Ilana Kosakiewicz

Ilana Kosakiewicz is a kinesiologist, energy coach and mentor (reiki and more), and a yoga and meditation teacher. She describes herself as one of Australia's leading practitioners in these fields. Her mission is to help women slow down to vibe up, and she also works with children and some men, helping them reclaim their spirit, zest and energy through aligned living.

Her path began in the corporate world. She spent more than 12 years as an accountant, studying for her degree and CPA part time for nine years while working full time. In her late twenties she looked healthy and energised from the outside, but she was exhausted, stressed and burnt out. In the week of her 30th birthday she was diagnosed with chronic fatigue, adrenal fatigue and Lyme-like disease. She calls that diagnosis a message to wake up, and it led her to a new career as a kinesiologist, yoga and meditation teacher, mentor and educator.

Her teaching draws on that experience. She believes that slowing down, finding stillness, living in the now and listening to the body's inner wisdom and intuition are among life's biggest assets. She is passionate about living in step with the cycles of life, including the seasons, the moon and the menstrual cycle, and she teaches other women to sync their work and life with their own cycles. Restorative yoga and yoga nidra supported her through her own recovery, and she still practises something almost every day.

Kinesiology sits at the centre of her one-to-one work. She uses muscle testing and a range of energy techniques, tailored to each client. She also offers wellbeing workshops, women's retreats, moon circles and restorative classes, and hosts The Energy Shift Podcast.

Ilana grew up in Gippsland and now lives in Bayside Melbourne. She spends her days with clients, teaching, writing, dancing, cooking and, whenever she can, at the beach. Dance and music have been part of her life since she started ballet, jazz and tap at age 5, and she now enjoys Latin and Brazilian dancing. She once owned a cafe in Fitzroy, Melbourne, with her partner Noah.