You’re a soulful human, who loves to do deep work, and hold space for other magnificent and messy humans.
You know something bigger wants to be born through you,
but find yourself holding back, without fully understanding why.
Maybe you freeze, go blank or get tongue-tied
when you want to express what only you can share.
You find yourself doubting, feeling unsure, not good enough, fearing rejection
when you go to take up more space in your world.
You’re not looking for conventional speaking skills.
You want to transmit from the core of your being.
You don’t want paint-by-numbers strategies.
You want to unleash your unique voice.
You’re not afraid of being vulnerable and powerful,
even when it takes you to your edges.
And when you inhabit that place, you walk around with a much clearer sense of ‘This is who I am, and this is what’s true for me.’
When you show up unapologetically as yourself, others see you with new eyes too.
Me too.
Hi, I’m Ríonach (pronounced rhee-on-ock).
I’m a human, with all the wonder, pain and mess that being human brings.
I was forged by bone-deep shyness. I never joined any groups outside of school. For decades, I dreaded being in front of people, churning, exposed, trembling words.
Poetry opened me to my soul essence and to finally wanting to share my voice. It catapulted me into leadership as a CEO, melting the visibility blocks that kept me hiding behind the scenes.
Working deeply with the right poem at the right time rewires your brain, rewrites your old stories and helps you speak your larger self into being.
Now, as a poetry alchemist and soulful visibility guide, I help people see themselves clearly, and share their wisdom, gifts and voice in potent ways.
Including clearing layers of personal and ancestral suppression that block our natural expression.
My childhood was spent running free in the wilds of Ireland. I love wind and waves, sea-washed pebbles and whispering leaves.
I make ink and art from wild plants, talking to the spirits of plant people as they share their medicine.
What would change in your world, and our world, if you were seen, known and expressed as the unique essence you are?
In two deep, potent days together, you’ll be supported to:
- Heal personal and ancestral layers of silencing, so you can express yourself with greater ease.
- Find and work with a poem that stretches you to embody your larger self, so you can step forward in powerful ways.
- Let your soul voice be seen and valued, so you can see your truest self more clearly.
Together, we'll create a container where you can …
- Melt your frozen parts and tap into your gentle power, so you can generate your own safety from the inside out.
- Experience that when you express your full power and vulnerability, you touch others with the realness of your presence.
- Activate your fierceness, so you can speak the truth that's in your heart.
When you speak with soul fire,
you become aware of the medicine you transmit
without doing anything,
who you are are the core of your being.
When you are seen and celebrated in your fullness,
it heals the pain of not being seen,
and helps you own the value of the gifts you bring.
The workshop will guide you through a powerful healing and soul expression process.
HEAL WOUNDS OF SUPPRESSION
Our visibility wounds are older than we are. You will be guided through a deep healing process to melt the pain of persecution from ancestral and collective levels. And connect with a potent source of support, your good Ancestors who are always there for you.
WORK WITH A COMPANION POEM
When you register, you'll receive my e-book, Poems for Speaking with Soul Fire, packed with potent poems to shift your energy. Choose a poem, from this or any other source, infused with the vibrational medicine you need at this time.
During the workshop, you will experience a unique process of working with your poem. This goes deep fast and gently rewires your system on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.
SPEAK FROM YOUR SOUL
Part of the workshop includes an invitation to speak some or all of your poem to the group, guided and supported every step of the way.
Experience rising into the soul fire your poem invites you into - inhabiting it through your voice, body and energy system. Owning both your powerful self and your vulnerable self - knowing that all parts of you are welcome.
EXPERIENCE BEING SEEN
Our wounds of being seen were formed in relationship with others and are healed in relationship with others.
Experience the transformative magic of meeting others in authentic presence to open a space of soul-to-soul connection. Together we forge a new culture of rising, shining and celebrating each other’s unique brilliance.
"As a human being, we cannot accept a part of ourselves that we haven't shared with another human being and had validated, rather than violated." ~ Kurt Wright
HOW IT WORKS
2-DAY IN-PERSON RETREAT - Saturday 31 May + Sunday 1 June 2025
Venue: Isis Sofia, Dalfsen, Netherlands
- Daily: 9.30am-5.30pm
- Vegetarian lunch included (dietary needs catered for)
- Option to stay on site or locally (not included)
WORKSHOP BONUS
- Poems for Speaking with Soul Fire - find a poem to support your process in my selection created specifically for this workshop. (You're also welcome to bring a poem, quote, lyrics from any source, including your own writing. Trust what calls you.)
- Bonus integration call - 2 weeks after our workshop, on Monday 16 June 19.30-21.30, we'll gather again on Zoom. This is a space to reconnect with each other and your poem, share celebrations & challenges, and support your integration of the workshop.
When you do this work, then you are able to:
- See yourself, and your unique medicine clearly, so you know in your bones the gifts you bring.
- Feel more at home in your own skin, knowing who you are and what you want to express.
- Feel confident to say a clear yes and a clear no, so you can ask for what you really need.
- Express yourself with greater ease and less anxiety about what other people think.
"I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK UP FOR MYSELF NOW, TO SAY WHEN A BOUNDARY HAS BEEN CROSSED."
"Working with my poem was really powerful and felt incredibly sacred. It brought me a deep intuitive sensing, beneath the mental to more feeling, discovering and knowing. This work released blocks within me that kept me stuck for years, but it felt like such a safe space. It transformed my visibility issues. I found myself volunteering to talk about my work, which I would never have done before."
Judith Salentijn
"IT COMPLETELY CHANGED HOW I FEEL AROUND PUTTING MY WORK OUT THERE AND BEING SEEN."
"I'm speaking out more and feel ready to share my work. I was never into poetry, but this truly alchemical work with Rionach was a revelation. Affirmations never worked for me, but the right line of the poem comes to me at the right time, like a mantra. "
Valerie Collins
"I LOVED HOW THE PROCESS BUILT GRADUALLY, IN SMALL STEPS WHICH FELT SAFE BUT OPENED UP HUGE PARTS OF ME."
"I was scared at first, but the group was such a safe space, like a security blanket, with many powerful and creative people. It made me realise it’s not just the words I use but the energy behind them. Now I can focus less on what words I should use, and know the right things will flow from me. I feel liberated being all of me and I’m bringing all pieces of me into my work. I received many invitations to share my work."
Marloes Nierop
"I’M OKAY TO BE VISIBLE NOW, IN ALL MY DIFFERENT FACETS."
I had no idea poems could rewire our brain and emotions with such grace. It was an incredibly transformative experience and actually changed my posture! It gave me the confidence to commit to sharing my gifts. I feel so calm and have a real sense of being me."
Fra Panella
"I FEEL A DEEPER PRESENCE OF MY SOUL THAT'S CONSTANTLY FLOWING THROUGH ME."
"Working with Rionach helped me to feel my own energy and begin to love and honour myself, which has been my hardest life lesson. It was a pivotal moment that supported me to begin a new chapter. I resigned my job and got a new one that allowed me to train as an acupuncturist. I now help people to find healing poems. I'm infinitely grateful to be walking my talk. It's rippling out to so many people."
Simeon Bridge
"I WAS SO AFRAID OF MY GREATNESS, TO FILL UP WITH ME. THIS IS WHO I REALLY AM. LIVING MY FULL SIZE!"
"The most transformational part for me was to stand up in front of an audience and say out loud: ‘I'm a woman, phenomenally!’ Every time I did, it got more powerful. I was brought up hearing: ‘Don't be tall, don't be your full size.’ Working with Rionach helped me to stand in my truth and become even more visible with that."
Levina Kaarsemaker
"I WANTED TO OVERCOME MY FREEZE RESPONSE SO I COULD SHOW UP CONSISTENTLY."
"Working with Rionach, I experienced a huge clearing of ancestral blocks that kept me in hiding. This work melted the walls around my heart. I felt the power within me and saw that people really want to listen to what I have to say! Before I didn't feel safe. Now I can drop into my heart and radiate from there. Such a gift!"
Sandra von Schmeling
YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING ...
Why poetry?
Brain scans show that poetry actually rewires your brain. Yes, really! Scientists discovered that the rich language and imagery of poetry acts like rocket-fuel for the brain, firing up new neural pathways. It activates parts of the brain linked to language, memory and emotion, helping us to rewrite old stories.
Poetry uses the language of the senses and the language of the soul, plugging you into your deepest knowing and grounding that into your body.
Poetry is not for me
I get it. Lots of people feel this way. Mostly down to how we were taught poetry at school. I've never heard anyone say: 'Music is not for me.' Just like songs, there'll be some poems that speak to you, and some that don't.
Here's what others have found:
- "I had no inkling that poetry would ever work for me. I'd never in my life read a poem that touched me. When I received the poems from Ríonach, I was completely blown away. I was immediately hooked on poetry, which I didn’t see coming." - Lucienne van der Linde
- "Before working with Ríonach, poetry made no sense to me – it was crazy words. Now I share poems everywhere. I read them to my yoga class. I am a poem carrier now!" - Cheryl Lee Davis
"Working with Rionach helped me to melt a frozen trauma wall and let go of a lot of armoring and protection. I felt really safe throughout this vulnerable process, which was really important for me."
Cynthia McGrath