Welcome to Janet’s planet
CONNECT * EXPLORE * INSPIRE
Hi, I’m Janet
I grew up in the beautiful “Deep South” in the Cape Peninsula, near the bottom of Africa.
The travel bug bit me early, at 11 years old, when my parents took my sister and I to Europe and the UK. I fell in love with travel, adventure, and exploring new cultures.
I initially studied Hotel Management and later Tour-guiding, allowing me to gain diverse experience & people skills in the hospitality and tourism industry. I have been privileged to work in a variety of environments, allowing me to explore different cultures, religions and landscapes.
From cruise ships in Alaska, New Zealand and the Caribbean, to overland trucks across Africa, adventures through South East Asia, and pilgrimages to India & Nepal, I’ve discovered myself, and my desire to help and serve others.
My solo travels in South East Asia in 2007, were a huge turning point in my life for me, as I began to explore my inner world. Yoga, meditation and Eastern philosophy became the core foundation of my personal journey into self exploration and spirituality. After many years of travelling, I completed a 6 month Yoga internship with my teacher, Viktor, at his forest ashram, whilst assisting him to run it. This was a pivotal time in my life. I then went on to complete more training in the East and eventually grew some roots back in Cape Town…and so began Janets Planet
I began to delve into Sound healing, Mantra, and music through being exposed to Bhakti Yoga practices. The medicine of sound, vibration and mantra has become an essential tool for me and my personal practice. I run regular Wellness Retreats incorporating the practices that I love to share- Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, Sound Journeys, Noble Silence, Mantra chanting and a healthy & wholesome plant-based lifestyle.
After spending many happy years in the multi-cultural Muizenberg community, I moved to the lovely tranquil forests of Constantia, where I now work from ‘The Sanctuary‘.
Nature is my medicine:) If I’m not on the mat, you will find me hiking in the mountains, meditating in the forest, swimming in the ocean or camping somewhere in the deep wilderness. To be in tune with, and connected to Nature, is to be connected to ourselves, and reminds us to expand our awareness, to see the greater divine picture unfolding.
My goal is to connect, explore and inspire others through Yoga, Wellness Retreats & Sound Healing.
Connect- to ourselves, our bodies, and our breath, to connect to Nature and the vibrational energies around us .
Explore- to embark on a journey of self-enquiry, self-knowledge and self development, to explore our inner world, and also the outer world around us.
Inspire- to develop new awareness, to create the shifts we need, to transform, to heal and to awaken to our fullest potential
I draw from my own life experiences and knowledge and try to share this with others, through doing what I love. In this process, I am continually learning, growing, rising and falling as I aspire to bring clarity, peace, light, healing and transformation to myself and those around me.
My ultimate vision is to build an Eco-friendly Treehouse Retreat and Wellness Centre a few hours from Cape Town, deep in Nature,to create & hold a safe space for transformation and healing.
