About us ⋆ Elements of Resilience

We aim to inspire individuals to live in deeper alignment with the principles of resilience

Our Vision

Elements of Resilience aims to a increase resilience through a blend of educational offerings, both online and in-person.

We share knowledge, practices, and lived experiences that support a more resilient way of being.

By sharing our journey, we hope to inspire others to step onto theirs own paths of resilience.

Meet Our Team

Currently, we’re a team of two working part-time on Elements of Resilience. However, along the way we’ve received support from countless friends, family and professionals to whom we are immensely grateful!

Danique Derksen

Co-Founder

Danique is a real people's person. In her previous career she wasn't delivering the impact she wanted so she transitioned to physiotherapy. She specialises in Women's Health, with the ambitious goal of making this essential service more widely available to all women in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Within Elements of Resilience she works on the blog and branding. She is real powerhouse in getting things done.

Good to know: she really loves dogs and can't wait to have one for herself!

Xander Kingma

Co-Founder

Over the years, Xander has developed an intense love and passion for plants. This has lead him to become the manager for a native plant nursery. Here he oversees the growing process from seed to full-grown plant. They have the goal of scaling up from 50k plants to 200k+ plants for reforestation effort across Marlborough, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Within Elements of Resilience he works on the website, the youtube channel and idea generation for all the future projects

Good to know: if you go for a walk with him, you might not get far. He tends to stop and look at plants a lot!