Beautifulmind

Beautifulmind I work with adults and children and I place emphasis on working with the nervous system. Becoming aware of your felt self is a great resource for change.

I help adults and children reduce stress and ease chronic pain through re-patterning the brain using Somatic movement. Beautiful Mind offers a unique variety of somatic movement forms to suit each individualโ€™s needs. We integrate health and wellbeing by addressing both the body and the mind as a co-functioning system, and aim to enhance body awareness through movement which is unique in itself. Emphasis is placed on working with the nervous system, where adults and children can reduce stress and ease chronic pain through repatterning the brain using somatic Movement. When you learn to become more aware of yourself through movement you can let your bodyโ€™s inner wisdom guide you to make wiser choices. Monja Boonzaier from Beautiful Mind says; I have learnt that stress switches one into automatic pilot mode (sympathetic state/Fight and flight) and then it is not easy to slow down, most of us only know how to push ourselves to our absolute limit. It is very difficult to get out of this place as it is not easy to shift learnt behavioral patterns. When we can learn to move and pay attention to ourselves it brings us into a calm state. When our system produces serotonin, oxytocin (feel good hormones) and melatonin (sleep hormone) which puts us into a calm state (Parasympathetic nervous system) and when we are calm our body and mind can reconnect.
โ€œThrough Awareness, we can learn to move with astonishing lightness and freedom at almost any ageโ€ -Moshe Feldenkrais

๐Ÿง ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง. โœจAre you ready to reconnect with your body and mind? Join us for our transformat...
03/04/2026

๐Ÿง ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง. โœจ

Are you ready to reconnect with your body and mind? Join us for our transformative Awareness Through Movement series at BeautifulMind, where we focus on moving with ease and grace. ๐ŸŒฟ

In this unique program, you'll experience movement without the pressure of sweating or straining - just pure awareness and flow. Discover how to re-educate your nervous system, allowing you to feel grounded and present in your own skin once again. ๐ŸŒŸ

Whether you're looking to improve your mobility, enhance your body awareness, or delve into holistic health practices, our classes are designed for everyone. It's time to embrace mindful movement as a pathway to well-being and stress relief.

๐Ÿ“… Don't miss this opportunity to nurture the mind-body connection! Contact Monja Boonzaier today to learn more about our offerings: ๐Ÿ“ž 073 192 9145 ๐Ÿ“ง monja@beautifulmind.co.za

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๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ค๐ž? ๐ŸŒฟAt BeautifulMind, we believe true wellbeing starts with awarene...
01/04/2026

๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ค๐ž? ๐ŸŒฟ

At BeautifulMind, we believe true wellbeing starts with awareness. Our Somatic Movement (Awareness through Movement - ATM) classes arenโ€™t just "exercise"โ€”they are a rediscovery of how your body can move without effort.

Through slow, deliberate movements, we help your nervous system let go of old patterns of stiffness and stress.
โœจ Less pain.
โœจ Better posture.
โœจ A calmer mind.

Join us and experience the power of the Feldenkrais Method. Your body will thank you.

Contact Monja Boonzaier to find out more about our offerings.
๐Ÿ“ž 073 192 9145
๐Ÿ“ง monja@beautifulmind.co.za

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Monja Boonzaier continues her committment to Early Childhood Education (EDC)  during the recently opened serrries of six...
31/03/2026

Monja Boonzaier continues her committment to Early Childhood Education (EDC) during the recently opened serrries of six trauma support sessions with Trauma Expert Rasada Goldblatt - a quiet beginning to a muchโ€‘needed journey of collective healing.

Contact Monja for more details about ECD, support and volunteering.

Book for the Thursday evening class with Monja Boonzaier.Feldenkrais & Awareness Through Movement (ATM) classes enhance ...
31/03/2026

Book for the Thursday evening class with Monja Boonzaier.

Feldenkrais & Awareness Through Movement (ATM) classes enhance well-being by using gentle, mindful movement to rewire the nervous system, reduce pain, and improve overall physical and mental functioning. By fostering awareness of movement habits, these classes help individuals move with greater ease, efficiency, and pleasure.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐‚๐ƒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž at the Sandton Capital HotelTheme: ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฌ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’š ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’‰๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’—...
20/03/2026

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐‚๐ƒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž at the Sandton Capital Hotel

Theme: ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฌ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’š ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’‰๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’๐’‘๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐‘ป๐’†๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’„๐’๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐‘ท๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’”

The conference was marked by rich presentations, lively discussions, and a shared commitment to shaping a more innovative and inclusive ECD future.

On Day 1, BeautifulMind's Monja Boonzaier delivered a powerful opening session on how early emotional and developmental foundations shape lifelong learning. She opened with Nelson Mandelaโ€™s words:
โ€œ๐‘‰๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž ๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘š. ๐ด๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’. ๐‘‰๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘.โ€

Monja encouraged the attendees to reflect on a single, resonant question: ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž?

Share you thoughts in the comments below. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

Early Child Hood Development(ECD)

๐Ÿงก Growing older does not mean there is no oblications and no purpose. It means caring for grandkids, leading communities...
19/03/2026

๐Ÿงก Growing older does not mean there is no oblications and no purpose. It means caring for grandkids, leading communities, and living with a good life. At Beautiful Mind Studio, our Feldenkrais and Awareness Through Movement sessions are your secret weapon, boosting mobility and brainpower for a sharper, happier you! ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ

We are looking forward to visit your retirement estate, bringing group classes that spark joy and ease:
โœ… Less pain, more freedom
โœ… Stronger balance, brighter mood
โœ… A sense of purpose that lights up your life

Join the 66% of South Africans redefining retirement as a vibrant new chapter! Drop a ๐Ÿ’› or tag a friend whoโ€™d love this.

Contact Monja Boonzaier to bring us to your community!
๐Ÿ“ž 073 192 9145
๐Ÿ“ง monja@beautifulmind.co.za

๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜, ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก, ๐š๐ญ ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ—:๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, Monja will open the  6th Annual Early Childhood Development Conference, as Keynote S...
12/03/2026

๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜, ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก, ๐š๐ญ ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ—:๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, Monja will open the 6th Annual Early Childhood Development Conference, as Keynote Speaker on the topic "๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ".

Through HBF, Monja has established a groundbreaking, community-focused model for the first 1,000 days, combining caregiver support, early stimulation, and embodied learning. HBFโ€™s initiatives are backed by research and developed in partnership with scholars from the University of Cologne in Germany ๐ŸŒ, ensuring both scientific credibility and cultural relevance. Her approach is rooted in the fundamental belief that to cultivate robust foundations for lifelong learning, we must foster childrenโ€™s development from birth. ๐Ÿ“ˆ

Key discussion points:
๐Ÿ“šEmotional readiness and literacy development
๐Ÿ“šEarly developmental milestones linked to reading success
๐Ÿ“šSupporting foundational literacy in diverse contexts
๐Ÿ“šStrategies for parents and educators

Read more here https://federatedinstitute.co.za/events-training/6th-annual-early-childhood-development-ecd-conference-2026/

Contact Monja Boonzaier to find out more about Early Childhood Education, and how you can get involved!
๐Ÿ“ž 073 192 9145
๐Ÿ“ง monja@beautifulmind.co.za

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Tomorrow, on 8 MARCH 2026: Let's mark 115 years of International Women's Day
07/03/2026

Tomorrow, on 8 MARCH 2026: Let's mark 115 years of International Women's Day

Celebrating 115 years of International Women's Day

Congratulations Monja, on being selected as the Opening Keynote Speaker for the 6th Annual Early Childhood Development C...
04/03/2026

Congratulations Monja, on being selected as the Opening Keynote Speaker for the 6th Annual Early Childhood Development Conference!

Contact Monja Boonzaier to find out more about Early Childhood Education, and how you can get involved!
๐Ÿ“ž 073 192 9145
๐Ÿ“ง monja@beautifulmind.co.za

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“š

๐ŸŒฟ Experience Wellness at BeautifulMind Salon! ๐ŸŒฟ  Transform your life with the Feldenkrais Methodยฎ! This gentle approach ...
27/02/2026

๐ŸŒฟ Experience Wellness at BeautifulMind Salon! ๐ŸŒฟ
Transform your life with the Feldenkrais Methodยฎ! This gentle approach offers incredible benefits:

๐Ÿ‘ **Muscular Relaxation**: Alleviate tension by allowing your body to work harmoniously with gravity. Feel how your muscles can release stress and embrace a state of relaxation that rejuvenates your mind and body.

๐Ÿ‘ **Enhanced Energy**: Discover new strengths and explore exciting possibilities. With the Feldenkrais Methodยฎ, youโ€™ll tap into a well of energy you never knew existed, empowering you to take on daily challenges with vigor.

๐Ÿ‘ **Emotional Balance**: Increase self-love and positivityโ€”research indicates that optimists tend to live longer! Nurture your emotional health and foster a mindset that attracts joy, resilience, and happiness in your life.

๐Ÿ‘ **Reduced Need for Pain Relief**: Replace painful habits (and medications) with movements that feel great. Say goodbye to discomfort as you learn to move in ways that promote healing and well-being, naturally reducing your dependency on pain relief solutions.

๐Ÿ‘ **Improved Self-Care**: Cultivate confidence and care for your well-being with compassion. Embrace a holistic approach to self-care that empowers you to prioritize your mental and physical health, leading to a more balanced and fulfilling life.

๐Ÿ“… Join us today at BeautifulMind Salon and experience the difference! Schedule your 30-minute introductory session with Monja, a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner.

๐Ÿ“ž Reach us at +27 073 192 9145

Feldenkrais offers an effective method for managing stress, enhancing body awareness, and promoting relaxation in collab...
24/02/2026

Feldenkrais offers an effective method for managing stress, enhancing body awareness, and promoting relaxation in collaboration with healthcare professionals to improve posture and alleviate discomfort.

**Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method:**

โœจ **Enhanced Mobility:** Increases range of motion.
โœจ **Pain Relief:** Releases chronic tension.
โœจ **Better Posture:** Promotes alignment.
โœจ **Body Awareness:** Identifies unnecessary tension.
โœจ **Stress Reduction:** Alleviates stress through gentle movements.
โœจ **Athletic Performance:** Improves coordination and balance.
โœจ **Better Breathing:** Encourages natural patterns for energy and anxiety reduction.
โœจ **Injury Recovery Support:** Teaches safe rehabilitation movements.
โœจ **Mental Clarity:** Enhances cognitive function with mindful movement.
โœจ **Inclusive for All Ages:** Suitable for everyone.
โœจ **Boosted Neurological Function:** Aids recovery from neurological conditions.
โœจ **Increased Confidence:** Builds trust in your body's capabilities.

๐ŸŒŸ Ready to experience these benefits? Contact Monja Boonzaier today!
โ˜Ž๏ธ 073 192 9145
๐Ÿ“ซ monja@beautifulmind.co.za

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BeautifulMind has been acknowledged as the winner in the category of the "Most Comprehensive Physical & Emotional Wellbe...
18/02/2026

BeautifulMind has been acknowledged as the winner in the category of the "Most Comprehensive Physical & Emotional Wellbeing Programs 2026", in the GHP Holistic Health Awards 2026!

https://ghpnews.digital/winners/beautifulmind-2/

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