Hester

Founder of Pai Water Temple, a space dedicated to healing and exploration through the qualities of water in the valley of Pai, Northern Thailand. Hester works in a grounded, attentive and intuitive way, informed by her background in behavioral science alongside somatic and aquatic training. Since 2021, together with her partner Teun Melis, she has been offering Aquatic Arts education, with a focus on Aquatic Therapy and Waterdance. Her aquatic work is guided by the ongoing study of movement in water and influences from schools of FlyDeeper, Wataflow, Healing Dance. Her practice is shaped by training in Taoist arts, Breathwork, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.

For the Liberating Love Retreat, Hester leads the full-day excursion to the Pai Water Temple for aquatic bodywork and Waterdance in the hot spring pool.