Inspired by Nature. Grounded in Science. A Space to Just Be.
Welcome to heART of Rest
A sanctuary for nurturers + busy humans to slow down, restore, and just Be.
heART of Rest is a nurturing space designed for growth, creativity, and nature-loving individuals to be their true radiant selves. We believe busyness and exhaustion shouldn’t be your badges of success. Instead, we champion a life rooted in wholeheartedness, deep resilience, awe, wonder and self-compassion.
Each month, we offer grounding experiences to help you lower the noise of the world, care for your nervous system, and remember the richness of your own true nature.
What We Offer
Our monthly gatherings and workshops blend evidence-based somatic tools with soulful rituals. Step into a space of deep refuge and explore:
- Somatic & Restorative Practices: Gentle movement designed to release physical tension, create space for listening and care for your nervous system.
- Deep Rest & Esoteric Meditation: Guided spaces to unplug from the mental chatter and access your inner wisdom.
- Emotional Awareness & Mindset Training: Practical mindfulness, mind-body & self-compassion tools to help you navigate life’s transitions with ease.
- Nature & Community Rituals: Cacao ceremonies and nature-immersion experiences to connect meaningfully with yourself and others.
Our Core Intention
The philosophy behind heART of Rest is simple: to create a space where you can pause, receive genuine care, and pivot toward meaningful contribution and creativity.
Hit pause on the hustle. Step into a slower pace, connect with a like-minded community, and return home to your naturally radiant self.
Hi, I’m Lani.
I am a Mental Health Practitioner, Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher and Deep Rest Coach. I blend evidence-based therapeutic practices with restorative movement and ritual to help you navigate stress, life transitions, and personal expansion.
Think of me as a compassionate guide for your nervous system and your soul.
From High Achieving Burnout to Heart Centred Balance
For years, I was a classic Type A personality—a high achiever driven by metrics, rapid promotions, and a fast-paced corporate career in the Tax Office. But beneath that external success, I was living the reality of chronic stress, disconnection, and burnout.
It took that lived experience, combined with heart break and rigorous clinical training, to learn how to safely slow down. I know firsthand what it takes to transition from a life governed by pressure to one guided by resilience, nature, and true well-being.
How We Can Work Together
Whether you are looking to care for your nervous system, navigate a major life shift, or reconnect with your purpose, I offer grounded, heart-centered support through:
- Deep Rest Classes & Courses: Group practices designed to help you breathe and restore somatic safety.
- 1:1 Coaching: Tailored sessions integrating psychological wellbeing with self-discovery.
- Retreats: Immersive experiences to unplug, ground, and reset.
Ready to slow down? Join me for a session and let’s walk together toward a more radiant, regulated, and heart-led life.
Winter Women’s Yin Nest: A Seasonal journey to Restore
Winter is the time for deep restoration. Join us for a 10 week journey designed to help you slow down, tend to your nervous system, and awaken your inner sensuality & creativity.
By aligning with the quiet wisdom of the season, this nurturing space offers a holistic blend of science and soul:
- Somatic Movement: Yin Yoga, Taoist Yin, and nervous system care to dissolve stress & replenish your kidney and Yin reserves.
- Inner Inquiry: Cycle awareness, self-compassion training, and strengths contemplation.
- Creative Expression: Embodiment practices, journaling, and art prompts.
Give yourself permission to winter deeply. Reserve your space in the Nest.
Deep Rest Sundays: 2 hours immersed in nature
Step out of the hustle and into a small, intentional sanctuary designed for deep restoration. Guided by a trauma-informed practitioner, this intimate group session blends gentle movement, breathwork, mindfulness, and Yoga Nidra to help you unravel stress and feel truly at ease in your body.
Whether you are navigating burnout or simply need to carve out space for self-compassion, you will leave feeling deeply nourished and regulated.
Details: Max 8–10 participants for an intimate, supportive environment. All mats and props provided, along with a gentle dose of ceremonial cacao.
Inclusive & Accessible: All genders welcome. No previous experience necessary.
1:1 Deep Rest + Coaching Sessions
1:1 Holistic Coaching: Aligning Science & Soul
Ready to move past boom and bust cycles and embrace the unique gifts you are here to share? My 1:1 sessions are intimate, custom-tailored containers designed to help you embody your highest potential—what I call your Soul Wisdom.
Depending on your unique needs, our work together blends evidence-based wellbeing wisdom with restorative, somatic practices through two core pillars:
1. Deep Rest & Somatic Regulation
Gentle, slow, and trauma-informed spaces focused entirely on embodiment. Together, we work to regulate your nervous system, release physical tension, and help you “digest” life’s stressors so you can return to a state of grounded vitality.
2. Heart-Led Coaching & Integration
Intentional, quiet spaces that combine positive psychology frameworks, emotional awareness training, and esoteric wisdom. This pathway is designed to support you in navigating life transitions, transcending old conditioning, and confidently leading from your heart.
Ready to dive deeper? Whether you need a sanctuary to rest or a strategy to expand, let’s slow down together while you feel the path forward that honors your true nature.
Yoga & Mindfulness for Mental Health + Wellbeing
Compassionate Nervous System Care for Burnout, Anxiety, Depression and Compassion Fatigue
If you are navigating the heavy weight of chronic stress, anxiety, burnout, or the quiet grief of consistently putting everyone else first, you don’t have to carry it alone.
This specialized offering provides a safe, trauma-informed sanctuary where you will be offered care and support while you connect to the unique needs of your nervous system. Through gentle, non-judgmental movement and mindfulness, we create space for you to breathe, release deep physical tension, and reconnect with yourself—completely free from the pressure to perform or achieve.
Who This Is For
These clinical yet heart-centered sessions are specifically tailored for individuals experiencing:
- Burnout & Chronic Stress: For those feeling caught in a high-achieving, sympathetic nervous system loop.
- Anxiety & Overwhelm: Grounding somatic practices to anchor a racing mind back into the body.
- Compassion Fatigue: Dedicated, restorative care for healthcare workers, therapists, corporate leaders, and natural carers who sometimes give until they are empty.
How We Work Together
Available in both intimate small group classes and 1:1 therapeutic containers, we custom-blend evidence-based modalities to support your mental wellbeing:
- Restorative & Yin Yoga: Passive, supported postures designed to help reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression and care for your nervous system.
- Somatic Mindfulness: Gentle, internal body awareness practices to help witness and integrate stored emotional tension without overwhelming the system.
- Trauma-Informed Safety: Every session is paced to your unique capacity, focusing entirely on emotional and physiological safety. Your body. Your choice.
You deserve a safe place to land.
Note. From 1 April 2026 Yoga has been reincluded has claimable by many Private Health Insurance funds. So if your GP has recommend yoga for your health and wellbeing ask your healthcare fund if you’re entitled to claim for these sessions.
Rest | Breathe | Create
“Lani, you facilitate the most divine opportunities for us to come home to our body. I’m appreciative of the slow, gentle pace. The bush land location of your ceremonies adds another depth to the experience of reconnecting with the earth. Always grateful for your offerings, your presence and delicious cacao.” ~ Liz
1:1 Coaching + Deep Rest
1:1 Yoga & Mindfulness for Mental Health
Online Yoga Nidra Series
Pure Ceremonial Cacao. Nature’s Medicine.
Ceremonial Cacao is a superfood, medicinal powerhouse and a beautiful compliment to meditation, somatic movement, creative work, team meetings, intimate dates, time in nature and life in general. Chocolate packed with an incredible list of benefits for the mind, body & heart.
Ceremonial cacao differs from regular processed cocoa or chocolate because it undergoes minimal processing, preserving it’s natural properties and qualities ensuring you receive all of mother natures goodness.
Lovingly grown and prepared to offer you the most nourishing of experience while also honouring nature and the beautiful humans and traditions who have helped bring nature’s medicine to you.
