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5 Wellness Trends more naturally for calming my gut and soothing bloating.As a health coach, you question every trend, t...
29/09/2026

5 Wellness Trends more naturally for calming my gut and soothing bloating.

As a health coach, you question every trend, the noise around bloat & gut health is very loud. I’m less interested in what’s 'trending' and more interested in what actually supports you, consistently, sustainably, and without making food complicated. But these natural practical trends has been great in my routine. And with personal experience, I've learnt soothing my belly doesn't have to be overpriced products or let's try this now, but natural healing ingredients that you sometimes already have in the kitchen.

Swipe through the five → Then take what feels useful and leave the rest.

Give yourself permission to outgrow 🩵Some people are for a season.Some places are for a chapter.Some versions of you are...
28/09/2026

Give yourself permission to outgrow 🩵

Some people are for a season.
Some places are for a chapter.
Some versions of you are simply meant to be left behind.

And that's okay.

I’ve had seasons where leaving felt uncomfortable, but learnt that not everything you outgrow needs to have been wrong. Sometimes, it was exactly what you needed at the time.

There was guilt, questions and temptation to stay simply because something was familiar. But familiarity isn't always where we belong.

A new leaf sometimes means leaving the old page behind. People. Places. Patterns. Versions of ourselves.

Not with resentment. With gratitude for what they taught us and permission to keep growing. Sometimes growth asks us to make peace with what was, and make space for what’s next.

You can be grateful for where you’ve been and still have faith for where you’re going ✨️

10 years of turning New Leaf next year. And this one deserves lots of planning and a celebration!A whole decade of women...
26/09/2026

10 years of turning New Leaf next year. And this one deserves lots of planning and a celebration!

A whole decade of women gathering, good food being shared, bodies moving, stories unfolding, friendships growing and memories being made.

So we’re making our 10th Birthday Retreat 2027 a little extra special ✨

A local escape.
A weekend with good women.
A little movement.
A lot of laughter.
Good food.
Real connection.
And all the things that make New Leaf, New Leaf.

Bookings are now open.

📅: 20-22 Aug 2027
📍 Beach Villa (TBC)

We have discounted this retreat by R500 already, as a gift to you. Secure your place with a R1 010 deposit, then R499 per month for 10 months.

Start now. Look forward to it all year. Let’s make this one unforgettable 🌿


Food is part of the retreat experience🍓 At New Leaf, we believe what happens around the table matters just as much as wh...
11/09/2026

Food is part of the retreat experience🍓

At New Leaf, we believe what happens around the table matters just as much as what happens on the mat, in conversation, inner-work or by the ocean.

Our retreat meals are colourful, wholesome, balanced and made with intention; from nourishing early morning breakfast snacks and beautiful brunches to snacks and slow dinners shared around the table. This we call the Art of Gathering 🌿

I cook the way I believe food should be made: with whole fresh ingredients, variety, flavour and a whole lot of love. Wellness begins with balance, so our philosophy is centered on that and mindful cooking.

Retreat food shouldn’t feel like an afterthought or something you simply “get through.” It should be something you look forward to. Cause wellness is joy and we want to create happiness around healthy living.

True nourishment is about balance, being cared for and well-fed ✨️

Close the chapter, and enter the festive season feeling restored. You made it through another year ✨️Before the festivit...
08/09/2026

Close the chapter, and enter the festive season feeling restored. You made it through another year ✨️

Before the festivities begins, before the plans, the gatherings and the beautiful busyness of December, to take a moment to simply exhale.

A little space to look back on the year with gratitude.
To release what no longer needs to come with you.
To celebrate how far you’ve come.
And to step into the new season feeling lighter, softer and more present.

Our Year-End Bliss Retreat is all things Asian inspired for your gentle pause between everything you’ve carried and everything that’s still to come.

Come close the year beautifully.
Come celebrate YOU.
Come into the festive season with a full heart, not an empty tank.

✨ A little retreat before the celebrations begin.
🌿 A moment to pause.
🤍 A beautiful way to end the year.

Rest before you're exhausted 🌿You don’t have to wait until your body says enough.Until your mind is overwhelmed.Until yo...
04/09/2026

Rest before you're exhausted 🌿

You don’t have to wait until your body says enough.
Until your mind is overwhelmed.
Until you have nothing left to give.

Rest isn’t something you earn after giving everyone and everything your best.

It is part of caring for yourself.

Give yourself permission to pause while there is still something left in you.

Take the afternoon off.
Go for the slow walk.
Put your feet up.
Say no to one more thing.
Do absolutely nothing for a while.

You are allowed to rest before you break.

Sometimes the most intentional thing you can do is stop 🤍

In need of a holiday 🌴✨Not the kind of trip where you come home needing another holiday. The kind where you wake up to t...
31/08/2026

In need of a holiday 🌴✨

Not the kind of trip where you come home needing another holiday. The kind where you wake up to turquoise water, barefoot mornings, long lunches, slow afternoons, good food, deep conversations and the kind of laughter that only happens when women feel completely free to just… be.

🌊 Ocean therapy
☀️ Sunny days
🥂 Slow living
🤍 Beautiful women
✨ Space to soften & reconnect with YOU

While we preparing for our 2026 retreat in November, Mozambique 2027 called as well. Yes, 2027 dates are almost filled before the dates was even out. And we have made room for more.

🇲🇿 New Leaf Retreats | Mozambique 2027

Limited spaces. Because the magic is in keeping it intimate.

Save this. Send it to your travel bestie. Start dreaming or save your spot 🌴

First come first served on securing your spot.

We’re often so focused on where we’re going that we forget to look back at how far we’ve already come. 🤍Think about the ...
31/08/2026

We’re often so focused on where we’re going that we forget to look back at how far we’ve already come. 🤍

Think about the woman you were a year ago.

The things she didn’t know yet.
The things she was carrying.
The things she survived quietly.
The moments she thought she wouldn’t get through.

And yet, here you are.

Maybe you’re not where you thought you’d be. Maybe there’s still so much you want to change. But that doesn’t erase the distance you’ve travelled.

Give yourself permission to be proud of the woman who kept going.

Not because everything is perfect.
But because you’re still becoming 🌿

Women are exhausted not just because they’re doing too much… but because they’re 'available for too much.'Every request....
27/08/2026

Women are exhausted not just because they’re doing too much… but because they’re 'available for too much.'

Every request.
Every problem.
Every expectation.
Every person who needs something.

And then comes the guilt when you finally say, 'I can’t!'

Ooohh, how I have experience with this and literally need a constant reminder when it comes to boundaries.

Give yourself permission to:
✨️ set the boundary without having to justify it.

You can be kind and still say no.
You can love someone and still have limits.
You can care deeply and still protect your capacity.

A boundary isn’t rejection. It’s simply knowing where you end and someone else begins. And perhaps one of the most powerful things a woman can learn is this:

✨️ Disappointing someone else occasionally is healthier than continually abandoning yourself.

This is a hard pill to swallow... I know cause I even offer mindset coaching on this, its not as simple as it sounds.

I remind myself, I'm taking my freedom. I'm protecting the life I'm creating. And I don't need to apologise for it.

Mindfulness 🩵If Women’s Month asks anything of me, it’s this: what am I doing with the space that was made for me?For me...
26/08/2026

Mindfulness 🩵

If Women’s Month asks anything of me, it’s this: what am I doing with the space that was made for me?

For me, part of the answer will always be these young women, who shows up to do the work, eager to change the trajectory of life. I have the absolute privilege of leading these young women and on retreat, I get to take off my fiduciary cap and step into a space I love deeply.... sharing mindfulness, stillness and tools they can carry with them long after the retreat.

I have knowledge, I want to share it. I’ve learnt something that can make their journey the smallest bit easier, so I want to teach it. I have access, experience, connections, so I want to use it to widen the circle. And sometimes that looks as simple as standing in a room, teaching young women how to breathe, be still, become present and understand that caring for themselves matters too. Because some of the most valuable things we have, were never meant to be kept to ourselves.

Here the only transaction is Serving, what I can to the girls, cause once upon a time, I was them. My inner teen is standing in front of a platform of young girls, telling them that if I could do it, so can you!

What we teach young women today, she carries into the woman she becomes ✨️

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