Leadership that turns intention into action.
Manipura is the solar plexus — the seat of personal power, clarity and transformation. We work with senior leaders to navigate complexity through deep connection with self and others.
The meaning of Manipura
From Sanskrit मणिपूर — mani, jewel; pura, city.
The third chakra, located at the solar plexus, is the energetic centre of will and self-trust. It is where insight becomes movement — where the leader steps forward, grounded and warm-hearted, into decisions that shape teams, organisations and lives.
Manipura Leadership is built on a simple conviction: leaders who cultivate inner clarity make better outer choices. Intention, embodied, becomes action.
The seed sound · रं RAM
Each chakra carries a bija, or seed mantra — a single syllable that tunes attention to its quality. For Manipura, that syllable is RAM (pronounced rahm), traditionally chanted on a long, steady out-breath to settle the solar plexus, steady the nervous system and gather scattered energy back into the centre of will.
In practice: inhale through the nose, then on the exhale let the sound raaammm hum low in the belly. Three to nine rounds is plenty before a decision, a difficult conversation, or the start of the working day.
Interventions
Four doorways into deeper leadership.
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Executive Coaching
One-to-one strategic development for senior leaders and C-suite executives. Bespoke engagements grounded in evidence, contemplative practice and lived operational experience.
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Wellbeing Workshops
Group interventions for leadership teams and organisations. Designed for institutional resilience, regulation and presence under pressure.
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Talking Joy Series
A curated dialogue series exploring the intersection of high performance and meaningful, sustainable joy — for leaders unwilling to choose between the two.
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Meditation Practice
Developing a personal meditation practice as a leadership tool. Practical, secular, and tailored to the rhythms of demanding professional lives.
Janine La Rosa
A C-suite executive, coach and doctoral researcher.
Janine works at the intersection of senior leadership, contemplative practice and applied research. Her aim is to develop leaders equipped to navigate complexity through genuine connection — with themselves, with their teams and with the moment they're in.
20+ yrs
C-suite practice
Doctoral
Research in leadership
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