12-Week Grief + Leadership
Journey for High-Capacity Women
You have been strong for a
long time.
You have been strong
for a long time.
It is time to reclaim
the light within you.
It is time to reclaim the light within you.
A guided 12-week journey to honour what you have carried, reconnect with who you are beneath the roles, and build a way of living and leading that no longer costs you yourself.
A guided 12-week journey to honour what you have carried, reconnect
with who you are beneath the roles, and build a way of living and
leading that no longer costs you yourself.
Begins
October 14, 2026
12 weeks, ending January 13
Format
Virtual
Live weekly, sessions recorded
Cohort
Maximum 20 women
Application based
Investment
$3,000 CAD
Plus GST, payment plans available
Begins
October 14, 2026
12 weeks, ending January 13
Format
Virtual
Live weekly, sessions recorded
Cohort
Maximum 20 women
Application based
Investment
$3,000 CAD
Plus GST, payment plans available
Begins
October 14, 2026
12 weeks, ending January 13
Format
Virtual
Live weekly, sessions recorded
Cohort
Maximum 20 women
Application based
Investment
$3,000 CAD
Plus GST, payment plans available
Begins
October 14, 2026
12 weeks, ending
January 13
Format
Virtual
Live weekly, sessions recorded
Cohort
Maximum 20 women
Application based
Investment
$3,000 CAD
Plus GST, payment plans available
Application first. No payment is required unless you are accepted.
Application first. No payment is required unless you are accepted.
Your guide
Manpreet Dhillon
For more than 25 years I have worked across leadership, executive coaching, human resources, organisational change, equity and inclusion. I have also lived with chronic illness, grieved a life that did not unfold as I imagined, and carried leadership pressure, cultural expectation and private grief in the same body. I created Ishvara because I could not find a space that could hold all of me.
25+ years in leadership and executive coaching
Grief education and trauma-informed practice
25+ years in leadership and executive coaching
Grief education and trauma-informed practice
Equity, inclusion and culturally responsive work
Relational somatics and Ayurveda
Relational somatics and Ayurveda
Equity, inclusion and culturally responsive work
Your guide
Manpreet Dhillon
For more than 25 years I have worked across leadership, executive coaching, human resources, organisational change, equity and inclusion. I have also lived with chronic illness, grieved a life that did not unfold as I imagined, and carried leadership pressure, cultural expectation and private grief in the same body. I created Ishvara because I could not find a space that could hold all of me.
25+ years in leadership and executive coaching
Grief education and trauma-informed practice
Relational somatics and Ayurveda
Equity, inclusion and culturally responsive work
You may recognise yourself here
You built a life that looks
capable from the outside.
But you are tired of carrying it in
a way that costs you yourself.
You lead teams, manage complexity, support family and keep showing up through circumstances most people cannot see. You have learned how to function through grief, work through exhaustion and make difficult decisions while privately questioning whether the life you built still fits who you are becoming.
Perhaps you are grieving
Someone you love
A relationship or marriage that ended
A changing vision of partnership, motherhood or family
Time you cannot recover
Your health or the body you once knew
A career, role or professional identity
The safety or belonging you hoped to experience
The life you thought you would have by now
An earlier version of yourself
There may have been no funeral. No socially recognised moment when people gathered around you. And yet the loss is real.
There may have been no funeral. No socially recognised moment
when people gathered around you. And yet the loss is real.
Application does not obligate you to enrol.
WHAT WOMEN SAY ABOUT THIS WORK
FEELING SEEN
“For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.”
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
BOUNDARIES AND SELF-TRUST
“I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.”
EC
Elena Cortes
Small Business Owner
WHAT WOMEN SAY ABOUT THIS WORK
FEELING SEEN
“For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.”
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
BOUNDARIES AND SELF-TRUST
“I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.”
EC
Elena Cortes
Small Business Owner
This is not a failure of resilience
You don't need to become stronger.
You need a different relationship with strength.
Strength helped you survive. It helped you enter rooms where you were underestimated and lead through illness, grief and change. But strength can quietly become a role you are no longer permitted to leave.
Why the work you have already done only helped in parts
You may have tried therapy, coaching, meditation, yoga, leadership programmes, retreats or better productivity systems. Some helped. But many addressed only one part of you at a time.
- Your career without your grief.
- Your thoughts without your body.
- Your wellbeing without your culture.
- Your spirituality without money, family and leadership.
- Your exhaustion without asking why you feel responsible for everything.
The problem is not that you have failed to do enough work on yourself. It is that very few spaces have been designed to hold the complexity of the whole woman you have become.
Ishvara brings your mind, body, heart, culture, leadership and inner life into the same conversation. Not so you can become a different woman, but so you can hear the woman beneath all the roles you have been carrying.
Another way is possible
Imagine a life that feels like your own.
Imagine beginning your day without measuring your worth by what you can accomplish for someone else.
Imagine recognising what your body is saying before exhaustion becomes collapse.
Imagine setting a boundary without spending three days wondering if you were selfish.
Imagine deciding from your values and your capacity, not from duty and fear.
The circumstances of your life may not disappear. You may still have responsibilities. The difference is that you are no longer carrying everything in the same way.
Application does not obligate you to enrol.
Introducing
Ishvara: Reclaim Your Light
A grief and leadership journey
A 12-week virtual group experience for high-capacity women who are ready for more than a moment of relief. Not a passive online course, and not a space where you consume information and quietly disappear. It is a guided journey combining weekly teaching, facilitated sharing circles, private integration support, reflective practice and community.
You may already know
Something needs to change
You have had the insights. You have attended the therapy, the leadership programme, the retreat. Now you are ready for sustained support rather than another moment of clarity.
What you receive
Structure, not more information
Twelve weeks of progressive teaching, six integration circles, two private sessions and a community that keeps you in the work when motivation dips.
Choosing between offers
Intensive or group journey?
The Ishvara Intensive suits women who need immediate, personalised support now. Reclaim Your Light is for women ready for sustained support, community and a structured process.
Introducing
Ishvara: Reclaim Your Light
A grief and leadership journey
A 12-week virtual group experience for high-capacity women who are ready for more than a moment of relief. Not a passive online course, and not a space where you consume information and quietly disappear. It is a guided journey combining weekly teaching, facilitated sharing circles, private integration support, reflective practice and community.
You may already know
Something needs to change
You have had the insights. You have attended the therapy, the leadership programme, the retreat. Now you are ready for sustained support rather than another moment of clarity.
What you receive
Structure, not more information
Twelve weeks of progressive teaching, six integration circles, two private sessions and a community that keeps you in the work when motivation dips.
Choosing between offers
Intensive or group journey?
The Ishvara Intensive suits women who need immediate, personalised support now. Reclaim Your Light is for women ready for sustained support, community and a structured process.
The proprietary methodology inside the journey
The Ishvara Framework
A whole-person grief and leadership methodology built on one premise: grief, identity, leadership, culture, the body and purpose are not separate issues. They shape one another. Across four stages you move from surviving toward thriving.
Stage one · Weeks 1–3
Illuminate: honour your grief and create inner safety.
We begin by bringing compassionate awareness to what you have been carrying: the grief, stress, transitions and survival patterns that shaped your relationship with yourself. You will not be asked to rush, perform or disclose more than feels appropriate.
This stage may support you in
- Developing language for what you are carrying
- Recognising how grief appears in daily life
- Understanding your body's signals
- Building practices for grounding and presence
- Relating to yourself with greater compassion
You will explore: recognised and unrecognised grief, nervous-system education, somatic grounding, survival patterns, over-responsibility, the cost of always being the strong one.
Stage two · Weeks 4–6
Soul-Align: reclaim your identity, voice and self-trust.
Once there is greater awareness, we explore the woman beneath the roles. Who are you beyond the titles, responsibilities and inherited expectations? What do you value now? Where does duty end and conscious choice begin?
This stage may support you in
- Reconnecting with your voice
- Identifying what belongs to you and what does not
- Creating more aligned boundaries
- Clarifying what you genuinely want
- Making choices from self-trust
You will explore: identity beyond roles, cultural and intergenerational expectation, values and desires, intuition, self-worth, boundaries, guilt, duty versus desire.
Stage three · Weeks 7–9
Integrate + Lead: live and lead from greater alignment.
Insight matters, but it becomes meaningful when it changes how you relate, decide, communicate and lead. This stage brings what you are learning into daily life.
This stage may support you in
- Making decisions with greater clarity
- Maintaining boundaries more consistently
- Seeing where you carry other people's responsibilities
- Leading without abandoning your wellbeing
- Changing how you work, relate and live
You will explore: embodied decision-making, leadership from wholeness, communication, boundaries in practice, reducing overfunctioning, responding rather than reacting.
Stage four · Weeks 10–12
Vision + Impact: create a purposeful vision for what comes next.
This is not about an impressive five-year plan. It is about listening for the life that feels true now, and what you want to create, contribute, experience and embody in the next chapter.
This stage may support you in
- Reconnecting with possibility
- Creating a grounded life and leadership vision
- Identifying a purpose-led project or next step
- Making room for travel, creativity, service or rest
- Building a plan that respects your capacity
You will explore: purpose, personal vision, redefining success, creativity, contribution and impact, sustainable rhythms, community, legacy, a practical implementation plan.
Application does not obligate you to enrol.
Somatic insight
The work helped me understand what my body had been communicating long before I had words for it.
Rachel Winters
Nurse Practitioner
Leadership
Manpreet could hold both the leadership challenge and the personal grief beneath it. I did not have to choose which part of myself belonged in the room.
Danielle Osei
Nonprofit Director
What becomes possible
Five foundations hold the framework.
The exact practices vary according to the curriculum, the group and what participants are ready to explore.
Foundation one
Return to your body.
Somatic practices support awareness of how stress, grief and survival patterns are experienced in the body. You will develop practices that support presence, grounding and greater connection with your physical experience.
Foundation two
Build sustainable rhythms of care.
Ayurvedic principles support reflection on nourishment, energy, daily rhythms, rest and practices that honour your individual constitution and capacity. These practices are educational and complementary. They do not replace medical care.
Foundation three
Understand what you have been carrying.
You will explore grief beyond bereavement, including identity loss, relationship change, chronic illness, cultural dislocation, career transition, unmet expectations and the life you thought you would have.
Foundation four
Lead yourself before abandoning yourself.
Leadership is not limited to a job title. It includes how you make decisions, hold boundaries, respond to responsibility, use your voice and create impact in your work, family and community.
Foundation five
You do not have to do this alone.
You will be surrounded by women who understand what it means to carry responsibility, complexity and expectation while rarely feeling fully seen. This is a non-performative space. You do not need to impress, rescue, advise or compete.
What becomes possible
Five foundations hold the framework.
The exact practices vary according to the curriculum, the group and what participants are ready to explore.
Foundation one
Return to your body.
Somatic practices support awareness of how stress, grief and survival patterns are experienced in the body. You will develop practices that support presence, grounding and greater connection with your physical experience.
Foundation two
Build sustainable rhythms of care.
Ayurvedic principles support reflection on nourishment, energy, daily rhythms, rest and practices that honour your individual constitution and capacity. These practices are educational and complementary. They do not replace medical care.
Foundation three
Understand what you have been carrying.
You will explore grief beyond bereavement, including identity loss, relationship change, chronic illness, cultural dislocation, career transition, unmet expectations and the life you thought you would have.
Foundation four
Lead yourself before abandoning yourself.
Leadership is not limited to a job title. It includes how you make decisions, hold boundaries, respond to responsibility, use your voice and create impact in your work, family and community.
Foundation five
You do not have to do this alone.
You will be surrounded by women who understand what it means to carry responsibility, complexity and expectation while rarely feeling fully seen. This is a non-performative space. You do not need to impress, rescue, advise or compete.
What becomes possible
Through Ishvara, you
will be supported to…
Honour grief that has not had a place to be witnessed
Reconnect with your identity beyond roles and expectations
Strengthen your relationship with your body and inner wisdom
Develop sustainable somatic and Ayurvedic practices
Clarify your values, desires and boundaries
Build greater self-trust
Explore a more aligned way of living and leading
Reconnect with purpose
Create a personal vision and implementation plan
Express your gifts and increase your impact
Your vision might include
A purpose-led initiative
A side project or social-impact offering
Changing how you lead your team
Travel you have postponed
Volunteering internationally
Returning to creativity
A hobby you keep deferring
More room for love, rest and beauty
Success redefined on your terms
An honest boundary: Ishvara does not promise to remove grief, resolve trauma, cure physical symptoms or guarantee a specific life,
career, health or relationship outcome. It provides a structured space to explore, practise, reconnect and make more conscious choices.
What becomes possible
Through Ishvara, you will be supported to…
Honour grief that has not had a place to be witnessed
Reconnect with your identity beyond roles and expectations
Strengthen your relationship with your body and inner wisdom
Develop sustainable somatic and Ayurvedic practices
Clarify your values, desires and boundaries
Build greater self-trust
Explore a more aligned way of living and leading
Reconnect with purpose
Create a personal vision and implementation plan
Express your gifts and increase your impact
Your vision might include
A purpose-led initiative
A side project or social-impact offering
Changing how you lead your team
Travel you have postponed
Volunteering internationally
Returning to creativity
A hobby you keep deferring
More room for love, rest and beauty
Success redefined on your terms
An honest boundary: Ishvara does not promise to remove grief, resolve trauma, cure physical symptoms or guarantee a specific life, career, health or relationship outcome. It provides a structured space to explore, practise, reconnect and make more conscious choices.
Your Ishvara experience
Twelve weeks of teaching, reflection, integration and community.
Materials are released progressively, so you focus on the stage you are moving through rather than receiving an overwhelming library at once.
12 live teachings
Wednesdays, 60 minutes
Each session introduces the week's teaching, framework and practices, with coaching and reflection where time allows. Sessions are recorded.
Why it matters: the learning arrives in sequence, so you are never asked to hold more than the stage you are in.
6 integration circles
Every second Thursday, 90 minutes
Facilitated space to reflect, ask questions, practise being witnessed and integrate what is emerging. Circles are never recorded.
Why it matters: confidentiality is protected, so you can speak without managing how it sounds later.
2 private sessions
45 minutes each, with Manpreet
Private integration sessions to explore how the framework meets your own life, leadership, grief, transition or emerging vision.
Why it matters: the group gives you perspective, these give you specificity.
Telegram support
Between sessions, Monday to Friday
A private community space. Submit one question per voice note and Manpreet responds within one business day, by text or voice.
Why it matters: the hard moment rarely happens on a Wednesday at noon.
Lifetime access
Teaching recordings, kept
Every teaching session stays available to you, so the material does not expire when the cohort ends.
Why it matters: you can return to a stage when life brings you back to it.
Progressive materials
Released stage by stage
Workbook sections, reflection questions, somatic and Ayurvedic practices, recorded meditations, boundary and communication tools, and vision resources.
Why it matters: you receive what the current stage needs, not an overwhelming library on day one.
Somatic insight
The work helped me understand what my body had been communicating long before I had words for it.
Rachel Winters
Nurse Practitioner
Leadership
Manpreet could hold both the leadership challenge and the personal grief beneath it. I did not have to choose which part of myself belonged in the room.
Danielle Osei
Nonprofit Director
What becomes possible
Five foundations hold the framework.
The exact practices vary according to the curriculum, the group and what participants are ready to explore.
Foundation one
Return to your body.
Somatic practices support awareness of how stress, grief and survival patterns are experienced in the body. You will develop practices that support presence, grounding and greater connection with your physical experience.
Foundation two
Build sustainable rhythms of care.
Ayurvedic principles support reflection on nourishment, energy, daily rhythms, rest and practices that honour your individual constitution and capacity. These practices are educational and complementary. They do not replace medical care.
Foundation three
Understand what you have been carrying.
You will explore grief beyond bereavement, including identity loss, relationship change, chronic illness, cultural dislocation, career transition, unmet expectations and the life you thought you would have.
Foundation four
Lead yourself before abandoning yourself.
Leadership is not limited to a job title. It includes how you make decisions, hold boundaries, respond to responsibility, use your voice and create impact in your work, family and community.
Foundation five
You do not have to do this alone.
You will be surrounded by women who understand what it means to carry responsibility, complexity and expectation while rarely feeling fully seen. This is a non-performative space. You do not need to impress, rescue, advise or compete.
What becomes possible
Through Ishvara, you will be supported to…
Honour grief that has not had a place to be witnessed
Reconnect with your identity beyond roles and expectations
Strengthen your relationship with your body and inner wisdom
Develop sustainable somatic and Ayurvedic practices
Clarify your values, desires and boundaries
Build greater self-trust
Explore a more aligned way of living and leading
Reconnect with purpose
Create a personal vision and implementation plan
Express your gifts and increase your impact
Your vision might include
A purpose-led initiative
A side project or social-impact offering
Changing how you lead your team
Travel you have postponed
Volunteering internationally
Returning to creativity
A hobby you keep deferring
More room for love, rest and beauty
Success redefined on your terms
An honest boundary: Ishvara does not promise to remove grief, resolve trauma, cure physical symptoms or guarantee a specific life, career, health or relationship outcome. It provides a structured space to explore, practise, reconnect and make more conscious choices.
Your Ishvara experience
Twelve weeks of teaching, reflection, integration and community.
Materials are released progressively, so you focus on the stage you are moving through rather than receiving an overwhelming library at once.
12 live teachings
Wednesdays, 60 minutes
Each session introduces the week's teaching, framework and practices, with coaching and reflection where time allows. Sessions are recorded.
Why it matters: the learning arrives in sequence, so you are never asked to hold more than the stage you are in.
6 integration circles
Every second Thursday, 90 minutes
Facilitated space to reflect, ask questions, practise being witnessed and integrate what is emerging. Circles are never recorded.
Why it matters: confidentiality is protected, so you can speak without managing how it sounds later.
2 private sessions
45 minutes each, with Manpreet
Private integration sessions to explore how the framework meets your own life, leadership, grief, transition or emerging vision.
Why it matters: the group gives you perspective, these give you specificity.
12 live teachings
Wednesdays, 60 minutes
Each session introduces the week's teaching, framework and practices, with coaching and reflection where time allows. Sessions are recorded.
Why it matters: the learning arrives in sequence, so you are never asked to hold more than the stage you are in.
6 integration circles
Every second Thursday, 90 minutes
Facilitated space to reflect, ask questions, practise being witnessed and integrate what is emerging. Circles are never recorded.
Why it matters: confidentiality is protected, so you can speak without managing how it sounds later.
2 private sessions
45 minutes each, with Manpreet
Private integration sessions to explore how the framework meets your own life, leadership, grief, transition or emerging vision.
Why it matters: the group gives you perspective, these give you specificity.
Lifetime access
Teaching recordings, kept
Every teaching session stays available to you, so the material does not expire when the cohort ends.
Why it matters: you can return to a stage when life brings you back to it.
Telegram support
Between sessions, Monday to Friday
A private community space. Submit one question per voice note and Manpreet responds within one business day, by text or voice.
Why it matters: the hard moment rarely happens on a Wednesday at noon.
Lifetime access
Teaching recordings, kept
Every teaching session stays available to you, so the material does not expire when the cohort ends.
Why it matters: you can return to a stage when life brings you back to it.
Progressive materials
Released stage by stage
Workbook sections, reflection questions, somatic and Ayurvedic practices, recorded meditations, boundary and communication tools, and vision resources.
Why it matters: you receive what the current stage needs, not an overwhelming library on day one.
Progressive materials
Released stage by stage
Workbook sections, reflection questions, somatic and Ayurvedic practices, recorded meditations, boundary and communication tools, and vision resources.
Why it matters: you receive what the current stage needs, not an overwhelming library on day one.
Telegram support
Between sessions, Monday to Friday
A private community space. Submit one question per voice note and Manpreet responds within one business day, by text or voice.
Why it matters: the hard moment rarely happens on a Wednesday at noon.
Your Ishvara experience
Twelve weeks of teaching, reflection, integration and community.
Materials are released progressively, so you focus on the stage you are moving through rather than receiving an overwhelming library at once.
12 live teachings
Wednesdays, 60 minutes
Each session introduces the week's teaching, framework and practices, with coaching and reflection where time allows. Sessions are recorded.
Why it matters: the learning arrives in sequence, so you are never asked to hold more than the stage you are in.
6 integration circles
Every second Thursday, 90 minutes
Facilitated space to reflect, ask questions, practise being witnessed and integrate what is emerging. Circles are never recorded.
Why it matters: confidentiality is protected, so you can speak without managing how it sounds later.
2 private sessions
45 minutes each, with Manpreet
Private integration sessions to explore how the framework meets your own life, leadership, grief, transition or emerging vision.
Why it matters: the group gives you perspective, these give you specificity.
12 live teachings
Wednesdays, 60 minutes
Each session introduces the week's teaching, framework and practices, with coaching and reflection where time allows. Sessions are recorded.
Why it matters: the learning arrives in sequence, so you are never asked to hold more than the stage you are in.
6 integration circles
Every second Thursday, 90 minutes
Facilitated space to reflect, ask questions, practise being witnessed and integrate what is emerging. Circles are never recorded.
Why it matters: confidentiality is protected, so you can speak without managing how it sounds later.
2 private sessions
45 minutes each, with Manpreet
Private integration sessions to explore how the framework meets your own life, leadership, grief, transition or emerging vision.
Why it matters: the group gives you perspective, these give you specificity.
Lifetime access
Teaching recordings, kept
Every teaching session stays available to you, so the material does not expire when the cohort ends.
Why it matters: you can return to a stage when life brings you back to it.
Telegram support
Between sessions, Monday to Friday
A private community space. Submit one question per voice note and Manpreet responds within one business day, by text or voice.
Why it matters: the hard moment rarely happens on a Wednesday at noon.
Lifetime access
Teaching recordings, kept
Every teaching session stays available to you, so the material does not expire when the cohort ends.
Why it matters: you can return to a stage when life brings you back to it.
Progressive materials
Released stage by stage
Workbook sections, reflection questions, somatic and Ayurvedic practices, recorded meditations, boundary and communication tools, and vision resources.
Why it matters: you receive what the current stage needs, not an overwhelming library on day one.
Progressive materials
Released stage by stage
Workbook sections, reflection questions, somatic and Ayurvedic practices, recorded meditations, boundary and communication tools, and vision resources.
Why it matters: you receive what the current stage needs, not an overwhelming library on day one.
Telegram support
Between sessions, Monday to Friday
A private community space. Submit one question per voice note and Manpreet responds within one business day, by text or voice.
Why it matters: the hard moment rarely happens on a Wednesday at noon.
The rhythm of the programme
Two commitments a week at most.
Wednesdays
60-minute teaching, 12:00 p.m. Pacific.
Every second Thursday
90-minute integration circle, 5:00 p.m. Pacific.
October 14 to January 13
Includes a two-week year-end integration break.
View complete calendar and dates
| Session | Date |
|---|---|
| Teaching 1 | Wednesday, October 14 |
| Teaching 2 | Wednesday, October 21 |
| Teaching 3 | Wednesday, October 28 |
| Teaching 4 | Wednesday, November 4 |
| Teaching 5 | Wednesday, November 11 |
| Teaching 6 | Wednesday, November 18 |
| Teaching 7 | Wednesday, November 25 |
| Teaching 8 | Wednesday, December 3 |
| Teaching 9 | Wednesday, December 9 |
| Teaching 10 | Wednesday, December 16 |
| Integration break | December 21 to January 4, no live sessions |
| Teaching 11 | Wednesday, January 6 |
| Teaching 12 | Wednesday, January 13 |
| Circle | Date |
|---|---|
| Circle 1 | Thursday, October 22 |
| Circle 2 | Thursday, November 5 |
| Circle 3 | Thursday, November 19 |
| Circle 4 | Thursday, December 3 |
| Circle 5 | Thursday, December 17 |
| Circle 6 | Thursday, January 7 |
Community agreements
Ishvara is a confidential, culturally responsive and non-performative space. You are not expected to arrive polished, share everything or have the right answer. By joining, participants agree to:
- Protect the confidentiality of the group
- Never share another participant's story outside the space
- Take no screenshots, photographs or personal recordings
- Respect every participant's right to pass
- Avoid unsolicited advice
- Avoid fixing, diagnosing or rescuing
- Seek consent before offering reflections or coaching
- Respect different cultures, identities, beliefs and spiritual paths
- Avoid gossip, comparison and competitive behaviour
- Participate with personal responsibility
- Respect facilitator and participant boundaries
- Understand that serious or repeated breaches may result in removal
Application does not obligate you to enrol.
Included bonus
The Leadership Pivot Audit
A private 60-minute strategic session on your current work, leadership or contribution. Together you will explore how your next professional decisions can reflect who you are now, without requiring you to sacrifice your health, identity or values to maintain your impact.
Included for every participant. Scheduled alongside your two private integration sessions.
What the session covers
● Where your current role no longer fits who you are becoming
● Which responsibilities are yours and which you have absorbed
● How to lead or pivot without dismantling what you have built
● A next professional step sized to your real capacity
Included bonus
The Leadership Pivot Audit
A private 60-minute strategic session on your current work, leadership or contribution. Together you will explore how your next professional decisions can reflect who you are now, without requiring you to sacrifice your health, identity or values to maintain your impact.
Included for every participant. Scheduled alongside your two private integration sessions.
What the session covers
● Where your current role no longer fits who you are becoming
● Which responsibilities are yours and which you have absorbed
● How to lead or pivot without dismantling what you have built
● A next professional step sized to your real capacity
Included bonus
The Leadership Pivot Audit
A private 60-minute strategic session on your current work, leadership or contribution. Together you will explore how your next professional decisions can reflect who you are now, without requiring you to sacrifice your health, identity or values to maintain your impact.
Included for every participant. Scheduled alongside your two private integration sessions.
What the session covers
● Where your current role no longer fits who you are becoming
● Which responsibilities are yours and which you have absorbed
● How to lead or pivot without dismantling what you have built
● A next professional step sized to your real capacity
Included bonus
The Leadership Pivot Audit
A private 60-minute strategic session on your current work, leadership or contribution. Together you will explore how your next professional decisions can reflect who you are now, without requiring you to sacrifice your health, identity or values to maintain your impact.
Included for every participant. Scheduled alongside your two private integration sessions.
What the session covers
● Where your current role no longer fits who you are becoming
● Which responsibilities are yours and which you have absorbed
● How to lead or pivot without dismantling what you have built
● A next professional step sized to your real capacity
Included bonus
The Leadership Pivot Audit
A private 60-minute strategic session on your current work, leadership or contribution. Together you will explore how your next professional decisions can reflect who you are now, without requiring you to sacrifice your health, identity or values to maintain your impact.
Included for every participant. Scheduled alongside your two private integration sessions.
What the session covers
● Where your current role no longer fits who you are becoming
● Which responsibilities are yours and which you have absorbed
● How to lead or pivot without dismantling what you have built
● A next professional step sized to your real capacity
Why I created Ishvara
I could not find a space that could hold all of me.
I am Manpreet Dhillon, founder of Strong Daughter Institute. I understand the visible world of leadership: the expectations, the decisions, the experience of being the person others rely on. I also understand the parts of life that do not fit neatly into a professional biography.
I have lived with chronic and invisible illness. I have grieved a life that did not unfold as I imagined. I know what it is to hold leadership pressure, cultural expectation, racism, exclusion and private grief in the same body. For a long time I believed I could think, work or achieve my way through what I was carrying. But the body has its own wisdom. Eventually I had to learn that strength was not only the ability to continue. Strength could also be the willingness to pause, to listen, to grieve, to receive support, to choose a different way.
Why I created Ishvara
I could not find a space that could hold all of me.
I am Manpreet Dhillon, founder of Strong Daughter Institute. I understand the visible world of leadership: the expectations, the decisions, the experience of being the person others rely on. I also understand the parts of life that do not fit neatly into a professional biography.
I have lived with chronic and invisible illness. I have grieved a life that did not unfold as I imagined. I know what it is to hold leadership pressure, cultural expectation, racism, exclusion and private grief in the same body. For a long time I believed I could think, work or achieve my way through what I was carrying. But the body has its own wisdom. Eventually I had to learn that strength was not only the ability to continue. Strength could also be the willingness to pause, to listen, to grieve, to receive support, to choose a different way.
Why I created Ishvara
I could not find a space that could hold all of me.
I am Manpreet Dhillon, founder of Strong Daughter Institute. I understand the visible world of leadership: the expectations, the decisions, the experience of being the person others rely on. I also understand the parts of life that do not fit neatly into a professional biography.
I have lived with chronic and invisible illness. I have grieved a life that did not unfold as I imagined. I know what it is to hold leadership pressure, cultural expectation, racism, exclusion and private grief in the same body. For a long time I believed I could think, work or achieve my way through what I was carrying. But the body has its own wisdom. Eventually I had to learn that strength was not only the ability to continue. Strength could also be the willingness to pause, to listen, to grieve, to receive support, to choose a different way.
Traditional leadership coaching often ignored grief, culture, the body and systemic barriers. At the same time, many healing spaces could not hold professional complexity, ambition or the practical realities of leadership. Women were being asked to split themselves into pieces. Career here. Grief there. Culture somewhere else. Body and spirit only when there was time.
Ishvara brings those parts back together. This work is not about abandoning ambition. It is about creating a relationship with ambition that does not require abandoning yourself.
- Executive and transformational coaching
- Relational somatics
- Leadership and organisational development
- Nervous-system awareness
- Human resources and organisational change
- Ayurveda
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Mindfulness and reflective practice
- Grief education
- Akashic Records teaching
- Trauma-informed practice
- Culturally responsive and intergenerational work
What women experience in Manpreet's spaces
To be seen without having to explain everything is its own form of relief.
This work touches personal, professional and cultural experiences that some clients prefer to keep private. Testimonials appear with full names, initials or anonymous professional descriptors according to each client's consent.
Community
There was no pressure to perform or have the perfect answer. I felt witnessed, respected and supported.
Michelle Tran
HR Manager
Feeling seen
For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
Boundaries
I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.
Elena Cortes
Small Business Owner
What women experience in Manpreet's spaces
To be seen without having to explain everything is its own form of relief.
This work touches personal, professional and cultural experiences that some clients prefer to keep private. Testimonials appear with full names, initials or anonymous professional descriptors according to each client's consent.
Community
There was no pressure to perform or have the perfect answer. I felt witnessed, respected and supported.
MT
Michelle Tran
HR Manager
Feeling seen
For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
Boundaries
I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.
EC
Elena Cortes
Business Owner
Community
There was no pressure to perform or have the perfect answer. I felt witnessed, respected and supported.
MT
Michelle Tran
HR Manager
Feeling seen
For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
Boundaries
I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.
EC
Elena Cortes
Business Owner
Community
There was no pressure to perform or have the perfect answer. I felt witnessed, respected and supported.
MT
Michelle Tran
HR Manager
Feeling seen
For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
Boundaries
I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.
EC
Elena Cortes
Business Owner
Honest fit
Who this is for, and
who it is not for.
Ishvara may be for you if
You are a high-capacity woman carrying more than most people realise.
You are navigating grief, burnout, identity change or a major transition.
You are tired of being valued primarily for how much you can carry.
You are ready to explore how cultural and family expectations shaped your choices.
You want to reconnect with your body, voice, intuition and purpose.
You want stronger boundaries but need support moving beyond guilt.
You are accomplished but no longer want success at the expense of your peace.
You lead formally, or through your work, family, community or service.
You are open to grief education, somatic reflection, Ayurveda and whole-person practice.
You want a structured process rather than more information to consume.
Ishvara is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour, generally between 35 and 55. Women outside this range may also apply. No formal leadership title is required.
This may not be the right support if
— You are currently experiencing an acute mental-health crisis.
— You require psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or clinical trauma treatment from this programme.
— You are seeking a guaranteed health, career, financial or relationship outcome.
— You are unwilling to respect confidentiality.
— You are not comfortable participating in any form of group reflection.
— You are looking for Manpreet or the group to make decisions for you.
— You are seeking advice without being open to reflection or practice.
— You are unwilling to respect different cultural, spiritual or personal perspectives.
— You are joining primarily to observe or evaluate the facilitator rather than engage sincerely.
You may participate while receiving therapy or medical care, and you are encouraged to continue it. Ishvara is designed to complement qualified medical and mental-health services, not to replace them.
Honest fit
Who this is for, and
who it is not for.
Ishvara may be for you if
You are a high-capacity woman carrying more than most people realise.
You are navigating grief, burnout, identity change or a major transition.
You are tired of being valued primarily for how much you can carry.
You are ready to explore how cultural and family expectations shaped your choices.
You want to reconnect with your body, voice, intuition and purpose.
You want stronger boundaries but need support moving beyond guilt.
You are accomplished but no longer want success at the expense of your peace.
You lead formally, or through your work, family, community or service.
You are open to grief education, somatic reflection, Ayurveda and whole-person practice.
You want a structured process rather than more information to consume.
Ishvara is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour, generally between 35 and 55. Women outside this range may also apply. No formal leadership title is required.
This may not be the right support if
— You are currently experiencing an acute mental-health crisis.
— You require psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or clinical trauma treatment from this programme.
— You are seeking a guaranteed health, career, financial or relationship outcome.
— You are unwilling to respect confidentiality.
— You are not comfortable participating in any form of group reflection.
— You are looking for Manpreet or the group to make decisions for you.
— You are seeking advice without being open to reflection or practice.
— You are unwilling to respect different cultural, spiritual or personal perspectives.
— You are joining primarily to observe or evaluate the facilitator rather than engage sincerely.
You may participate while receiving therapy or medical care, and you are encouraged to continue it. Ishvara is designed to complement qualified medical and mental-health services, not to replace them.
Ishvara may be for you if
You are a high-capacity woman carrying more than most people realise.
You are navigating grief, burnout, identity change or a major transition.
You are tired of being valued primarily for how much you can carry.
You are ready to explore how cultural and family expectations shaped your choices.
You want to reconnect with your body, voice, intuition and purpose.
You want stronger boundaries but need support moving beyond guilt.
You are accomplished but no longer want success at the expense of your peace.
You lead formally, or through your work, family, community or service.
You are open to grief education, somatic reflection, Ayurveda and whole-person practice.
You want a structured process rather than more information to consume.
Ishvara is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour, generally between 35 and 55. Women outside this range may also apply. No formal leadership title is required.
This may not be the right support if
— You are currently experiencing an acute mental-health crisis.
— You require psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or clinical trauma treatment from this programme.
— You are seeking a guaranteed health, career, financial or relationship outcome.
— You are unwilling to respect confidentiality.
— You are not comfortable participating in any form of group reflection.
— You are looking for Manpreet or the group to make decisions for you.
— You are seeking advice without being open to reflection or practice.
— You are unwilling to respect different cultural, spiritual or personal perspectives.
— You are joining primarily to observe or evaluate the facilitator rather than engage sincerely.
You may participate while receiving therapy or medical care, and you are encouraged to continue it. Ishvara is designed to complement qualified medical and mental-health services, not to replace them.
Ishvara may be for you if
You are a high-capacity woman carrying more than most people realise.
You are navigating grief, burnout, identity change or a major transition.
You are tired of being valued primarily for how much you can carry.
You are ready to explore how cultural and family expectations shaped your choices.
You want to reconnect with your body, voice, intuition and purpose.
You want stronger boundaries but need support moving beyond guilt.
You are accomplished but no longer want success at the expense of your peace.
You lead formally, or through your work, family, community or service.
You are open to grief education, somatic reflection, Ayurveda and whole-person practice.
You want a structured process rather than more information to consume.
Ishvara is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour, generally between 35 and 55. Women outside this range may also apply. No formal leadership title is required.
This may not be the right support if
— You are currently experiencing an acute mental-health crisis.
— You require psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or clinical trauma treatment from this programme.
— You are seeking a guaranteed health, career, financial or relationship outcome.
— You are unwilling to respect confidentiality.
— You are not comfortable participating in any form of group reflection.
— You are looking for Manpreet or the group to make decisions for you.
— You are seeking advice without being open to reflection or practice.
— You are unwilling to respect different cultural, spiritual or personal perspectives.
— You are joining primarily to observe or evaluate the facilitator rather than engage sincerely.
You may participate while receiving therapy or medical care, and you are encouraged to continue it. Ishvara is designed to complement qualified medical and mental-health services, not to replace them.
What women experience in Manpreet's spaces
To be seen without having to explain everything is its own form of relief.
This work touches personal, professional and cultural experiences that some clients prefer to keep private. Testimonials appear with full names, initials or anonymous professional descriptors according to each client's consent.
Community
There was no pressure to perform or have the perfect answer. I felt witnessed, respected and supported.
MT
Michelle Tran
HR Manager
Feeling seen
For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
Boundaries
I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.
EC
Elena Cortes
Business Owner
Community
There was no pressure to perform or have the perfect answer. I felt witnessed, respected and supported.
MT
Michelle Tran
HR Manager
Feeling seen
For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
Boundaries
I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.
EC
Elena Cortes
Business Owner
Community
There was no pressure to perform or have the perfect answer. I felt witnessed, respected and supported.
MT
Michelle Tran
HR Manager
Feeling seen
For the first time, I felt like I did not have to translate the complexity of my life before I could receive support.
PA
Priya Anand
Marketing Director
Boundaries
I left with a much clearer understanding of what was mine to carry and what I was finally allowed to put down.
EC
Elena Cortes
Business Owner
Honest fit
Who this is for, and
who it is not for.
Ishvara may be for you if
You are a high-capacity woman carrying more than most people realise.
You are navigating grief, burnout, identity change or a major transition.
You are tired of being valued primarily for how much you can carry.
You are ready to explore how cultural and family expectations shaped your choices.
You want to reconnect with your body, voice, intuition and purpose.
You want stronger boundaries but need support moving beyond guilt.
You are accomplished but no longer want success at the expense of your peace.
You lead formally, or through your work, family, community or service.
You are open to grief education, somatic reflection, Ayurveda and whole-person practice.
You want a structured process rather than more information to consume.
Ishvara is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour, generally between 35 and 55. Women outside this range may also apply. No formal leadership title is required.
This may not be the right support if
— You are currently experiencing an acute mental-health crisis.
— You require psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or clinical trauma treatment from this programme.
— You are seeking a guaranteed health, career, financial or relationship outcome.
— You are unwilling to respect confidentiality.
— You are not comfortable participating in any form of group reflection.
— You are looking for Manpreet or the group to make decisions for you.
— You are seeking advice without being open to reflection or practice.
— You are unwilling to respect different cultural, spiritual or personal perspectives.
— You are joining primarily to observe or evaluate the facilitator rather than engage sincerely.
You may participate while receiving therapy or medical care, and you are encouraged to continue it. Ishvara is designed to complement qualified medical and mental-health services, not to replace them.
Ishvara may be for you if
You are a high-capacity woman carrying more than most people realise.
You are navigating grief, burnout, identity change or a major transition.
You are tired of being valued primarily for how much you can carry.
You are ready to explore how cultural and family expectations shaped your choices.
You want to reconnect with your body, voice, intuition and purpose.
You want stronger boundaries but need support moving beyond guilt.
You are accomplished but no longer want success at the expense of your peace.
You lead formally, or through your work, family, community or service.
You are open to grief education, somatic reflection, Ayurveda and whole-person practice.
You want a structured process rather than more information to consume.
Ishvara is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour, generally between 35 and 55. Women outside this range may also apply. No formal leadership title is required.
This may not be the right support if
— You are currently experiencing an acute mental-health crisis.
— You require psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or clinical trauma treatment from this programme.
— You are seeking a guaranteed health, career, financial or relationship outcome.
— You are unwilling to respect confidentiality.
— You are not comfortable participating in any form of group reflection.
— You are looking for Manpreet or the group to make decisions for you.
— You are seeking advice without being open to reflection or practice.
— You are unwilling to respect different cultural, spiritual or personal perspectives.
— You are joining primarily to observe or evaluate the facilitator rather than engage sincerely.
You may participate while receiving therapy or medical care, and you are encouraged to continue it. Ishvara is designed to complement qualified medical and mental-health services, not to replace them.
Ishvara may be for you if
You are a high-capacity woman carrying more than most people realise.
You are navigating grief, burnout, identity change or a major transition.
You are tired of being valued primarily for how much you can carry.
You are ready to explore how cultural and family expectations shaped your choices.
You want to reconnect with your body, voice, intuition and purpose.
You want stronger boundaries but need support moving beyond guilt.
You are accomplished but no longer want success at the expense of your peace.
You lead formally, or through your work, family, community or service.
You are open to grief education, somatic reflection, Ayurveda and whole-person practice.
You want a structured process rather than more information to consume.
Ishvara is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour, generally between 35 and 55. Women outside this range may also apply. No formal leadership title is required.
This may not be the right support if
— You are currently experiencing an acute mental-health crisis.
— You require psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical care or clinical trauma treatment from this programme.
— You are seeking a guaranteed health, career, financial or relationship outcome.
— You are unwilling to respect confidentiality.
— You are not comfortable participating in any form of group reflection.
— You are looking for Manpreet or the group to make decisions for you.
— You are seeking advice without being open to reflection or practice.
— You are unwilling to respect different cultural, spiritual or personal perspectives.
— You are joining primarily to observe or evaluate the facilitator rather than engage sincerely.
You may participate while receiving therapy or medical care, and you are encouraged to continue it. Ishvara is designed to complement qualified medical and mental-health services, not to replace them.
Your investment
Choose to build your next
chapter from wholeness.
$3,000
CAD + GST
Twelve live weekly teaching sessions
Lifetime access to teaching recordings
One private 60-minute Leadership Pivot Audit
Group Telegram support during the programme
Six facilitated sharing circles
Two private 45-minute integration sessions
Progressive Ishvara Framework resources
Continued community access afterwards
Application does not obligate you to enrol. No payment before acceptance.
Payment options
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required after acceptance to reserve your place. Pay-in-full and payment-plan options are available upon acceptance.
Deposit and refunds
Your $500 deposit is non-refundable. Participants may request to withdraw within seven calendar days of the official programme start date. Any eligible refund excludes the non-refundable deposit. After day seven, no refunds will be issued and all remaining payment-plan instalments remain due.
Making it possible
Two routes if the full investment is not straightforward.
Route one
Your employer may fund your place
Ishvara includes learning related to sustainable leadership, emotional capacity, boundary-setting, embodied decision-making, communication, self-awareness, leadership through change, burnout prevention and professional direction. Many employers fund it from an existing budget.
Professional-development or leadership budget
Coaching budget or learning allowance
Wellness benefit
Employee resource group initiative
Strong Daughter Institute can provide a detailed programme overview, learning outcomes, a professional invoice and an employer-funding request letter. Your personal disclosures and group conversations always remain confidential.
Request the employer funding letter →
Route two
Three supported spaces
Three supported places are available for the October cohort at $1,000 CAD + GST, for women who are deeply aligned with the programme and unable to access the full investment.
A separate application is required
Applying does not guarantee a supported place
Considered on alignment, readiness and financial need
Also considered against the overall composition of the cohort
Strong Daughter Institute can provide a detailed programme overview, learning outcomes, a professional invoice and an employer-funding request letter. Your personal disclosures and group conversations always remain confidential.
Request the employer funding letter →
Please use the subject line: Ishvara Supported Space Application.
Making it possible
Two routes if the full investment
is not straightforward.
Route one
Your employer may fund your place
Ishvara includes learning related to sustainable leadership, emotional capacity, boundary-setting, embodied decision-making, communication, self-awareness, leadership through change, burnout prevention and professional direction. Many employers fund it from an existing budget.
Professional-development or leadership budget
Coaching budget or learning allowance
Wellness benefit
Employee resource group initiative
Strong Daughter Institute can provide a detailed programme overview, learning outcomes, a professional invoice and an employer-funding request letter. Your personal disclosures and group conversations always remain confidential.
Request the employer funding letter →
Route two
Three supported spaces
Three supported places are available for the October cohort at $1,000 CAD + GST, for women who are deeply aligned with the programme and unable to access the full investment.
A separate application is required
Applying does not guarantee a supported place
Considered on alignment, readiness and financial need
Also considered against the overall composition of the cohort
Strong Daughter Institute can provide a detailed programme overview, learning outcomes, a professional invoice and an employer-funding request letter. Your personal disclosures and group conversations always remain confidential.
Request the employer funding letter →
Please use the subject line: Ishvara Supported Space Application.
Making it possible
Two routes if the full investment is not straightforward.
Route one
Your employer may fund your place
Ishvara includes learning related to sustainable leadership, emotional capacity, boundary-setting, embodied decision-making, communication, self-awareness, leadership through change, burnout prevention and professional direction. Many employers fund it from an existing budget.
Professional-development or leadership budget
Coaching budget or learning allowance
Wellness benefit
Employee resource group initiative
Strong Daughter Institute can provide a detailed programme overview, learning outcomes, a professional invoice and an employer-funding request letter. Your personal disclosures and group conversations always remain confidential.
Request the employer funding letter →
Route two
Three supported spaces
Three supported places are available for the October cohort at $1,000 CAD + GST, for women who are deeply aligned with the programme and unable to access the full investment.
A separate application is required
Applying does not guarantee a supported place
Considered on alignment, readiness and financial need
Also considered against the overall composition of the cohort
Strong Daughter Institute can provide a detailed programme overview, learning outcomes, a professional invoice and an employer-funding request letter. Your personal disclosures and group conversations always remain confidential.
Request the employer funding letter →
Please use the subject line: Ishvara Supported Space Application.
What happens next
A thoughtful application process for a high-trust group.
A thoughtful application
process for a high-trust group.
Apply
Complete the application and share what you are navigating, what you hope will
change and what kind of support you are seeking.
Alignment call
Selected applicants will be invited to a 20-minute alignment call with Manpreet.
This conversation allows both of you to explore whether the program, timing and
group format are appropriate.
Acceptance
You will receive an acceptance decision and next steps.
Acceptance is based on readiness, fit and the ability to participate respectfully
not simply on the ability to pay.
Reserve your place
Accepted applicants submit the $500 non-refundable deposit and select a
payment option.
Complete onboarding
You will sign the participant agreement, receive the group agreements and
access the onboarding materials.
Begin
The journey begins Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Completing an application does not obligate you to enrol.
Questions
Is this therapy?
No.
Ishvara is a coaching, educational and whole-person development program.
It is not psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, medical treatment, diagnosis or crisis intervention.
The program may complement appropriate therapeutic or medical support but does not replace it.
Can I participate while I am in therapy?
Yes.
Many participants may already be receiving therapy, medical care, coaching or other support.
You should continue working with your qualified providers.
You are responsible for determining, with your providers where appropriate, whether participation is suitable for you.
Is this only for women grieving a death?
No.
Grief may come from:
Relationship loss
Infertility or childlessness
Chronic illness
Caregiving
Career change
Job loss
Migration
Racism or exclusion
Changing family dynamics
Identity shifts
Aging
An expected life that did not happen
You do not need a socially recognized loss to deserve support.
Is this only for executives?
No.
Ishvara is for high-capacity women who carry responsibility and influence, whether or not they hold a formal leadership title.
Participants may be executives, founders, professionals, caregivers, community leaders, creatives, consultants, educators, healthcare
professionals or women navigating a significant transition.
Is the program only for women of colour?
The program is available to high-capacity women, with particular expertise supporting women of colour.
The curriculum recognizes culture, racism, identity and systemic barriers without assuming every participant has the same experience.
All participants must be willing to respect different lived experiences.
Is this a religious program?
No.
The program is spiritually open but not religious.
You do not need to hold a particular belief.
You may bring your own faith, spiritual practice or secular perspective.
Spiritual, energetic, womb-centred and Akashic practices are optional and consent-based.
Do I have to participate in every practice?
No.
Consent is central to the experience.
You may decline or adapt a practice.
You are also free to pass during group sharing.
What happens if I miss a teaching session?
Teaching sessions will be recorded, and participants receive lifetime access to those recordings.
You can review the lesson in your own time.
Are the sharing circles recorded?
No.
Sharing circles will not be recorded.
This protects confidentiality and supports more honest participation.
Is there a minimum attendance requirement?
There is no formal minimum.
Regular participation is strongly encouraged because the curriculum builds progressively and the community deepens through consistency.
How much time should I expect outside the sessions?
The program is designed to support your life, not create another overwhelming workload.
You will receive reflection questions, practices and resources progressively.
You can engage at a pace that respects your capacity.
The more consistently you practise and reflect, the more you are likely to integrate the learning.
What is the Telegram support for?
The private Telegram group allows participants to ask questions, share reflections and receive brief coaching support between sessions.
Support is available Monday through Friday.
Submit one question per voice note.
Manpreet will respond within one business day.
What is the investment?
The investment is $3,000 CAD plus GST.
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required after acceptance.
Pay-in-full and payment-plan options are available.
Can my employer pay?
Possibly.
The program includes leadership development, boundary-setting, communication, emotional capacity, embodied decision-making and sustainable leadership.
You may request an employer-funding letter and program overview.
Are scholarships available?
Three supported spaces are available at $1,000 CAD plus GST.
Email [email protected] to request the separate application.
What is the refund policy?
The $500 deposit is non-refundable.
Participants may request to withdraw within seven calendar days of the official program start date.
Any eligible refund excludes the deposit.
After day seven, no refunds will be issued, and remaining payment-plan instalments remain due.
What if I need immediate private support?
The Ishvara Intensive may be more appropriate when you need immediate, personalized support rather than a 12-week group journey.
YOUR LIFE IS HAPPENING NOW
Grieve what has been.
Reclaim who you are.
Choose what comes next.
You have carried responsibility. You have adapted. You have survived losses and transitions others may never fully understand. But survival does not have to be the final destination. You are allowed to receive support before another crisis gives you permission.
Your light has never disappeared.
BEgins
Wednesday,
October 14, 2026
Format
Virtual
cohort
Maximum 20
women
investment
$3,000 CAD + GST
BEgins
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Format
Virtual
cohort
Maximum 20 women
investment
$3,000 CAD + GST
BEgins
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Format
Virtual
cohort
Maximum 20 women
investment
$3,000 CAD + GST
Application first. No payment is required unless you are accepted.
Important scope of practice
Ishvara is a coaching, educational and whole-person development program.
It is not psychotherapy, psychiatric care, medical treatment, diagnosis, crisis
support or a substitute for services from qualified medical or mental-health
professionals.
Manpreet Dhillon and Strong Daughter Institute do not diagnose or treat medical
or psychological conditions through this program.
Participants should continue working with their physicians, therapists,
counsellors, psychiatrists and other licensed providers.
If you are experiencing an acute mental-health crisis, immediate safety concern
or severe medical symptoms, please contact an appropriate emergency, crisis,
medical or mental-health service.
Spiritual, energetic, somatic, Ayurvedic and womb-centred practices are offered
as complementary educational and reflective practices.
Participation is always voluntary and consent-based.
Individual results vary.
No specific physical, psychological, professional, financial, relational or spiritual
result is guaranteed.
Not ready to apply
Join the Ishvara priority list for future cohort information, reflections from Manpreet and first access when the next application period opens.
Join the Ishvara priority list for future cohort information, reflections from
Manpreet and first access when the next application period opens.
2026 Strong Daughter Institute. Ishvara: Reclaim Your Light is a coaching, educational and whole-person development program. It is not psychotherapy, medical treatment or crisis care.
2026 Strong Daughter Institute. Ishvara: Reclaim Your Light is a coaching, educational and whole-person development program. It is not psychotherapy, medical treatment or crisis care.
2026 Strong Daughter Institute. Ishvara: Reclaim Your Light is a coaching, educational and whole-person development program.
It is not psychotherapy, medical treatment or crisis care.