Dr. John Francis is a distinguished Life Coach, Motivational Speaker, Corporate Trainer, and Life Skills & Psychological Support Educator, the department of education, South Africa. He has delivered numerous talks and training programs to a wide range of audiences including the public, youth, business leaders, educators, and government officials. His work emphasizes personal mastery, emotional intelligence, leadership, and holistic well-being.
Dr. Francis provides integrated psychological counselling and life coaching to students and educators, visiting schools and various government departments to conduct empowerment workshops on topics such as Barriers to Learning, Inclusive Education, Leadership Skills, Stress and Change Management, and Wellness Development. In collaboration with officials from the Mpumalanga Department of Education (Ehlanzeni District), he conducted a Mental Health Awareness and Wellness Workshop for the Head Office Staff and Officials of the Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Education in August 2014, focusing on the topic “Stress Management and Wellness.”
As a researcher, and specialist, Dr. Francis has explored a wide range of disciplines including Positive Psychology, Neuroscience, Leadership, Business and Corporate Management, Employee Performance, Organizational Psychology, Yoga, Naturopathy, Anthropology, Sociology, and Holistic Wellness. His expertise has led to multiple invitations to conduct Leadership and Management Workshops for corporate and educational institutions.
Since 2008, he has been providing voluntary professional counselling and psychological support services to learners, teachers, and the public as part of his ongoing community service initiatives. All sessions are conducted with complete confidentiality, and official documentation is maintained as evidence of his service. He also conducts Life Coaching and Leadership Development programs in schools to support both students and unemployed youth.
A Yogacharya and Complementary Medicine Practitioner, Dr. Francis received his foundational training in Classical Vedic Yoga under Guruji Marikar in India. His personal journey of self-inquiry began in the 1990s, when he immersed himself in the study and practice of Yoga, Naturopathy, Reiki and Qigong. Since 1993, he has continued his dedicated practice of Yoga, Qigong, and Meditation, and since 2008, he has been teaching yoga in South Africa. He established the Veda Vidya Gurukul, South Africa, located in Malelane, as a centre dedicated to Vedic Yoga Studies and Research.
In 2006, Dr. Francis developed the HETSLIFE System (Holistic Exercise Therapy System & Life Transformation), a simple yet powerful approach to holistic exercise and self-healing system.
Alongside his work in healing sciences, Dr. Francis is also a certified martial arts instructor and Qigong practitioner with over 25 years of experience in training and teaching. His martial arts journey includes:
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Tae Kwon Do - 2nd Dan Black Belt
- Karate & Kobudo - Black Belt
- Krav Maga - trained under Master Moshe Katz (Israel)
- Jeet Kune Do - Senior Brown Level
- Tai Chi & Qigong - Wudang and Yang Styles
He is also running the X-Fight Academy of Combat Sports & Self-defence, located in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, offering training in martial arts, self-defence, and energy-based movement systems.
In 2024, Dr. Francis introduced a groundbreaking holistic healing art known as SHINSEI TAISO DO, a system evolved from his HETSLIFE research. Inspired by his deep philosophical and cultural admiration for Japan, he adopted the Japanese language and principles to reflect the art’s essence of harmony, discipline, and transformation. To advance its global recognition, he founded The Centre for Shinsei Taiso Do International, serving as the primary training and research institution for this new system.
To unify and protect all his educational, therapeutic, and wellness initiatives—including Veda Vidya Gurukul, Shinsei Taiso Do, HETSLIFE, and X-Fight Academy—Dr. Francis established the HETSLIFE GLOBAL ORGANIZATION, a registered non-profit company founded in 2025. The organization stands as a pillar of his lifelong vision: promoting holistic education, human potential, and sustainable peace through the integration of science, spirituality, and self-mastery.
HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD:
• The healing art of Shinsei Taiso Do
• Hetslife Global Organization
• Veda Vidya Gurukul - Yoga Studies & Satsang
• An independent certificate course: HETSLIFE NEURO COACH
