and my family is one of the things I am most proud of. Mystic Village grew from that journey and is dedicated to them.
We aim to create a safe and inclusive environment. All our facilitators for psychosomatic work are certified and trauma informed. We are LGTBQ friendly and this is a female owned and run operation.