Ovio comes from the Italian, “ovvio”, meaning clear or obvious.
For us, it’s about reconnecting with your innate wisdom to live with clarity and perspective.
Ovio helps you cut through the complexity, overwhelm and noise in your head to find clarity and live with greater purpose, balance and ease.
Inspired by ancient wisdom traditions and backed by modern neuroscience, Ovio brings mindfulness to life in an engaging, practical and inspiring way.
Ovio is for anyone who wants to savour life. For anyone who wants to find joy and appreciation for all life has to offer. For anyone who wants to connect deeply to themselves and to others, and to live with purpose, wellness and compassion.
What We Offer
✨ Ovio Online Mindfulness Courses
Accessible from anywhere, Ovio’s online courses bring mindfulness to life in a practical, science-based, and inspiring way. Whether you’re new to mindfulness or looking to deepen your practice, these courses offer tools to:
Reduce stress and anxiety
Improve focus and resilience
Enhance wellbeing and relationships
Bring greater calm and clarity into everyday life
🌱 Personal Coaching
I also offer one-to-one holistic life coaching, tailored to your unique journey. Coaching provides compassionate support and evidence-based tools to help you:
Navigate change and uncertainty
Find clarity and direction
Reconnect with purpose and wellbeing
Create lasting strategies for growth and resilience
🌿 Workshops & Retreats
For those seeking immersive experiences, I run workshops and retreats both in-person and online. These gatherings combine mindfulness, nature-based practices, and holistic tools to restore balance, deepen self-awareness, and inspire personal transformation.
Cheryl’s Story
I’m Cheryl Strawbridge, founder and guide behind Ovio. I first discovered mindfulness in 2008 while supporting clients in my thriving life coaching practice. The transformation I saw — in my clients and in myself — inspired me to create Ovio, a way of teaching that is both evidence-based and deeply human.
With a background in science (Biochemistry and Psychology) and decades of experience in healthcare and coaching, I weave together ancient wisdom, modern neuroscience, and holistic practices to support people in living more consciously and deliberately.
“Reminding people to live with awareness and purpose feels like the worthiest way to use my time. One heart at a time, the ripple effect spreads into families, workplaces, and communities — creating real and lasting change.” – Cheryl
100% Money-back guarantee
If you attend any of our courses and you are not satisfied with our service, we will refund you 100% of the course fee.
Begin Your Journey
🌐 Explore Ovio Online Courses – Learn at your own pace, wherever you are.
💬 Book Personal Coaching – Tailored one-to-one sessions for guidance and support.
🌿 Join a Workshop or Retreat – In-person or online gatherings for deeper connection and transformation.
All pathways lead to the same place: a more present, purposeful, and fulfilling life.
A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT SOME OF THE STUDIES SHOW
Mindfulness reduces stress and anxiety
Mindfulness has been shown to reduce the reactivity of our limbic system associated with flight or fight, thereby reducing stress and anxiety and improves decision making and cognition.
(Eight Weeks to A Better Brain, Harvard Gazette)
Mindfulness assists with improved physical health
Reduced stress not only improves mental emotional wellbeing but it has been shown to reduce inflammation and improve the immune response leading to better physical health.
(Workplace Based Mindfulness Practice and Inflammation, National Center for Biotechnology Information)
Mindfulness improves mental cognition
Neurosciences also shows that practising regular mindfulness causes positive structural and functional changes within the brain, increasing gray matter in the upper cortex, which is associated with higher level thinking.
(Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Brain Gray Matter Density, National Center for Biotechnology Information)
Mindfulness initiates the body’s natural relaxation response
Mindfulness initiates the body’s natural relaxation response lowering blood pressure and heart rate.
(Functional Brain Mapping of the Relation Response and Meditation, Neuroreport)