Dr. Louie Gardiner

Director, Lead Trainer, Supervisor & PIA Practitioner, Presence in Action

Louie has been passionately involved in liberating human potential for 30+ years. Her pioneering approaches sit at the heart of all we do in PIAC and are born of her enduring commitment to act for the wellbeing of all, and to safeguard her own trustworthiness in whatever she does. Underpinning the startling simplicity and efficacy of the praxis of Presence in Action, lies  her evolutionary body of research that represents the fusion of real-world practice, Masters and Doctoral-level inquiry. Louie has worked across the globe with corporates such as Microsoft, NGOs such as Initiatives of Change and The Hunger Project, UK Charities, Health and Public sectors at National, Regional and Local levels.

Louie is a founding Director of PIA Collective and Potent 6. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. English is her primary language.

Sam Pringle

Associate Director, CAP (Associate Supervisor, Groups & 1:1) Practitioner

Sam has held roles as CEO, Board Chair, and Head of Research. Previous to this she was a trainer and regional manager in the pharmaceutical industry. She has an MBA and Masters in Coaching. She is an accredited supervisor and coach with the EMCC and has completed an advanced certificate in group supervision.

Her interests are in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion around gender, neurodiversity, carers, and parents. She also learns from her horseriding experiences and supports those working in the field of equestrian sports.

Sam is a founding member of PIA Collective and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. She speaks English.

Laura Kinsler

CAP (Groups & 1-1) Practitioner

Laura is a PIA Practitioner, experienced in hosting individuals and groups. She is passionate about working with children and their families to help them develop their capacity to be present to themselves. Her clients are as young as 5 years old, navigating relationships on and off the playground extending into their lives.

She also works part-time for Midlothian Sure Start (MSS) working in primary schools with children who have experienced trauma, are neurodiverse, or generally struggling in a classroom. At MSS she developed a Mindfulness program that is trauma-informed, allows for neurodiversity, and is influenced by the PIA praxis. She also does 121 PIA work with children, parents, and staff in schools.

Laura is a founding member of PIA Collective and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Nicolette Macleod

Director, CAP(1-1) Practitioner, CAP(Groups) Apprentice

Nicolette works in the creative industries as a vocalist, composer and performer. Her vocals have been used in shorts and a feature film and on albums receiving prime time radio play on BBC2 and BBC6.

Nicolette has been composing music for commission for over fifteen years for film, theatre and dance works.

Allison Johnstone

CAP(1-1) Practitioner

Ro Lavender

CAP(1-1) Practitioner; CAP(Groups) Apprentice

Susan Mair

Member (Personal) Practitioner

A nature lover, a forest walker, drawing from her life lessons Susan’s journey has taken her in many directions. Always grounded in a fascination for people and their stories.  Always searching for self-knowledge.  She seeks to intertwine personal growth and holistic wellbeing to be present to the beauty of what is.

Susan is fascinated by the power of movement and the mind body connection.  A yoga and Pilates coach for over a decade, Susan is deeply interested in somatic work.  Her offering is accessible to all and focuses on combining mindfulness with movement using breath practices working with the nervous system to explore and release the messages hidden deep within the tissues of the body.

An accredited mindfulness teacher and a Presence in Action practitioner Susan uses the P6 constellation, a framework to work toward greater understanding of the complexity of self and others.