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Something a little different is beginning.
For the next 21 days, I’ll be posting more often — and more from the mat. 
A small shift in rhythm. A deeper breath. A gentle experiment in presence.
I’m exploring what Butterfly🦋 Yoga might look and feel like — for beginners, for leaders, for those of us navigating change, stress, or simply the pace of life.
Expect themes like stillness, energy, reflection, and mindful leadership — just grounded in movement and breath.

Tag a friend and transform together🧘🏼
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I’m in love—and it started many years ago.
📍 Doha airport hotel.
🌊 Malibu Beach, Xmas 2015.
🧘‍♀️ Kundalini under stars in Auckland.
🛏 Supported fish pose.
🌬 Box breathing.
🕯 Yin style.
💡 Biggest lesson? It’s not about the asana.

It’s Yoga.

A lifelong teacher. A reset button. A way of life.
Off the mat. Into real life. Breath by breath.

This I’m honouring the practice that’s helped me hear myself again and again.

💭 What’s been calling your attention this week?

Drop a word or phrase—we can reflect together.



📍Malibu, 25 Dec 2015

🔥 Energised Leader Accelerator: A Leadership Transformation Awaits! 🔥

This was my “never again” moment. After experiencing burnout, I made a vow: No senior leader should have to navigate stress alone.

That’s why I created the Energised Leader Accelerator—a transformative experience designed for high-performing leaders who want to thrive without sacrificing well-being.
🌟 What You’ll Gain:
✅ Clarity & Self-Discovery – Get clear on who you are at the core, your hopes, and dreams.
✅ Mindfulness & Emotional Mastery – Learn how to coach yourself, shift your habits, and enhance your relationships.
✅ Sustainable Success – Wrap up with a powerful Recap, Reflect & Action Plan to integrate what you’ve learned.

💡 Think you don’t have time? That’s exactly why I choreographed this program with YOU in mind—so it fits seamlessly into your busy schedule.

🚀 Ready to lead with more energy and less stress? DM me for more info!

𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦—𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵!

Is work-life balance even realistic anymore?

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿:
A woman had a sick mom. After a lot of back-and-forth, she canceled her entire day’s schedule, hopped in the car, and drove hours to be with her. Her mom passed away—𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. Had she not adjusted her priorities in that moment, she’d have regretted it forever.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲? Seems outdated. We’re talking about:
⚖️Work-life integration: Viewing your day as a whole, not in separate boxes.
⚖️Work-life harmony: It’s about “how” and “why” you’re balancing.
⚖️Work-life blend: More fluid. More adaptable.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆? How will YOU embrace this mindset in the coming week?

👉 Do you know what truly matters to you?
👉 What commitment will you make to give your best to what counts?

Drop “𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆” in the comments if you’re in!

And don’t forget to come back and share what happens—let’s keep the conversation going. 👇

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆?

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆, 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲?💃🕺🏼

So that’s what we are doing this week, we are building some 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 muscles. 💪🏻

𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴:
💪🏻the ability to Trust yourself,
💪🏻knowing you can experience any emotion without being harmed,
💪🏻your overall opinion of yourself.

Every day I would like you to choose a “𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆” and do it.

🚨𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦:
1. Pick one thing a day that scares you, and do it.
2. It has to be something that requires you to “get over a fear”.
3. Journal about it before and after. How did you feel before and after the dare?
4. Try not to miss a day.

💡𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 - but if they don’t scare you, you can’t use them !
1. Ask for the day off !
2. Ask for a discount on anything - make sure it’s outrageous.
3. Ask for a raise.
4. Go up to a stranger and ask for something.
5. Give someone an outrageous compliment.

If you are participating leave the comment “𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺” below.

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 !

𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸  

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 are our Allies for positive 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 

Each week you can expect to see a new “Dare” to pull you out of your comfort zone, improve your range, and increase your flexibility muscles. 

𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬: 
This week we are exploring 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮.

For a good rest, it’s important to signal to our body that we are transitioning from an active state, to a state of rest.

One way of switching on our parasympathetic nervous system is through restorative yoga.

The pose I would like to introduce to you is called “𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭” or “𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭” pose. Please refer to the visual.

𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴:
1. Choose comfortable clothes. You can be in your pyjamas for this one.
2. Find a wall.
3. Edge your bum-bum as close as you can to the wall. This could take a bit of shimmying. I find that sitting with your hip flush against the wall first could be a good way to get close to the wall.
4. Put your legs straight up against the wall. In this position you should feel completely comfortable. If you are experiencing any pain or discomfort, please come out of the pose slowly.
5. Your arms can be outstretched in a T position or you can put one hand on your heart and the other hand on your tummy.
6. Stay in this position for as long as you want, anything between 2m and 20m. If you experience any tingling or numbness it’s your sign for coming out of the pose.

🚨𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴🚨
1. Please avoid jerky movements for elevating your legs and when you come out of the pose.
2. If you have any medical conditions such as hernia, hypertension or glaucoma, please avoid practicing this pose.

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 by commenting below !

𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸  

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 are our Allies for positive 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 

Each week you can expect to see a new “Dare” to pull you out of your comfort zone, improve your range, and increase your flexibility muscles. 

𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬: 
📍Wear something outrageous
📍Adopt your favourite character in Suits for the day
📍Say NO to a meeting 
📍Surprise someone with a funky present (use your imagination)

𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 by commenting below !

Beautiful Namakwaland 🌸🌺🌼

Where the hills are alive with FLOWERS🧡💛🧡

Long overdue family reunion. We visited Namakwaland and were extremely blessed to see some beautiful flowers in Namakwa National Park.

Leaders, are you experiencing signs of 🔥burnout?

Here are some of the common symptoms:
- feeling tired or drained most of the time
- feeling detached / alone in the world
- having a cynical / negative outlook

I am super excited to launch my Busting Burnout coaching program. After having gone through my own burnout journey I would like to address the rise in burnout through this special programme by bringing:

🪞Awareness
📖Education by highlighting most likely causes and common symptoms
🫶🏻Normalising and witnessing my clients and their journey
⚒️Tools and healthy habits to support burnout prevention and recovery
🔆Connection by providing a supportive environment and community

LOOKING TO INTERVIEW 💃FEMALE FINANCE LEADERS🫡.

I am designing a special burnout prevention coaching program and am looking to speak to Female Finance leaders. Numbers💸 does not lie, as we say in the finance world. With statistics 🧮indicating a huge surge in people identifying with burnout symptoms in recent years, I believe it is not a “nice to have” but rather a vital necessity. Let’s learn how to put our oxygen masks ✈️on first so that we can lead our teams with confidence and keep on reporting and delivering.

Please reach out to me for a confidential chat so that I can crystallise this important program. Please share widely.