Mayura Life

Mayura Life Breathwork and yoga sessions in Hermanus — private, group, and retreat-based.

From everyday tools for nervous system regulation to deeper journeys through conscious, connected breath — we offer practices that restore, reveal, and reconnect. Hi, I’m based in beautiful Hermanus, South Africa, where I offer yoga and breathwork for real life — not just the retreat version of you. I guide private and group sessions, corporate wellness workshops, and retreats that help you reconnect with your breath, your body, and your sense of balance. Whether you're looking for tools to ease stress, a space to soften and move, or just a moment to land in yourself again — you're warmly welcome here.

✨ Weekly yoga + breathwork sessions
✨ Corporate wellness & burnout support
✨ Retreats, workshops & community events

Let the breath bring you back to wholeness — one inhale at a time.

26/03/2026

I am a great sleeper, a habit that I am very grateful for. However when I get one of those nights on the rare occasion when I don’t sleep well… which can then ripple into two nights - because now my circadian cycle has taken a bit of a knock.

I become rather useless during the day - I do not function properly on less than 6 hours sleep.

So this afternoon, I spent some time feeling my feet on the sand, and the cold water on my toes….

A blissful moment to ground me, and to discharge the lack of sleep from my body.

Love this breathing technique! Alternating nostril breath is perfect to balance the mind. Equalising the inhales and exh...
25/03/2026

Love this breathing technique! Alternating nostril breath is perfect to balance the mind. Equalising the inhales and exhales is amazing, but with the alternating of nostrils it brings even more focus to the left and right hemispheres of the brain. It’s like a double impact of balancing ❤️🌬️⚖️ so grateful for my breath!

If a pomegranate takes months to grow, from a little bud to a flower, to a fruit. With patience and love, this determin...
22/03/2026

If a pomegranate takes months to grow, from a little bud to a flower, to a fruit. With patience and love, this determined fruit becomes a robust and delicious treat on our plates.

When we look at our own growth, why are we so hard on ourselves?
Why do we expect fast results from our actions? We think complicated, and intense are bound to give us solutions.

When perhaps it’s about trusting the sophistication of life, the absolute perfection of how everything is created.
Can we rather look to be more patient, more trusting, and to find the joy in the process of living.

20/11/2025

Grateful to Springfontein for arranging this Breath & Yin moment under the Milkwoods.
A natural spring.
A forest of quiet.
A space that felt like a dream.

Special memories with family here in Hermanus ❤️ so much gratitude 🙏🏻
10/11/2025

Special memories with family here in Hermanus ❤️ so much gratitude 🙏🏻

08/11/2025

Taking a few moments before a session of breath, flow, stretch and strength this morning. Thank you John for reaching out and getting me up to witness this beautiful day starting. What a perfect start to a day …. Gratitude 🙏🏻

06/10/2025

Creating a peaceful environment for a 1:1 breathwork session, music ✔️ comfort ✔️no disturbances ✔️

Walking along Grotto Beach, I am reminded of the dance between strength and softness.The tide rushes in with power, then...
12/09/2025

Walking along Grotto Beach, I am reminded of the dance between strength and softness.
The tide rushes in with power, then settles into a gentle embrace as it meets the shore.

Like the ocean, my breath carries both — the force that moves me forward, and the calm that anchors me home. Each step in the sand, each wave at my feet, a reminder of the journey I’ve walked and the beauty of being present to it all.

09/09/2025

Ever notice how nerves can feel like they take over your whole body? 💓 A dear friend felt this before her big interview — excited, but also completely overwhelmed.

I told her, “First things first — get up and shake it out! Let your body burn off some of that fizzy energy.” Then… slow it down. Breathe in through your nose, and exhale slowly through pursed lips 🌬✨

Put a little something into the stomach, a light meal to ground yourself.
As you drive to the interview, play with a gentle box breath — inhale, pause, exhale, pause. A rhythm to steady your system.

Sometimes it’s not about “calming down” right away, but giving your body a chance to move, release, and then settle. 💛

02/09/2025

In the quiet rhythm of the breath, the mind and heart meet.
So often we live in our heads — planning, worrying, racing ahead. And yet, the heart longs to guide us with presence, intuition, and truth.

Through breath, we weave the two together.
Each inhale softens the grip of the mind.
Each exhale grounds us in the wisdom of the heart.

At Mayura Life in Hermanus, our breathwork and yoga practices invite you to slow down, listen inward, and come home to yourself.

✨ Private sessions, group classes, and retreats available.

📍 Hermanus, South Africa | Mayura Life

19/08/2025

Each breath we take tells a story.
In moments of stress, it shortens.
In moments of love, it softens.
In grief, it may feel heavy.
In joy, it expands.

Just like a fingerprint, your breath is unique to you — a quiet reflection of your emotions, experiences, and the life moving through you.

When we learn to notice these patterns, we discover a simple truth: breath can become our greatest ally. By befriending our breath, we begin to adjust it with intention — soothing anxiety, grounding our bodies, opening to presence, and finding balance in the most ordinary or extraordinary of moments.

Fall in love with your breath. It has been holding you all along. 🌿

16/08/2025

What does Mayura Life mean?

Mayura is the Sanskrit word for peacock — a symbol of renewal, beauty, and resilience. In many traditions, the peacock embodies the ability to transform what is heavy or toxic into something vibrant and life-giving. Its feathers remind us of wholeness — the eye-like patterns a mirror of awareness, vision, and presence.

Life is the breath that moves through us. The simple, everyday rhythm that connects body and spirit, effort and ease, power and pause.

Together, Mayura Life is an invitation:
✨ To live with awareness.
✨ To embrace the dualities of strength and softness.
✨ To remember the beauty that arises when we honour both stillness and movement, both rest and expansion.

It is not about becoming someone new — it’s about uncovering the colours already within you, waiting to shine.

Address

32 Bird Lane
Hermanus
7200

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+27823060334

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