Mentor, yogi, woman, mother, friend, companion, volunteer...

I moved to New Zealand in 1993, leaving my homeland of Australia in my early twenties to follow my heart and life's path.  Auckland has been my home ever since, providing a beautiful backdrop in which to create the container for this second half of my life. This container has been crafted by the highs and lows of my life - marriages, divorce, children, blended families, empty nest, career achievements & intersections, restructures & redundancies, menopause, loss and renewal. 

I've had a 30-year career working with people, across the public and private sectors, and internationally.  My career in adult learning, organisational culture and leadership development has shown me that organisations are a rich ecosystem of human connection, relationships and emotions - but often not healthy ecosystems. People can get robbed of their selves; adapting or hiding who they are, suppressing their emotions and silencing their values, potential and creativity, in order to conform, succeed or just survive.

Most organisations aren't prepared to change, in a way that is truly empathic and human-centred. I know this from personal experience and as an observer of these ecosystems.   I bring these insights, lessons learned and humbling self-enquiry into my practice and the work I do with individuals and groups. 

Being a CliftonStrengths® practitioner, and former Gallup Senior Practice Consultant, I have coached, trained and accredited hundreds of people in strengths-based development and coaching. I know the positive impact that discovering and aiming your talents can have for individuals & teams - realising your unique potential and bringing that to bear in the world is a true gift and empowering experience.

But there was still a piece that was missing for me.  Life's experiences, working with people and observing our human ecosystems had showed me the importance of our emotions and reinforced my belief that emotions sit at the heart of who we are and how we be.  Becoming a dual-licensed Dynamic Emotional Integration® Trainer and Consultant gave me deep access to the beautiful richness of my emotions and has been illuminating and transformative.

In 2020, in between lockdowns, I listened to my inner voice and completed my 200hr yoga teacher training in the beautiful Coromandel, NZ.  I did this as an act of self-nourishment and discovery, not with the aim of teaching.  But my soul had other plans......  

In 2024 I left my 30-year career to follow my inner voice and the direction my soul had been telling me to take.  CONTEMPLATUM is my soul's gift to my Self and to the universe.  

With huge gratitude, I completed my 300hr yoga teacher training in Bali in 2024, an experience that has deepened my understanding of my self and this life.  I love helping others experience the transformational effects of working with your body and breath to help quiet the mind and gain deeper connection with your self.

I believe that teaching is a process of reciprocity, in that we all have things to learn, and learnings to share.  In my workshops and yoga classes I offer individuals guidance, supportive & strengthening practices, and an empathic space free from judgement and hierarchy.  

I do not consider myself a coach (although I have 'coached' many people over the years).  If you need a name or label, then think of me as your companion, guide, or witness.  I'm all about providing you a safe and nurturing space so you can be witnessed for who you are, work with your emotions, and reconnect with your true, magnificent self to find the gold within.