Zenpreneur Ms. Nava

Ms. Nava has come a long way, through a winding path, to be where she is today. In a few months, she will be 63. Never in her wildest moment would she have imagined she would be where she is today.

At 50, she fell ill due to menopause, which eventually resulted in her saying a permanent bye-bye to her career as a lecturer after 22 years. Mind you, she was lecturing in management and marketing subjects in the Curtin Perth University Degree Twinning Program. Leaving behind a 22-year career was a major turning point, but what came next was something she could never have imagined at that point (SOLO ENTREPRENEUR AT 58).

She started practicing yoga, and the next five years were like the honeymoon years. She travelled, gardened and cooked, while sharing her recipes in this space. At 55, she obtained her Certification in Coaching, and seemingly, there was also a calling from yoga. At 58, she obtained her yoga credentials and founded Nava’s Zen in the same year, when Covid was still around.

The first year of her business did not go as planned. Covid came in between and brought her plans to a halt, but eventually, everything fell into place. In between these years, Ms. Nava pursued other online credentials in areas she believed would be needed in a holistic wellness business. Nothing could be more precious to her than her Harvard Online credentials. She kept learning, adding to what she already knew and preparing herself for the path she was building.

 

At 62, she obtained her Zumba credentials and stepped up her services. Today, she is also welcoming guests to her Zen Retreat Zen Home (ZEN SERVICES). It is another chapter in a journey that began with something she never planned for, leaving behind a 22-year lecturing career.

 

And then there is the Ms. Nava that people may not expect.

 

Known as “The Plant Woman” (FASHION NATURE LOOK) for putting plants in her hair, she has never been quite conventional. Gardening has become more than something she does; plants have become part of her identity. And yes, she really does put them in her hair.

(The Plant Woman)

Interesting and intriguing? Right?

She sure is.

 

From lecturer to coach, yoga and wellness dance instructor, gardener and Zenpreneur, Ms. Nava has taken many unexpected turns in life. Perhaps that is what makes her story interesting. She did not know where the path would take her, but she kept moving along it.

 

She cannot be more proud of who she is today.

Ageless, unconventional and very much Ms. Nava.