A sacred space to RENEW THE HEART

Created for women navigating seasons of change in love, family and life, especially women who lead and carry responsibility.

Welcome

My Heart Renewal emerged from my leadership coaching with women. While navigating professional shifts, many were also moving through heartache from loss, infidelity, and betrayal, as well as significant life transitions. It was also inspired by the privilege of connecting with women throughout my travels abroad, from Ghana to South Africa, from Barbados to Thailand, who shared similar stories. I felt called to create this space to support and empower women.

The golden cracks you see throughout our site are inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where pottery is mended with gold. The cracks in our lives are not evidence of failure. They are evidence of living and symbols of resilience, beauty, and wisdom.

With Care, 

Thulani  

A Welcome from Thulani

This space was made for you if…

Sisterhood saved me. In a season of loss and heartache, I was held by women (and brothers) who listened and loved me through. My Heart Renewal is how I pay that gift forward to sisters finding their way back to the wisdom of their hearts.

Words to Nourish

Poetry, Articles, & Stories of Renewal

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Whether at home or traveling across the world, you’ll always find a circle waiting for you. Bi-weekly gatherings for presence, connection, and belonging.

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Our FAQs

What happens in a Sister Circle?

Our Women’s Circles are 90-minute virtual gatherings centered around reflection, connection, and healing. We begin with a grounding practice, followed by optional sharing and quiet listening — all held in a space of confidentiality and care.

Yes. These offerings are created specifically for anyone who identifies as a woman. Our intention is to cultivate a shared space rooted in sisterhood, softness, and shared experience.

 

We open registration a few times a year. You can visit the 6-Week Journey page on our website to learn more about the next enrollment window and join the waitlist. Once open, you’ll receive step-by-step guidance to register.

All upcoming retreats are announced via our newsletter and shared on the Retreats page. Be sure to sign up for updates to receive early access and details on dates, locations, and themes.

 

Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on Instagram. We’ll keep you gently informed about new circles, retreats, meditations, and registration dates.

 

Lavinia Jones

Lavinia is an ordained Interfaith and Interspiritual Minister, seasoned therapist, and qualified hypnotherapist. Her work honours both the sacred and the everyday, blending therapeutic skill with spiritual practice to guide others into deeper connection with themselves, their ancestors, and the wisdom already within.

Drawing on years of experience in therapy and ministry, Lavinia weaves together hypnotherapy, prayer, and ritual to hold space for healing and transformation. She accompanies those navigating thresholds of change with reverence and grounded care, helping them find presence, healing, and practical tools for integration.

She offers Daily Devotionals each morning at 6:30 a practice of prayer, reflection, and embodied presence as a way of cultivating rhythm, devotion, and connection in everyday life. (https://revlavinia.substack.com/

Cherine Haynes

Cherine is a former Senior Corporate Executive in global investment banking who traded boardrooms for breathwork and deadlines for deep healing. Today, as a certified Holistic Wellness Practitioner, Yoga teacher, Breath-work & Meditation instructor, Sound Therapist, Doula, and Energetic Health Consultant, she blends decades of high-level global experience with a heart devoted to fostering transformation in others.

She is also the Creative Director of Halcyon Holistic Wellness, where, in partnership with her son, she curates a variety of products designed to enhance the wellbeing of others. Cherine creates safe, nurturing spaces for rediscovery, resilience, and a return to the wisdom within. Her catalytic work integrates the five essential elements of wellness Mind, Body, Spirit, Emotions, and Finances guiding clients into lasting harmony, strength, and abundance.

As a wellness leader and speaker, Cherine partners with individuals, communities, and visionary organizations to design intelligent, culturally sensitive, and deeply human wellness strategies. Her interventions go far beyond surface-level programs, they embed sustainable wellbeing at every level from the C-suite to grassroots communities. She delivers bespoke strategies, immersive retreats, and transformative workshops that weave together mindset coaching, yoga, mindfulness, sound therapy, and financial empowerment.

Cherine’s mission is simple yet radical: to embolden those she serves to live fully, grow sustainably, while walking in peace, balance, and unshakable self-trust no matter what they’ve endured.

Digital Well-being & Mindful Technology

This offering is where organizational wellness meets measurable, lasting results. We care deeply about the work we do—and about the people and organizations we serve. That’s why we intentionally track progress and evaluate the effectiveness of every engagement. Using a range of assessment tools and feedback methods, we measure growth over time—not just in performance metrics, but in the overall health, well-being, and cohesion of teams.

The most meaningful indicator of success? When individuals and organizations feel stronger, more connected, and more aligned with their mission. Our goal is always sustainable transformation—not surface-level change.

Digital Well-being & Mindful Technology

This offering supports leaders and teams in cultivating a more intentional, balanced relationship with technology. Using a mindfulness-based approach, we help individuals engage with digital tools in ways that reduce stress, prevent burnout, and foster presence. With a doctoral concentration in media technology and innovation, Dr. Thulani DeMarsay brings a deep understanding of how technology shapes modern work and well-being. She has led technology initiatives across mid-sized and large organizations to help them better serve their mission—while also witnessing firsthand how constant digital engagement can lead to overload and disconnection.

Through this work, we guide teams in rethinking their digital habits, using tech more mindfully, and creating a culture of clarity, focus, and purpose.

Energy & Flow for Sustainable Leadership

We see energy and flow as essential for sustainable, effective leadership—and for how individuals show up in every aspect of life. This offering is grounded in the science of flow by Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the research of Dr. Jim Loehr, co-author of The Power of Full Engagement. It’s inspired by the idea of the “corporate athlete,” acknowledging that today’s leaders often work long hours with increasing demands, yet struggle to maintain energy and focus over time.

Combining insights from elite athletics and human performance science, we offer practical tools to assess personal energy, recover effectively from extended effort, and create the conditions for deep flow. Leaders gain strategies to stay clear, grounded, and resilient—no matter what the pace of life requires.

Integrative Nutrition & Vitality

Led by certified integrative health coaches, this offering provides personalized, holistic support to nourish the body, restore vitality, and sustain high energy levels. Rooted in the principle of bio-individuality, we partner with individuals and teams to co-create nutrition and lifestyle plans tailored to their unique needs and leadership goals. It’s not just about what’s on your plate—it’s about cultivating the energy, mental clarity, and resilience needed to lead with presence, focus, and strength. 

Holistic Health Coaching

This offering provides individualized support designed to meet each person or team exactly where they are. We begin with a guided visioning process to clarify your desired outcomes and long-term goals. From there, we work collaboratively to co-create a personalized wellness plan that supports your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Whether in one-on-one sessions or group settings, our coaching is rooted in a holistic, client-centered approach that honors each person’s unique path.

The result is sustainable growth and meaningful change aligned with what matters most to you.

Stress Resilience & Emotional Mastery

our approach to Stress Resilience and Emotional Mastery empowers individuals to stay grounded and clear-headed even in the most demanding situations. Participants learn to regulate their nervous systems, manage emotional triggers, and cultivate presence under pressure. Through mindfulness-based practices and science-backed techniques, we guide people to transform stress into strength—fostering calm, confident decision-making, emotional intelligence, and a deeper sense of inner stability.

This offering is ideal for teams and leaders who thrive in fast-paced environments but seek tools to prevent burnout and sustain well-being.

Octavia J. Hendricks

Octavia is a visionary transformation catalyst and soul midwife whose work bridges holistic wellness, sacred sisterhood, and regenerative travel. As Co-Founder of the Council of Women South Africa, she has facilitated women’s circles and immersions across Africa, Europe and including heart-centered gatherings with sisters in the UAE.

Based in the majestic equestrian neighbourhood of Noordhoek, just below Chapman’s Peak in Cape Town, Octavia works closely with a 50-hectare farm, championing seed-to-plate living, food security, and regenerative growing. She also curates conscious consumption through her Steeped in Consciousness tea offering. Founder of the Osun Rise Group, Octavia is a certified South African Specialist with SA Tourism, leading regenerative retreats and transformational travel experiences.

A Healing Hands Therapist, Naturopath, and holistic massage practitioner, Octavia helps people uncover and harmonize the emotional, psychological, and energetic roots of dis-ease. She has worked with advanced TimeWaver technology to identify and harmonize energetic imbalances, blending ancient wisdom with modern innovation.

Her writing has been published in The African Dream: Sunflower Effect (African Dream Foundation for Women’s Programmes) alongside African women change-makers. An inspired keynote speaker, Octavia walks the path of embodied love and the reclamation of the sacred feminine, inviting women everywhere to remember their worth, renew their hearts, and rise together.

Dr. Thulani

I created this space for women moving through seasons of transition and renewal, especially those sensing that life is asking something new of them. Whether navigating changes in career, relationships, identity, or purpose, many women find themselves standing at a threshold, listening for what comes next. My Heart Renewal was inspired by my own journey through transition and by the profound power of sisterhood, reflection, and community during times of change.

Professionally, I’ve spent nearly 30 years as an organization development consultant and leadership coach, working at the intersection of change management, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and organizational effectiveness. I also support leaders in developing a contemplative practice. My doctoral research focused on contemplative leadership and how mindfulness, meditation, silence, yoga, and other practices strengthen resilience, especially during times of disruption and change. As a retreat facilitator, I’m deeply passionate about guiding individual and group transformation. I’m especially devoted to contemplative leadership and walking alongside women and leaders who are navigating important life transitions.

 

An Evening with Thulani: Wednesday, February 28th 
Time: 10:00 AM (EST), 1:00 PM (PST), 8:00 PM (SAST) Duration: 1 Hour
Location: NY, 222-3344

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