Hi, I'm Dr. Aleksandra Wruk
My work is deeply personal.
For years I was high-functioning, successful and completely overwhelmed. Depression, self-doubt, people-pleasing, emotional survival, on repeat. Eventually I burned out.
Everything changed when I learned to listen to my body as a source of wisdom. I started questioning old beliefs and feel more confident. For the first time, I felt free to live from my own truth, not someone else's expectations.
My work weaves together eco-somatic facilitation, nervous system regulation, mindfulness and self-inquiry, with a pinch of science, for a unique approach to personal transformation.
Is this you?
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You were the rebel one, until you worked out it's easier to be the reliable one.
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You've done all the work, have self-awareness, but still struggle to slow down, set the boundaries and let go. Working on yourself became another job on the list.
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You hold everything together and you're quietly wondering who's holding you.
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You're full of love and purpose, but all your energy goes on keeping yourself upright.
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Deep down you know there's more to life and you're ready to see change.
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Thoughtful and sensitive, you want clarity and to live life on your terms.
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You'd like someone to hold the space for you, so you can slow down enough to feel safe and remember who you are.
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You don't want to cope better. You want to know when you get to live.
The essential principles of my work
The body holds the wisdom
The foundation of my work is recognising and honouring the intelligent, ecological self - the one many of us have lost touch with. I believe this disconnection from our bodies and our innate wisdom is at the root of so much of what we see today: burnout, overwhelm, anxiety, and a deep sense of stuckness, confusion, and numbness.
Capacity, not more tools
You already know what your body needs. The gap isn't information but the felt permission to act on what you know: to rest before earning it, to set the boundary, to follow your own wisdom. And permission to want more out of life than just coping. To feel vibrant, fulfilling and happy. Kindness toward your body and yourself isn't self-indulgence; it's the foundation everything else is built on.
Safety is the foundation
Living in chronic survival mode rewires the nervous system. It narrows our thinking, and keeps us locked in a state of constant pressure and vigilance. From the lens of liberatory psychology, our struggles are often an entirely appropriate adaptation to a hostile environment. The question isn't "what's wrong with me?" it's "what have I been surviving?"
Our wholeness is revolutionary
In a world built on extraction and disconnection, joy and belonging are acts of resistance. Choosing tenderness and compassion toward yourself, toward others, and toward more than human life, is not naive. It's a radical act.
Testimonials
I’ve been in my feels since I had this breakthrough. I tried so hard to collect an emotional map of my life and I finally got all the pieces. This experience with you helped me tremendously to ask myself the right questions and have the tools I needed to work towards loving myself. It was the missing key!
--1:1 client
In recent years, I’ve felt called to slow down, listen more closely to my body, and nurture a more intentional relationship with the world.
Aleksandra is an amazingly warm, grounded, and deeply present facilitator. She created a safe, open space where I felt at ease to share and connect "
- Lindsay
Aleksandra gently guided us through a process of learning how to relate to the wisdom of our bodies in new ways.
Aleksandra brings lots of thoughtfulness, skill, warmth, humility and humour, and I’m really grateful I got to experience what we created together"
- Anonymous
This afternoon retreat was so nurturing and empowering in so many different ways. I feel so relaxed and grounded. Thank you! My heart is overflowing this was exactly the self care I needed ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Aleksandra held a supportive and inclusive space. Her introduction to the theory behind why we do mindfulness and body work was informed and clear which I truly appreciated."
- Corinne
Ways to work with me
About my approach
My work combines body-led therapeutic and coaching approaches. Instead of talking about old stories, we connect directly with the felt sense of safety, and the signals of the body, so it can finally sigh a breath of release.
This allows for deeper patterns to shift and work with self-imposed pressure and old conditioning. Your body becomes a source of inner wisdom rather than a place of tension or confusion.
Finally you learn to inhabiting your own life from the inside out, rather than supervising it from above. This is not a quick fix. We move at the speed of safety, in small shifts that accumulate. And then we expand what's possible.
Get in touch!
If something in you resonates, or you're curious about aspects of my work don't hesitate to get in touch - I'd love to chat
"This isn't only a personal pattern. It's a pattern shaped by a culture that depends on women not stopping."
My Training
I'm passionate about self development and have a range of qualifications across disciplines that connect to the themes of body-mind-spirit-ecology:
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Somatic Trauma Healing Certification with Abi Blakeslee
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Linda Thai’s Certificate in Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies
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Certificate in Eco-therapy (190 hours)
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Lev2. Certificate in counselling skills
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Certificate for trauma informed coaches
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Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy (CPD)
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Pathways to Stillness with Deb Dana (CPD)
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Somatic Inquiry for Trauma Healing (CPD)
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Lev1. Certificate in Authentic relating (16 hours)
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Restorative Yoga teacher (25 hours)
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Self-Inquiry and Meditation teacher training (50 hours)
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Diploma in Sound Therapy (150 hours) + PGDip in Ceremonial Sound
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PhD in Digital Mental Well-being Interventions
