Izabella Soko in her sunlit studio
Izabella Soko

Nervous System Strategist for Leaders

IZABELLASOKO

Human performance begins with the state of the nervous system.

For founders, entrepreneurs, and executives who are running on empty and struggling to switch off. I help you recover, think clearly under pressure, and build sustainable success without burning out. Based in the Algarve, Portugal, and Toronto, Canada, working with leaders worldwide online.

Work with me ↓

Burned Out But Still Performing? Breathwork Changed Everything

| Izabella Soko | TEDxPraça Gil Eanes

Where nervous system science
meets the life
you are actually living.

Izabella in conversation with a private coaching client
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Private Coaching / Reclamation

Deep one-to-one coaching grounded in my proprietary Reclamation Method. We map your baseline using clinical assessments, uncover what’s driving your patterns, and work across the somatic, emotional, mental, behavioural, and unconscious levels—so you don’t just think differently, you create lasting change in how you feel, respond, and lead.

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Momentum / Online collective

A place to switch off and come back to yourself. Each month brings a new theme, a live breathwork session to let go of the stress and emotion you’ve been holding, simple daily tools to stay steady, and a guided self-inquiry to see what’s really going on underneath. Join as a member, or drop into a single breathwork session whenever you need it.

Izabella leading a group breathwork practice in a sunlit studio
Izabella speaking about breath and the nervous system
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Speaking + Workshops

A message made to move the room.

I translate nervous system science into something people can experience through keynotes, immersive breathwork journeys, workshops designed for leaders, teams, offsites, and retreats. Exploring burnout, energy management, resilience, and the ability to think clearly under pressure, every session goes beyond theory, offering practical tools and experiences that participants can apply in their work and everyday lives.

The approach

Science for the pattern.
Human experience for the person.

My work bridges the nervous system, behaviour, leadership, breath, mindset and human potential. Grounded enough for the boardroom, human enough for real life.

Regulate × Uncover × Reclaim × 
Izabella supporting participants during nervous system breathwork
Nervous System
Behaviour
Leadership
Breath
Mindset
Human Potential
Izabella leading a seated meditation on a sunlit terrace above the ocean
My story

Success looked right.
My body knew otherwise.

In 2017 I had a panic attack on my way to work. I was leading a Trust & Safety team in Toronto's tech world, and by every outside measure I was doing well. Burnout forced a different conversation: not how to push harder, but how to feel safe enough to live differently.

In their words

“Working with Izabella gave me a deeper understanding of myself—and clarity on my vision, values, and the hidden factors driving my burnout.”

Lewis Bay · CEO

WhatsApp messages from clients

WhatsApp message from a client: Afternoon. I'm feeling very well today and very positive. Thank you from my heart for doing this journey with me.WhatsApp message from a client thanking Izabella for a session that felt held, supported, and understood, with joy, sadness, and relief releasedWhatsApp message from a client: Morning. Slept for 10 hrs, feel much lighter this morn and compassionate towards myself. Thanks for yesterday xWhatsApp message from a client: the work we've been doing is really paying off, I feel like things are shifting, and suddenly new possibilities are opening upWhatsApp message from a client: the new breathing tool you gave me really helps me calm down and fall asleepWhatsApp messages from a client: I felt tired but very in peace last night. I just wrote a 7 page letter to my Mum and burned it. Felt like freedom.WhatsApp message from a client: just feeling very grateful, thank you so much for being such a wonderful coach!

The invitation

Let the body
lead.

If you are leading well and running on empty, this is where we start. A clarity call is a short, free conversation on Zoom. We talk about where you are, and whether this work is the right fit.