Counselling Psychologist | Hypnotherapist | Yoga Teacher
Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Dr. Linda Kantor is a psychologist, hypnotherapist, and yoga teacher with over two decades of experience helping individuals and organizations cultivate presence, resilience, and well-being. Since 1998, Linda has integrated a wide range of therapeutic approaches—including schema therapy, somatic experiencing, hypnotherapy, and depth psychology—to support deep healing and transformation. With a heart-centered approach, she is passionate about bringing awareness, wisdom, and compassion into both personal and professional spaces.
In 1999, Linda introduced the first Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in Cape Town after training with its founder, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. She is a certified Mindfulness Trainer through the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, USA, and has remained dedicated to adapting mindfulness practices to the South African context.
Linda’s work spans corporate workshops, community-based interventions, and specialized programs for health professionals and the public. Since 2013, she has trained health professionals, educators, coaches, pastors, and yoga teachers to become Mindfulness Teachers through the University of Stellenbosch’s Certification in Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs).
Since 2009, Linda has also led a two-year Mindful Leadership Programme as part of the Executive MBA (EMBA) at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. This compulsory training fosters leadership grounded in compassion, collaboration, and non-violence. Her research on mindfulness in organizational contexts culminated in a PhD exploring its applications, understandings and perceived impact of Mindfulness in the Organisational Space.
Beyond her clinical and academic work, Linda is the co-founder of INARA (www.inaratribe.cc), a self-development platform offering personalized online and in-person transformational journeys. INARA provides monthly practices focused on presence, deep rest, self-reflection, and compassionate community.
“The ability to be present is one of the most powerful skills we can cultivate in today’s fast-paced world. Mindfulness allows us to meet life with clarity, resilience, and heartfulness—transforming how we relate to ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us.”