The Veena Family 

I’m originally from Poland and have been living in the UK since 2003. My teaching journey began in the Himalayas in 2019, where I trained as a Sivananda yoga teacher. Since then, I’ve followed my heart into many beautiful practices  Pregnancy Yoga, Hypnobirthing, Cacao Ceremony Facilitation, Face Yoga, and Yoga Nidra.

I love creating spaces that feel safe, nurturing, and uplifting  from Full Moon Yoga & Cacao Ceremonies to retreats and classes that support people through every season of life. With Veena & The Moon, my dream is to offer a home for connection, ritual, and wellbeing here in Bexhill.

Elizabeth is a gentle yet powerful guide for those ready to heal, awaken, and rise into their true self. With deep intuition, grounded wisdom, and a heart firmly connected to Mother Earth, she creates spaces where transformation feels safe, natural, and deeply nourishing.

As a Reiki Master and Mindfulness Coach, Elizabeth supports emotional release, energetic alignment, and soulful reconnection,  helping you remember who you are beneath the noise, expectations, and daily demands of modern life.

A devoted lover of horses and the natural world, her work is inspired by earth rhythms, animal wisdom, and the quiet magic found in stillness. Her presence invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and come home to yourself.

 Retreats: Detox For The Soul
Elizabeth’s retreats are sacred pauses,  designed to cleanse not just the body, but the mind, heart, and spirit. Expect grounding practices, gentle healing, and space to reconnect with your inner truth.

If you’re feeling the call to reset, realign, and step forward with clarity and calm. Elizabeth will meet you there 

Lenka is a busy mum, a woman of depth, and someone who truly gets the overwhelm, anxiety, and relentless pace of modern life, because she’s lived it.

Reiki didn’t find her in a calm, quiet moment.
Reiki arrived when she needed peace, clarity, and direction the most.
And it didn’t just soothe her,  it empowered her.

Gentle yet deeply powerful, Reiki helps release tension, restore balance, and strengthen healthy boundaries,  so you can meet life from a place of grounded calm rather than constant survival.

Lenka offers bespoke Reiki sessions for:
✨ Adults
✨ Teens
✨ Children

Each session is a space of kindness, rest, breath, and safety where nothing is rushed, nothing is forced, and your nervous system is fully supported. Presence is always at the heart of her work.

This is not about fixing you.
It’s about supporting you to return to yourself calmer, clearer, and more resilient than before 

Originally from Leicestershire, Rachael moved to the South Coast in 2021. She has been practising yoga for over 20 years, completing her 200-hour teacher training in 2018, followed by certificates in Pregnancy, Post-Natal, Mum and Baby and Children’s. 

 

All abilities are very welcome in Rachael’s classes, especially newcomers to yoga. She wants to get people moving, to make time for themselves, and to learn to take a deep breath and step back from the day-to-day routine of everyday life.

Rachael believes that regular exercise and creating space both physically and mentally is key to keeping a positive outlook on life. Let’s not take this too seriously! Having her own invisible illness, she understands that everyone has their personal struggles and their own reason for trying yoga.

She welcomes anyone to give it a go and is happy to chat about individual needs or provide suggestions  for modifications – even if your first class is spent lying on your mat!

Born in Chile, Yuri Betancourt discovered his deep connection with music at the age of 11, when he first picked up an instrument. Since then, his life has been dedicated to sound, rhythm, and the soulful expression of South American traditions. A gifted multi-instrumentalist, Yuri plays a wide range of string instruments, including the charango, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, alongside traditional flutes such as the quena and moseño. His playing carries the spirit of his homeland, blending ancestral sounds with contemporary creativity.

In 1999, Yuri moved to the UK, where he immersed himself in London’s vibrant underground scene. For over two decades, he collaborated on countless projects, from experimental ensembles to world music collectives, constantly exploring the intersections of culture and sound. His performances are known for their raw passion, authenticity, and ability to transport listeners into different musical landscapes.

In 2021, Yuri relocated to Bexhill-on-Sea, where he began weaving himself into the South Coast’s creative community. Alongside Karolina, he co-founded Veena and the Moon, a wellness and creative space dedicated to music, yoga, and holistic practices. Here, Yuri shares not only his extraordinary musical talents but also his knowledge of South American culture, introducing local audiences to unique instruments and traditions that carry stories of the Andes, the Amazon, and beyond.

What makes Yuri truly remarkable is his intuitive musicianship—he plays not only with technical mastery but also with deep emotional resonance. His music has the power to heal, inspire, and connect people across cultures. Whether through intimate performances, workshops, or collaborative projects, Yuri continues to enrich every space he enters with the magic of his sound.

Taliah is a deeply experienced healer whose work is shaped by lived resilience, spiritual lineage, and compassion for those affected by trauma. Having spent most of her life in the Middle East, she is a survivor of three wars and understands first-hand how trauma imprints itself on the body, mind, and soul.

Her work is not theoretical, it is embodied, lived, and rooted in deep understanding.

Driven by her own healing journey, Taliah explored holistic methods of restoration that support true recovery rather than surface-level coping. Her path into healing began early: as a teenager, she studied under her Chinese “mother,” learning secret family Qigong practices passed down through lineage rather than institutions.

From her father’s side, Taliah inherited a Mongol shamanic lineage,  powerful, demanding, and profoundly transformative. She went on to study with respected shamans including Sergio Magaña and Hiyah Park, deepening her understanding of ancestral wisdom, ritual, and energetic healing.

In Jerusalem, Taliah met her Reiki teacher, Agnes Andrews, and Reiki has remained a core pillar of her work ever since. She has taught and practiced Reiki across Europe and the Middle East, integrating it with Qigong, shamanic practice, and trauma-aware presence.

Taliah believes we never stop learning and just as importantly, never stop un-learning the beliefs and patterns that keep us stuck. This process, though challenging, can be liberating and even ecstatic, opening space for deeper understanding and new levels of freedom.

She invites you to join her healing sessions and classes, and to become part of the spiritual universe at Veena and The Moon 

This is work for those ready to heal deeply, reclaim their power, and move forward with clarity, courage, and soul.

Katie supports others in restoring balance and wellbeing through therapeutic massage and Reiki healing, working with both the body and the nervous system to encourage deep release and regulation.

For her, massage is far more than relaxation. It is a therapeutic tool that helps the body let go of tension, quiet the mind, and release stagnant energy. When combined with Reiki, her work supports the clearing of deeply held emotional and physical patterns that can contribute to pain, discomfort, or imbalance.

Shaped by her own self-healing journey, Katie brings a compassionate, intuitive approach to her practice. She understands the importance of working with past trauma, limiting beliefs, and the “shadows” that can hold us back, creating space for clarity, acceptance, and a more authentic way of living.

Her treatments are designed to help release fear and self-doubt, calm the mind, and support meaningful inner change.

Katie offers:
✨ Indian Head Massage (on the couch or seated) with Reiki
✨ Ayurvedic Face Massage with Reiki

She looks forward to supporting you on your healing journey