Ella Mesma

Ella Mesma (also known as Maya Gandaia) is a dancer, choreographer, embodiment and intuition coach, certified Structural Integrator in Rolfing, Holistic Pelvic Care practitioner, and Wheel of Consent facilitator. Based between London and Lisbon, she guides people ready to rediscover their most authentic selves and reconnect with joy, freedom and limitless potential. For over 20 years, Ella has danced across continents... from the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony to the Joyce Theatre in New York to Sadler's Wells... creating work that tells the stories she longed to see growing up. Along the way, she carried the weight of imposter syndrome, the ache of not belonging, and the quiet voice that whispered: "You are not enough." But through decades of study in yoga, trauma release, intuition and the alchemy of transformation, Ella came to know a deeper truth. She was always whole, always complete, always more than enough. Now she shares that wisdom through meditation, movement, bespoke coaching, the book Journal to Joy, and her podcast The Joy Hour... helping others find their way back to themselves. Movement is more than motion, it is remembering. Creativity is more than expression, it is liberation. And joy does not have to be fleeting... it can be ours to keep, woven through the fabric of how we choose to live.

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