I'm  ALL about the Aloha 

Meet Bella 

Kia ora - Hello, I am thrilled to introduce myself. 

I am originally from New Zealand - Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud.  Over 25 years ago I went travelling and as happens I ended up living in Dublin, Ireland where I met my Irish husband.

Now, we live in the magnificent town of Lagos, Portugal.  

Is that not a wonderful story.

My Background

I originally trained as a Naturopath and Nutritional Therapist 20 years ago and worked in the now closed, Nelsons Homeopathic Dispensary in Dublin.  From there I joined the team at Duke St Holistic, where I opened up my own practice seeing clients as a Nutritional Therapist. 

Life pivot - the clinic expanded and I was asked to Manage the Dublin Holistic Centre in 2010 - which was a multi disciplinary, 3 storey Georgian building in Dublin with over 70 self employed therapists.

It was life changing and gave me insight into a plethora of modalities I never would have been exposed to before - and the people - and the experiences - I had an incredible time - laughs, tears, stress, community. 

During this time I trained as a massage therapist and well that led me into all variety of healings -Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage, Thai Massage, Reiki, Ear Candling, Pregnancy Massage, Facials, Pilates Teacher Training, Myofascial release and then into Hawaiian spirituality.

The essence of me -

  • I have a deep belief that there is something bigger than all of us out there - working with clients for me, is a privilege and a gift. I am blessed beyond belief.
  • I have hosted a few retreats in the past,  the most recent in 2025,  here in Lagos which was a  4 day non residential retreat.
  • I know this, no matter who you are or how much work you do on yourself, to evolve - the lesson will come out of the shadows. Be prepared that the more you evolve the more that has an effect on the people around you - AND that can have an even bigger effect on you.
  • I see clients here in Lagos for Aloha sessions Hawaiian Lomi Lomi & Aloha energy balancing, Myofascial Release - and for foundation treatments such as Deep Tissue & Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Pregnancy Massage & Facials too.
  • I am married to a wonderful Irishman and have two stepsons and a granddaughter. 
  • I had a Staffordshire bull terrier dog called Bonnie for 16 years who moved with us here to Portugal but now she holds a place in my heart and lives in the stars.
  • My family and friends in NZ - Ireland - Portugal - Spain - the world and the heavens - could tell you a few stories BUT that makes a good life right ?!

 laughter/tears/joy/ALOHA/hardship/resilience/the wonder of humans - and it will give us something to talk about over the campfire or dinner table!

 

"I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should I have done?"

The Summer Day - by Mary Oliver