Move Beyond Words
This year marks 10 years of owning All About You.
When I began this journey, I was leading blind.
I had never managed staff before. I had never carried the responsibility of a team. I was green. I made mistakes. I learnt in real time. I figured things out as I went.
Looking back, I can see how much courage that required. But at the time, it felt like growth and survival happening side by side.
I have been incredibly blessed to have some extraordinary women walk beside me over these ten years. Mentors. Team members. Clients. Friends. Their support has shaped this business and shaped me. I will always be grateful for that.
And I could not have done any of this without my husband.
He has supported every idea. Every pivot. Every reinvention. He has backed the vision when it felt risky. Held me when I needed to cry. Absorbed my frustration when the pressure felt too much. Put up with the late nights, the stress, the uncertainty, and yes, even the occasional tantrum when I needed somewhere safe to let it out.
Building something meaningful affects the whole family. And I do not take that support lightly.
But growth, even supported growth, still takes a toll.
Letting go of the larger brand I once owned coincided with Covid. That season was intense. Stressful for me. Stressful for my staff. The uncertainty. The responsibility. The weight of decisions that affected other people’s livelihoods. It was the right decision, but it carried grief and pressure that I internalised more than I realised at the time.
At the same time, my daughter is growing up and preparing for high school. Another letting go. Another shift in identity. Motherhood evolving right alongside business.
And layered quietly underneath all of this has been perimenopause.
The hormonal shifts.
The changes in energy.
The mental fog some days.
The feeling that your body is not quite responding the way it used to.
If I am honest, the combination of leadership, loss, reinvention, motherhood transitions and hormonal change has taken a toll on how I see myself.
Strong on the outside. Capable. Driven.
But internally stretched.
There were moments I realised I had become disconnected from my body. Disconnected from the subtle signals it was giving me. Disconnected from the woman underneath the roles of business owner, leader and mother.
That is when Move Beyond Words found me.
I am attending Move Beyond Words not because I need fixing, but because I need realignment.
And I want to be clear about what it is and what it is not.
This is not therapy.
Jane is not a therapist or counsellor.
Jane is an embodiment coach and Feldenkrais practitioner who works with the nervous system through gentle, somatic movement. What makes this work transformative is that it does not rely on analysing your past or talking everything through. Instead, it works directly with the body.
Because our stress, beliefs and experiences do not just live in our thoughts. They live in our nervous system.
Jane uses slow, attentive movement that helps your body and brain recalibrate. The movements are small and unforced. Done with awareness rather than effort. But the shifts can be profound.
You begin to feel present again.
Grounded.
Clear headed.
Less reactive.
More connected to yourself.
This work helps your nervous system settle in ways thinking alone cannot achieve.
It is important to say that this is not a replacement for therapy. It works alongside therapy. It supports integration. It helps the body feel safe enough to change.
Jane has an incredible ability to hold space for growth. She creates an environment that feels calm, safe and deeply respectful. There is no pressure to perform. No expectation to be anything other than where you are.
For me, this season is about coming home.
Coming home to my body.
Coming home to clarity.
Coming home to the woman I am becoming in this next decade of life and leadership.
If you are navigating growth, change, hormonal shifts or simply feeling stretched between who you were and who you are becoming, this may resonate with you too.
On March 19 at 7pm NZDT, there is an introductory Zoom session where you can experience Move Beyond Words for yourself.
You can book your place here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/feel-at-home-in-your-body-again-tickets-1983583641067?aff=oddtdtcreator
It is time to feel at home in your body again.
Beyond the roles. Beyond the pressure. Beyond the words.