I am a beautiful divine woman who guides and supports women and men to embody their courage and manifest their deepest desires through life transformations.
I love guiding and coaching clients to embrace who they truly are and harness their courage and vulnerability to manifest their desires, intentions and goals. It is an incredible experience to witness their confidence grow exponentially as they step into their soul aligned purpose.
My superpower is the capacity to ride the waves of different worlds - being the bridge between corporate and not for profit spaces, the mental and the body, the 3D world and the ethereal, the linear logical and the non-linear, the light and the shadow. I help to make sense across these worlds and support individuals and communities to grow and prosper.
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Charlen Vandervalk
The Australian
National University (ANU makers)
“Jean’s ability to take vague concepts and frame them into a structured conversation, as well as weave in her personal experiences and perspectives into the narrative without detracting from the conversation is something seasoned professionals still can learn from.
Every step of the process that required Jean’s involvement was a pleasure.”
Credentials
Trainee Coach of the Year - Beautiful You Coaching Academy, selected from 400+ coaches globally
Beautiful You Life Coach - Beautiful You Coaching Academy
Biodanza Facilitator - International Biodanza Federation
Blossoming Woman Levels 1 & 2 - Martina Hughes
Devoted Way Initiate - Devoted Way
Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - Australian National University
Advanced Diploma of Management - Wisdom Learning
Certificate 4 Project Management - Australian Institute of Management
Using my skills of intuition, strategy, seeing and feeling the power of individuals, I support and guide my clients through major life and career transformations.
With this superpower,
I help women and men:
Own their voice and speak their truth
Connect with their courage and move into action
Transition through career changes
Connect with their essence and integrate with their lives and relationships
Embrace their unique qualities and skills
Ignite their inner fire
Embrace and harness their cultural identity and qualities
Embody their feminine and masculine energies and integrate with their brilliant minds
Move through internal dialogues that may be holding them back from their full potential
Dive into their shadows and expand into the light
My Personal Story of Transformation
I was a shy little girl born in Hong Kong and came to Australia at a young age. I was scared to try anything new, or climb higher than the height of a chair. The courage fire was not very alive in me.
Coming to Australia with little English and only my parents meant I had to draw on the little pocket of courage very quickly. Being bullied from the age of 7 to 16, I learnt to be resilient and to excel not only academically but also in sports and languages.
It was my ticket out.
I was always keen to be a good Asian daughter, and followed a safe path of studying Actuarial Studies and Commerce. Deep down I wanted to work in international development, specifically - in Africa. I had longed to work overseas and landed a graduate position in Asia as a Technical Writer.
It was the best time of my 20 something year old life - meeting so many new friends from around the world and living MY life for the first time.
Returning to Australia I came back to being a good daughter and became a banker for 5 years. It wasn't my true life’s calling. Shortly after my brother’s sudden death, it dawned on me that life was too short to be in a career I didn’t love, so I followed my university calling and changed my career to international development - travelling to Asia and the Pacific regularly. It was a dream.
But that dream costed me.
I burnt out and became physically sick from the long hours and 3am conference calls with the US and Europe.
I longed for more, and the fire to be boss of my own time burned stronger. I dreamed of being a digital nomad and to be location free. Harnessing the depths of my courage from within, I quit the job and took my first self-funded sabbatical to Argentina studying tango. A long held bucket list.
Life was a dream again.
I have been leading an unconventional life for most of my adult life.
While on the outside I was in the perfect relationship with my then-partner of 11 years, something in me was dying. I could feel an inner calling to develop my intuition and spirituality, but the eco-factors were not encouraging me to do so. It took me 2 years and a lot of personal growth through life coaching and Biodanza to help me make the decision to truly live my own life and to leave the relationship.
Over the next five years, I supercharged my personal growth journey, moved to a new city with no job, no home and took my second self-funded sabbatical.
I cultivated my love of travel together with meditation and dance, living solo for the first time in my 35 year life.
I felt liberated, scared, excited and my healing journey began. I felt my vulnerability and courage which only made me stronger. I longed and dreamed to be in sacred union with a man whom I loved and where we would grow individually and together.
Returning to work 1 year later, I worked in the family violence sector and built incredible high level partnerships across the community, public and private sectors. I also catapulted into the world of public speaking through speaking up on the underrepresentation of Asian-Australians in senior leadership positions. I created my passion project of mentoring young Asian women to support them to be seen, heard and felt.
It was during this time that I decided to begin my 4 year journey to studying to become a Biodanza Facilitator. Biodanza, or “Dance of Life” is a beautiful movement based system designed to awaken our human potential, move through our internal blocks and fears to live the life that we desire. Every month (outside the realms of C-19 restrictions), I drove 16 hours to immerse myself into the theory, movement, music and my community. It cracked me open, and every time it did, I integrated new parts of myself.
I also reconnected with my love of guiding and coaching, and formally studied the art of life coaching. My love of learning shone through, and through this intense period of personal development, I started to develop my own work as a coach and later awarded Trainee Coach of the Year by the Beautiful You Coaching Academy.
It was incredible.
Fatima
Biodanza Participant
“Biodanza brings me joy, fun, freedom of movement, connection with others, creating community, and shared love.
Jean, I love your gentleness and determination
I love your explanations/education and the growth/transformation that you foster without us even noticing it.”
When I turned 40, my sacred rebel called me to leaving my city which had been undergoing the harshest lockdown in the world. I travelled 2,000km through dark country roads with no mobile reception and millions of potholes. It was my initiation.
This became the start of my digital nomadic journey. Finally my dream was coming true. I just didn’t know it yet. I travelled for a few months, exchanging work on properties for accommodation and meals. Living in connection with mother nature and in exchange. I asked my friends to pack up my home and ended my rental agreement. I didn’t go back to the city for another 6 months.
I was location free for 2 years. This new lifestyle literally brought to life my values of freedom, courage, fun. It wasn’t easy, but I was manifesting the life that I had desired in my 20s and 30s. I was largely based in Canberra, where I had the opportunity to heal from the traumas I’d experienced and to reconnect with my vitality. I was fortunate to be invited to facilitate Biodanza in Canberra which enabled me to complete my Biodanza supervisions and thesis “The role of the Facilitator when a student goes into chaos”.
I found love again
I am now with a man who is as passionate about personal growth as I am. We are cultivating a loving and mature relationship that allows us to express, feel and connect in ways I have not felt in previous relationships. I am manifesting the relationship that I so desire and deserve.
And moved for love…
After my dramatic escape from Melbourne, I moved back to the city to be closer to my man. My 30yo self would have been abhorred at the thought of moving for a man, but I now learn what priorities are important for me. I have returned to Melbourne with an expanded sense of self, and a desire to contribute to the city through my gifts as a Biodanza Facilitator and Coach. Learning through my own lived experiences of reconnecting with my vitality through Biodanza and Community, I want to create this for Melbourne.
I share my story as I know that if I can manifest my dreams and desires and connect with my courage in doing so, anyone can. I truly believe this to the core of my being.
My Archetypes
My 3 cornerstone archetypes are present in everything that I am when I support my clients.
Lovingly called Corporate, Chinese Goddess and Latina - they play an equal and integral part of my services and offerings.
Corporate provides structure, goal settings, strategy - ie, she provides a structure for my clients to feel safe in my presence, knowing that they are ever so held and seen.
Chinese Goddess is the mystic - she is creative, cheeky, loves playing in the liminal space, and gives her loving embrace anytime it is needed or wanted.
Finally, Latina - she is the fire! She is a fierce protector, boundary holder and is all about action.
These 3 are quite the trio!
They provide such a strong container and an alchemy of feminine and masculine energies for all the clients that I serve.
10 things you may not know about me ..
1 - I’ve traveled to 41 countries
2 - I love luscious fabrics - silk, cashmere
3 - I don’t drink alcohol (unless it’s an amazing drop) and I’ve never smoked
4 - I can’t eat capsicums!
5 - I’d been in the Guinness World Records as part of the longest Dragon dance in the world (10,000ft) (at the time)
6 - I have not 1, but 2 black belts
7 - My first full time job was in a country where I didn’t speak the language
8 - I’m a 6/2 Splenic Projector in Human Design, which means I’m both a role model and hermit
9 - I’m a massive introvert (surprised you, didn’t it?)
10 - I have abseiled down Derby Cathedral, UK
And . . .
Bonus - I love love love dancing - Biodanza, tango, zouk, bachata, swing, anything! I may not be able to run 5km, but I can dance non-stop for 5 hours.
