FOUNDER

Neil is the founder and visionary heart behind the Healing Insights Familia, a community born from his lifelong devotion to helping people come home to themselves and to one another. After more than two decades working globally in mental health, emotional resilience and human wellbeing, Neil realised that true healing does not happen in isolation. It happens in community, through shared remembrance, through being witnessed, and through rising together. The Familia is his answer to this calling.

His journey began with personal adversity that ignited his purpose. That purpose became the foundation for his work as a pioneer in wellbeing and a trusted guide to individuals, organisations and communities around the world. Over the years, Neil has been recognised as a leading voice in mental and emotional health, featured across global media and teaching thousands the principles of stress mastery, embodied resilience and grounded spiritual practice. 

But beneath all the titles, achievements and global work, Neil’s deepest commitment has always been simple and human. To help people feel safe. To help them feel seen. To bring people together in a world that is pulling itself apart. To create a space where healing is not a solo journey but a shared pilgrimage.

The Healing Insights Familia grew from this vision. A space where the old ways of community are rekindled, where ancient wisdom meets modern understanding, where ceremony is woven with science, and where people are welcomed exactly as they are. Neil describes the Familia as a sanctuary for the soul and a training ground for the heart; a place where seekers support one another, rise through one another and remember that none of us were ever meant to walk this path alone.

Guided by compassion, humility and a deep reverence for the human spirit, Neil continues to steward this growing community with the belief that in a time of collective overwhelm and separation, the medicine we need is one another. Through the Familia, he invites people not just to heal, but to belong, to evolve, to awaken, and to rise in the power of community.

Check the impact he is making through his work at

www.stress.org.uk

Api Ascaso is an explorative and vibrant soul whose musical gifts come together to create expressive, eclectic and deeply soulful soundscapes. Her music is an offering to the unseen, shaped by her profound connection to the sacredness of each moment and her belief that music is the language that speaks directly to the mystery.

Her raw, versatile voice carries a rare quality. It seems to move through the soul rather than simply around it, travelling beyond the illusions of time and space. In her sound, you feel the dance between the earthy feminine and the universal masculine. Her voice is both grounding and expansive, tender and elemental.

The drum is the heart of her expression, pulsing with a steady, ancestral rhythm. From there, she weaves in an array of world instruments with delicacy and intuition, allowing each note to arise naturally as part of a living conversation with the moment.

Api’s gift is her sensitivity. She feels the energy of a space with remarkable clarity and lets her improvisation be guided entirely by what is present. Her performances are never repeated, because each moment dissolves as soon as it arrives. Her music is a ritual of impermanence, presence and surrender.

Her work invites breath, introspection and inner journeying. It asks you to explore the mysteries of what is felt but not yet known, to meet the truth beneath the surface and to allow yourself to be transformed by the subtle.

As a leading member of the Healing Insights Familia, Api brings more than music. She brings devotion, intuition and a deep commitment to supporting collective awakening. Her presence strengthens the energetic field of the Familia, anchoring ceremonies, sound journeys and community gatherings with wisdom, grace and an unwavering connection to spirit. She is not only a musician within the Familia, but a guide, a catalyst and a guardian of the emotional and energetic space we hold.

You can explore her work at www.terravibra.com

Lewis is a musician, rhythm carrier and grounded space holder whose work is rooted in presence, devotion and deep listening. His path has been shaped by travel, lived experience and an ongoing commitment to inner enquiry, all of which inform the way he approaches sound as a tool for connection and healing.

Working primarily with rhythm, texture and low-frequency resonance, Lewis creates musical landscapes that invite people back into their bodies. Through drums, strings and layered soundscapes, he offers a steady, anchoring field that supports emotional release, nervous system regulation and a sense of inner stillness. His gift lies in his ability to feel a space, track what is alive within it and respond with intuitive precision.

Lewis brings a grounded masculine presence to the shared work of Cheetaram, holding the pulse beneath the melody and the structure beneath the flow. His influences are wide-ranging, drawing from ancestral rhythm, nature, Reggae roots and the earth-based traditions that honour music as a communal language rather than performance.

As a leading member of the Healing Insights Familia, Lewis is known for his steadiness, warmth and quiet humour. He supports others not by pushing or fixing, but by creating a field where people feel safe enough to soften and arrive fully. His work reminds us that healing does not need to be dramatic. It needs to be held.

Explore Cheetah Ram’s music:

https://www.youtube.com/@cheetahram

Ruth Hoey is a gifted Sound Medicine Practitioner, Women’s Circle Facilitator, Cacao Guide and Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher. Her work is rooted in a deep commitment to supporting others on their path of healing, empowerment and reconnection. Through her presence, people feel safe to soften, to explore, to release and to rediscover the parts of themselves that long to be witnessed.

Ruth creates transformative wellbeing experiences that weave together ancient and modern healing practices. Her sessions and circles draw from sound therapy, rituals, embodiment practices and reiki, held with intention, clarity and a profound respect for the individual journey of each participant. As a facilitator, she is known for her ability to hold sacred space with gentleness and strength, guiding people towards insight, healing and heartfelt connection.

Working with heart-opening cacao, the rhythms of nature and the cycles of the moon, Ruth helps others to attune to the deeper pulse of their own lives. Her work supports people in aligning with their authentic purpose, releasing old patterns and stepping into a more rooted, soul-led way of being. She offers one to one sessions, group events, retreats and corporate wellbeing experiences across London and internationally.

As a member of the Healing Insights Familia, Ruth is a steady, compassionate and intuitive presence within the community. She holds the energetic field with care, supporting both individuals and the collective to feel grounded, connected and held. Whether guiding cacao ceremonies, offering sound journeys or facilitating deep inner work, her contribution to the Familia is shaped by devotion to truth, feminine wisdom and a heartfelt belief in the power of community healing.

Ruth brings nurturing, insight and soulful guidance to every space she touches, helping people return to themselves, find balance and walk a path that honours their spirit.

www.renurture.co.uk

Chantelle is a vocalist, poet and intuitive channel whose voice moves as prayer. Her relationship with sound is devotional and alive, experienced not as something she creates, but something she allows to move through her in service of truth, expression and remembrance.

Her artistry is deeply inspired by her own life journey, by Mother Earth and by the communities she serves. Chantelle’s work invites unity through shared song, celebration and authentic expression. Guided by the practice of stepping aside and trusting what wants to come through, she opens herself as a channel for Spirit, allowing sound to arise from the heart in communion with the Divine Mother and Great Spirit.

Her offerings weave together melody, poetry and spontaneous vocal expression that feel both ancient and immediate. The vibrations she carries are often subtle yet powerful, inviting listeners into emotional honesty, release and a sense of coming home to themselves. Her sound holds both tenderness and fire, grounding people while gently expanding their awareness.

Within the shared field of Cheetaram, Chantelle carries the melodic and devotional current, bringing voice to what is felt but not yet spoken. As a cherished member of the Healing Insights Familia, she is also a natural space holder, known for her emotional intelligence, softness and strength. She creates environments where vulnerability is welcomed and authenticity can unfold with ease, supporting individuals and communities to grow with compassion, truth and trust.

Explore Cheetah Ram’s music:

https://www.youtube.com/@cheetahram