About - Donna Nicol

It's one thing to talk about healing. It's another to have lived through the kind of upheaval that reshapes everything you thought you knew.

From corporate finance to the dark night and through to the other side

Donna Nicol is a somatic healer and energy practitioner supporting people through chronic pain, anxiety, and grief, especially when nothing else seems to have worked.

After 25 years in corporate finance, Donna reached a turning point. Her career came to an end, her marriage was under strain, her children had grown up and moved on, and chronic pain appeared all at once. 21

While in Florida, she found herself in a yoga class for the first time in her life. What began as a moment of urgency became something far more significant. In just half an hour with her mentor, Frannie, something shifted.

From there, Donna committed deeply to understanding the connection between the body, the nervous system, and emotional experience. Her training includes Yin Yoga (200 hours), Yoga Nidra (30 hours), Meditation (100 hours), Reiki Mastery, Quantum Touch, and Pain Reprocessing Therapy (30 hours), Inner Child Therapy (400 hours), along with completing a nine month Inner MBA programme with Sounds True.

Through this work, she came to understand that much of chronic pain is neuroplastic, created and maintained by the nervous system as a response to unresolved stress, trauma, and emotional overload.

Today, Donna works with clients to gently uncover what the body has been holding onto and why. Her approach brings together Pain Reprocessing Therapy, grounded in science, with Energy Healing practices that support deeper emotional and energetic release.

Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, Donna works with clients both locally at her Calm & Cool Studio and globally through online sessions.

My training and credentials

Donna's work is supported by a wide range of professional training and lived experience, including:

Yin Yoga, 200 hours
Yoga Nidra, 30 hours
Meditation, 100 hours
Reiki Master
Quantum Touch Continuous Training All Levels
Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Somatic Healing, 30 hours
Inner MBA (9 months) with Sounds True
Inner Child Therapy 400 hours

What I believe

Empathy and kindness sit at the centre of everything Donna offers. There's no rushing, no fixing, and no minimising, just a steady, supportive space where you can begin to understand what you're carrying.

Leaving a long standing corporate career wasn't an easy decision, but it came from a place of integrity. That same honesty shapes every session. 12

There's a strong belief that stillness creates space for insight, that the body often understands what the mind hasn't yet processed, and that healing isn't out of reach, even when it feels distant.

I believe that every human being needs a mentor. That should be a celebration, not a sign that we are not good enough.
— Donna Nicol

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