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“I help sportspeople ready for breakthroughs to harness spiritual awareness and elevate results. Why do we go after repeating great performances?

Ever wondered where performance comes from or where it goes when you've finished with it? Is this actually possible, if not why do we try so hard to do this? How is it we find it difficult not to think those thoughts we absolutely know don't serve us? Consistency of performance is uppermost in the minds of most sport professionals together with confidence - what's really behind these two mysterious performance components? Denise Holland - (Transformative Coaching Conversations) guides you to access the flow state of optimal functioning in your personal and business life as well as sporting endeavour. We go beyond the intellect into the mysteries of human performance, how and why we show up and respond the way we do, this is where the secrets can be found to all human life!

19/11/2025

PlayFreely®️ made it to November’s pick for The High Performance Book Club - I am delighted and grateful.

I’m absolutely delighted that PlayFreely® is November’s Book Club Pick for the High Performance Podcast! If the word spiritual makes you wonder whether this book is for you, don’t worry—PlayFreely® is about the real, practical ways our mind settles, our instincts sharpen, and our performan...

05/11/2025

STOP. What if joy didn’t need a reason?

This past week at , I played with that question… and wow. ✨

Exquisite in every respect: friendship, deep connection, sunshine, sea, and of course — incredible food!

My intention was simple: be fully in every moment.
And because it feels like I’ve been away for weeks (not just six days!)… I’d say mission accomplished.

My new book PlayFreely®️ shares what happened to me nearly thirteen years ago that changed everything — a shift into presence, love, and a life that feels rich from the inside out. Through stories of transformation, it reveals what we can understand to live fully… even when things don’t go the way we want them to.

This week I set a little joy experiment:
How much bliss could I be in… and not try to give it away?
Not selfish. Just true. Because peace, love and wisdom is who we are.

But often, the second we glimpse our true nature, we rush off to find more — courses, programs, visibility, tweaking our online selves. Instead of simply basking in the brilliance already within us.

None of that is right or wrong. There are times we’re naturally drawn to all of it. But what I’m pointing to goes far beyond self-improvement — it wakes us up, slows us down to simply be ourselves… to be still, in awe of existence, and to relish the beauty of nature. No comparing, no judging, no jealousy — just a quiet knowing of our own magnificence as human life.

On Monday I upped the ante, inviting even more awareness and presence into my day — and love just kept giving. Funny that. A space where there is no shortage.

Thank you for reading my VIVA reflections.

If you’d like to dive deeper, my book PlayFreely – The Spiritual Key to Athletic Excellence is available on Amazon UK:

http://bit.ly/4pPkzPV

25/10/2025

Three days on from the PlayFreely®️ launch, and I’m still taking a quiet moment to let it all sink in.

Celebrating with family, friends, and colleagues was truly special — a moment when years of dedication, curiosity, and passion came together, and time seemed to stand still. It was a proud reminder of what can unfold when you follow your purpose.

A huge thank you to Inge being the perfect MC on the night, and to Dawson for creating such a beautiful front cover design. I couldn’t have asked for better support in bringing this vision to life.

But beyond the celebration, PlayFreely®️ was written for you — for anyone who’s ever felt the weight of pressure, self-doubt, or the need to prove themselves.

So let me ask…

💭 Are you happy with how you feel every day?
💭 Do you ever long for a better feeling or a different situation?
💭 How often do you question your worth or confidence?
💭 Have you noticed those rare moments of complete peace — and wondered where they go?
💭 Do you know you need to perform, but the pressure feels relentless?

What if there was something you could understand — deeply and simply — that allows more ease, insight, and clarity, far more of the time?

If that resonates, I’d love for you to explore PlayFreely®️ – The Spiritual Key to Athletic Excellence. https://amzn.eu/d/cGYFiAR

And if it doesn’t, that’s perfectly fine — enjoy your life fully.

15/10/2025

Spotted on the bookshelf 👀📚
Loved seeing my book PlayFreely® – The Spiritual Key to Athletic Excellence on the shelves of legend Osteopath Mace at DCM Clinics, Kings Hill!

Danny’s new rehab space is next level—one of the most complete and intuitive I’ve seen (and that’s after years around high-performance sport in Asia and the UK).

When I push a bit too hard in the gym, Danny works his magic and puts me back together again 💪

🙏Feeling grateful—a great reminder that healing, like performance, is effortless when we let the body and mind return to their natural rhythm. 🌿

If you’d like to learn more about my work—especially in promoting healing, recovery, and performance from the inside out—get in touch.

05/10/2025

1 day to go - Online Book Launch Celebration - PlayFreely® - *|http://bit.ly/3IOdj69|*

02/10/2025

Yayee - it's here!

What if your best performances—on and off the field—didn’t come from pushing harder, but from something more profound? In PlayFreely®, former international coach Denise Holland reveals an approach to performance that transcends strategy and technique. With over thirty years’ experience in e...

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As the former Scotland National Coach (Netball), I loved being at the cutting edge of the intricacies of human performance, but did I know how to get the best out of athletes and coaches, especially during high-pressure situations? After 30 years, I am honest enough to say, 'no', I did not. How can we know what athletes are up against inside their minds? Players want that feeling of performing their skills automatically and freely, but very few experience this so-called 'flow' state readily. As coaches, how feasible is it that we can help people to mitigate their head noise such that they produce performances with ease and joy! We talk about resilience and inner strength as an attribute of elite performers, but what if these are just words to describe something that is not so much attainable but innate to all human beings?

Interesting questions, which hardly ever get answered - until now!

As a Human Performance Consultant, I help people in all fields to engineer sustainable change in every part of their lives, not just sport; relationships, mental health, well-being, career, education and business.

Many people suffer from the content of their mind, overwhelm, lack of confidence, and frustration, examples that lead to stress, and under-achievement. The sad thing is, you believe you have to cope, put up with restrictive thinking and low-level enjoyment.

Transformative Coaching as I call it, can be tricky to explain because how do you explain how 'insight' works? One minute you cannot do or see something and the next you can! A light-bulb moment and bingo, your whole perspective changes. That's it! No point in me trying to describe the unexplainable, no words can do that, it just works!

Many people know what they want to achieve in life, or know how they would instead feel, but very few get to live and perform from a state of peace, contentment, and fulfilment. Traditionally, there are many modalities, i.e. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, (CBT) Hypno-therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Positive Psychology and even Mindfulness, all designed to help people lead high-performance and fulfilling lives. These are all very familiar to me, at best, I experienced short term change and, at worst, I wouldn't be able to apply the techniques consistently, and before long I'd be back into old habits!

The human mind and body is an incredible genius creation, which if profoundly understood, will perform the way you want it to! We often end up feeling the victim of circumstances, blaming others for the way we think and feel, but what if this is an innocent misunderstanding of how the human mind works. Are you really at the mercy of others and outside factors for the way you experience life?

If this resonates, get in touch, and we'll arrange a time to speak.

Warm wishes

Denise