Karen Barensché

Karen's spiritual journey really began as a result of her exposure from an early age to foreign cultures, esoteric books, spiritual healers, mediums and spiritualism. Living in Pretoria, her stepfather took her to Hindu temples, synagogues, various Christian churches and out to Zulu and Sotho tribal rituals. He introduced her to Eastern philosophies and yoga. Her latent spiritual gifts began to surface and personal astral experiences were clarified for her.

Years later while working in the fashion, hospitality, management and training fields, she continued studying and developing these gifts in the USA and South Africa. She completed a PhD in Metaphysics and was challenged by the quality and level of the material offered, yet no other options were available.

It has been through Karen's deep insight and appreciation of the human spirit that the heart of MetaVarsity's vision could be born. Through her powerful collaboration with Belinda, Karen has been able to impart her wisdom and experience through a structure that will ensure its continued impact on the many people who connect with MetaVarsity.

Due to Karen's deep desire to make the world a better place, she set up and now runs the South African Peace Alliance (SAPA), an NPO established to implement a Department of Peace in the South African Government. For more information on this initiative or to support it worthy cause, go to www.sapeacealliance.org.za.

Alexandra Lawrence

Alexandra qualified for a BSc in Hydrology and Soil Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. She then gained some experience in the field of research and environmental consulting before travelling to the UK, where she worked in various capacities from au pair to personal assistant within a large financial corporate organisation.

Returning to South Africa, she was involved in database management, training, events co-ordination and project management. She officially left the corporate world in January 2005 to pursue her long-standing metaphysical interests on a full-time basis.

Alexandra completed the MetaVarsity Introduction to Metaphysics and the Facilitators' Courses in 2004, and the Diploma of Metaphysics (Intuitive Practitioner) in 2006. She now facilitates the Introduction to Metaphysics, Applied Metaphysics and Intuitive Practitioner Courses. In addition, she practices as an Intuitive Practitioner, Past Life Regression Therapist and Metaphysical Mentor.

Her unqualified passion is to see the light-bulbs go on as people realise that there's so much more to life than they thought, and that they are always in choice. She considers it a privilege to be involved with empowering others to truly LIVE their lives.

Belinda Meuldijk

Belinda holds a B Bus Sc Honours Degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of Cape Town, and currently manages Industrial Relations in a large manufacturing concern. Her working background has spanned training, recruitment, social responsibility and labour law. In 2001 she reduced her working hours to allow her to play a larger role in raising her two beautiful daughters.

An inner restlessness has driven Belinda to explore metaphysics and search for higher truths. Her newest venture is writing children's storybooks that introduce metaphysical concepts. In addition, Belinda facilitates the Introduction to Metaphysics and Applied Metaphysics Courses for MetaVarsity.

Gillian Vosloo-Hollander

Gillian holds a Licientiate in Speech and Drama from the Trinity College of London, the Assessor and Moderator Certificates, and was awarded MetaVarsity's Diploma of Metaphysics (Intuitive Practitioner) in 2006.

She has worked extensively in the film and theatre industry, and from there moved into the corporate world in the field of training and development. She is a qualified Skills Development Facilitator and has in-depth knowledge and experience in the fields of training and development and legislation. From 1998 she has worked as a Training Manager within medium-sized and large organisations, as well as holding the position of Vice Chairperson of the Services SETA Regional Board and was a member of the Standards Generating Body for the Cleaning Industry.

Gillian completed the Introduction to Metaphysics Course, Facilitators' Course and Diploma of Metaphysics (Intuitive Practitioner). She currently facilitates the Introduction to Metaphysics and Applied Metaphysics Course. She also practices as a Sacred Sound Healer, Intuitive Practitioner, and Metaphysical Mentor.

Lisa Anderson

Lisa has a Diploma in Marketing and Business Management and is currently working in sales. Her work experience includes aspects of the hospitality industry, client account management and sales.

From a young age, Lisa longed to travel and explore new places, to learn more about people and what is "out there", before choosing a career and settling down. After four years of travelling and working overseas she decided to move to Cape Town.

Still driven by an inner knowing that there was more to life waiting to be discovered, she began an inward journey, exploring life from within. Gathering as much information as she could, and attending various courses, she was finally able to sink her teeth into the material that MetaVarsity presented. Lisa completed the Introduction to Metaphysics Course and then the Facilitators' Course in 2004. She works part-time as a facilitator for the MetaVarsity Introduction Course.

Lisa feels very privileged to be able to assist others to empower themselves and to witness the transformations that take place. She believes that learning, exploring and understanding self and others is a richly rewarding life-long process.

Jeanne Hugo

Jeanne holds a B Comm. Degree in Hotel and Tourism Management and worked in the Hospitality Industry for many years.

A back operation came as a huge wake-up call and she realised that there was more to physical illness than meets the eye. Answers came in sessions with a kinesiologist and the first session blew her mind away! She immediately embarked on a journey to discover more.

 

Her favourite quote is “A journey of a thousand miles, starts with but a single step!" and steps included stepping out of the hospitality world for a while to pursue studies in Touch for Health, Kinesiology,  I Ching, Neuro-Training, Astrology, Metaphysics and working for 2 years at MetaVarsity as Communications & Office Manager. 

She is a distance learning facilitator for MetaVarsity, a group facilitator, a volunteer for Operation Smile South Africa and Jeanne wrote a book on emotional suppression, sub-conscious belief systems, cycles and life patterns.  The philosophical questions addressed in the book include:

Do you have an emotion that has gone by unacknowledged in your life?
What stress are you holding in your body?
What is your major fear?  If it is loss, do you know how to grieve?
How does transformation and consciousness development link to dying?
Which dogmatic indoctrinated beliefs are running your life?
What illusions do you partake in and live in?
Why it is that old-school traditional religion is not satisfying the modern man’s quest for the truth?
Are you easily frightened by new information and how do you handle change?

An adventurer at heart, she’s always in wonder of what the next step in the thousand miles holds for her.

Her vision is to raise consciousness in the business world and affect a-ha moments when it comes to the spirit-mind-emotion-body-stress relationships in the workplace.

Debbie Caknis

Debbie is a qualified professional nurse and midwife. She specialised in Neonatal Intensive Care nursing and spent the latter 8 years of her nursing career in nursing management. That was where her interest grew in alternative healing.

She noted that too many patients returned to hospital again and again for similar ailments and realised the need for alternative healing modalities that could compliment allopathic medicine, to offer a holistic healing programme. She now has a private practice offering: Kinesiology, Reiki, Bio chemical medicine, intuitive\ energy healing, mentoring and space clearing.

She shares her healing passion with both humans and animals, and as a result studied animal communication, all in order to offer our best friends the same holistic care.

She teaches Reiki, animal communication and facilitates the Introduction to Metaphysics Course for MetaVarsity. She graduated from MetaVarsity in 2008 with the Diploma in Metaphysics (Intuitive Practitioner).

Jimmy Henderson

Jimmy is married, has three grown-up children and lives in Durban where he is the Metavarsity facilitator and representative in Kwazulu-Natal. He has been studying mind and spirit for nearly thirty years as a member of the Rosicrucian order (AMORC) and has postgraduate qualifications in both philosophy (metaphyics) and psychology from UNISA. He is presently busy with his master’s degree in cognitive psychology. He is also a registered HR practitioner in employee health and wellness as well as a SETA accredited outcomes-based assessor.

He has been a volunteer lifeline counsellor, trainer and group facilitator for many years and has also been specifically trained in trauma counselling by ABSA. He also previously lectured part-time in Counselling Skills at Damelin Management School at Westridge, Durban, as well being involved in the corporate training of HIV counsellors for some well-known companies.

He is now on early retirement after 30 years in the government service and is the published author of many articles as well as two books on the development of mind and spirit. He is well-known in holistic circles in the Durban area and speaks regularly on local radio stations on issues of emotional wellness, relationships and parenting skills.

Jimmy feels that his purpose at this time is to help persons who are sincere in their striving for self- and spiritual development to find their way along their own path. In this way he sees himself as a metaphysical teacher, having being given the ability to explain higher truth in a simple and practical way. He sees himself as fortunate to have been given this opportunity to reach many of you through the MetaVarsity teachings.

Kerstin Jatho

Kerstin holds a B.Com in Accounting and Economics from UNISA and recently started her own Coaching practice. Previously she worked for 18 years in the financial industry where she served as the Corporate Governance and Risk Director.

During Kerstin’s life journey she occasionally lost sight of who she truly was, along with what her deepest inspirations were. Enrolling for a Reiki course three years ago changed her life dramatically. Understanding that the Reiki course advert was a guided universal intervention, as she never before neither read the magazine nor knew anything about Reiki. she actually just did it without thinking it through!  In 2009 she completed her Reiki Masters and currently participates in a Mentorship program. Her spiritual growth has become an important part of her daily life.

Metaphysics kissed her awake from a coma and allowed her to rediscover her being - understanding her life journey.

Her passion and hobbies are reading, playing the piano, being with children, walking, yoga, having great conversations and anything that entail good joyful fun (still being a kid by heart). Her heart sings when she can make people discover the inner beautiful diamond and sparkle in their beingness.