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A Pioneering Design and Wellness Integration Strategist, with over 40 years of dynamic experience across fashion, health, wellness, and graphic design and a passion for merging creativity with health and well-being.

24/11/2025

You don't have to take your shoes off to 'ground'. Wellness gurus often make us feel unworthy despite our grounding in reality. Is this manipulation or a call for realistic goals? Thankfully, scientific evidence validates the views of inexperienced advocates, and AI helps us find accurate information when we ask the right questions.

21/11/2025

Get ready for a cuteness overload. I'm excited to announce a webinar featuring top influencers where we'll demystify AI skills. With the right approach, anyone can master AI and navigate their digital space. Good design is about understanding the right parameters and strategy, making it simple and accessible.

20/11/2025

🚨 You are told that you’re “broken.” We see you as the builder.

You don’t need fixing.

You need **space, skill, and strategy** to rise — on your own terms.

🔥 **Kung Fu Rise** is NOT just martial arts.

It’s a **3-month mentorship** for youth from the Cape Flats & underserved communities to:

✅ Train your **mind like a strategist**

✅ Unlock **creative confidence** (no “talent” needed)

✅ Launch your **own project, brand, or movement** — *not someday. This year.*

✅ Become the **mentor** your friends & family look up to

We don’t *teach* you to follow.

We **empower you to lead** — as your full, independent, unapologetic self.

🎯 This is for the 15–25 yo who’s tired of being *called* a problem…

and ready to **build the solution**.

👇 Tap *“Learn More”* shaolincafe/kungfurise or DM ** **

📍 Cape Town (In-person + mobile-friendly support)

🎓 Free & low-cost options | Led by certified coaches + elders (aka Int Kim Loong Wushu Centre)

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18/11/2025

Boost Hand Health & Prevent Issues (CTS & Arthritis)

1. For: Carpal Tunnel Prevention & Wrist Relief

· The Overlooked Solution: While ergonomics & stretching help, the real key lies in fluid dynamics (reducing inflammation) & neurological space (freeing the median nerve).

· The Quick Fix: Try 'The Meridian Weave' (15 seconds, 3 steps)

· How-To:
1. (Release Tension) Shake hands vigorously for 15 seconds.

2. (Finger Stretch) Gently pull each finger to open meridian pathways.

3. (Wrist Wave) Relax hand & create tiny waves to mobilize synovial fluid & the median nerve.

· Why It Works: This technique combines energetic clearing with gentle mobilisation, going beyond static stretches.
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11/11/2025

Stop Chasing Virality: Build Income-Resilient Creator Skills

Learn how to become an income-resilient content creator. Master AI-proof skills, seek elder mentorship, and build offers that survive platform crashes.

Why “Going Viral” Is a Trap (And What to Do Instead)
Let’s be clear: viral content is luck, not leverage.
One in a million posts blows up. The rest? Forgotten by lunchtime.

Yet most creators optimise for reach, not resonance—chasing likes instead of leads, views instead of value.

But your audience doesn’t care how many followers you have.
They care:

Can you solve their problem?
Do you understand their pain?
Can you teach them something they can use offline?
That’s the shift: from consumption-driven content to skill-transmission content.

Read the full blog - shaolincafe journey blog

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08/11/2025

🌟 Did You Know? Your Feet Hold the Remote Control to Your Whole Body? 🌟

(Yes, even your scalp, face, and shoulders!)

In BalanceHER’s Yuan Qi Qigong, feet stamping isn’t just rhythm—it’s neurological reconnection.

👣 How it works:
Each mindful stamp activates Kidney-1 (Yong Quan) — the “Bubbling Spring” point on the sole. This sends a wave of vibrational feedback up through your meridians, like flipping switches along an energetic superhighway—from feet → legs → spine → neck → head.

🧠 The Golden Nuggets Most Don’t Know:

🔹 Scalp & Face Glow: That upward wave stimulates microcirculation to the face & scalp—think natural “facelift frequency” without needles.

🔹 Neck & Shoulder Release: Stamping creates gentle kinetic rebound, helping dislodge tension stored from screen fatigue & stress—no stretching required.

🔹 Hormone Reset Button: In TCM, Kidney energy governs Jing (essence)—your hormonal foundation. A few minutes of rhythmic grounding can dial down cortisol & support ovulation, sleep, and mood stability.

🔹 Brain Sync: The bilateral rhythm (left-right stamping) engages both hemispheres—calming the amygdala while boosting focus. (Hello, pre-meeting clarity!)

✨ This isn’t “just movement.” It’s bio-intelligent design—where Khoe-San ancestral grounding meets TCM wisdom & modern neuroscience.

BalanceHER makes it effortless:

✅ 90 seconds

✅ No mat, no gear

✅ Works in socks, slippers, or barefoot

🎯 Your body already knows how to heal.
Sometimes—it just needs a stamp to remember.

06/11/2025

**Why Am I?**
To reconnect, I must discover the reason to reseal—so I may restore.
As I uncover and unpack the ancient wisdom echoing within my DNA,
I begin to truly understand my cyclic nature, my undulating temperament,
and my purpose as a woman.

My existence is unique—flowing with the rhythms of the seasons.
My body is gentle and soft; nature itself shapes my reason for being.
Hardness and tension oppose my essence.
The further I drift from my natural purpose,
the deeper I disconnect from the very core of my existence.

I am why I am.
I am a microcosm of Mother Nature—crafted in her image.
My purpose is nurturing, yet it holds wild, untamed dimensions—
this is the truth of my cycles.

My balance is found within *Her*.
I was born with purpose encoded in my DNA—
a truth I cannot abandon,
for it defines, fuels, and validates my being.

Through restoration and resealing,
I reclaim what I have lost along the way.

My **BalanceHER Journey** is a path of:
**Restoring Purpose**,
**Resealing Energy**,
and ultimately,
**Restoring my womanly wellbeing**—
so I may finally know: *Why am I?*
BalanceHER by Amanda Lan

04/11/2025

I am a reflection of nature—cyclical, soft, and purposefully designed.

My wellbeing thrives in alignment with my innate rhythms, not in resistance to them.

Through the BalanceHER journey,

I restore lost connection, reseal my energy, and reclaim the feminine wisdom encoded in my DNA—so I may remember not just who I am, but *why I am*. balance-her.com

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The simple reasons why it is loved by all. Worn by Shaolin monks and kung fu masters; its kinda obvious that you can do anything in them. Comes in kids sizes, is unisex, colors black and white can be customised with artistic flair.

We stock both the green triangle and red circle undersole emblem.