Shaman. Mentor. Author.

Whether you seek stillness, freedom from mental struggle, or a deeper sense of meaning in life,  I am here to point you in the right direction. By honing Spiritual Intelligence, we can navigate life's inevitable twists and turns, learn to thrive in the good times, and quickly recover when life knocks us off balance.

Unlike Intellectual and Emotional Intelligence, which gauge our ability to acquire and process information in the outer world, Spiritual Intelligence is an understanding of our inner world.  It is the art to life. It takes us beyond the noise to a place of stillness – beyond expectations, judgments, numbers and words  – to a deep understanding of ourselves. Spiritual Intelligence is the timeless wisdom we recognise in great sages and spiritual teachers. But the good news is, you don't have to retreat to the mountains or take a Buddhist vow of silence to become spiritually intelligent. Anyone can develop it with practice. It is the secret ingredient to lasting happiness.  

Over the last thirty years, I have spent time with the Q’ero elders – the Inka Shaman – living high in the Andes, medicine men and women in the Amazon rainforest, Buddhist scholars in India, as well as mystics, gurus, philosophers and psychologists around the world. 
My work is underpinned by the timeless wisdom of these spiritual masters from across the globe. I have filtered the teachings of Shamans and scholars down to their core components, creating one clear roadmap which you can follow.  


Although our fast-paced, modern world looks immeasurably different to that of our ancestors, our core needs remain the same. Our desires for fulfilment, love, and the need to feel safe and in control of our environments –  remain the same.   
From my varied training and enriching travels, I have gathered a toolkit of powerful meditations, rituals, metaphors and anecdotes that date back thousands of years. These practices have been tried and tested to create a life of purpose and meaning.
If you strip away all the embellishments attached to these spiritual practices –  all spiritual wisdom points to the one thing. It is simply the art of understanding the world within.  Once you understand how to navigate the wild nature of your mind and life itself, it's like a learning a magician's trick. You can enjoy the illusion,  while knowing it is not real.  
As a Shaman and Spiritual Coach, I can guide people on their own personal voyages to honing Spiritual Intelligence.  Together, we can uncover your blocks, clear your mind of the footprints of the past, and develop new patterns that will keep your mind healthy and resilient for life.

Wisdom At Work

  • "Jo never tells you what to do. She builds an environment of trust by striking the right balance between support and challenge. If I go to her with a problem I'm working through inside my head, she cuts away my biases and false assumptions to help me reach the decision already deep inside. I’d describe her as undergrowth hacker – you need that if you’re a CEO building a company surrounded by a large number of yes men."

  • "Life changing on every level."

    Trinny Woodall, Founder of Trinny London

  • “Jo taught me to dream again. With a deep sense of intuition, a healing hand and great sense of humour, conversations with Jo quickly revealed what was holding me back. Shamanic meditation guided me to a beautiful place, releasing the old to pave way for the new."

  • "Jo cut through the spiritual confusion and gave me some practical and effective techniques to increase my awareness and presence. This translated into a better life at home and the edge I needed to increase my performance at work."

  • “Founders and CEOs are like athletes who go through psychological ups and downs and need advice about how to approach the game. Jo teaches you to lean into the mysteries of your psyche, take an inventory of where you are and figure out your deficiencies. I saw the advantage of doing that, as most people are not doing that, they’re working with one arm tied behind their back. It's all about giving yourself the tools and enhancing your abilities to play a very competitive game.”