About Mary Ellen 

Embracing the roles of caring for her parents before they died while mothering her own daughter, Saha exemplifies resilience and spiritual growth. Taking the bóthar fada—the road less traveled—her journey underscores her deep empathy and understanding of the challenges mothers face today, including guilt, grief, and growing eco and tech anxieties. 

She quit all social media for five years and used a brick-phone to master the art of detaching from technology, engaging in off-the-grid meditation alone for a week or more, at her farm in Co. Westmeath, Ireland. 

Saha began her studies by gaining a BSc in Psychology from Queens University, Belfast, just after the Good Friday agreement was signed. Living there at that historical time had a huge impact on her values of hope, compassion, non-judgment, and forgiveness. As part of the Peace Initiative she also attended business college in Atlanta, USA, receiving a full scholarship for a year. After which she gained a master’s degree in public relations, blending her psychological insight with strategic communication skills.

She moved to London and worked in the fast-paced fashion industry which equipped her with a unique blend of creativity and confidence, enabling her to connect with diverse audiences and promote her message with flair.

Transitioning from fashion to the well-being sector she gained a diploma in Life Coaching in 2011 accredited by the International Authority for Professional Coaching and Mentoring. Following her certification in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, led by Martin Seligman, she served as both a Committee Member and Community Manager for the Division of Coaching Psychology within the British Psychological Society.

After completing her training at Metanoia London in Mindfulness for Coaches in 2012, she became certified to teach mindfulness to kids in 2013. She has maintained a daily meditation practice ever since and taught a kids' after-school club, called the Mindfulness-Based Strengths Programme, in West London public schools for a few years. 

Saha introduced meditation into her coaching thirteen-years ago. She has received training in both Vedic meditation techniques and Yin Yoga and has made numerous spiritual trips to India, as well as with her extended Saha family.

She got engaged to her husband Anirban in Udaipur, India in 2011. They were married in a Hindu ceremony in 2012 and renewed their vows in 2022 in an Irish Pagan ceremony in Co. Westmeath.

Born Mary Ellen Ní Maolalaidh, she was once a fluent Irish speaker and proud fáinne wearer. In recent years she has reclaimed her mother tongue. In the last five years she has immersed herself in Gaeilge, Irish mythology, rituals and land-based lore, from the goddess and feminine perspective. Saha is a life-long learner. 

Her innovative creation, SHE Meditation fuses ancient Celtic and Vedic traditions, using Gaeilge—Irish Language mantras. It offers a powerful tool for emotional healing and spiritual reawakening. In 2023 she introduced SHE meditation at well-being retreats in Ireland, Om Yoga show London and in 2024 in weekly on-line sessions. The SHE meditation method struck a chord with mothers leading to more collaboration for retreats, podcasts invitations and writing her book But First She: Every Mother’s Guide to Mór Self-Love and Inner Feminine Authority.