Inner Resilience for Collective Change

Tending the ground
beneath meaningful change

Breathwork, coaching, facilitation and grief tending for people and organisations working to change the world, without burning out in the process.

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Holding Ground

Inspired by the wisdom of land, ecology and the body, Holding Ground supports personal and collective transformation through breathwork, facilitation, coaching and grief tending. I work at the intersection of inner resilience and systemic change, helping people and organisations cultivate deeper presence, integrity and belonging in times of uncertainty and transition.

Meet Nessie

Nessie on the farm with one of the animals

Hello, I'm Nessie

Staying human in difficult times

I'm a breathwork therapist, coach, facilitator, farmer, and someone deeply interested in what helps people stay human in difficult times. For the past 20 years I've worked in activism, food systems, leadership development and social justice, alongside supporting people more directly through breathwork, coaching, mentoring and grief tending.

I live on an organic farm in West Wales. Farming, and being in service to the seasons, has taught me as much about facilitation, leadership and resilience as any formal training could. The land doesn't respond to hustle culture. That reality keeps me grounded.

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What I Offer

Grounded support for change-makers

Five interconnected practices, held with warmth, honesty and a trauma-aware approach that never asks you to become a "better version" of yourself.

Breathwork Therapy

Grief Tending

Facilitation

Coaching

Food Systems Change

Organisational Coaching & Culture

“The body often knows things long before the mind catches up. My role is not to fix people, but to help create the conditions where healing, insight and reconnection can happen naturally.”

Nessie Reid · Holding Ground
Nessie kneeling beside a cow in a Welsh field

Who I Work With

People who care deeply about the world

Much of my work is with people navigating the complexity that comes with trying to change things: activists, conservationists, farmers, academics, philanthropists, artists, nonprofit leaders and community organisers, across many countries and cultures.

Whether you're leading through uncertainty, carrying grief and responsibility, or simply trying to do meaningful work without losing yourself in the process, my work creates space to process, restore and keep showing up.

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We begin with a free 15-minute discovery call to explore your intentions and how this work might support you. No pressure, no performance. Just an honest conversation.

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