Hi, I'm River

I support women on the edge of change. Women ready to blast out the cage of people-pleasing and playing small, sharpen their teeth and claws, and step into their unapologetic power, so they can do the thing they’ve secretly always wanted to do.

"May what I do flow from me like a river. No forcing, and no holding back. The way it is with children" [Rainer Maria Rilke]

River (Helen Pattinson) is a Dance and Somatic Yoga Facilitator and Shamanic Guide. She fell in love with classical ballet at 5 years old, studying for 10 years in London, UK. Rock climbing in her early twenties opened up a new kind of 'dancing on rock, weaving together her love for movement and Nature. River became a Certified Dancing Freedom Facilitator in 2012 and has been guiding deep soul-dive dance journeys and rituals on Vancouver Island for 14 years. She has been immersed in shamanic ritual and practices for 20 years, participating in Vision Quests on Vancouver Island, Arizona and Wales, UK.

​River holds a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art and a Masters Degree in Arts & Ecology, and one of her favourite things is drawing with a stick of charcoal. Born and raised in the UK, she fell in love with the wildness of West coast BC and followed her dream to make Vancouver Island her home. She loves meandering barefoot through the forest with her pup, and swimming in the river by her house.