Leslie DMello
Leslie is a life coach, CBT and NLP practitioner, hypnotherapist and yoga teacher who blends psychology, practical spirituality and meditation to help people understand their patterns, create meaningful change and live with greater clarity.
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About Your Creator
I am a life coach, CBT and NLP practitioner, hypnotherapist, meditation guide and certified yoga teacher with more than 600 hours of training. My work brings together modern psychology, personal development, contemplative spirituality and the wisdom of yoga. Rather than treating these as separate disciplines, I draw upon each of them to help people understand their inner patterns and translate insight into practical change.
Over the years, I have supported people in areas such as emotional awareness, self-sabotage, limiting beliefs, confidence, identity, relationships, boundaries, goal-setting, consistency and life transitions. Much of my work explores the space between knowing what we want and being able to move towards it. We may consciously desire change while another part of us seeks safety in what is familiar. When this happens, we can become stuck in overthinking, avoidance, procrastination or repeated emotional reactions.
I believe these patterns are not evidence that something is wrong with us. They are often learned attempts to find safety, belonging or control. Lasting transformation does not come from judging or fighting ourselves. It begins by becoming curious about what our thoughts, emotions and behaviours may be trying to protect.
My approach combines clear teaching with reflection, guided meditation, visualization and practical exercises. I want people not only to understand an idea intellectually, but also to experience it inwardly and discover how it applies to everyday life. Awareness is essential, but insight alone is not always enough. Change becomes sustainable when awareness is supported by deliberate choices, compassionate structure and small actions that can be repeated over time.
Yoga and meditation form an important part of my own journey and my work. I am particularly drawn to Yoga Nidra and yoga philosophy because they invite us beneath the surface of habitual thinking. They help us observe the mind, reconnect with the body and discover a quieter awareness from which we can respond to life more consciously. I present these teachings in accessible language, always connecting ancient wisdom with the realities of modern living.
My understanding of spirituality is practical and inclusive. For me, spirituality is not about escaping ordinary life or pretending that difficulties do not exist. It is about meeting life more fully—with presence, courage, discernment and compassion. It is the movement from automatic reaction towards conscious response, from fear towards greater inner freedom, and from living according to inherited expectations towards a life that feels authentic and meaningful.
My mission is to create experiences that help people pause, listen inwardly and recognise that they are not powerless in the face of their conditioning. We may not always control what happens around us, but we can develop a different relationship with our thoughts, emotions and circumstances. We can learn to question old stories, make clearer choices and take the next honest step.
Through my journeys, I hope to offer a space where psychology and spirituality meet—where understanding leads to practice, practice leads to experience, and experience opens the possibility of genuine transformation. You do not have to become an entirely different person. Often, the journey is one of returning: returning to awareness, returning to what matters and returning to the deeper wisdom already present within you.
The Yoga Sūtras: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life
The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali are one of the great maps of the human mind.
Written almost two thousand years ago, these short teachings explore questions that remain remarkably relevant today: Why does the mind become restless? Why do we get caught in patterns of thought and emotion? What does practice really mean? And is it possible to experience a deeper freedom beneath all of this mental activity?
In this Journey, we explore the Yoga Sūtras one teaching at a time.
Rather than approaching the text simply as ancient philosophy, each track brings the Sūtras into everyday life — connecting their wisdom with our habits, emotions, relationships, identity and inner experience.
You do not need to know Sanskrit, practise yoga postures or have any previous knowledge of yoga philosophy. Each teaching is explained with practical reflections that allow you to explore what the Sūtra might mean in your own life.
Beginning with Patañjali’s opening teachings, we gradually uncover a remarkable psychology of awareness, practice and transformation.
You can listen sequentially as a continuing study of the Yoga Sūtras, or return to individual teachings whenever one speaks particularly strongly to where you are in life.
This is not simply a Journey through an ancient text.
It is an invitation to understand your own mind more deeply — and perhaps discover the stillness that has always been there beneath it.
17 minutes
Poems from the Yoga Sūtras: Wisdom in Verse
Poems from the Yoga Sūtras: Wisdom in Verse is a contemplative journey through the teachings of Patañjali, expressed not as explanation, but as poetry.
Each track takes the essence of a Yoga Sūtra and translates it into a reflective, lyrical experience. Rather than analysing the teaching intellectually, these poems invite you to feel it, sit with it, and allow its meaning to unfold inwardly.
The poems explore some of the central themes of the Yoga Sūtras, including awareness, stillness, practice, identity, attachment, resistance, clarity, discipline, inner freedom and the nature of the mind.
Each poem stands on its own, but together they form a gentle progression through the deeper wisdom of the text.
This Journey is for anyone who is drawn to contemplative poetry, yoga philosophy, meditation, self-inquiry or spiritual reflection.
You do not need any prior knowledge of the Yoga Sūtras. The poems are designed to be accessible even if you are encountering these teachings for the first time.
It is also ideal for those who already study yoga philosophy and want to experience the teachings in a more intuitive, emotional and reflective way.
Listen slowly and reflectively, you may begin to:
connect more deeply with the meaning of the Yoga Sūtras experience the teachings
6 minutes
Overcoming Procrastination: A Journey to Productivity
Break free from procrastination and build lasting habits for a more productive, focused, and fulfilling life.
In this Journey, we will dive into the root causes of procrastination and gain the tools to overcome it. By the end of the journey, you will have developed sustainable strategies to take action, improve focus, and build habits that lead to long-term success.
What Can You Expect:
1. Understand Procrastination:
Gain a deeper understanding of procrastination’s psychological, emotional, and behavioral roots.
Identify how procrastination impacts various aspects of life—emotionally, financially, and physically.
2. Identify Triggers and Barriers:
Learn how to spot personal procrastination triggers like fear, perfectionism, or distractions.
Address emotional barriers such as fear of failure or success that may hold you back.
3. Master Time Management Techniques:
Learn effective time management strategies like the Pomodoro Technique and the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize tasks and stay organized.
Develop daily action plans that break big tasks into smaller, manageable steps.
4. Build Sustainable Habits and Routines:
Understand the science of habit formation and create routines that support your goals.
Implement morning and evening routines to kickstart productivity and maintain momentum.
5. Strengthen Motivation and Self-Discipline:
Explore how to maintain long-term motivation by leveraging both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers.
Learn practical exercises to strengthen willpower and self-control.
6. Overcome Mental Barriers:
Using cognitive-behavioral strategies, understand common mental obstacles like fear of failure, perfectionism, and anxiety.
Cultivate a growth mindset and practice self-compassion to sustain progress.
7. Build a Support System:
Discover the importance of accountability partners and support networks to keep you on track.
Learn how to engage with supportive communities to maintain momentum and stay committed to your goals.
By the end of this journey, you will have a toolkit of strategies to combat procrastination, stay focused, and continuously move toward their goals with clarity and confidence.
1 hour 13 minutes
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