The Awakening of Death - TAOD

The Awakening of Death - TAOD Life Coach Specialising In Overcoming Addictions, Anxiety, Depression, Fear & People Pleasing, Through Holistic Healing. Soul Doula, Author, Public Speaker.

15/06/2026

I've been searching for 8 years, but missing the deep irony of that search, in that everything of what I am is here now.😶‍🌫️

The ego is a wonderful tool and helps me navigate this reality of 'separateness'.🎭

But it's constant search for more because of it's finite existence can lead to loops of suffering.🫠

Healing loops - there's something wrong with me I need to fix.😫

More knowledge loops - if I can just learn more, I'll be enlightened.😎

Pleasure loops - the happiness is over there trap.😊

Identify loop - I'm spiritual and have had a few profound experiences, now I am superior clinging to those profound moments like decaying butterflies, whilst hoping I get another trip somewhere in the future.🤔

This is not a negative post, but one of realisation, that what we are looking for is an idea which is just another thought and the personas we build from these are based on lack .🖼

What if that next imagined happiness or trip never arrives, as you leave the body before that experience?🥀

All we need is here, if we can just get quiet enough for a few seconds. Your job is to exist, experience and love, which you could say are just more thoughts.📖

But for those who have ever touched upon the true 'love' of our being, it's not just another thought, but an awareness woven into the fabric of existence that cannot be defined through thought or words.🦋

Keep living life and using your ego as the beautiful tool it is, to experience this reality and be you, but don't place your happiness in it, as the horizon moves further away the closer you get.🌞

Enjoy the ride.✨️

Thank you to for our enlightening conversations at Glastonbury.💙

I had the pleasure & honour of speaking to 5 groups of 30 young people today about mindfulness & nervous system regulati...
11/06/2026

I had the pleasure & honour of speaking to 5 groups of 30 young people today about mindfulness & nervous system regulation.😀

This was for the MEFestival organised by the NHS held at the beautiful Himley Hall.🖼

The world is changing - fast! And young people are now having access to information I wish I had years ago, that potentially would have helped me understand the way I was and changed my path, but it's all as it is and perfect.🙏

We covered:

The mind and how it creates problems🤔
Being present😎
Sitting with 'big emotions'😫
Acknowledging and accepting what is✨️
Nervous system regulation techniques to practically soothe and calm us😊
And some bad dad jokes from myself🙃

Thank you to all who organised this event. When we empower the youth, we change the future.💙

10/06/2026

Life is incredibly short.🦋

Stop thinking happiness or enlightenment is over there.🌞

Stop thinking you will find what you are looking for in the next holiday, healing session, day off, Friday evening.😎

If you fall into the trap of looking over there, you will miss what is already here.🫠

So often I have looked to the next breathwork session, podcast, healing day, meditation, next ego trip, yes, they are all good, but the irony is, it's all here if we could just be present.🦋

Please be you and stop procrastinating- the world needs you, there will never be a right time - it has to be now.💫

Continuing with my themed evenings each month, I am hosting an event that is close to my heart - Inner Child Healing.👨‍👦...
09/06/2026

Continuing with my themed evenings each month, I am hosting an event that is close to my heart - Inner Child Healing.👨‍👦

Children are exposed to all sorts of developmental factors growing up. Parenting, religion, society, education, peers, all of which play a huge role in shaping who we are on an emotional and subconscious level. The first 7 years is key.🎭

Emotions are something that are often shamed growing up and if not processed or oppressed, that stay stuck in our systems like an echo.🔊

Children do not have the cognitive capacity to process some events correctly and may not feel safe to truly express who they are. This then stays stuck in what we think is the past but plays out now, in our adult life unconsciously.🎥

Inner child healing is where we as adults go back and give our younger selves the love, validation, and compassion we never received from people who were doing their best.💙

It is like the top part of the brain healing the lower two parts, and saying, all is safe now little one, you can relax. By doing this, we can act out of autonomy in the moment and create an empowering future, rather than allowing the wounds of the past to create a safe predictable future.🦋

We will be doing a guided meditation to help connect with the younger you, creative expression through drawing & learning practical tools to take with you to use on a daily basis.🖍

Please bring a younger picture of you under the age of 7 to help you connect with that younger part of you.🖼

I have 10 spaces available for this powerful evening. Refreshments will be available.✨️

Tickets are £13. Contact me directly to book your place.🌞





Our first breath and sound journey yesterday was well received, as I walk further down a new path.🙏From explanations abo...
07/06/2026

Our first breath and sound journey yesterday was well received, as I walk further down a new path.🙏

From explanations about the Fawn trauma response leading to people pleasing, to Pranayama breathwork, to the importance of nutrition & sourcing ingredients consciously, to chanting to Soundbaths - this day had it all.😊

Oh yeah and a beautiful Biodynamic lunch consisting of lentils, quinoa, beetroot, carrots, sun dried tomato & lemon hummus, lemon & mint cucumber with tomatoes, freshly picked rocket & bulls blood leaves topped off with apple cider & wholegrain mustard dressing, to accompany a beautiful squash, red pepper & sweet potato soup with crusty tiger bread prepared by me.🥬

I've used my past life as a chef to bridge the gap into my new life of teaching wellbeing and empowerment.🤝

We will be doing more of these workshops, so keep em peeled in the future.👀

Thank you to all involved and who made this day possible, especially & the beautiful , who I am honoured to work alongside- I am truly greatful.💙

31/05/2026

Awaken Your Voice Through Breath & Sound - A Journey to Authentic Self-Expression

Sat 6th June, at Aum Tree Yoga

JUST 4 SPACES LEFT!!

- with David Jones from and

A full-day immersive and experiential workshop for anyone who feels blocked, restricted, or disconnected from their voice.

Through breathwork, relaxation and conscious sound, you’ll be gently guided to release tension in the throat, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect with your natural, authentic voice.

David and Andrea bring both lived experience and deep practice, sharing their own journeys from fear and suppression to freedom of expression, and guiding you through the tools that supported that transformation.

This workshop is not about singing or performing. It is for anyone who wants to unlock and open up their voice so you can feel more freedom around expressing authentically from the heart in a more relaxed way.

This is about creating enough safety in the body for your voice to emerge — naturally, honestly, and without force.

No one is put on the spot.

Everything is done together, in a safe, supportive group space.

Saturday 6th June

10.30 - 5pm

Aum Tree Yoga, Halesowen

£60 pp (or 2 for £100)

Includes lunch, refreshments & sound bath

AndreaBaines.com

I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend at the .revolution.festival 🌞I didn’t get much footage this year, as to be honest, I get...
26/05/2026

I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend at the .revolution.festival 🌞

I didn’t get much footage this year, as to be honest, I get so caught in the moment, I forget. Sometimes social media feels forced to me and takes me away from the moment. I don't like that.🦋

I met many beautiful people, learnt some new things about my shadow, and found time to relax.🎶

Thank you to all who accessed my services and purchased my book.🙏

My message is simple. If you have a dream, please don't keep it a dream, take the first steps you can within you power to make it happen and the rest will unfold from there, as you take tiny steps.🐛

My book is where it all began 5 years ago, and SO much has happened since then as I constantly apply what is written in there on a daily basis.📖

Where would you be in 5 years time if you took action and started what you love today?🤔

Don't keep your dreams and gifts inside your head - that my friend is really selfish. Be who you came to be.💙

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January was a good month.❄️Snow, public speaking, events, delivering training in schools, being with my family, meeting ...
01/02/2026

January was a good month.❄️

Snow, public speaking, events, delivering training in schools, being with my family, meeting new clients and one solid day of crying integrating a wound I thought I had held from long ago.🙏

Good, bad, it's all one. Becoming comfortable with both alleviates the suffering.💙

Lots of new doors opening as I shed the old.🌠

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