EssentiaLift
Personal Trainers
EssentiaLift
87-89 Shepperton Rd, London
# EssentiaLift: Strength Training with Purpose
EssentiaLift is a London-based wellness practice that merges strength training, Reiki healing and coaching into a holistic approach to resilience. Founded by a former languages teacher following profound personal loss, the business serves women seeking to reconnect with their bodies and rebuild inner strength after trauma, grief or life's challenges.
Each in-person session combines mobility work, guided strength training with proper technique instruction, integrated breathwork and a closing Reiki share to calm the nervous system. The founder teaches independent, confident training rather than dependency, empowering clients to take ownership of their bodies. Online coaching via Zoom and personalised programmes with distance Reiki sessions extend support beyond the studio.
What distinguishes EssentiaLift is its unapologetically trauma-informed philosophy. This isn't fitness for appearance—it's strength as a healing practice. The founder's lived experience of stillbirth, grief and displacement during Sudan's war infuses authentic understanding into the work. Her multilingual background (French, Spanish, Arabic) and teaching experience create an inclusive, held space where women feel seen and supported.
The tagline "one breath, one lift, one moment at a time" encapsulates the meditative, grounded approach. EssentiaLift builds invisible strength—psychological resilience and nervous system regulation alongside physical capability. Based in Hackney, it serves London women ready to transform their relationship with their bodies and discover they're stronger than they realise.
EssentiaLift is a London-based wellness practice that merges strength training, Reiki healing and coaching into a holistic approach to resilience. Founded by a former languages teacher following profound personal loss, the business serves women seeking to reconnect with their bodies and rebuild inner strength after trauma, grief or life's challenges.
Each in-person session combines mobility work, guided strength training with proper technique instruction, integrated breathwork and a closing Reiki share to calm the nervous system. The founder teaches independent, confident training rather than dependency, empowering clients to take ownership of their bodies. Online coaching via Zoom and personalised programmes with distance Reiki sessions extend support beyond the studio.
What distinguishes EssentiaLift is its unapologetically trauma-informed philosophy. This isn't fitness for appearance—it's strength as a healing practice. The founder's lived experience of stillbirth, grief and displacement during Sudan's war infuses authentic understanding into the work. Her multilingual background (French, Spanish, Arabic) and teaching experience create an inclusive, held space where women feel seen and supported.
The tagline "one breath, one lift, one moment at a time" encapsulates the meditative, grounded approach. EssentiaLift builds invisible strength—psychological resilience and nervous system regulation alongside physical capability. Based in Hackney, it serves London women ready to transform their relationship with their bodies and discover they're stronger than they realise.
Services offered
In-person strength training sessionsMobility and breathwork guidanceReiki healing sessions30-minute Zoom coachingPersonalised online training programmesDistance Reiki sessionsTrauma-informed body reconnection workGroup strength and wellness classes