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About Claudia
About Claudia
Claudia (Cloud Hands) is a compassionate healer, intuitive, and experienced practitioner of Shiatsu, Jikiden Reiki, and energy healing, with over 20 years of practice. Born in Portugal, she lives in the UK. She worked in Lisbon, Brighton and London and now treats people worldwide through distant sessions. Her trauma-informed approach uniquely integrates Japanese healing arts, energy medicine, and sound healing. With extensive study in somatic trauma and energy medicine, Claudia offers a transformative experience that addresses the body, mind, and soul.
Besides her private clients, Claudia worked at a walk-in clinic in central London for four years, where she treated thousands of people with a calming, grounding presence. Using her own unique approach of gentle Shiatsu on Japanese massage chair, she created a carefully refined sequence of mindful touch with the precision of pressure points.
She releases deep-seated tension for people seeking relief from work stress and life’s anxieties. Her practice is like a moving meditation, attuned to each client's subtle needs, creating a transformative experience that uplifts, relaxes deeply and re-centers body, mind, and spirit.
Her journey
Having faced personal health challenges and profound life experiences, Claudia deeply understands the healing journey.
She healed many 'chronic conditions' such as chronic back pain, fibromyalgia and bronchitis and she continues her journey through trauma healing, loss, grief, and more recently, experienced profound healing by transforming matter with energy, creating a new awareness and resilience. Through dedicated self-healing and deep surrender, she has developed unique healing approaches.
Claudia has a calming, grounded presence that brings harmony into her sessions, whether in-person or remotely. Her clients come from diverse backgrounds, often drawn by her sensitivity, empathy and intuitive guidance. Claudia is dedicated to inspire others on their healing journeys.
Claudia’s practice is rooted in Spirit guidance and deep Soul and Earth connection to support self-discovery, resilience, and multidimensional healing.
Claudia continues to learn and explore new methods for her personal growth and to enhance the effectiveness of her treatments with clients.
Recent studies include Sound healing with Tibetan Bowls (Sound Mysterium), Shamanic Healing (Harry Edwards Sanctuary), Multidimensional healing and Earth healing. Claudia also completed a 1 year Writer’s course with Hay House, where she wrote a fiction novel inspired by her energy work and multidimensional healing.
With a background in cinema, Claudia studied in different fields such as somatic trauma healing and post-traumatic growth (Thomas Hübl, Gabor Maté, Arielle Schwartz), eco-psycology, shadow work & soulcraft (Bill Plotkin), deep ecology (Joanna Macy), tuning forks (Dr John Beaulieu, Eileen McKusik) and many more.
You can find out more about Claudia's art, books, Earth based practices and meditations in this website.
Claudia is a professional practitioner insured by Balens. She is a member of the Jikiden Reiki UK Association (JRUKA).
Courses & Qualifications
Courses & Qualifications
Recent Courses
Multi-dimensional healing (online certification) - 2025
Shamanic energy healing (online certification) - 2025
The spirit of the Tibetan Bowls - at Sound Mysterium with Kat Bambul, London - 2024
Shamanic Healing workshop - at Harry Edwards Sanctuary, Surrey - 2024
Shiatsu and Japanese healing Arts
Shiatsu Diploma - at Portuguese Association of Seitai-Shiatsu Therapy of Lisbon with Dr. Mitsuharu Tsuchiya, 2002-03
Zen Shiatsu at Ki Kai School, Morley College, 6 workshops, London, 2014
Jin Shin Jyutsu, with Cheli Mula, at Health in the city, London, 2015
Seiki, Shamanic Shiatsu, with Alice Whieldon, Norwich, 2017
Jikiden Reiki, Shoden (level 1). with Rika Tanaka, London, 2018
Jikiden Reiki, Okuden (level 2). with Tadao Yamaguchi, London, 2018
Online short courses and webinars on Shiatsu for mental health, Shiatsu for anxiety, Quantum Shiatsu, Non-doing, Seiki, Clean language and more, New Energy Work, 2021-22
Trauma / healing
Quantum - Touch, with Richard Gordon, 2023
Beyond Trauma to healing & happiness, Thrive in life by removing the roadblocks that impede your post-traumatic growth, with Dr Arielle Schwartz, 2022
Healing of Collective trauma in Women, training International Labs , Pocket Project / Thomas Hübl & team, Nov 2020 to June 2021
Ongoing advanced meditation, presencing, transparent communication & trauma healing studies with Thomas Hübl (since 2019)
The Wisdom of Trauma, film and series of conversations with Dr Gabor Maté, 2021
Treating trauma Master series (neurobiology of trauma and attachment, traumatic memory and working with limbic system) - speakers include Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, Pat Ogden, Stephen Porges, Ruth Lanius. Nicamb (National Institute for the clinical application of Behavioral medicine)
Collective Trauma Summit from 2019 to 2025 - hosted by Thomas Hübl
Healing trauma through the body, with Michael Stone and Molly Boeder Harris, 2018
Sound healing with Tuning forks & Bowls
The spirit of Tibetan Bowls - at Sound Mysterium with Kat Bambul (2014)
Ancestral healing - Advanced Biofield tuning course using tuning forks, with Eileen McKusik, 2023 (Shift Network 4 weeks course)
Finely tuned to perfection - Advanced course with Dr John Bealieu for integration of tuning forks and sound healing with other healing modalities, 2022-23 (Shift Network 12 weeks course)
Tuned to perfection - Leading-edge tuning fork techniques to balance, harmonize and uplift your body, mind & spirit, with Dr John Beaulieu, 2022 (Shift Network 7 weeks course)
Sound healing Alchemy - Biofield Tuning method, for in person and distant treatments, with Eileen McKusik, 2020 (Shift Network 7 weeks course)
Soul centric work, shadow work, healing of Earth, Art therapy
8 months mentorship program with Douglas van Houten, Animas Valley Institute, 2022
Art and Soul, 6 weeks online course with Douglas van Houten, Animas Valley Institute, 2021
Wild Mind Intensive online, Animas Valley Institute, 7 sessions, with soul guide Douglas van Houten, 2020 - Nature based map of psyche, eco-psychology, practices of wholeness and deep shadow work and subpersonalities
In her words, online 3 months course with Joanna Macy - Deep ecology, The work that reconnects, and other themes such as emergence, despair and uncertainty, 2021
Soul centric dream work circle, 3 months, with Douglas van Houten, 2021
Dreams and your Personal Journey Summit, Jung Platform, 2021
Therapeutic Art Life Coaching certificate, 2021
The feminine & Empaths
Women who run with the wolves, 8 weeks course / book club / exploration on the archetype of the Wild Woman and the teachings of Clarissa Pinkola Estés, with Lydia Violet, Rising Apalachia and somatic healers, at The school of the great turning, 2021
Thrive as an Empath in Evolutionary times - with Wendy de Rosa, 2020 (Shift Network 7 weeks course)
Belonging - Encounters, intimate conversations on belonging - 7 weeks with Toko-Pa
Feminine Awakening Series - 7 live webinars with Clare Dubois (Tree Sisters) and guests
Healing chronic illness the Feminine way - Women’s Wellness Circle - interviews and meditations hosted by Sophie Jane Mortimer and Frances Goodall, 2017
Meditation & Other practices for self-healing, Energy medicine and Summits
Chi gong, yoga, various breath work, and taoist practices (since 1989)
Meditation Practice (11+ years) - Mindfulness of breathing, Metta-Bahvana, 6 Elements, Insight meditation, Engaged Buddhism, Presencing, Transparent communication, 3-Sync. Several silent retreats in Buddhist communities, and Solo Retreats for the past 5 years. Teachers include Thomas Hübl, Tchich Nhat Hahn, Michael Stone, Joanna Macy. many classes, workshops and silent retreats at London Buddhist Center, Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, and online, plus an ongoing daily practice
Meditations for Challenging times / online - 10 days with Michael Beckwith (2020)
Mindfulness Trainings for Engaged Buddhism / Online Retreat - 5 days with Thich Nhat Hahn & Plum Village community (2020)
Many webinars and Summits, including Trauma related summits, the Collective Trauma Summit, and many summits at The Shift Network on Somatic Movement, Sound healing, Shamanism, Evolutionary Empaths, Energy Medicine, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Intuition, Ancestral Healing and many more where I learn a lot and connect with a wide range of practices and teachings.
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