About Rob

Hey, I’m Rob

I’m here to help you own your story, connect with your life urge and give your wounded inner child a platform for expression.

I discovered the spirit of peaceful anarchy in 1992, through the writings of Aleister Crowley and a decade later, enjoyed the rare experience of training with Aboriginal elders in the Australian bush.

I then went on to study at Eagles Wing College of Contemporary Shamanism (2009-2011) and the College of Sound Healing (2011-2012), before embarking on a vision quest in the mountains of Snowdonia.

More recently, I grounded my approach through a study of breath & body awareness with the AIR School of Breathwork (2014-2022) and became a plant medicine practitioner with Ritual Cacao (2018). I also ditched the corporate ladder to provide support to victims of violent crime & terrorism across London, later moving to prisoner rehabilitation and homeless services.

A music geek to the extreme and child of the rave generation, I bring sound to my art with a love of gongs. I may have danced on stage with Grace Jones (twice, but who’s counting?), as well as being part of the London Loft sound system collective. Proud feminist and trans ally here, but not after a medal for either.

I’m available for one-to-one and group sessions, both online and in a cozy, North London gong room.

Free medicine wheel journey

About me

Always the dreamer, I was diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. A search for integration propelled me into the Amazon jungle, where, under the watch of local shamans, I took part in a 10-day diet with the visionary plant medicine, Ayahuasca.

The experience taught me to view my perpetual distraction as a natural trauma response. Retreating inwards through dissociation, had become my inner child's safety valve. Always running, my outcast, teen-self found refuge in the countercultural fringes of rave. Fast-forward twenty years and the cracks began to show as I spiralled into a quagmire of self-doubt, eventually falling from the career ladder, in the cutthroat world of advertising.

The body speaks the mind, so eventually, this manifested in physical burnout, along with the rude awakening of a broken foot, torn bicep, serious hamstring injury and hernia from all the over exertion. Doctors cited (and I quote), "a lack of grounding ability in my supporting muscles".

Pushed to my emotional, mental and physical limits, I experienced a wake-up call that my inner child had been holding the answers all along. The adult in me just didn’t know how to listen, or that it was an option.

Our collective stories shape us and it’s here that we find the strength to ground our creativity.

—In my case, both metaphorically and physically! 💪

In the life of the universe, we’re only here for a flash and the planetary crisis we currently face is simply holding up a giant mirror.

Now, more than ever, it's time to face fears, find our purpose and get flashing!

I’m passionate about authenticity and (re)connecting people with their unique sense of power.

Life isn’t a new age bubble of hearts, flowers and happy-clappy disco re-edits. It’s the entire gamut of emotions and the secret is embracing flow, not attaching to states. Diving into the shadows can be fun too!

Shamanic practitioner…sound therapist…breathworker; I’ll answer to any of these, but fancy tools, techniques and modalities are unimportant. The key to a successful and rewarding client session lies in present moment awareness and the quality of space that’s being held.

Tailored packages to navigate the urban jungle

Coming soon!

My offerings

Rebirthing breathwork

Gong bathing

Shamanic journeying

Tarot reading

Bio

Urban Healer shenanigans over the years.

Tarot readings for clarity in a crisis

Meet Fred

I live with a tiny panther. We wanted to name him Dracula to boost our goth credentials. Instead we got a Fred.

Fred’s a friendly little man and I’m his full time slave. I’m happy he came. 

He says, “You should pop over to North London for a gong bath.”

—Actually, that’s a lie. He didn’t say this. I’m just projecting my marketing strategy onto a cat.

Fred also likes biscuits. 

He did say this – but he probably shouldn’t have, because it’s unethical to solicit gifts from clients. 

Bad Fred.

Fred is a sound therapist too. He purrs with a consistent pattern and frequency between 25 and 150 Hertz. Sound frequencies in this range improve bone density and promote healing.

 

DJ mix trilogy

Lovingly curated Balearic music for recovering beach slugs and freelance coffee junkies.

Over 12-hours / 150 tracks featuring Fred meow samples and some live gong sounds. 😎

Contact me

rob@urbanhealer.co.uk
07810 267778

London, N15

@roburbanhealer