Smitha Jayakumar - Wellness Expert From Mindfulness & Beyond

Smitha Jayakumar is a personal mentor, counsellor and teachervwith more than 22 years of experience working with individualsvand groups, conducting therapies, workshops and retreats forvmental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Smitha is the co-founder of Mindfulness and Beyond, a heart-centered wellbeing platform focused on mental, emotional and spiritual wellness, specialising in curated retreats combining eastern philosophy and western psychology techniques.

A graduate in Nutrition and Dietetics, her journey began as a monk in the Hindu tradition for 10 years through her twenties. She then spent the next decade (from 2011) in wellness hospitality as a Life Enhancement Mentor with Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary in Koh Samui, Thailand, guiding people through life change, relationship enhancement, emotional balance, self-acceptance and more.

Smitha is a certified teacher with CEB^™ (Cultivating Emotional Balance) that combines Buddhist psychology and practices with modern psychological tools. She is also a yoga teacher trained in the Krishnamacharya Tradition of yoga.

Smitha’s therapies are grounded in principles of mindfulness combining holistic practices of yoga, breathing and meditation to heal and strengthen all facets of human personality.

Smitha believes that ‘Awareness is the beginning, the end and the power of every process of transformation’. She fosters a space for self-awareness and self-enquiry to facilitate a personal transformation through integrated therapies.