
Ember Heart Health
Embodied Health Guide

About
Michael Ashton
Through the breath and the body, we can always find our way forward.
I am an Embodied Health Guide supporting people in reconnecting with their bodies and deeper selves through safety and awareness, with many years of lived and formally trained experience.
I am certified in trauma-informed breathwork, Pilates personal training and yoga instruction, with extensive experience in nervous system health, fascial release, energy work, medicinal plants, nutrition and injury rehabilitation. Having used these tools and others to overcome Ankylosing Spondylitis, ME/CFS, chronic pain and mental health challenges, I also help people with autoimmune condition management and rehabilitation.
I use the practices of breath and movement as pathways into deeper connection. Through the breath and the body we can always find our way inward. They are powerful gateways that help us release what we carry and reconnect with what is true.
My work is nervous-system-first and rooted in the belief that true strength comes from regulation, trust and embodied presence — not force or fixing. By listening closely to the body through different practices, we not only build health and resilience, but also open a space for self-awareness and aliveness.
I work one on one, in person and online, meeting you where you are and tailoring programs specific to your needs. I also do group work and conduct workshops and retreats.
Certified In
Trauma-Informed Breathwork
Personal Training
Yoga Instruction
Pilates
Deep experience in
Pilates
Nervous system health
Fascial release
Energy work
Medicinal plants
Nutrition & fasting
Injury rehabilitation
Lived experience in
Ankylosing Spondylitis · ME/CFS · chronic pain · mental health.
I've used this work on myself first.
How I Work
01
Nervous Sytem First
We build safety before we build load. A regulated body can do far more than a braced one.
02
No force, no fixing
You are not broken. We listen to what your body is already saying and work with it, not against it.
03
Built for you
Every program is tailored — one modality or many, in person or online, meeting you where you are.
04
Whatever it is, we can figure it out
Complex, long-standing, hard to name — bring it. There is almost always a next step.