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Our Story

How It Started

Back YourSelf began with a simple, unmistakable truth: the women who hold everything together are almost always the last to make time for themselves. Work, family, and daily commitments get the absolute best of them, leaving them with whatever energy is left over.

Padel offered the ultimate answer. It is active, joyful, social, and wonderfully addictive—and it provides an acceptable excuse. Saying "I’m going on a padel weekend with the girls" is so much easier to justify than saying "I need a break".

So we built a retreat around that exact idea: combining structured coaching on court with genuine rest, top-tier hospitality, and the kind of uplifting company that reminds you who you are.

Not a reset. Not an escape. A return to yourself

People and culture

A Balanced Life Coaching Retreat

Back YourSelf was created by Kirsty Fonzari, founder of Balanced Life Coaching. Kirsty is a certified health and wellness coach (Health Coaches Academy UK) and an international leadership coach. Before coaching, she spent her career opening over 40 award-winning bars and restaurants in the UK, bringing that same eye for detail, hospitality, and quality to every single retreat.

What We Believe (Our Core Philosophy)

• Play With Purpose: Movement should bring joy, not pressure. You will improve your game, but above all, you are here to have fun.

• Rest Is a Right: True rest is not an indulgence or a luxury—it is essential, and it is built into every single day.

• Eat to Fuel: Nourishing, chef-prepared meals that restore your body, with plenty of room for a retro cocktail night and a braai at the courts.

• Connect & Reflect: Space for deep, genuine conversations with women who get it, balanced with time to reflect on your own.

• Leave Stronger: You return home with far more than great memories—you go home with renewed clarity and a plan you can actually keep