Rosie Motene is a certified and registered counselor, life coach, breathwork, and reflective practice practitioner. She integrates her deep expertise in breathwork, trauma-informed care, counseling, life coaching, and activism to create transformative healing spaces. With a background in intersectional feminist advocacy, trauma counseling, and critical reflective practice, Rosie approaches breathwork and reflective sessions as tools for bodily autonomy, reclamation, and recuperation from patriarchal wounds.

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Her work is rooted in decolonial and ancestral wisdom, ensuring that healing is accessible, empowering, and provides a sense of freedom and release. Rosie integrates breath, movement, storytelling, and reflective inquiry to support deep personal and collective transformation.

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Her Journey

POWA – People Opposing Women Abuse (2003)
Rosie completed a three-month intensive training course, equipping her with:

• Feminist Political Education

• Counseling skills

• Public Awareness and Training Volunteer

• Activism

• Court Preparation

 

1in9 Campaign (2007)

• Feminist Political Education

 

Laughing Yoga (2011)

• Accredited Laughing Yoga Coach

 

TriFocus Academy (2020)

• Certified Life Coach

 

African Women Development and Communication Network (2020)

• African Feminist Macroeconomic Academy

 

UN Women Online Course (2020)

• "I Know Gender" Modules 1 to 9

 

Dr. Karen E. Wells (2020)

• CTAA – Complementary Therapists Accredited Association

• Professional Counseling Diploma for Sexual Abuse

 

Dr. Karen E. Wells (2020)

• CTAA – Complementary Therapists Accredited Association

• Fully Accredited Professional PTSD Counseling Diploma

Don Kropp (2020)

• Certificate for Providing Trauma-Informed Care

 

Lisa Powers (2021)

• Reiki Levels 1, 2, and Master

 

Keshni Mathi – The Wellness Specialist (2021)

• Trauma Debriefing Facilitator Training (for Individuals & Families in the Community)

 

Reflective Practice (2024)

• Warren Nebe & Kabelo Mokgehle

• Through Drama for Life at the University of the Witwatersrand

 

What She Offers

• Breathwork for Embodied Healing

  • Regulate the nervous system & release trauma

  • Cultivate presence & emotional balance

  • Reconnect with the body through conscious breathing

• Reflective Practice for Radical Transformation

  • Deconstruct internalized oppression

  • Process past wounds & reclaim self-agency

  • Use journaling, dialogue, & storytelling for deeper self-inquiry

• Through an Ancestral and Pan-African Lens

  • Honoring Indigenous African Healing Wisdom

  • Integrating breath, movement, and narrative practices

  • Facilitating decolonial approaches to well-being

• Activism Meets Healing

  • Merging self-care with advocacy

  • Creating safe spaces for collective healing

  • Supporting feminist & LGBTQIA+ communities in reclaiming their power.​