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Blue Spaces helps professional women like you to find clarity and purpose

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Blue Spaces

noun:

Any natural water body, such as oceans, lakes, rivers and even smaller bodies of water like ponds or fountains.

Remember the younger you, the you that felt passionate and inspired to live a life of purpose? In this busy, fast-moving world it’s no wonder that you’re feeling overwhelmed or lacking in confidence and have lost that connection to that part of yourself. Know you want to make a change, but you’re not sure where to start? We’re here to help.

We’re here to guide you to make those changes to rediscover the confident, empowered you, that leads with certainty and knows what she wants and where she is headed. You can live a more fulfilled life that is aligned with your passions. We at Blue Spaces offer the space and connection you need to take the next steps.

We believe that we are shaped by what we do, where we spend our time and who we spend that time with. We believe in the power of Blue Spaces, in community and connection with like minded women.

Imagine you could bottle that feeling of just getting out of sea. When your whole body feels alive, refreshed, invigorated and revitalised. Close your eyes and connect to this part of you. Allow her to guide you back to that person that’s connected to her purpose and ready to confidently plunge into change.

Our offerings are consciously created to do just that.

two women blurred in the foreground, standing in front of water and trees

Our Story

How a love of the sea & saunas shaped a friendship and sparked an idea

Blue Spaces has been slowly percolating and forming in the minds of Nikita and Laura over the years, much like their love for cold plunges and wild spaces.

Laura and Nikita initially met on a retreat. They both had a desire to live life a little differently and share the exhilaration and headspace that came from a weekend of wild swims, yoga and connection a retreat affords.They realised the value retreat spaces offered women in finding headspace to redefine their approach to work and life so they joined forces.

Lessons were learned in the sweat and laughter of hosting retreats and the biggest one was how transformative these spaces were for busy working women. Seeing how women gain confidence and trust in themselves, creating a fast forward effect to grow and change within a supportive setting.

They realised that their passion lay in helping women achieve their full potential through creating a space for them to have time for themselves, new experiences, community, coaching/therapeutic sessions, cold/heat immersion, time in nature and movement.

Blue Spaces is a manifestation of the love of that simple feeling of coming out of a body of water, the way your whole sensory perspective seems to shift.

There is a therapeutic process that happens when you are in the sea and around the sea. It’s supportive, scary, vast, has the ability to change landscapes, and gives us freedom. We believe that retreats can be a way to enter this ‘blue space’ , a way to clear the debris for creativity to tap into this blue space within you.

“A weekend spent with kind, generous hearts, bodies stretched with practice, mind cleared with early morning dips and oh so delicious food to nourish body and soul. Just perfect, already looking forward to the next one x”

Louise
"Laura came highly recommended by someone I trust. It was the best decision I’ve ever made about my health & wellbeing. She made me accountable, but most importantly she really cares. I feel good, and that's reflected at work and in my personal life. The sessions were perfectly tailored to my needs."

Professor Laura Spagnola
"The mindset of giving things a go and enjoying them has been really beneficial for me. I have found particularly helpful Laura's insights on human behaviour - I have seen resonances in my own working and personal life which have given me pause for thought, and in some instances changed and improved how I approach difficult situations."

Amy Watson

Our Values

What we live by

Curiosity

Because it's the starting point for change.
Creativity

Because it’s the joy of being alive.
Connection & Community

Because support is a superpower.
Transformation & Compassion

Because it’s possible to make change happen without sheer force.
Time in Nature

Because it’s in the name (There aint no health benefits to grey spaces!).

Our Founders

Meet the team

Nikita Johnson

Nikita is a Coach and entrepreneur. Her strengths lie in thoroughly understanding what it takes to successfully lead a business on an international level. She understands the challenges professional women face in a competitive corporate world. Her passion lies in helping women to lead happier and healthier professional and as such personal lives.

“After spending over a decade working in the corporate and tech world with the hustle and bustle of city living, I packed up my life in London and headed for the sea. Running a business, travelling regularly, and managing an ambitious team sounded like my dream role, but I had slowly lost my sense of creativity, purpose and connection. Daily lunchtime yoga classes were my sanctuary, but it wasn’t enough! I felt stuck, trapped and burnt out. I knew I had to make a change. I felt a need to swap the city for space and freedom to breathe. Let my shoulders drop.

That change was a huge leap into the unknown, but I trusted the process that I was where I needed to be at that time. I started swimming in the sea every morning. It became a routine, part of my life and now a part of me. I don’t feel like I’ve started my day properly until I’m bobbing around in the sea, looking back at the shore, resetting my lens on the day before breakfast. It was the shift I needed to realign with my values, and find me purpose again”.

Laura Wright

Laura is a Bacp registered psychotherapist and yoga teacher. She offers a unique and multidisciplinary approach in all aspects of her teachings. For over 15 years she has worked individually and within a group setting helping and supporting people. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. Laura is here to support you in that process.

“My working life has always been about following my passions in order to lead a life that feels purposeful for me. This has led me down so many paths and I’ve been a wearer of many hats. Over the pandemic I embraced a long held goal of becoming a psychotherapist and took the plunge into change.”

“I chose Scotland as my home because I value the closeness to nature and the wild and rugged landscapes. In the pandemic I took up surfing and the cold unrelenting north sea taught me many lessons in perseverance, embracing change, feeling the fear and doing the thing anyway - lessons that without a doubt ebbed into my working life.”

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