Mavis Tachie-Menson founded Balance Body and Mind after years of watching women pursue fitness through pressure, shame, and disconnection. With more than two decades in wellness and sport, she recognized that technical exercise plans alone were not enough for lasting change. Clients needed a healthier relationship with movement itself. Her practice was built around that insight, combining clinical rigor with coaching that helps women rebuild trust in their bodies.
As a physiotherapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist, Tachie-Menson brings a rare dual lens to program design. She has worked with high school athletes, professional competitors, and everyday women for 24 years, giving her broad understanding of performance needs across life stages. This experience allows her to adapt intensity safely while keeping sessions focused on long-term function, resilience, and confidence rather than short-lived outcomes driven by comparison culture.
Her business strategy prioritizes depth over volume. Tachie-Menson maintains close client relationships so each program evolves with individual goals, constraints, and progress patterns. This individualized approach has helped produce strong retention and referrals, not only because clients see physical results, but because they report meaningful mindset shifts. They leave with practical strength gains and a more stable framework for self-care that extends beyond scheduled workouts.
The Vision
Looking ahead, her goal is to expand access to this integrated coaching philosophy while preserving the personal quality that defines her practice. Mavis Tachie-Menson is building more than a fitness brand. She is helping normalize a model where physical performance and emotional wellbeing are trained together, creating durable outcomes for women who want strength, confidence, and sustainable health on their own terms.
The Business
Balance Body and Mind operates at the intersection of performance coaching and therapeutic practice. As head coach, Tachie-Menson leads a practice centered on pre- and postnatal fitness expertise—an area where her dual background in physiotherapy and strength training becomes particularly valuable. She works with women at pivotal moments in their lives: those rebuilding after pregnancy, those managing chronic pain, those simply seeking to feel at home in their own skin. Her methodology combines clinical rigor with emotional intelligence, ensuring that every workout is both biomechanically sound and psychologically supportive.
The business model prioritizes depth over scale. By maintaining close relationships with her clients, Tachie-Menson ensures that each person receives truly personalized programming rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. This approach has earned her a reputation as a results-driven practitioner whose clients don’t just achieve fitness goals—they fundamentally shift their relationship with movement and self-care.
Where to find them: Follow on Instagram: @balancebodyandmind.
