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Circle of Calm Opening the door to transformation and freedom to live fully & freely. Coach | Transformation | Empowerment | Mindset | Meditation | Mindfulness Deepika xoxo

Hello light being! Thank you for stopping by. I warmly welcome you to Circle of Calm. A little bit about me:
I'm a lifelong student and a certified teacher of meditation and mindfulness. I have studied with the Australian Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness, and undergone Sadhguru's Inner Engineering. I have been fortunate to learn from world-renowned meditation teachers such as Emily Fletcher,

Anodea Judith, Sonia Choquette, Jeffrey Allen, and deeply influenced and inspired by the teachings of His Holiness Dalai Lama, Sadhguru, Mahatria, Deepak Chopra. Meditation has been the cornerstone of my life and I have experienced its transformative powers, which I want to share with as many beings as I possibly can. Through gentle guidance, I help people cultivate mindfulness, resilience, and compassion, enabling them to flow through life with greater fluidity and grace. As a Mindvalley certified life coach, I'm passionate about guiding individuals towards unlocking their full potential and living their best lives. Empathy, authenticity and accountability are cornerstones of my coaching philosophy. As a guide and coach, I believe in creating a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their aspirations, fears and obstacles openly. Using deep enquiry and compassionate listening, I help clients gain clarity on their values, identifying limiting beliefs, and design actionable plans to create lasting change. As a mum of 2, homemaker and corporate worker, I understand the challenges and stresses of life, and how they can impact everyone. Nothing would give me more joy and fulfillment than to support you and serve you in a way that would help you become your best version. I would love to hear from you and work with you. If you have questions, just send me a message.

High achievers can spend a lot of time trying to get to certainty.One more opinion.A little more research.A bit more tim...
05/09/2026

High achievers can spend a lot of time trying to get to certainty.

One more opinion.
A little more research.
A bit more time to think.

Because surely once we’re really sure, taking the step will feel easier.

Except some decisions never come with that feeling.

Sometimes self-trust is simply deciding:

“I know enough to take the next step.”

Not the next ten.

Just one.

So here’s something practical to try today:

Think of one thing you’ve been circling for too long and ask:

If I trusted myself 10% more, what would I do next?

Send the email.
Make the call.
Apply.
Say no.
Ask the question.
Book the thing.

Then do that one thing before your brain turns it into another research project.

Because self-trust isn’t built by waiting until you’re certain.

It’s built every time you show yourself:
“I can make a decision - and I can handle what comes next.”

So what’s your one move?

This is the work I do with high achievers - helping them make decisions without waiting for conditions to become perfect. If you find yourself stuck in a loop of overthinking, procrastination, let’s chat.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

04/09/2026

Sometimes the walls we build aren’t obvious.

They look like independence.

“I’m fine.”
“I don’t want to bother anyone.”
“I’ll just keep to myself.”

And sometimes they’re there for good reason.

But yesterday, one of my clients was reminded that past experiences don’t always predict new ones.

One small gesture - some birthday chocolates for her new housemates - came back as cake, flowers and three women singing Happy Birthday. 🥰

Not because chocolate is a magic relationship strategy.

Because someone created an opening.

And someone else stepped through it.

Connection often begins much smaller than we think.

Maybe today, make the first tiny move.

Send the message.
Offer the coffee.
Start the conversation.
Say hello first.

You never know what’s waiting on the other side.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

We’ve all heard:“If it scares you, do it.”Catchy.But I’d add something.Sometimes fear is protecting you from genuine dan...
02/09/2026

We’ve all heard:

“If it scares you, do it.”

Catchy.

But I’d add something.

Sometimes fear is protecting you from genuine danger.

Sometimes it’s telling you something doesn’t align.

And sometimes…

it’s simply reacting because you’re about to do something unfamiliar.

Speak up. Be seen. Set the boundary. Take the opportunity. Start again.

So rather than automatically obeying fear OR fighting it, get curious:

“What exactly am I afraid will happen?”

Then:

“Is that danger or discomfort?”

Because those require very different responses.

You don’t need to become fearless.

You need to become better at knowing which fears deserve listening to and which ones don’t deserve the final vote.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

01/09/2026

You can understand a pattern and still struggle to change it.

You may know you’re capable.
You may understand boundaries and recognise your tendency to overthink or people-please.

Yet you still find yourself second-guessing decisions, replaying conversations, saying yes when you mean no, or focusing on what went wrong instead of what went well.

That doesn’t mean your inner work has failed.

It means insight alone doesn’t automatically change an ingrained response.

Think of it like learning to drive.

Understanding the rules is different from responding confidently in real time. With practice, the right responses become more natural.

Mindset work is similar:

Notice the pattern.

Interrupt it.

Practise a different response.

Over time, what once required conscious effort can become your new normal.

So when your inner critic asks, “Why am I STILL doing this?” try:

“I noticed it. I have a choice about what I do next.”

That small shift matters.

Save this for the next time you think you “should know better.”

If you are ready to explore what’s keeping you stuck build confidence, quiet your inner critic and create lasting change, let’s have a chat.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

I recently had the pleasure of learning from Karenza De Leon at a Country Girl Management event.I had signed up to push ...
31/08/2026

I recently had the pleasure of learning from Karenza De Leon at a Country Girl Management event.

I had signed up to push myself outside my comfort zone, try something completely different and have a bit of fun - and I’m so glad I did.

Karenza was one of the people who made an impression on me.

Genuine, warm, generous with what she knew, and genuinely interested in helping every woman in the room grow and shine.

She also shared with us how hard she was working towards her own goal - preparing for the Miss International Australia competition.

So seeing her now crowned Miss International Australia 2026 genuinely made me smile.

Because behind the beautiful moment on stage are all the hours nobody saw - the preparation, discipline, courage and persistence.

And perhaps that’s something worth remembering for all of us:

We usually see the moment someone shines.
We rarely see everything it took for them to get there.

Congratulations, Karenza. So beautifully deserved. 👑

And a little reminder to the rest of us: occasionally say yes to the thing that’s outside your usual world. You never quite know who you’ll meet, what you’ll learn or which part of yourself you’ll discover along the way.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

We’re very good at starting a new week with a fresh to-do list.Fresh diary page.New priorities.New targets.Meanwhile, th...
30/08/2026

We’re very good at starting a new week with a fresh to-do list.

Fresh diary page.
New priorities.
New targets.

Meanwhile, the mind is still carrying Friday!!

- The thing you didn’t finish.
- The conversation you’re replaying.
- The mistake you’re still annoyed with yourself about.
- The decision you haven’t made.

The dozen little things occupying mental space without actually helping you move forward.

So before asking:

“What do I need to get done this week?”

Try something different:

“What do I not need to carry into this week?”

Maybe it’s the need to have everything figured out.
Maybe it’s something that didn’t go to plan.
Maybe it’s someone else’s mood.
Maybe it’s the expectation that this week needs to be ridiculously productive to count as a good one.

Take the lesson.

Do what still needs doing.

And let the rest stay where it belongs.

A fresh week doesn’t require a whole new you.

Sometimes it just needs a little less mental baggage from the old one.

So before the week gets noisy, give yourself a moment.

What am I keeping?
What am I releasing?
And how do I want to show up this week?

Then begin from there.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

You know what everyone else needs. But do you know what YOU want?It’s surprisingly easy to lose touch with.Not because y...
29/08/2026

You know what everyone else needs. But do you know what YOU want?

It’s surprisingly easy to lose touch with.

Not because you don’t have dreams or desires.

But because life gets very good at giving you other questions to answer.

What needs doing?
Who needs me?
What’s sensible?
What should I do next?

Eventually, “What do I want?” can become the question we rarely ask.

If that’s you, don’t expect some huge revelation.

Start smaller.

1. Notice what gives you energy.
Not what’s productive. What leaves you feeling more you afterwards?

2. Pay attention to envy.
Not the comparison kind - the little “I’d love that” feeling. Sometimes it’s information about a desire you’ve been ignoring.

3. Catch your “shoulds.”
I should stay. I should want this. I should be grateful.
Then ask: “If there were no should here, what would I choose?”

4. Practise having preferences again.
Where do you want to eat? How do you want to spend Sunday? Small choices rebuild the habit of hearing yourself.

5. Give yourself 10 minutes with no input.
No phone. No podcast. No opinions. It’s difficult to hear your own voice when everyone else’s is constantly coming in.

You don’t need to blow up your life to find yourself again.

Sometimes you just need to become curious about yourself again.

Because knowing what you want isn’t selfish.

It’s useful information for creating a life that actually feels like yours.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

A lot of us spend years trying to get life just right.Career sorted.Relationships settled.Finances secure.Calendar under...
28/08/2026

A lot of us spend years trying to get life just right.

Career sorted.
Relationships settled.
Finances secure.
Calendar under control.
No unexpected plot twists, thank you very much!

And for high achievers especially, having everything under control can feel reassuring.

But would we really want a life with no turbulence at all?

Because some of the experiences that make us feel most alive come with a little uncertainty.

Starting something new.
Taking a chance.
Changing direction.
Travelling somewhere unfamiliar.
Doing something we’re not yet brilliant at.

Of course, constant chaos is exhausting.

But perhaps we need some movement, some challenge, some unknown to keep life dynamic.

Enough to stretch us.

Enough to surprise us.

Enough to discover parts of ourselves we wouldn’t meet if everything always went according to plan.

And perhaps that’s where self-trust becomes so important.

Self-trust isn’t creating a life where nothing unexpected happens.

It’s knowing you can meet life when it does.

Maybe the goal isn’t to get everything perfectly under control.

Maybe it’s to become so grounded in yourself that when life inevitably moves

you know you can move with it.

And if you’re ready for more of that, DM me “TRUST” and let’s have a conversation.

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

A problem? We find it.A gap? We close it.Something we could improve? We’re already building a plan. But ask us what’s go...
27/08/2026

A problem? We find it.

A gap? We close it.

Something we could improve? We’re already building a plan.

But ask us what’s going really well in our lives -

And suddenly, we need a minute.

Because our attention is so often trained on the next thing to fix:

What needs improving?
Where am I falling behind?
What could I be doing better?

These questions matter. They help us learn, stretch and grow.

But if they’re the only questions we ask, we can become so focused on the unfinished that we overlook the beautiful evidence of progress already around us.

So what if we added two different questions to the mix?

What’s good in my life right now?

And how can I grow more of THAT?

Maybe there are people who leave you feeling lighter.

Spend more time with them.

Maybe something you’re doing at work genuinely energises you.

Follow that thread.

Maybe you’ve found a routine that makes you feel calmer and more like yourself.

Protect it.

Maybe you’re laughing more, sleeping better, speaking up more or simply feeling more at ease in your own skin.

Notice it.

We don’t have to ignore what isn’t working.

But growth doesn’t always have to begin with a problem.

Sometimes it begins by noticing what’s already good…

and giving it more room to grow.

So tell me: what’s one thing that’s going well in your life right now - big, small or wonderfully ordinary?

Much love,
Deepika xoxo

I’ve been reflecting on the past few days, and one thing has landed with even more weight:Life really is fragile.I’ve al...
26/08/2026

I’ve been reflecting on the past few days, and one thing has landed with even more weight:

Life really is fragile.

I’ve always believed that. I’ve always tried to live with trust, surrender and a sense that we are never fully in control.

But being rushed into major surgery with very little warning has a way of making that truth feel less philosophical and very, very real.

I’m home now.

Sore. Moving rather slowly (still adjusting to that)
But deeply grateful to be here.

What surprised me most was how much of what I’ve been learning over the years actually showed up when I needed it.

Even through the pain, I kept returning to gratitude.

I was even being grateful for the pain - something I learnt from David Ghiyam

And it helped.

I don’t remember asking “Why me?”

There was more of a sense of:

Okay, Universe. Apparently this is where we are. Let’s see this through.

I even kept finding things amusing - which, in hindsight, may not have helped convince the triage nurse quite how much pain I was actually in. Lesson learnt? May be 🤭

And that brings me to a few very practical things I’m taking away from this:

- Don’t dismiss pain that refuses to go away.
- Don’t hesitate to call an ambulance when something feels seriously wrong.
- Advocate for yourself. If you know something isn’t right, keep saying so. Calmly. Clearly. Persistently.
- And then, when you’ve done what you can - trust and surrender.

For me, surrender wasn’t giving up. It was recognising the point where control ended and trust had to begin.

This experience has also sharpened something I already knew:

Life may not promise us certainty. But we can still be certain in the way we choose to live.

We may never know exactly what comes next.

But we can be far more intentional about what we do with the moment in front of us.

So make the call. Start the thing. Take the trip. Say what needs saying. Go after the life that’s calling you.

I’m planning to. Just perhaps… after a little more lying down. ☺️

Upwards and onwards,
Deepika xoxo

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