Dr Francis, is a life coach, speaker, corporate trainer and a life skills educator (the department of education – South Africa) who speaks to audiences that include youth, business leaders, educators, and department officials. Also providing integrated psychological counseling & life coaching to students and educators and visiting other schools and other departments to conduct various empowerment workshops for officials on barriers of learning, inclusive education, Leadership skills, Stress and Change management, and Wellness programs. Together with the officials of the district (Mpumalanga Department of Education, Ehlanzeni), he held a wellness workshop for the staff members & officials at the Head Office, Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Education in a Mental Health Awareness Session, August 2014, and the topic was ‘Stress Management and wellness’.

He is a specialist and mentor in various topics such as Positive Psychology, Neuro-Science, Leadership, Corporate/Business Management, Employee Performance, Organizational Psychology, Yoga, Naturopathy, Anthropology, Sociology and Wellness . He was invited by various organizations to teach leadership management workshops and events. Currently, he is running various mastery workshops and events in South Africa. Since 2008, he has been offering voluntary professional counseling and psychological support services to learners, teachers and the public. All counseling sessions are kept completely confidential and all documents are available as evidence. The sessions are being conducted as a community service and are accessible to anyone. He is also providing life coaching and leadership sessions at school for both students and unemployed youth.

He is a yogacharya and complementary medicinal practitioner. He has been trained in classical yoga by Guruji Marikar, a yoga master from classical Vedic yoga system, India. In the 90s, Dr Francis started his journey of self-inquiry and studying yoga science by practicing classical yoga, naturopathy, and Qigong. Since 1993, he has been engaged in the practice of yoga, qigong and meditations. His teaching of yoga in South Africa has been ongoing since 2008. In Malelane, South Africa he has established a yoga center called VEDA VIDYA GURUKUL, SOUTH AFRICA, which is dedicated to Vedic Yoga Studies & Research. In the year 2006, he developed a simple exercise therapy system called ‘HETSLIFE’, a system that focuses on holistic exercise therapy and life transformation. (www.hetslife.com)

His skills include being a certified and recognized martial arts instructor and qigong practitioner, with a 23-year history of learning and coaching. Besides Tae Kwon Do (2nd Dan Black Belt), Chinese Kung Fu (Brown Sash), Karate & Kobudo (Black Belt), he has also studied Krav Maga under master Moshe Katz (Israel). He also gained proficiency in Jeet Kune Do (Senior Brown level) and Tai Chi Chuan (Wudang & Yang Style) from various masters. Currently he is running a martial arts school called X-FIGHT ACADEMY OF COMBAT SPORTS & SELF DEFENSE in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa