About me
I was born in south Asia, lived half my life in the east, travelled west to pursue an education that I disliked in the form of Management & Leadership, only to realise upon it’s completion that I couldn’t possibly manage other’s (let alone a business), when I couldn’t even manage the thoughts, feelings and emotions that ran through my own mind and body, and therefore set off on a decade long journey of self discovery through yoga philosophy and buddhistic psychotherapy.
A quarter of a year in an ashram in the German alps, a detour to India and Sri Lanka, a dozen (or two) personal development seminars later,
I find myself.
“I’ve been placed on this earth to serve others by helping them discover their unique gifts that they wish to share with the world, overcome their blocks and unlock their full potential.”
In 2000, I left my war torn birth land of Sri Lanka with the hope’s of escaping two things, the war that was imminent around me, and the war that was present within me, which was a result of being on the receiving end of years of mental abuse.
Childhood dreams of being a dancer and a professional rugby player were cast away to make way for the ‘responsible’ intention of pursuing an education that I had no interest in, a university education in Management & Leadership.
It didn’t take long before the realisation set in that,
‘man cannot run away from his own reality’
that the ghosts of Sri Lanka had followed me to London, my new home and was about to manifest itself in the form of loneliness & depression (the cause), and alcohol and substance abuse (the cure).
6 years and many suicidal thoughts later, I finished what was started at university, didn’t attend my own graduation as an act of rebellion, and found my self lying on the floor one morning, stark naked contemplating my existence when I had the first biggest realisation of my life… that every day, man has but two choices…
’Either we get busy living… or we get busy dying.’
I would like to tell you that this realisation is all I needed to get my life in order, but that would be a lie.
Whilst it definitely was a starting point, there was still a mountain of addictions, fears, insecurities, non serving habits /thought patterns, and challenges that needed to be overcome, and I was a long way down the wrong path.
It wasn’t until 3 years later that I got my biggest wake up call a few months before my child was to be born in 2009, in the form of what I can only describe as
a near death experience.
Waking up from that experience was a second chance at life.
A rebirth.
I was months away from being a parent, my life was one big mess, my mind was worse, and often found myself asking the questions
what type of a role model I wanted to be to my child ?
and
how I wished to spend the rest of my life ? …
and for the first time in my life, the curiosity of the meaning of life and self mastery, was backed by the will to attain it.
10 years, many long stints in Ashrams, visits to various gurus, teachers and masters of all sorts, countless retreats, seminars, personal development courses and certifications later, I finally become aware of my own ignorance.
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing” – Socrates
I had to embrace the darkness …
to see the light.
Over the years I have had the honour of mentoring and coaching business owners, musicians, artists, authors, engineers, software developers, sportsmen, military personnel, students, and entrepreneurs, towards discovering their purpose, overcoming the things that are holding them back, and creating the life of their dreams.
Ijhaz Mohideen 