Embracing emotional freedom and connection retreat

Rajesh Ramani is an internationally sought-after mentor, teacher and retreat leader. Over the past 25 years, he has led spiritual retreats and leadership conferences in more than 18 countries for a wide range of clients, including EG Funds (Australia), Samsung Electronics, the Young Presidents‘ Organisation (YPO) and the Chief Executives’ Organisation (CEO), by invitation only.
Rajesh co-founded the Responsible Leadership Institute in Switzerland with a consortium of business economists, natural scientists and governance professionals to offer a range of holistic leadership and training programmes that consciously integrate work and life. He also co-founded Mindfulness and Beyond, a heart-centred wellness platform for mental, emotional and spiritual well-being, specialising in retreats, courses and personal mentoring.
As a Life Enhancement Mentor at the Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary in Thailand, Rajesh has consulted clients from all over the world as a teacher and mentor, focusing on personal growth, relationship enhancement and emotional balance.
Rajesh's approach is influenced by his background as a banker-monk and three decades of Eastern mindset and philosophical training, including 13 years embracing a monastic life as a spiritual teacher at Oneness University, India.
Rajesh is a licensed coach by the International Coach Federation and his qualifications include a CWA Degree from ICAI.

Smitha Jayakumar is a personal mentor, counsellor and teacher with more than 22 years of experience working with individuals and groups, conducting therapies, workshops and retreats for mental, 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, specializing 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 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.