People who carry
this work into
the world.
Every coach listed here has completed the HeartMath South Africa Coach/Mentor training programme. They’re not teaching a system — they’re practising one, in their own way, with their own people.
Not sure who’s right for you?
Rather than leaving you to browse a list, Alan is happy to point you in the right direction. A brief conversation about where you are is usually enough to find a good fit.
A community, not
just a certification.
Being part of the coach network means more than having a licence. It means belonging to a community of practitioners who take the work seriously — and who are committed to expressing it authentically, in their own voice, with their own audience.
The coaches here come from diverse professional backgrounds. What they share is a commitment to coherence — not as a concept to teach, but as a practice to embody.
Certified and active
All coaches listed have completed the Coach/Mentor programme and hold a current HeartMath certification. They’re actively using the work — not just credentialled in it.
Their own voice
No two coaches here work identically. HeartMath is the foundation — what each coach brings to it reflects their own background, passions and the specific people they serve.
Supported by Alan
Active coaches in the network have access to ongoing development, mentoring from Alan, and the resources they need to build practices that are genuinely sustainable.
Alan Strydom
Trainer · Mentor · Personal Coach
Alan’s work begins at the point where certification ends — when a coach or practitioner has to find their own voice, their own people, and their own way of carrying the work into the world. With a background spanning NLP, Psycho-Neuro-Immunology and hypnotherapy, and over a decade of HeartMath training and mentoring, he brings a grounded, unhurried presence to both individual coaching and group work.
In his role as a HeartMath mentor, Alan has worked one-on-one with over a thousand certified coaches — more than four thousand individual sessions across every stage of their practice — making him one of the most experienced HeartMath mentors in the world. That depth of exposure to what coaches actually struggle with is what shapes everything he teaches.
Beyond his work as a trainer and mentor, Alan also works with individuals directly — as a personal coach. If you’re navigating something real and aren’t yet sure what to call it, a conversation with Alan is often the right first move.
Read Alan’s full story →The community
in practice.
The coaches below have completed the Coach/Mentor programme and are actively working with clients. Each brings their own background and focus to the work — browse to find someone whose approach resonates, or ask Alan for a personal introduction.
Alice Ashwell
Wellbeing & Healing
Alice became a HeartMath coach because of the positive impact a regular HeartMath practice has had on her own life — including helping her heal from osteoporosis. She coaches from lived experience.
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Ashika Pillay
Personal Wellbeing & Leadership
Ashika believes the nexus of all her skills is here — creating space for personal wellbeing, leadership, and the potential to make a change in daily life and the wider world.
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Barbara Cukjati
Self-care & Wellbeing
Barbara believes HeartMath practices are a crucial part of self-care. She uses them regularly herself — before sleep, as a parent, and as a daily anchor — and coaches others to do the same.
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Basil Eddy
Organisational & Executive Coaching
With a background in the physical sciences, Basil combines proven coaching processes with NLP and HeartMath — working in both organisations and one-on-one contexts.
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Homeira Ghanongooi-Franke
Health, Wellbeing & Life Transitions
A seeker and lifelong student, Homeira is drawn to questions of peace, acceptance and contentment at every stage of life. She works with people navigating change from the inside out.
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Jacques Myburgh
Executive Coaching & Leadership
A qualified executive coach with an MBA and master’s from Stellenbosch Business School, Jacques brings rigorous professional experience to his HeartMath practice.
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Lizl Groenewald
Empowerment & Resilience
A certified Empowerment Life Coach and workshop facilitator, Lizl specialises in helping adults find the clarity and confidence to move through tough challenges with greater ease and focus.
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Lucie Nel
Stress & Anxiety Transformation
Lucie’s own journey with stress and anxiety began in 1999. Years of studying multiple modalities brought her to HeartMath — and to coaching others through the same terrain she once navigated herself.
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Michele Ann Frew
Learning, Creativity & Heart Intelligence
Michele makes learning fun — sharing how to use heart intelligence to build resilience and harness imagination. She’s a coach, teacher, student, parent and wife, not necessarily in daily order of priority.
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Odilia Celestino
Humanities & Human Potential
Passionate about humanities and human potential, Odilia combines her academic background with HeartMath tools to offer grounded, practical support to those seeking meaningful change.
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Paul Wolpert
Nature-based & Heart-centred Coaching
Paul is a heart-centred life coach who believes strongly in authenticity and compassion. He often holds sessions walking in nature — bringing the outside world into the inner work.
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Tanya Moereels
Heart Wisdom & Connection
Tanya’s deep sense of care for people and the planet led her to HeartMath. Her own practice helped her rewrite her story — and now she helps others bridge the connection between heart and mind.
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Zee-Caroline Pitt
Productivity & Calm Performance
Zee’s interest in HeartMath coaching began with her own daily practice — and what she noticed in her productivity, mental clarity and ability to identify new ideas. She coaches others into the same.
Read moreYour certification is
the beginning, not
the destination.
If you’ve completed the Coach/Mentor programme and want to be part of an active coaching community — with ongoing development, mentoring, and a clear pathway to building a practice that’s genuinely yours — we’d like to hear from you. And if you’ve completed Getting Clear, being listed here is a natural next step.