5 Day Island Yoga & Wellness Retreat, Fiji

My name is Toneel, born and raised in a country rich in diversity, the rainbow nation - South Africa. I am deeply in tune with the fact that life is a gift and to live each day with gratitude. This drives my sense of purpose in life, to experience it fully and practice living it mindfully. Coming from a background of trauma, my personal life experiences led me, and continue to do so, towards my life passions and career choices. Choosing to learn and understand more about human behaviour, I applied myself to psychology and criminology studies in South Africa, and received training in yoga and massage therapy. I knew I had to leave South Africa, get beyond the story narrative and embark on a journey exploring alternative healing methods. I’ve lived, travelled and worked in South East Asia, where I have worked with children and in the hospitality industry at health resorts. These experiences have truly opened up a deeper sense of knowing that we are all interconnected to the many dimensions in life. Children are excellent teachers. Seeing the world through the lenses of a child’s eyes, they remind one to connect with our own inner child, express our feelings and to live in the present, but above all to be curious and full of joy, and bring this playful energy into daily life. In SEA I was introduced to different styles of yoga such as Ashtanga, yin and Hatha, discovered and practiced forms of breath work and meditation, EFT – Tapping (emotional freedom technique), psychosomatic trauma therapy and learnt new things in the health and wellness industry such as detox and fasting. To continue expanding in energy medicine, I am currently receiving training in Jin Shin Jyustu which is the ancient Japanese art of rebalancing the body’s energy system, which facilitates harmonizing and healing the body, mind and soul to a more harmonious state of being. I am a firm believer in putting goodness into the world for the better, by making well-ness accessible to others and sharing my knowledge and skills set, empowering people from all walks in life on their own journey of healing and transformation.