A conversation with Sonia Houria Rivas - Breath, Self-Nourishment + Ancestral Widsom ep38

I'm so excited to share this rich and informative conversastion with Sonia Houria Rivas, the Founder of Women Make Waves. We talked about everything from being third culture kids, to food sovereignity, meditation, breathwork and the importance of returning to our ancestral wisdom.

In this episode of Well Woman join Sulin and Sonia for a conversation about ancestral wisdom, food sovereignty, breathing normally and urgency culture, and Sonia takes you through a powerful breathwork technique to normalise the way you breathe. Sonia is a breathwork instructor, an Integrative Inner Power Coach and the founder of Women Make Waves here in Australia. She’s been featured in HEAL Magazine, Mind Blank (mental health), Illawarra Mercury, Vox FM.

Get ready to learn:

• How to nourish your four bodies
• How our food choices reflect our values
• A simple but powerful breathing technique to normalise the way you breathe. Yes!

Grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy this episode of Well Woman podcast! Sonia Houria Rivas is an Integrative Inner Power Coach, breathwork instructor, spiritual guide, and founder of Women Make Waves—a movement helping women reclaim their courage, clarity, and connection through breath, nature, and ancestral wisdom.

Born by the ocean in France to a Tunisian mother and French father, Sonia was raised between cultures—between faith and resistance, the desert wind and the sea breeze. Her path took her from a high-achieving legal career in Europe to a soul-led journey of healing, catalysed by a surfing accident that broke her back—and opened her heart.

Today, Sonia blends deep inner work with practical tools, bridging ancestral knowledge with science-backed methods to help women rewire their mindset, regulate their nervous system, understand their emotions, and reconnect with their intuition.

Through The HOURIA Process, a 10-week transformational journey, she guides women to move through fear, rediscover themselves, embody confidence, and live in alignment with their truth.Whether she’s leading Surf Apnea workshops, facilitating shamanic breath ceremonies, or reviving ancestral traditions through food and ritual, Sonia’s work is grounded in the belief that healing ourselves is inseparable from healing our cultures and the Earth—and that true healing requires embracing all parts of ourselves.

She is deeply passionate about cultural preservation, emotional resilience, and the power of women who remember who they are.How to connect with Sonia:

Website: www.womenmakewaves.com.au/

Insta: www.instagram.com/womenmakewaves_/

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@womenmakewaves_

FB: www.facebook.com/WomenMakeWavesRetreats/

Jump into Sonia’s Online Course “Sacred Winter Ritual” to discover and use the code WELLWOMAN for a special discount:

www.womenmakewaves.podia.com/sacred-winter-ritual

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