Basia Zieniewicz and Tarin Heaton-Heather are broadly and deeply qualified yoga teachers, healers and entrepreneurs. Co-founders of Yoga in the Stars (www.yogainthestars.com), a not-for-profit yoga community in East London created for self-exploration, creative living, and nature connection.
Together, Basia and Tarin hold a balanced retreat container: Tarin brings energising, creative, body-led practice (Vinyasa, Rocket, somatic movement and strength work), while Basia brings deeply restorative and integrative work (Traditional Vedic influences, Yoga Nidra, trauma-sensitive approaches, breathwork-informed practice, and therapeutic integration). Their shared intention is to cultivate steadiness, clarity, and kindness, supporting participants to begin the year with wise effort, mindful presence, and a sense of Sangha (community).
Basia Zieniewicz
Basia’s qualifications are exhaustive, positioning her as a clinical heavyweight in the wellness space. Her credentials include:
B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education): Rooting her facilitation in pedagogical theory.
PGDip in Integrative Art Therapy: Providing a framework for non-verbal expression and psychological integration.
PGCert in Psychedelics, Altered States & Transpersonal Psychology: A cutting-edge qualification from the first European program of its kind, studying under Professor David Luke.
EMCC PGC in Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching Psychology: Integrating spiritual development with psychological coaching.
Yoga teacher (Unity / Traditional Vedic influences / Yoga Nidra / trauma-sensitive approach)
Basia Zieniewicz operates at the delicate intersection of clinical psychology, ancient mysticism, and social advocacy. A "Guide to Liminal Realms," she brings an extraordinary depth of academic and therapeutic rigour to the HealWeb community. Basia is a certified Grof® Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist and is currently completing the final year of the prestigious Grof Legacy Training® in Holotropic Breathwork. Her work is grounded in the conviction that every individual possesses an "Inner Healing Intelligence" capable of guiding them toward wholeness.
Her professional tapestry is woven with diverse threads: she holds degrees in Education and Integrative Art Therapy, along with postgraduate certifications in Transpersonal Psychology and Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching. Before co-founding Yoga in the Stars, Basia was a formidable force in medical policy, co-founding CPASS (Cannabis Patient Advocacy & Support Services) and serving as a trustee for the Sapphire Medical Foundation. She has spent years lobbying for patient access to plant medicines, driven by a fierce compassion for the vulnerable.
The Practice: Technologies of the Sacred
In the sanctuary of the retreat, Basia holds the "Yin" container—a space of profound safety and nurturing. She creates the psychological architecture for deep release, facilitating Holotropic states through breath and music to access non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Complementing this deep work, she guides Yoga Nidra (psychic sleep) and restorative, "post-lineage" yoga. Her sessions, often described as "Unity redesigned through experimentation," prioritize the internal somatic landscape over external form.
Basia’s presence at the Delta Vegan Retreat ensures that your New Year’s transition is supported by expert psychological care. She specializes in supporting "spiritual emergence," navigating the thresholds of change with tender care and clinical wisdom. Whether leading a sharing circle, offering Reiki, or guiding the integration of a profound breathwork session, Basia invites you to trust the wisdom of your own heart and journey home to your exquisite self.
Tarin Heaton-Heather
Yoga teacher (Vinyasa / Rocket-inspired)
Calisthenics coach and creative movement practitioner
Certified in Somatic Muscle Release (Hakim)
Creative arts specialist
Reiki Master
Musian & Composer
Tarin Heaton-Heather is a visionary cultural architect and somatic explorer who bridges the worlds of creative expression and physical discipline. Often described as a "Movement Alchemist," Tarin’s journey into the healing arts is grounded in a successful career as a film composer and creative director. He brings a cinematic understanding of rhythm, narrative, and tension to the yoga mat, orchestrating sessions that feel less like classes and more like immersive journeys.
As the co-founder of Yoga in the Stars and Director of The Metahealth Movement, Tarin has championed a radical, non-profit approach to wellbeing. He spearheaded "The Yoga-Social," a National Lottery-funded initiative designed to dismantle financial barriers to health, proving his commitment to community over commerce.
The Practice: Rebellion and Resonance
Tarin’s teaching methodology is a dynamic fusion of tradition and evolution. He is a dedicated torchbearer of Rocket Yoga, the rebellious, fast-paced lineage developed by Larry Schultz for The Grateful Dead. In these sessions, Tarin invites you to play at your edges, dismantling self-limiting beliefs through advanced inversions and fluid transitions.
Balancing this intensity is his signature Primal Movement Flow, a practice deeply informed by Feldenkrais somatic education. Here, the focus shifts to the neurological "boundaries of movement," reawakening the body's evolutionary capacity for complex, fluid motion. For those seeking the profound, Tarin facilitates Dark Yoga—practiced in near-total darkness to strip away the visual ego and ignite deep proprioceptive awareness.
At the Delta Vegan Retreat, Tarin is the grounding masculine force, the "Fire Cook," and the guide to the wild. Whether leading a sunrise practice overlooking the Solent, tending the ceremonial New Year’s fire, or facilitating a cold-water sea swim, Tarin creates a container where wild self-expression is celebrated. He invites you to step out of the mind and into the raw, intelligent power of the body.
Find them at: www.instagram.com/yoga_in_the_stars
