Hi there - I’m Vanessa Francis. This is where I list qualifications and make a case for myself, but what follows is really a life story. The path that led me here has been shaped more by experience and curiosity than convention.

I was born in 1969 and raised in the south of England. In 1990, while living in North London, I had my first astrological reading. It stayed with me. Over the next decade I completed a degree in Music with Drama, immersed myself in singing and Tarot, and worked administrative jobs to support myself. After a deep depression in my late teens and early twenties, I searched for meaning through creative expression, esoteric philosophy, embodiment, and the natural world. Opera captivated me, astrology ran a close second, but neither offered a clear living.

In my late twenties, I experienced a change in financial circumstance, which allowed me to follow what genuinely interested me. I studied at the European School of Osteopathy in Kent, where I developed a lasting respect for the intelligence of the body. From there, I was led into yoga, meditation, and voice work with Susan Dash.

In 2000, I moved to the United States to study with Susan. Intending to work with her for three months. I stayed for more than a decade. Years of daily vocal training and body based work taught me how deeply our history lives in the body and how change unfolds best with patience and skill.