OFFERINGS
TALKS & KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
My talks offer an engaging and gently provocative space to feel inspired, curious and empowered with practical tools and fresh perspectives on health, wellness and what it means to be human.
I share in ways that are creative, embodied and that tell a story of
our connected humanity.
Grounded in science and inspired by ancient wisdom, these conversations present grounded possibilities for a desperately needed new paradigm of health for individuals and society.
They are crafted specifically for the audience, meeting them where they are at and based on the context and unique challenges,
whether that be in education, healthcare, business or special
interest groups.
My most requested topics relate to the art and science of conscious breathing, burnout, and energy management or are based on my book BREATHE , Strategising Energy in the Age of Burnout.
Some of the organisations I have been privileged to work with
include, Unilever, Anglo American, Deloitte, Bain, RMB, IMM Business College and Women in Finance. I have also enjoyed working with young people at Rhodes University, University of the Witwatersrand,
and many high schools across the country as well as numerous online summits.
I offer talks and keynote addresses to local and international audiences both in person and on virtual platforms.
WORKSHOPS &
RETREATS
The passion for my craft and life experience as a doctor and creative, informs my style of facilitating groups.
My workshops and retreats are curated to create a safe space for deep experiential learning, healing, connection, and transformation.
Retreats and workshops can be facilitated on site or offsite and are designed specifically for business teams and special interest groups.
CONSULTATIONS
My one-to-one work I offered both online and in person. It is a deeply personalised space to explore breath as a gateway to health, resilience, and inner knowing. Each session is shaped by where you are, what your body is communicating, and what your system is ready to meet. This work honours breath as both a physiological foundation and a profound doorway into presence, healing, and meaningful change.
Breath Therapy
Functional breathing therapy to optimise breath intelligence and restore breathing as a foundation of health. This offering supports those recovering from illness, injury, surgery, or living with chronic symptoms, and is rooted in evidence-informed, gentle, and personalised practices.
Conscious Connected Breathing
A guided conscious connected breathing practice that supports access to expanded states of awareness while remaining grounded, safe, and embodied. This work supports the metabolism of unprocessed stress, emotions, and stored energy, while gently re-patterning suboptimal breathing habits that perpetuate cycles of stress, fatigue, and dis-ease.
Breath-Inspired Journey Work
A multidimensional, breath-centred space for those navigating burnout, menopause, grief, terminal illness, or major life transitions. Drawing on my experience as a medical doctor and insights from embodied and wisdom traditions, we co-create a personalised journey of discovery—one that supports you in meeting what is ready to emerge through you, with presence, compassion, and depth.
Leadership Support
A confidential and reflective space for those in leadership roles to work with breath as a tool for sense-making, energy optimisation and capacity. This work cultivates breath intelligence to deepen presence, listening, emotional regulation, and the conscious use of voice- supporting leadership that is embodied, clear and compassionate.
Health Practitioner Support
Mentorship and one-to-one support for doctors, healthcare professionals, and breathwork practitioners. This offering supports the deepening of clinical presence, nervous system literacy, and the capacity to hold others with clarity and integrity. Rooted in the Pneumanity Philosophy, this work bridges science, embodiment, and the human experience of healing.
TESTIMONIALS
NTOKOZO
Breathwork has been an important self-regulating tool at my disposal for some time and it has helped me cope with the various states of dis-ease in which I found myself on a daily basis.
Since the first time I practiced Breathwork with Dr Manga, I have used the various breathing techniques I’ve learnt to cope with social stresses, post covid symptoms and burnout. The recognition that the power lies within me, sustains me through the deep bouts of anxiety. Teaching people to tap into their own inner resources in order to cope with the pressures of daily life or past traumas is what I believe Breathwork Africa does.
Being empowered to help myself through conscious connected breath has been the greatest gift and knowing that I can in any moment navigate my situation through the use of the various techniques I’ve learned has been the best thing during moments of overwhelm. It’s something I truly believe that everyone should be able to do.
MARIAM
When we are on a difficult path, if we keep our eyes open, we will find healers and guides to help us, people who appear at just the right time, with just the right tools and lessons to teach us.
Dr. Ela Manga has been one of those people in my life - her wisdom, compassion and insight have helped me to look at my challenges differently, and to step through the bars of the mental cage I had constructed for myself.
The tool which she offers - breathwork - has been life changing, in a way which I would not have believed possible. I tried it out of desperation, and discovered I could use it to change my mood, my energy, and to fill my body with the kind of joy and relief I am not used to experiencing on my own.
Perhaps, as she has shown me, because we are not really on our own.
The journey is far from over, and I look forward to continuing, knowing that there are more surprises ahead.