Akoya: Mindfulness Coaching and Classes for Women
Many driven women reach a point where the résumé looks impressive and daily life feels oddly empty. This site gathers information about one answer to that problem: a style of personal development known as Mindfulness Based Achievement, developed under the Akoya name by a small group of coaches who had come out of finance, technology and media careers. The material below describes the ideas, the formats in which they were taught and the free resources that surrounded them.
The core idea
The approach starts from a simple observation. Chasing goals through willpower and long hours tends to produce exhaustion, so the method pairs ordinary goal setting with practices borrowed from mindfulness: meditation, guided visualisation, affirmations and regular appreciation. The stated aim is to pursue ambitious targets with more ease and less anxiety. You can read a fuller explanation on the page about Mindfulness Based Achievement.
Ways the work was offered
For individuals
- Classes ran for five or ten weeks, either online with recorded lessons and group calls or in person. Details of the longer formats are on the pages for the ten-week online class and the five-week online class.
- Live events and trainings included one-day workshops, a three-day foundations seminar and invitation-only networking evenings.
- Retreats of three and five days gave participants concentrated time away from routine.
- One-on-one coaching was available alongside hypnosis-based sessions.
For companies and groups
Organisations could book team workshops on stress, communication and leadership, or invite a speaker for a talk.
Free material
A library of short audios, guided meditations and talks accompanied the paid programmes. Browse the free resources, the podcast collection and the five-week email series. Articles on manifestation, affirmations, life purpose and relationships are collected on the blog.
Why the approach stands out
Most coaching offers focus on either performance or well-being. The programmes described here try to hold both together. A participant might set an ambitious professional goal in week one and, in the same session, practise a breathing exercise to lower the tension that goal creates. The founders presented this as a more sustainable way to succeed, based on their own experience of leaving high-pressure jobs in finance and technology.
Who may find this useful
Readers who are curious about mindfulness at work, women weighing a career change, team leaders looking for ideas on stress and communication, and anyone interested in the history of this style of coaching will find a starting point in the pages linked above. Each page is a summary of what the archive describes, written in neutral terms.
A note on giving back
The archive says the project also had a social mission: supporting education for women and girls in developing countries, with a share of proceeds set aside for charity. That detail is reported as written in the archived site and has not been independently checked.
About this resource
This is an informational overview prepared from archived material. It is not a booking page, and nothing here should be read as a current offer, price list or schedule. Wellness and coaching practices described here are general in nature and are not a substitute for professional medical or mental health care.