Hi, I'm Celia Craig

Oboist | Synaesthete | Coach

Musician, coach, and neurodiversity advocate with a lifetime of lived experience of synaesthesia and ADHD.

I trained with Leonard Bernstein, who was also a synaesthete (someone who sees colour in music and reacts really quickly). Throughout my career in the world’s top concert halls and studios, from Abbey Road to Carnegie Hall, working alongside brilliant people, I realised something important: music wasn’t just my job. It was also my therapy: doing it well, with people at the top of their game, keeps me connected, focused, and in flow.

Now I want to tell you why synaesthesia matters. This neurodiversity is a unique way of sensing the world: as essential to human creativity as biodiversity is to a healthy planet. So I share not just my own experiences, music and stories, but also other synaesthetes to show why this hidden perspective deserves recognition and celebration. 

Especially for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or anxious; music is a powerful, proven and natural way to reset and find motivation, resilience, creativity and connection, while coaching helps us uncover a clear path towards calm high performance and clarity of purpose.