Valeo’s Origin Story

I grew up in a world where emotions were suppressed and obedience was expected. Pain was something you hid, not something you processed. When my mother passed away from leukaemia, I swallowed my grief the only way I knew how. Even years later, during my own wedding, the first time tears finally came, I was told to hurry and carry on. Every attempt at expression was interrupted, redirected or shut down.

I searched everywhere for meaning, from esoteric practices to ritual work, but nothing reached the part of me that was still bracing. When I developed IBS and no treatment helped, I tried breathwork. In one session my symptoms eased and for the first time I felt a sense release. I trained, studied and kept learning, but struggled to find structure until IMD arrived.

IMD gave me the framework I needed to guide others. Breathwork helped me feel again after a lifetime of suppression. Now I offer that same permission to every person who walks into the room.