About Luka.
Luka has been involved in complementary healthcare, healing, nutrition, and personal development since the late 1980s. A highly experienced and skilled therapist, she combines her long-term client work, extensive training, and personal therapeutic journey to create her own unique approach: Integrated Bodywork Therapy, blending massage-based bodywork with Somatic Therapy, energy work, and therapeutic plant oils.
Her thriving private practice has been based in Totnes since 2006, moving through several well-regarded centres as her practice has evolved, including The Totnes Natural Health Centre, The Arcturus Clinic, The Rose Room at The Ola Centre, and most recently The Dartmoor Wellbeing Clinic.
Luka works intuitively from the heart, holding a safe, warmly empathic, and deeply nourishing space for every client. She is committed to delivering a high-quality, non-judgemental service tailored to each client's unique needs, recognising the privilege of working with every individual.
Early Life & Influences
Growing up in Nottingham, Luka developed an early interest in counter-culture, alternative lifestyles, natural health, yoga, astrology, meditation, and personal growth. Her passion for energy work and therapeutic bodywork emerged naturally during this period.
In 1991, she travelled to India, where she studied energy work, bodywork, and Somatic Therapy. Over four years, she trained with world-class practitioners in areas including Psychic Massage, Ayurvedic Massage, Reiki, Reichian Breathwork, Emotional Release Techniques, Somatic Bodywork, Movement Therapy, and meditation practices.
Professional Qualifications
After travelling across Asia, Australasia, and Europe, Luka returned to England in 1997, settling in Devon. She became a Reiki Master in 1999 and qualified as a Holistic Therapist in 2000, gaining credentials in Holistic Massage, Advanced Massage, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Counselling, Nutrition, and Anatomy & Physiology. She is a fully insured and registered member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) and the International Council of Holistic Therapists (ICHT).
Since then, Luka has continued her studies with advanced workshops and trainings in Polarity Therapy, Pulsing, Psychosynthesis, Myofascial Release, Unwinding, Somatic Experiencing, Advanced Counselling, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and Hot Stone Massage. In 2018, she completed a 200-hour Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training in Ibiza. Her professional development is ongoing, and she holds a valid first aid certificate.
Personal Interests & Embodiment
Luka's background as a yoga practitioner, contemporary dancer and rock climber has helped her develop strong embodiment awareness and physical resilience. She is well-travelled and adventurous, with passions including offshore sailing, dance, music, crafting, writing, art, growing her own food, living simply, and spending time in nature.
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