She is initiated into the Amahegebe clan as a sangoma in South Africa, and facilitates divination trainings and deep nature immersions. Her work is rooted in the Dagara tradition from West Africa. She is a bridge to the other world also known as the “invisible world” Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa she was raised and educated in London. she also lived in the USA during which she has lead transformative retreats and devised traditional medicine programs for mainstream medical models. She is a trained HIV and AIDs Counselor, and has worked with the homeless in Oakland, she has also participated in relationship work with the men at San Quentin Prison, California.

Her teachers and guides include the late Dr Angeles Arrien, Malidoma Some, and Baba Credo Mutwa and Michael Meade. She is a Constellations facilitator with a focus on Land and Nature. She is the founder of Return To Origin NPO (now closed) an organisation that reconnects underserved youth in Cape Town to their origins through ancient indigenous knowledge and nature connection. Mbali is a guide in change and transformation, focusing on homecoming. She is a published writer in bodywork and health education. She now lives in the Western Cape