Holistic Health Coaching that Gives You
Freedom from Food
Discover how to nourish yourself and your life so you don’t need to rely on food to cope
Is food controlling your life?
You are not alone. I get it; I’ve been there.
Many of us use food as a coping strategy to fill a void or numb our emotions. When our lives lack sufficient nourishment or feel overwhelming, we sometimes use food to fill the gaps or distract us from the voice inside of us; the one so desperately trying to guide us back to our authentic selves. Or we try to control our eating—because we feel so out of control.
There is another way. You can take control of your life and break this exhausting cycle. Yahara is here to help you understand what you are truly hungry for, and what skills you need to take back control of your life.
Step by step, through increased self-awareness and reclaiming your power, you’ll be able to release food as a lifeline for coping. The process is never about deprivation or willpower, rather nourishment and self-compassion. With new insight, understanding and tools, you can shift from surviving to thriving, and enjoying a life that is rich and fulfilling.
Yahara guides you back to self-connection where lasting change happens from the inside out.
My Eating Story.
“My mission is to help others feel empowered with their health, their relationship to food, and their relationship to themselves.”
For a very long time, I had an unhealthy relationship with food. I was stuck in an annual cycle of losing 5kgs, and then being back where I started six months later. I only felt happy and shopped for clothes when I was thin, which meant I had very little to wear the rest of the time. Food took up a lot of headspace, and depleted my energy and happiness. It constantly felt like there was a ‘food elephant’ in the room.
Why ‘Yahara’?
The word Yahara is inspired by Pratayahara, the Fifth Limb of Yoga. Pratyahara means to withdraw from the senses and to go within. So, instead of looking externally at what the scale says, what others say, what the media says, we remember to go within, and instead connect with ourselves, our inner wisdom and guiding voice, the true expert on our bodies.
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The Yahara Way.
“Your life is on the plate.”
- Geneen Roth
Whatever is going on in your life shows up on your plate. But when your life is full, balanced, and filled with purpose, joy, connection and movement, you feel fulfilled from the inside and don’t need to use food to satisfy your cravings for life.
Yahara empowers you to see where your life is out of balance. It’s never about cutting out food groups, or using willpower or discipline to reach your goals (we all know that is too difficult and unstainable!).
Through the Yahara coaching programme, you will discover what nourishes your body and life as an individual—what feeds your soul, and ultimately, what makes your life more extraordinary.
There’s something magical about cooking healthy food together and sharing it. In our online cook-a-longs, we make simple, delicious, and nutritious plant-based dishes together on Zoom.
Jeanne started a local cooking group in 2019 with three members. They would gather to cook a feast of plant-based food together, and their families would join afterwards for the spoils. The energy of these events used to stay with Jeanne for days afterwards. When we went into lockdown in 2020, she decided to start online ‘cook-a-longs’.
Today, these free events spread the joy and healing power of community cooking and sharing nourishing food with others.
Empowerment means choosing to take active control of your mindset and habits around food. It means choosing based on your personal values and the belief that you have control over your choices and your life. Empowerment is about celebrating your uniqueness and fitting OUT instead of fitting in.
The Yahara coaching process guides you to connect with your inner power and claim responsibility for your life. You’ll move beyond disempowering behaviour, habits, and feeling stuck. It helps you expand your perspective, enhance your self-awareness and move in the direction of your goals and vision of your health and life, one more empowered choice at a time.
Sustainability is all about making conscious choices to look after our planet and our own long-term health. It means feeling empowered and lighter as we tread more gently on the earth; by living more in tune with it and not just on it.
Jeanne is passionate about helping you get creative about preserving and making the most of your fresh organic produce, using it from root to tip. By investing in quality produce with almost zero food waste, you’ll actually save money!
The Yahara Coaching Program ensures you have a uniquely tailored toolbox to sustain your new mindset and lifestyle. We invite you to join us for free cook-a-longs, and stay on the client WhatsApp group, where we share, support and celebrate nourishment, empowerment and community.
Are all programmes plant-based?
Yahara programmes are not prescriptive, nor exclusively plant-based. Instead, they are based on your unique health and wellness goals.
“I have a long and complicated history with food and dieting and have been to various therapists and dieticians since my teenage years. When I started with Jeanne, it was the first time I started to look at every aspect of my life holistically. It was also the first time the information and tools provided have made sense and been about nourishing me and adding to my life, rather than taking away and restricting me. For me, the total mindshift has made all the difference. Jeanne has always gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that I have what I need to support my journey.”
– REN, JOHANNESBURG
“Ever since I can remember I have been overweight. I knew my biggest issue with food was a psychological one, and at the heart of it all was deep-seated self-loathing. My mindset at the start of the journey was all about losing weight, but as I worked with Jeanne, I started peeling away at the many layers of self-doubt and self-hate, and it became less about food and more about my spiritual wellbeing. We had to shatter the negative and destructive mindset that I had been nurturing for more than 30 years. After six months of consistent and emotional mind-work, I came out a different person. Close friends commented that I looked amazing and asked if I had lost weight. I went from only wanting to lose weight and seeing the number on the scale drop, to really honouring my body and striving for a healthy lifestyle – emotional, spiritual, psychological, and physical.”
– Christine Muller
“Jeanne is an absolute angel. Throughout the programme, she was patient and guided me through difficult emotions and thoughts with care and compassion. Jeanne was really invested in me and walked this journey with me; at no point did I ever feel alone or judged. She helped me through the difficulties and celebrated my achievements. She was my very own guide, motivator, and cheerleader. The six-month journey I embarked on was one of the best investments I had ever made. It was by no means an easy journey, there were many difficult moments and times that I was not expecting to feel so deeply, but Jeanne guided and supported me through them so beautifully.”
– Samantha Labuschagne
“I approached Jeanne wanting a meal plan for my family that supported us all. Food had become a big issue in my family, with everyone wanting different meals and snacks and me running out of ideas, time, and inclination to spend any more time than I already was in the kitchen. What I got out of the six-month programme was: Time-saving strategies (professionally and in the kitchen), freezer organisation hacks and healthy recipe ideas. I am now more confident, adventurous, and organised in the kitchen, which I did not think possible. I can put together nutritious meals quickly, seamlessly; I am saving money on food -and I have virtually zero food waste, which is great for the planet. It was not about a one size fits all plan for the family, but rather me leading from the front and inspiring my family with my results.”
– Theoni Papoutsis
“I recently had a once-off session with Jeanne to work through a pattern I was experiencing of not sleeping on a Sunday night. The hour with Jeanne gave me tremendous insight into my daily self-talk and how this shows up as anxiety and doubting myself in my personal and professional life. Jeanne also helped me change things up on a Sunday, leaving me time to relax with the family. Thank you, Jeanne, with your absolute professionalism and genuine caring heart, you have guided me onto a path of positive change for which I am so grateful. I had such a lovely weekend as a result and feel so calm for the week ahead.”
– Maree Meuwesen
“My son and I both have CVID (Common variable immune deficiency), a disorder that impairs the immune system. During my health coaching journey with Jeanne, she introduced me to a ‘Drink Your Greens’ superfood mix, which she makes. Both Josh and I now supplement our diet with it. Josh adores his “gecko juice,” as he likes to call it. It is nutrient-dense and gives me such peace of mind knowing that his immune system is getting the additional boost he so desperately needs. I really believe it has helped him in so many ways, and I can feel the difference on the days when I forget to take my daily dose!”
– Leanne Glanville
"Our team had been complaining about fatigue and weight gain, but did very little about it. COVID was also in full swing at the time, and our team's wellbeing was very important to us. We realised we needed a professional health coach to help educate us, and Jeanne was the obvious choice to help.
We had a very open conversation with Jeanne. She assessed and advised us individually without making anyone feel bad or singled out. We all left the session with a completely new outlook on health, and all realised that being healthy was much easier and cheaper than any of us thought.
Jeanne also followed up with a Whatsapp group to encourage accountability, emphasise community and encourage us to help and inspire one another.
I highly recommend Jeanne for any business committed to improving its team's health and wellbeing."
– Nandi Ross- Director, Live The City
“You can never join the dots going forward, but rather by looking back and reflecting on your journey, which I did. My short and long-term goals were achieved. More than just relooking my diet, my sleeping patterns and exercise routine, I achieved a deeper spiritual connection and growth that enabled me to create the business and personal opportunities I wanted. Through the process, I also remembered to just enjoy my life, laugh, and not to take myself too seriously.”
– Philip Groenewold
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