Welcome to Seagrass
with Anna Wardley
Helping people reconnect with their strength, resilience and potential through the wisdom of the sea.
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Keynote Speaking
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Swim coaching
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TRE facilitation
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Endurance swimming
The sea has been my mentor, my ally and my refuge.
From sailing around the world in the Clipper Race to swimming some of the world's most iconic open water challenges, the ocean has shaped my understanding of resilience, courage, healing and what it means to navigate uncertainty.
Its rhythms have guided me through grief, challenge, endurance swims, personal transformation and some of the most meaningful moments of my life. Through Seagrass, I bring together everything I have learned about resilience, nervous system regulation, human potential and the power of connection.
Whether I'm delivering a keynote, coaching a swimmer towards their first open water dip, supporting an athlete preparing for an endurance challenge, or facilitating TRE to support nervous system regulation, my work is rooted in the same belief that self-empowerment is our birthright.
"We all possess an extraordinary capacity to
adapt, recover, grow and thrive." - Anna
Keynote speaking
Drawing on my experiences as an international endurance swimmer, mental health advocate, social entrepreneur and Churchill Fellow, shaped by my experience of parental suicide as a child, I deliver powerful and inspiring keynotes that help audiences embrace challenge, build resilience and realise what they're capable of.
Open water swim coaching
From nervous first-time dippers to ultra-distance athletes, I help people build confidence, develop skills and discover the joy, adventure and wellbeing benefits of swimming in nature.
TRE facilitation
Coming Summer 2026
TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) is a simple, body-based practice that supports the release of deep physical and emotional tension through the body's natural neurogenic tremor response.
Just as the sea ebbs and flows through cycles of flow and stillness, activation and calm, TRE supports the nervous system to find its own path back towards balance, safety and regulation.
Endurance swimming
My swimming journey has taken me to some of the world's most iconic open water challenges, including the English Channel, Catalina Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, Double Windermere and circumnavigations of the Isle of Wight, Jersey and Portsea in the UK.
These experiences continue to shape my understanding of resilience, endurance, recovery and human potential.
The Seagrass Philosophy
Seagrass bends with the current but remains deeply rooted.
I believe resilience works in much the same way.
Life asks us to navigate uncertainty, adversity and change. The answer is not to become harder or stronger, but to develop the capacity to adapt, recover and reconnect with ourselves.
The sea lives this lesson every day.
Through speaking, coaching and embodied nervous system practices, my aim is to help people access that same wisdom within themselves.
Anna Wardley closes sold-out TEDx Gosport with her talk, When the Tide Turns
