Balanza Coaching & Wellness

11/01/2026

Life is here to crack your heart wide open…
over and over again,
until you realise
that sitting with the tenderness
of the heartbreak…
is life too.

Then
your heart
can no longer be broken,
or fixed, for that matter.

It opens to accept more love.
The kind that’s expansive,
abundant
and divine.

So you can learn to live,
with an exquisitely fragile heart, permanently aflame,
vulnerable
and indestructible too.

And then you stand naked in front of your own magnificent life,
moment by moment,
breath by breath,
knowing that whatever happens
is totally okay somehow -
even in the midst of this perfect devastation,
which is now a kind of
‘devastating perfection’.

♥️

Ｃａｔｈｅｒｉｎｅ





Deep gratitude to

04/01/2026

I love this community!!!

Community over comparison. Always.

Different ages.
Different strengths.
Different starting points.

Same goal: to feel GOOD in our bodies.

At Revibe, this isn’t about competing, keeping up, or chasing someone else’s version of fitness.
It’s about strength training that feels supportive, inclusive, and sustainable.

It’s women showing up as they are.
Building real strength, confidence, and energy.
Moving their bodies in a way that supports their hormones, nervous system, and everyday life.

Because sustainable fitness isn’t built through comparison.
It’s built through consistency, encouragement, and community.

You don’t need to look a certain way.
Lift a certain weight.
Or be at a certain level.

You just need a space where you feel supported and where strength training for women actually fits real life.

That’s what we build here. 💛

✨ If you’re craving community, confidence, and strength that lasts come move with us.
Send me a message and I’ll help you get started. 💛

31/12/2025

𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘

We’re in that odd time of year when everything feels a bit off.

Days start to blend together.

Some people have pushed to finish the year strong, while others are relaxed on the couch.

Some of us were doing both, sometimes all in one afternoon.

𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁...

Everyone is sharing their 2025 wins as if life always goes smoothly.

That’s fine, but honestly, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀.

No one posts about crying in the shower, family arguments, friendships that faded away, job troubles, heartbreak, health scares, panic attacks, or pain that never made it online.

You’re seeing the highlights,
not the real story.

You don’t have to look back on your year.
You don’t need a special word for the year.
You don’t have to announce a new chapter or try to change yourself completely.
You don’t have to do any of that s**t.
And you also have permission to do all of that!

𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
I used to make them a big part of who I was.

One year, I wrote down 50 resolutions (crazy yeah)
That was my most intense “hustle” phase. I actually completed 49.
But missing that last one really got to me.
I felt terrible.

The weird thing is,
if I had accomplished it,
my life would have been worse,
not better.

Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t do it. It wasn’t really me; it was just what I thought “successful people” were supposed to do.
𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴.

So before you choose a word,
set goals, or decide that January 1st is the day to change everything, think about this:

You can start figuring out who you want to be on any day.
You don’t need to wait for a specific date to begin again.

If you want to do something for 2026, start here:

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙄 𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙌𝙐𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉

If nothing changes in the next five years, what would you regret?
This isn’t about fear.
It’s about noticing where you might be slowly losing touch with yourself.

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙂𝙃 𝙌𝙐𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉

What does “enough” look like for you right now, not for social media, not in theory, but in your real life? This question helps you set boundaries that really work for you.

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙉𝙊-𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀-𝙇𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙀𝘼𝙍 𝘿𝙍𝙄𝙑𝙀

What would you do this year if you weren’t afraid?
Don’t overthink it.
Don’t try to fix it.
Just answer honestly.
Deep down, you already know.

These aren’t goals.

They are ways to check in with yourself and think about how you want to live.
They help you get closer to your true self rather than chasing what you think you should be.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺:
✔️ Trust your first answer.
It’s probably the most honest one.
✔️ Check your calendar.
What wears you out every week? Ask yourself why.
✔️ Focus on who you want to be, not just what you want to do.
For example, instead of saying “I want to work out,” try “I want to feel strong enough to handle my own life.”

“I believe in living life the way that you want to live it every day,
and if you do that, you don’t really need to have New Year’s resolutions.”

🖊️ Tom Ford

♥️

Ｃａｔｈｅｒｉｎｅ

22/12/2025

𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪...
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱?

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦

This marks a pivotal moment felt every year around the 21st of December.
A time to shift from dark 🌑 to light 🌕 and honor the moments in between.

🌏 For us in the Southern Hemisphere, we mark the longest day of the year - a time of activity, expansion and manifesting our larger ambitions.

🌍 For the Northern Hemisphere: Winter calls you inward, into the fertile void where silence holds creative convergence, it's within this rich, dark stillness that your deepest longings and fresh inspiration gradually take shape.

The solstice is a dance of opposites ~ from 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 ~ teaching us to embrace duality in our lives and see darkness as a complement to the light, both essential for balance.

And this solstice marks an even more 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
A heightened time that symbolises a two fold of 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

We are in the closing weeks of the Year of the Wood Snake (which began January 29, 2025) according to Chinese astrology.

The energy of Snake 🐍 years invites collective pause and introspection, creating space for substantial inner transformation to unfold beneath the surface.

This has been a cycle of 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 calling us to make conscious choices about our spiritual evolution and to release the outdated patterns and behaviours that have outlived their purpose in our lives.

And with the year of the snake coming to its last stretch, we are recalibrating out of a way that can no longer regulate our nervous system.

Performance turns into raw expression, acting turns into authenticity and as 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘀, something much more vibrant is revealed underneath.

The convergence of solstice with the Snake year's closing weeks opens a powerful energetic gateway for:

𓆓 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
As we stand just weeks away from the Fire Horse year (arriving February 17, 2026), this is your window to intentionally release what no longer serves you.
☞ Which outdated patterns, limiting beliefs, or false versions of yourself are you ready to leave behind in 2025?

𓆓 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀' 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
The snake has always been a keeper of hidden knowledge and ancient wisdom.
This year has been inviting you back to your authentic self, to remember your purpose and reclaim your truth.
The solstice invites reflection:
🔎 What profound insights have you gained?
🔎 What authentic parts of yourself have you rediscovered?
🔎 Where in your life are you being called to greater honesty and alignment with who you truly are?

𓆓 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸
The visions, hopes, and quiet longings emerging within you right now are not random, they are the blueprints for what wants to grow in the coming year.
Even now, in the deepest darkness, a spark is igniting 🔥 within you, preparing to become tomorrow's flame.

𓆓 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸
Growth doesn't always announce itself with a roaring thunder.
This season, something profound is shifting beneath the surface of your consciousness, wisdom is downloading, insights are crystallising, and your soul is doing deep work even when your mind can't perceive it.
Trust the process of becoming 🧘🏽‍♀️

𓆓 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿
Through intentional spiritual practices, whether meditation, breathwork, movement, or energy cultivation, you can activate the coiled life force within you.
This awakening ☀️ brings clarity about your path and empowers you to live with greater purpose and authenticity.

The 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘 🐎 year (beginning February 17, 2026) will bring dynamic, passionate, forward-moving energy.

Use this solstice to Lunar New Year period to:
⇢ 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 the snake wisdom around shedding layers into your daily life
⇢ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 nner vitality for the momentum ahead through daily yoga, breathwork, or conscious movement
⇢ 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 on completing old patterns and ways of beings to ignite space for transformation and embracing new ways of operating
⇢ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 physically and energetically for acceleration because the year of the Fire Horse is going to be - 𝘍𝘈𝘚𝘛!!!

In numerology, 2025 reduces to 9.
A number of 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, the final phase of a cycle, that moment just before 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄.

Think of it as standing at the edge of a threshold, ready to step 👣 into something much more bold and dynamic 💫

The solstice amplifies this completion energy ⭕️ making it a sacred ending point before the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝟲𝟬-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀.

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦

Honoring the solstice is among humanity's most ancient practices.

Across continents and throughout millennia, diverse cultures have marked these celestial turning points with sacred ceremony, even creating sacred sites precisely oriented to capture the sun's light on these pivotal days.

Our ancestors understood time as circular rather than linear, observing the rhythmic turn of seasons, witnessing the cosmic dance between shadow and radiance, and gathering to acknowledge the profound transitions that solstices and equinoxes represent.

There's a powerful spiritual message emerging for this particular moment in 2025: we've arrived at a threshold, poised to dismantle the frameworks and patterns that have grown too small for who we're becoming.

And while stepping into the unknown may stir fear, we are held within a field of divine grace, support and guidance.

Those willing to surrender into this grace will find themselves lifted in unexpected and beautiful ways.

My question to you is…
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 & 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿

♥️

Ｃａｔｈｅｒｉｎｅ

11/11/2025

26 Years Without Henry 🕊️

𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵

It’s been 26 years since my little brother Henry left his earthly body.

Time has softened the edges of this inexplicable loss,
but love…
love NEVER fades.

Here are some of things his life and death have taught me:

1. Grief doesn’t disappear, it transforms. It becomes part of who you are, woven into your existence in outwardly, non-obvious ways.

2. Love doesn’t end with death.
It shifts shape…it’s sometimes in the warm salty tears of gratitude, and the arms wide open in sweet surrender moments; it’s in the subtle ways I choose to live life beyond his.

3. You never “move on,” you find ways to “move with” it.

4. Sometimes the smallest recollections hold the biggest meaning, and have the most profound impact.

5. Speaking his name keeps him alive in the world. And so I speak it often

6. Loss cracked me open but through those crevices, more softness, wisdom and compassion flows in.

7. Healing isn’t linear. Some days I feel peace, others I feel the ache like it’s brand new…and both are welcome.

8. Time doesn’t heal everything. Presence, connection, and peace does.

9. Grief taught me to cherish the living… to repair quickly, to hug a little longer, say “I love you” more often, and never assume there’s a next time.

10. The bond between souls never breaks. It simply changes form.

I miss you in the every-dayness of my life, Henry.

Your love continues to shape the way I live, love, and hold others through their pain.

Death… you’ve been the teacher I never wanted and yet you’ve consistently taught how poweful LOVE can be!

Forever living through me little brother

♥️

Ｃａｔｈｅｒｉｎｅ



📸 this photo hangs in my mama’s home.
Ages: Henry 16, Alex 18, Me 21