Mandakini Foux is a Wellness & Nutrition Coach and Educator with three decades of experience in assisting and guiding people from all walks of life in their wellness journey utilising, Food as Medicine, Therapeutic Yoga, Exercise and Supplementation.
She has diplomas in Oriental functional Therapy, Shiatsu Therapy, Nutritional counselling and Ryoho Yoga Therapy.
In 1990 Mandakini moved to Australia from Israel, where she graduated with a BSc in Industrial and Management Engineering (Cum Laude), at the prestigious Technion (Israel’s MIT).
Mandakini’s life changed in her late 20s when she was suffering from acne (facial pimples). As a young woman, this deeply affected her self-esteem and mood. Dermatologists prescribed antibiotics to take every day (indefinitely) and a strong contraceptive pill (Diane-35) to treat her skin.
Such a strong medication meant she had a liver function test every 3 months to check for liver damage. The medications cleared her skin but, frustratingly, every time she stopped, her skin flared up again. She also knew that consuming these drugs long term could be harmful.
So she made a decision to discover the root cause of her condition and to find a natural solution to treat it from the inside out and thus her wellness journey began.
She learned about nutrition (eastern and western approaches), Ryoho Wellness yoga, Ayurveda, Macrobiotics, Food as medicine and more.
As her skin cleared up, she became fascinated by the world of complementary medicine and, Grateful for her life changing results, she left her career in Engineering and Finance to train and qualify in all aspects of the Ryoho Wellness system.
Since then she has spent the last 30 years continuing her education in various modalities, continually learning and combining a variety of natural methodologies into one holistic approach.
Over the last 30 years:
- Mandakini has been privileged to educate, assist and guide over 5000 people around the world, from all walks of life, to transform their health utilising nutrition, exercise and therapeutic yoga.
- She was personally trained and guided, for 30 years, by Yoga Master and Ryoho Yoga founder, Andzej Gospodarczyk.
- She was trained by Dr Nugent, Worldwide nutrition authority and President Emeritus of American Naturopathic Medical Association (ANMA).
- Since 2003, she has taught and lectured in countries throughout the world (including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, US and Israel) sharing the importance of nutrition and is known for her enlightening. “Understanding Your Hormones” talk.
- Taught Yoga Therapy specialising in Lower Back, Weight Management and Women’s Health (including at the Reserve Bank of Australia).
- Studied from great spiritual masters including: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Osho, Gangaji, Issac Shappiro and more.
- Mandakini has spent over $100,000 on her education and continuously researches the area of health and nutrition.
- Founded “Dynamic Wellness – Your Partner in Wellness”, as a platform for combining her offerings and provide a community of likeminded people.
- In the last 10 years, she has led 34 “Health & Vitality Cleanses” with 434 participants enjoying outstanding health transformations.
- Trained as a Results Coach with Benjamin J Harvey and Authentic Education, and is accredited with the ICF.
- She is a documentaries “buff” when it comes to health related topics including: That Sugar Film, The Gut Movie, Food Matters, Knives and Forks, Sick and Tired of being sick and tired, Supersize Me, Fats- a documentary, Trust me I’m a doctor, “how to Stay Young” and many more
- Shared her joy of dance over the last 11 years by teaching (with her team) regular Zumba Classes, spreading joy and fun while exercising and creating a community of appreciative participants.
After turning 50, Mandakini started experiencing Menopause symptoms, including hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings etc.
Given her history in health and nutrition, she was surprised by the impact these symptoms had on the quality of her life.
Again determined to resolve the situation naturally, she embarked on a journey of discovery, studying and experiencing the impact various foods, drinks, activities and mental states had on these symptoms.
She discovered there were 3 major problems in the area of menopause:
1) Lack of preparation toward this significant stage in women’s life.
2) Lack of understanding of how to manage these symptoms.
3) Lack of one stop holistic support.
Mandakini also became aware to how much suffering women go through in this phase of their life (up to 85% of western women experience some form of symptoms). In addition, women could suffer from 5 to 15 years; some still suffer into their 70’s, hence the great need to take control of the situation.
All of the above led to the creation of her signature program “Menopause Relief Naturally”, where she educates women about all aspects of menopause and supports and encourages them while they implement the necessary changes to empower them and improve the quality of their life.
In her personal life, Mandakini loves connecting with like-minded people, healthy food, travel and, yes, cats too. She lives happily in Brisbane Australia with Ross, her partner of 20 years and her fur baby “Princess”.
