Question 1

What is Wrth y Môr / Wellbeing South Wales?

Accepted Answer

Wrth y Môr and Wellbeing South Wales are the holistic and therapeutic arms of the Môr a Sawna family, founded by Kathryn. While Môr a Sawna is the wood-fired sauna experience at Jackson's Bay, the wellbeing side focuses on supporting your emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health through gentle, alternative approaches — using nature, creativity, and therapeutic techniques to help you feel whole again.

Question 2

Who is Kathryn?

Accepted Answer

Kathryn is a holistic, creative, integrative and therapeutic therapist based in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. She's been practising since 2004 and holds qualifications in Trauma and Mental Health (Level 5), Mindset Coaching, NLP, Time Line Therapy, Hypnosis, Sandstory Therapy, Reiki (Master & Teacher), EFT, Sound Healing, Mizan Therapy, Aromatherapy, and a range of creative therapeutic techniques. She's also a mum of two, a year-round sea swimmer, and deeply passionate about community and spirituality.

Question 3

What's the approach?

Accepted Answer

Kathryn believes it's just as important to look after our minds as our bodies. Her approach is holistic — treating the whole person, not just the symptoms. Our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and intuition are all connected. Sometimes we struggle to find the words, or don't even know where the challenges are. Through gentle methods like sand, clay, art, images, and other therapeutic tools, you can explore what's coming up safely — without needing to talk much at all.

Question 4

Can I combine a wellbeing session with a sauna?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. You can book a sauna session after your wellbeing appointment to maximise your wellness time — it's a beautiful way to round off a treatment.

Question 5

What services are available 1:1?

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One-to-one sessions include creative therapy, Reiki, personal sound baths, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), womb wrapping and blessing, coaching, Sandstory therapy, aromatherapy (with essential oil blends made uniquely for your needs), and mindset coaching. You can also combine any of these into a tailor-made package.

Question 6

What does a personalised session look like?

Accepted Answer

You can emerge feeling deeply rested and realigned through a personalised blend of sound therapy, Reiki healing, and a unique essential oil blend made for your specific need. Sessions are about nurturing your inner light, discovering your nervous system patterns, learning to listen to your inner wisdom, and developing tools to improve sleep, manage pain and stress, and reduce inflammation.

Question 7

How much do sessions cost?

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Prices start from £22.99. Exact pricing depends on the type and length of session — get in touch for a personalised quote or to discuss a package.

Question 8

What group sessions do you offer?

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Group sessions include creative therapy workshops and sound baths. There's something powerful about coming together with others to experience deep relaxation and healing in a shared space.

Question 9

Do you offer mentoring?

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Yes. Kathryn offers 1:1 business mentoring drawing on over 20 years' experience — from a background in business banking to running her own wellness practice. As a qualified mindset coach, she can guide and support you on your business journey.

Question 10

Do you offer training and qualifications?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Kathryn offers Reiki training and an accredited programme to become a Holistic, Creative and Therapeutic (HCT) Practitioner. This is for adults and professionals looking for ways to understand and support emotional wellbeing and mental health with the people they work with.

Question 11

Who do you work with?

Accepted Answer

The wellbeing practice works with the wider community, groups and individuals (both in person and online), and professionals through the accredited training programme.

Question 12

What is mindset coaching?

Accepted Answer

Mindset coaching helps you identify and make essential lasting changes that impact your life long-term. It's about getting clear on the obstacles stopping you from living the life you want — then working together to remove them. Expect self-discovery, healing, expansion, and radical acceptance.

Question 13

What can coaching help with?

Accepted Answer

Coaching can help you let go of self-doubt, sabotaging habits, negative emotions, and unhealthy coping strategies (such as over-eating, over-working, or addiction). It builds a solid foundation of self-worth, belief, and self-regulation. It can also empower you to become a calmer, more connected parent, create healthier relationships with yourself and your family, and tackle anxiety to improve your mental and physical wellbeing.

Question 14

What areas of life does coaching cover?

Accepted Answer

Coaching can focus on self-belief and confidence, personal security and foundations, relationships, health and stress management, parenting, and creating a sustainable lifestyle that works for you. Through the process, you develop the freedom and assurance to build a life aligned with your values.

Question 15

What is the She Ascends Collective?

Accepted Answer

It's an online community space for women, dedicated to personal growth through mindset coaching, wellness, spiritual growth, and creative expression. Using platforms like Zoom and a private Facebook group, it's a nurturing space where women rise together — guided by grace and grounded in soul. The most powerful self-development happens in relationship, not isolation.

Question 16

What topics do you explore?

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The collective covers a wide range: boundaries, relationships, understanding yourself and your needs, expectations, menstrual cycles, shadow work, self-love, self-care, self-awareness, self-acceptance, and creating the life you want. It's a space to process emotions, get creative, stay focused on your goals, and have fun while doing it.

Question 17

What's included in the membership?

Accepted Answer

Members get access to creative sessions (switch off, unwind, and connect to how you're feeling), a monthly focus topic (relationships, mindset, self-care, exercise, and more), online coffee chats and Q&As, meditation and hypnotherapy recordings, workbooks and worksheets, journaling prompts, and a members-only Facebook community. All sessions are recorded so you can watch or rewatch at any time.

Question 18

Do I need to be creative or an artist?

Accepted Answer

Not at all. We're all creative in different ways — you don't need to be "anything." Kathryn will guide and nurture your expressive side. Even simple doodling is incredibly effective: it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new neural pathway in the brain, but with creativity and play it takes only 10–20 repetitions. Doodling can bring extraordinary gentleness and compassion to doing deep inner work.

Question 19

What do I need to take part?

Accepted Answer

A phone, computer, or iPad for Zoom calls and the Facebook group. If you'd like, you can keep paper and some pencils, pens, or art supplies handy — but it's not a requirement.

Question 20

Why does Kathryn use creative methods like doodling and art?

Accepted Answer

Creativity and play are incredibly effective ways to create lasting change. The brain typically needs around 400 repetitions to build a new neural pathway — but through creativity and play, that drops to just 10–20 repetitions. Simple doodling can bring gentleness and compassion to deep inner work, making it accessible even when you can't find the words to express what you're feeling.

Question 21

What can I expect from creative work in sessions?

Accepted Answer

Through creative exercises you can connect — with yourself, the different parts of you, your ideas, purpose, and fullest potential. You can release frustration, disappointment, anger, and trapped energy. And you can start feeling excited about blank pages, about bringing playfulness back into your life, and experience the relief that comes from having your thoughts and feelings truly understood.

Question 22

How do I book a wellbeing session?

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Get in touch directly by phone on07903 716325or email WellbeingSWales@outlook.com. Kathryn will discuss your needs and help you choose the right session or package.

Question 23

Are sessions in person or online?

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Both. 1:1 sessions and group work are available in person (at the sauna or locally in Barry) and online via Zoom, depending on the service.

Question 24

Can I create a bespoke package?

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Yes — Kathryn can combine any of the services (Reiki, sound, coaching, creative therapy, aromatherapy, etc.) into a tailor-made package designed around your specific needs.

Question 25

Is this right for me if I'm not sure what I need?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Many people come in not quite knowing where the challenges are — perhaps just feeling anxious or stressed without a clear reason. Kathryn's gentle approach helps you explore what's coming up safely, without pressure to talk or have it all figured out beforehand. Whether you're looking for regular ongoing support or just treating yourself to something special, you're covered.

Question 26

What is sound therapy / sound healing?

Accepted Answer

Sound therapy uses sound vibrations to bring your body and whole being back into balance at a cellular level. Everything around us — including ourselves — is energy vibrating at different frequencies. Stress and trauma that isn't released can cause a delay in the flow of energy, and even manifest as physical pain or ailments. Benefits include lower stress and anxiety, fewer mood swings, improved sleep, mental and physical balance, lower blood pressure, improved concentration and memory, restored energy, pain relief, and a sense of stillness and peace.

Question 27

What is a sound bath?

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A sound bath is a meditative journey with sound. Instruments including gongs, singing bowls, chimes, crystal harp, ocean drum, and native American flute ease your body into a meditative state. You simply lay back and let the healing sounds and vibrational energy wash over you — relax, recharge, and rebalance.

Question 28

How much is a sound bath?

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1:1 session — £35
2 people — £60
Groups up to 6 people — £170

Question 29

What is creative therapy?

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Creative therapy provides a safe space to express yourself through photography, painting, drawing, Sandstory, clay, and other approaches. It helps bring what's in the unconscious to the surface, make sense of it, and process it — an extremely powerful experience. Whether 1:1 or in groups, Kathryn creates a supportive environment for you to deepen your journey with yourself, awaken your spirit, and cultivate joy.

Question 30

How much is creative therapy?

Accepted Answer

1:1 session — £45
Group sessions ("Drawing From Within") — £15 per person, up to 10 people

Question 31

What is Reiki?

Accepted Answer

Reiki is a Japanese holistic healing method that works through the channelling of universal life-force energy into the body. A balanced energy flows through the practitioner, which stimulates a person's own healing ability. Treatment can be done with or without touch, and with or without sound. A 1:1 session costs £30.

Question 32

How does creativity improve wellbeing?

Accepted Answer

Creativity improves mood and motivation by flooding the system with feel-good hormones. It helps you focus and is naturally grounding — a great way to slow the pace in today's fast world. It's also a powerful problem-solving tool: being creative allows the unconscious to come through, breaking you out of stuck thinking patterns and helping you come up with new ideas and solutions. Studies show engaging in creativity regularly has a positive impact on both physical and mental health.

Question 33

What Reiki training do you offer?

Accepted Answer

Kathryn offers three levels of Reiki training:
Reiki Usui Shoden (First Degree)— learn the basics of Reiki to heal yourself and loved ones.
Reiki Usui Okuden (Second Degree)— learn distance Reiki and be able to practise on others outside your close family circle.
Reiki Masters— learn to embody Reiki, explore its deeper teachings, and embrace its full practice.
Training is offered 1:1 or in groups. It's experiential — the majority of in-person training is spent practising hands-on self-Reiki and Reiki on one another. You'll receive a workbook, and ongoing support through WhatsApp and regular catch-ups throughout the year.

Question 34

Do you offer training?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Kathryn offers a range of training including: Reiki , Holistic, Creative and Therapeutic (HCT) Practitioner and Sauna Ceremonial Master. Suitable for adults and professionals looking for alternative ways to support emotional wellbeing and mental health with the people they work with.

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