Steps to Soul
A short glimpse into
what brought us here
Hello, we are Lila and Thomas.
We met in February 2023, during a partner exercise in a contemporary dance training in India. Our bodies touched before we had ever spoken. Our souls met deeply during that dance.
A deep friendship arose almost immediately: we simply enjoyed each other’s company. Through long walks, long conversations, and a shared curiosity about the world, we were naturally drawn to keep speaking, dreaming, and expanding together.
We started creating our first duet “One” within days, inspired by that encounter. Two and a half weeks later, we performed it in front of an audience of 100 people.
What we didn’t realize at the time was that this friendship would slowly become one of the deepest journeys of transformation either of us had ever experienced, in relating and creating together.
For a long time, we knew we were meant to create together, but we were not ready to hold the vision and bring it to life.
"Sometimes the soul knows before the mind agrees."
Lila & Thomas
We met our hearts, our fears, our pain. The journey was deep. This cracked us open and changed us. We met the power of intimacy and how it healed us, and it allowed us to break through and transform through the mirrors we found in each other. Relating reshaped us and we relearned who we are and how we can meet the world from a different place.
We also met the wild beauty of togetherness. The feeling of being seen and loved was beyond what we had ever imagined, we had never experienced this with anyone else, and it allowed us to meet deep layers in our soul in the presence of someone else, which opened us to the world in a different way and allowed us to meet others more deeply too.
We faced hardship. But staying committed allowed us to step into the liberated versions of ourselves, and now we can fulfil our potential even more.
What started as a deep friendship evolved into a sacred union.
Now we are offering this gift to the world: meeting in intimacy and in soul, as a catalyst for transformation for people to fully shine their light.
Steps to Soul was born from this union between us.
Lila comes from a professional dance background, specialised in choreography and self-expression. Alongside this, she studied the world of inner work and transformation and developed a deep sensitivity to the belief systems and emotional patterns that shape our lives. Lila has a unique gift for reading the inner field of a person. She looks into the soul and supports people to break through the belief systems that hold them back so they can live their full potential. Lila is a personal development mentor, leading and guiding individuals and groups in order to find connection to their inner home, their soul, and their full potential.
Lila Lilach
Thomas had spent nearly a decade working internationally in climate finance, collaborating with governments and organizations like the United Nations. His growing curiosity about the inner dimensions that shape the world we create drove him to leave his professional career behind and to begin a journey into embodiment practices, meditation, and transformational work. He is fascinated by how expanding the horizons of our inner world allows us to make a more meaningful impact in the world, and guides leaders and visionaries to break through the ceiling of their current phase of growth.
Thomas Motmans
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On the About page, you’ll find a glimpse of our path so far. But the journey continues to unfold, and we’d love to share the reflections, insights, and moments that emerge along the way.
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