Personal Development
Physical and Mental Wellbeing -
learn to walk through life with strength, peace and certainty.
Lay the foundations for
self-defined success
Learn to become the person you imagine you could be but not sure how to get there. If you feel that the fear of staying the same is greater than the fear - or effort - to change, then you are invited to take this journey.
When the student is ready the teacher will appear, so if you feel this is your time, join the 2026 cohort. There will be a variety of cohorts;
1) Open Cohort: For anyone who is ready to prioritise their health and inner peace so you can build a lifestyle that does not allow you to crumble under pressure.
2) Men's Cohort: For men in the age of 45-60 who want to take control of their health, build strength and live with inner peace, confidence and compassion.
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The Revelation
At age 55, many experiences provided me with a deep understanding of life's phases: a former senior nurse, personal trainer, life coach and most importantly a father of 6 and a huasband for 31 years.
Life unfolds through challenges and perhaps injuries, emotional trauma or anxiety. These invite us to enter a path of self-discovery and healing, expanding on our perspectives, with deepened compassion and a humbled ego.
In the fast moving world stress and lack of self care leading to a normalised level of burnout and dissatisfaction with oneself is rising rapidly. When you take control of your health, build discipline and learn to create a sustained sense of inner peace, you will experience your life with more confidence and joy.
I have spent a lifetime learning about myself through the challenges that I have faced. Every challenge has a lesson for us to enhance our evolution. Once I realised this, my perspective expanded, my fear dissipated and my life experience transcended, leading me to live a life of purpose to help others find their strength, peace and purpose.
At Essentience, I help support people on their path of this realisation and epanded perspective. I coach people to achieve their personal goals of physical health, increased energy, confidence and a strong sense of inner peace.
Tarik Elmetaal
Does this feel familiar to you?
Lack of Confidence
Body feels unfit: the way you look and what you are physically capable of is not like how you were in the past. Trust in your body is declining. You want to age gracefully and have become aware that you need to change certain parts of your lifestyle.
Low on Energy
Energy-depletion loop: you feel at the edge of burning out and struggle to fulfill your responsibilities or engage in activities that bring you joy. Brain fog, lack of sleep and irritability impact your daily life. Your body feels sluggish and constantly tired.
Challenges with Change
Adaptability strain: external changes start triggering anxiety or loss of control. You notice how your perspecitve narrows and respnonses become reactive rather than grounded. You want inner peace to help you respond to the inevitable changes in life.
Chronic Stress
Stress overload: you experience a constant undercurrent of stress, overloaded and overthinking. Prolonged mental and physical pressure lowers your tolerance and gradually disconnects you from the things that you truly want to be engaged with.
Personal Coaching
Physical and Mental Wellbeing - let's master the basics
Essentience Personal Development starts with clearly identifying first where you are leaking energy from you physical self. This could be: consistent back pain, lack of sleep, too much coffee, not exercising correctly based on your current state, poor breathing mechanics or constant worry.
By addressing these first, you will understand with honesty the landscape of your path for personal development and set matching expectations.
Through our 60-minute personal training and advisory sessions we strategically mend the energy leaks with real time advice to apply immediately and clear demonstration of the practices. There will be weekly check-ins to make sure you are on track and feel supported at times when it matters the most.
You will train with me either in-person or online, during which you will learn training techniques, how to utilise the breath during exercise and develop mental resilience during discomfort. You will find new pathways of improving your health without taking up extra time from your day and develop a strategy that works for you to achieve more energy, strength and inner peace.
This is about mastering the basics, the foundational stones of the path to your personal development transformation. I become your sherpa along the rugged terrain of change until you can walk it alone with confidence.
What makes Essentience different?
Inside Out
Inner coherence and alignment
We believe growth is about becoming more fully yourself and recognizing that it needs to be supported by The Four Pillars that make up you: Body, Heart, Mind and Soul.
Essentience blends practices of the Body (physical training, breathing), with the Heart (awareness, meditation), the Mind (journaling, mindfulness) and the Soul (purpose-vision alignment, inner voice).
In this way, we help to translate insights into action and build sustainable habits leaving measurable change and an aligned sense of Self.
The Four Pillars
Essentience uniquely blends existing paths of Personal Development and aligned Self-Leadership in one comprehensive integrated approach through The Four Pillars.
BODY
Movement practices
To experience
Build strength, endurance, mobility and physical resilience. You will rewire postural imbalances, restore energy and regain the confidence to perform with lasting vitality.
HEART
Meditation practices
To feel
Learn to observe thoughts and emotions without judgment and create space for more intentional responses. You will increase focus, reduce reactivity and build greater stress resilience.
MIND
Reflective practices
To understand
Develop inner peace, mental clarity, accountability and internal coherence. You will be encouraged to widen your perspective, track thought patterns and test beliefs with more agency.
SOUL
Exploratory practices
To sense
Open access to insights from a deep sense of knowing. You learn to trust your inner signals, explore metaphors and make sense of the intangible by encouraging your creative potential.
Ready to embark on your Personal Development journey?
If you recognise yourself in these themes and feel ready to embark on a journey of Physical and Mental Wellbeing, we invite you to book an introduction call.
Personal Development Cohort
Receive more information on how to join the Self-Leadership Cohort of 2026.
