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Alvina Menzies Coaching Inner Confidence Coach ⚓️
Global Speaker |Retreat Host |Best Selling Author.

Creator of The Inner Anchor Method
Helping you return to calm, clarity & inner stability.

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿… ❤️☀️On Friday I'm heading to Portugal for another yoga retreat, feeling gr...
11/10/2026

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿… ❤️☀️

On Friday I'm heading to Portugal for another yoga retreat, feeling grateful to be creating more space for the things I love.

Travel, new experiences, connection, stillness, spiritual growth and simply being present.

𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 '𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵'. ✨

Morocco in 2024, Sri Lanka and a solo adventure to Thailand in 2025, and now Portugal. 🇵🇹

Each journey has brought new perspectives, beautiful connections and a deeper understanding of myself.

Last year's travels were particularly profound spiritually, including an experience of receiving what I describe as ancient water-code healing energy, which I now incorporate into my healing sessions and retreats.

But perhaps my biggest learning has been this...

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲. ❤️

More peace, freedom, joy, adventure and time for what matters most.

It's exactly what my Inner Anchor Method™ is about.

⚓️ Awareness — recognising what we need.
⚓️ Alignment — reconnecting with what matters.
⚓️ Activation — giving ourselves permission to live it.

What would you love to give yourself permission to experience?

Here's to more portals of growth. ✨

Alvina x

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲. ☀️A little moment yesterday, standing in the sunshine, clo...
09/10/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲. ☀️

A little moment yesterday, standing in the sunshine, closing my eyes, taking a breath and feeling incredibly grateful.❤️

Nothing to achieve.
Nowhere else I needed to be in that moment.
Just enjoying the warmth and being present.

I've been reflecting a lot lately on the stories we tell ourselves, the courage it takes to make decisions that allow us to grow and the importance of listening to our hearts rather than always being in our heads.

And sometimes, amongst all the learning, growing, creating and helping others, it's important to remember 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗘.

It's something I talk about often through my Inner Anchor Method™.

𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲.

Perhaps that's your little invitation today too...

Take a moment.

Breathe.

Feel the sunshine, if it's there! 😂

And ask yourself...

“What am I grateful for right now?” ❤️

Alvina x

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. ❤️📖Seeing a group of inspirational best selling authors stand...
08/10/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. ❤️📖

Seeing a group of inspirational best selling authors standing together, holding the book that contains their words, their experiences and their voices.

But becoming an author can be about so much more than the book itself.

Sharing your experience can help you articulate what you stand for, strengthen confidence in your voice and build credibility around your personal or business brand.

And that can lead to opportunities you may never have imagined like speaking, media, new connections, business growth and greater visibility.

But for me, the most important part comes before any of that.

You have something meaningful to say.

That's why 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲™ isn't simply about helping you write a chapter.

Through Awareness → Alignment → Activation, I help our authors to understand their story, recognise the value within it and develop the confidence to bring their voice into the world.

The published book becomes tangible evidence that they did.

And perhaps becoming a best-selling author isn't the destination.

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱.

I'm currently welcoming the final 6 authors into our next Stories of Inner Confidence™ journey.

If you're a coach, therapist, business owner, speaker or simply someone whose experience could give another person hope, message me today and let's explore what your story could become.

Alvina x

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆... 🍂❄️📖There's something about this time of year that naturally invites us t...
07/10/2026

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆... 🍂❄️📖

There's something about this time of year that naturally invites us to slow down, turn inward and create a little more space for reflection.

And that's exactly where our Stories of Inner Confidence™ authors are heading now.

Our Winter Writing Sanctuary isn't about sitting down and somehow producing the perfect chapter.

It's about giving yourself permission to explore:

❤️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆?
📖 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲?
⚓️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆?
✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹, 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲?

You don't have to be a writer.

You don't even need to know exactly what your story is yet.

That's what the journey is for.

Our authors are supported through the process with our fortnightly gatherings, guidance and a community of people all finding the courage to share their own voice.

Our next gathering is next Wednesday, and there's still time to join us.

Perhaps this winter could be the season you finally give yourself permission to write your story.

If something in you is saying “maybe…”, message me today and let's have a conversation.

Alvina x

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲?This photograph was taken in Paris earlier this year, whe...
06/10/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲?

This photograph was taken in Paris earlier this year, where I had the privilege of speaking at a global women’s conference and sharing some of my own story.

There was a time when I could never have imagined myself doing this.

But I've learned that when we find the courage to use our voice, something changes, not only for the people listening, but within ourselves too.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.❤️

Something you've lived through, learned or overcome might help another person realise:

𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

And in sharing our stories, we often begin to see them differently ourselves.

Not simply through the lens of what happened to us, but through everything we've learned, overcome and become along the way.

That is one of the reasons I'm so passionate about 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲™.

It's about far more than writing a chapter.

It's about recognising the value in your experience, strengthening your confidence in your own voice and creating something that could make a difference to somebody else.

And sometimes that first courageous step can lead somewhere you never expected, a published book, a conversation, a speaking opportunity, a new connection or simply the confidence to be more visible in the world.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁.

I'm currently welcoming the final authors into our next Stories of Inner Confidence™ collaborative book.

If there's a little voice inside you wondering, “Could I really become an author?”, message me today and let's have a conversation.

Alvina x

What an incredible week! ❤️I've been a little quieter because I spent last week immersed in intensive Human Change Thera...
02/10/2026

What an incredible week! ❤️

I've been a little quieter because I spent last week immersed in intensive Human Change Therapy training in a room filled with beautiful souls.

Learning, experiencing, sharing, laughing, crying, dancing and spending more time in our hearts than in our heads. ❤️

And it has been genuinely transformative.

So much of the week has been about the stories we tell ourselves.

The beliefs we form.
The experiences we carry.
The things we come to believe are true about who we are.

And the magic that can happen when we become aware of them, understand them with compassion and begin to choose something different.

I believe everything happens in perfect timing and for a reason and I realised just how beautifully this deeper learning connects so many parts of my own work.

⚓️ Awareness — understanding the story beneath the surface.
⚓️ Alignment — reconnecting with who you are and what matters to you.
⚓️ Activation — having the confidence and courage to bring that person and their voice into the world.

It's at the heart of Strengthen Your Inner Anchor™.

And it's at the heart of why I'm so passionate about helping people become authors and share their experiences through Stories of Inner Confidence™.

Because our stories can do two very different things.

The stories we tell ourselves can sometimes keep us small.

But the stories we have the courage to share with others can bring hope, joy, connection and empowerment, sometimes to someone we'll never even meet.

And somewhere in between those two things is the work I absolutely love:

Helping people understand their story, strengthen their Inner Anchor and find the confidence to use their voice.

This week has deepened that for me enormously both personally and in how I can support others.

And I'm incredibly grateful to Imran Ahmed for creating such a safe space for us to experience the work as well as learn it. ❤️

Also to my amazing friend and business coach Michelle Almeida for everything she does to support and encourage me on my journey. 🤗

There's lots still settling and integrating...

But I think I've come home even clearer about why I do what I do. ⚓️

Your story matters. First to you. And perhaps, one day, to someone else too.
Alvina x

Ending the week with immense gratitude for an incredible week of learning, integration and personal transformation. ✨✨  ...
27/09/2026

Ending the week with immense gratitude for an incredible week of learning, integration and personal transformation. ✨✨

We all have stories worth sharing with the world. 🌍 Stories of love. Stories of sadness. Stories of vulnerability. Stori...
25/09/2026

We all have stories worth sharing with the world. 🌍

Stories of love.

Stories of sadness.

Stories of vulnerability.

Stories of strength.

Stories that inspire hope.

Stories that bring joy.

If you could help just one person by sharing your story, wouldn’t that be a beautiful legacy to leave with the world?

I’ve spent this week listening to some incredibly humbling stories of inner strength, that we all have within us, but sometimes we forget it is there.

This is your reminder today, to know that it’s okay to be vulnerable, it’s okay to share, someone out there needs to know they are not alone and there is always a solution. ❤️

This week I felt a grief and sadness that I thought was healed… we all need love and connection, a human need… reach out and tell someone today that you love them ❤️

If you would like to share your story of inner confidence with the world… please reach out for a chat and find out more about becoming a collaborative author in my next book. 📕

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